Milena Velba Compared Nadine Jansen

Seollal Special, Part 2

Traditional Houses in Bukchon in Seoul.
was used to keep the world still in
order.

Korea not only has the highest Internet speed, and with the Free PISA results, but also the highest suicide rate and the lowest scores in Happiness issues in OECD countries. As one of the reasons is often the loss of traditional culture above (especially the loss of importance of the family) that has taken place because of bad globalization. When the people did not know that we can live differently, they could hardly even think about whether one would be happier because maybe not so. Three miniatures on the theme of my acquaintance:

"I have no desire to live with my parents at home (which is the default, until we say in the holy state of marriage, as long as parents do not live anywhere else), so I have to get married next year. "

"We're going to Seollal accessible to my family. Last year, my Frau total aufgeregt, weil sie drei Tage nonstop in der Küche stand und ich ihr zu Hause auch immer helfe. Aber meine Eltern erwarten halt, daß ich wie alle Männer drei Tage lang nur rumsitze und nichts tue, was soll ich da auch machen."

"Ich bleib an Seollal lieber alleine in Seoul, weil meine Verwandten mir sowieso nur die ganze Zeit auf die Nerven gehen, wann ich denn endlich heirate. Aber heiraten ist mein wichtigster Vorsatz für das neue Jahr." (Mit dem Bräutigam dazu hat sie bis jetzt genau 6 gemeinsame Tage verbracht, weil er zur Zeit woanders arbeitet. Ob er schon von diesen Plänen weiß, weiß ich auch nicht.)