The Importance of Age in Korean Culture
Video Transcript
(Note: This transcript has been edited for readability.)
"Even in formal settings, for Koreans, once you've ask[ed] what everyone's age is, to set up that hierarchy. But when you find out that that person's [the] same age as you, then you automatically become friends, that kind of thing."
In this video, a service member discusses how knowing the age of other people is important in Korean culture.