life in seoul for korea university exchange students (feb. 2014)
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This presentation provides basic background information about life in Seoul (and life in Korea) for incoming study abroad exchange students at Korea University for the spring semester 2014.TRANSCRIPT
Life in Seoul/Ko-
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Walter Fore-man
Office of Int’l Affairs, Korea University
Which of the following ‘facts’ about Seoul are true?
A. Seoul is Korea’s largest city?B. Seoul is Korea’s capital city.C. Seoul hosted the closing ceremony
for the 2002 World Cup.D. All of the aboveE. None of the above
Which of the following ‘facts’ about Seoul are true?
A. Seoul is Korea’s largest city?B. Seoul is Korea’s capital city.C. Seoul hosted the closing ceremony
for the 2002 World Cup.D. All of the aboveE. None of the above
TODAY’S AGENDA1 • Questions
2 • Resources
3 • Culture
4 • Geography
5 • Pace of Life
6 • Seoul’s Greatness
7• Eat, Drink,
& Be Merry
8 • Questions
TODAY’S AGENDA1 • Questions
2 • Resources
3 • Culture
4 • Geography
5 • Pace of Life
6 • Seoul’s Greatness
7• Eat, Drink,
& Be Merry
8 • Questions
Korea University
korea.edu oia.korea.ac.kr
Local Governmentglobal.seoul.go.kr seoul.go.kr
Federal Governmentkorea.net visitkorea.or.kr
TODAY’S AGENDA1 • Questions
2 • Resources
3 • Culture
4 • Geography
5 • Pace of Life
6 • Seoul’s Greatness
7• Eat, Drink,
& Be Merry
8 • Questions
Who knows more about water…fish or birds?
BIG “C” CULTURE: OBJECTIVE CULTUREVISIBLE CULTURE
small “c” culture: subjective culture ‘hidden’ culture
Economic, Educational, Religious, Governmental, Legal, and Political Institutions and Systems; Architecture,
Dance, Music, Literature, Culinary Arts, Fashion, Heroes, Holidays, Popular Culture; Age, Ethnicity, Race, Gender
Meaning of Time, Space, Life, Death, Myths and Legends, Behaviors, Verbal and Nonverbal Communication, Conflict
Resolution, Definition of Right and Wrong,Immigration/Work Status, Marital/Parental Status, Personality and Thinking Style, Education, Sexual
Orientation, Group or Individual Roles, Country of Origin
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 140
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
1,400,000
1,600,000
1,800,000
Non-Koreans in Korea (2000 - 2013)
Source: Korea Immigration Service
1,576,034
778,113
134,711
120,069
China
USA
Vietnam
1,576,034
Philippines47,514
Japan56,018
Thailand55,110
Indonesia41,499
Uzbekistan38,515
Mongolia24,175
Taiwan27,698
Canada23,655
TODAY’S AGENDA1 • Questions
2 • Resources
3 • Culture
4 • Geography
5 • Pace of Life
6 • Seoul’s Greatness
7• Eat, Drink,
& Be Merry
8 • Questions
Area: 100,000 km2 Population: 50,0000,000
Place Population
Newfoundland 500,000
Tasmania
6,300,000Indiana
500,000
Scotland & Wales 8,300,000
NZ North Island 3,000,000
Western Cape 5,200,000
23,800,000
Hal
f fu
ll?
Half em
pty?
TODAY’S AGENDA1 • Questions
2 • Resources
3 • Culture
4 • Geography
5 • Pace of Life
6 • Seoul’s Greatness
7• Eat, Drink,
& Be Merry
8 • Questions
Korea’s first 24-hour con-venience store opened
in…
1989
Today there are 20,000 stores.
2013 - 1989 = 24 (years)365 x 24 = 8,760 (days)
20,000 / 8,760 = ~2.3 (stores/day)
Hal
f fu
ll?
Half em
pty?
TODAY’S AGENDA1 • Questions
2 • Resources
3 • Culture
4 • Geography
5 • Pace of Life
6 • Seoul’s Greatness
7• Eat, Drink,
& Be Merry
8 • Questions
Korea Train Express: KTX
TODAY’S AGENDA1 • Questions
2 • Resources
3 • Culture
4 • Geography
5 • Pace of Life
6 • Seoul’s Greatness
7• Eat, Drink,
& Be Merry
8 • Questions
Eat
Korean food is…Spicy/hot Healthy
Yummy Awesome Labor In-tensive
Drink
So-ju ( 소주 )
Be Merry
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TODAY’S AGENDA1 • Questions
2 • Resources
3 • Culture
4 • Geography
5 • Pace of Life
6 • Seoul’s Greatness
7• Eat, Drink,
& Be Merry
8 • Questions
Life in Seoul/Ko-
rea
Walter Fore-man
Office of Int’l Affairs, Korea University