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The Westernization of Korea
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Wine and Blond Hair
A few years ago, when foreign fast food chains began to overrun the country and surveys showed that Korea"s young people prefered a plate of spagetti to a bowl of ramyeon, the question being asked the most was: Is Korea being modernized or is this the result of "westernization"? Now the facts are in and the conclusion seems unmistakeable. The evidence comes in the forms of wine and blond hair.
Wine
Consider these facts:
*Sales of imported wine in Korea quadrupled from $5.6 million to $22.8 million betwen 1992 and 1997.
*In the first quarter of 2000, wine imports were up 156% from the same period in 1999.
*Korean wine producers now supply 24% of the demand for wine in the country, almost 2 million crates of wine per year.
*60% of the wine consumed in Korea is red wine.
"So what", you ask. Well if what happened in Japan is any indication, there"s no question that Korea is well on its way to becoming westernized. Nobody will deny that Japan has become very westernized. That began to happen just as soon as per capita income reached $10,000 a year, which is also when the consumption of grape wine in Japan started to rise. The same thing is now happening in Korea, an indication that affluence and wine consumption go together.
Why wine and not whiskey? Because research in the 1980s and 1990s showed that wine, particularly red wine, may have certain health benefits. Most nutritionists now believe that a glass of red wine per day helps prevent heart attacks. Red wine contains anti-oxidants which prevent fat particles from sticking to the arteries. In other words, red wine seems to help keep our blood vessels cleaned out. The fact that Koreans are switching to wine shows that they are becoming more health concious, same as westerners.
Blond Hair
As most Asian trends do, it started in Japan then came to Korea. Korean rock stars were first to dye their hair blond, but now changing one"s hair colour is mainstream. Korea"s streets are filled with blondes and brunettes, and even a few "orange-heads". Almost all women do it , men young and old do it, and even little kids of 5 or 6 have dyed hair. In fact, dyeing one"s hair is so prevalent in Korea that its getting hard to find anyone under the age of 40 who has black hair. All of the Miss Korea contestants have either light brown or near-blond hair.
In todays Korea, only the most conservative young people have black hair. Is this just a passing fad that people will soon get tired of or are the new colors an attempt to look more western?
Q1) When do you mostly feel that Korea become westernized?
Q2) How much do you think the westernized or western culture affect you? give specific examples.
Q3) If your future child bring their fiance who are excessively westernized, then how will you feel and how will you do?
Q4) What do you think of westernization of Korea? (positive of negative)
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A few years ago, when foreign fast food chains began to overrun the country and surveys showed that Korea"s young people prefered a plate of spagetti to a bowl of ramyeon, the question being asked the most was: Is Korea being modernized or is this the result of "westernization"? Now the facts are in and the conclusion seems unmistakeable. The evidence comes in the forms of wine and blond hair.
Wine
Consider these facts:
*Sales of imported wine in Korea quadrupled from $5.6 million to $22.8 million betwen 1992 and 1997.
*In the first quarter of 2000, wine imports were up 156% from the same period in 1999.
*Korean wine producers now supply 24% of the demand for wine in the country, almost 2 million crates of wine per year.
*60% of the wine consumed in Korea is red wine.
"So what", you ask. Well if what happened in Japan is any indication, there"s no question that Korea is well on its way to becoming westernized. Nobody will deny that Japan has become very westernized. That began to happen just as soon as per capita income reached $10,000 a year, which is also when the consumption of grape wine in Japan started to rise. The same thing is now happening in Korea, an indication that affluence and wine consumption go together.
Why wine and not whiskey? Because research in the 1980s and 1990s showed that wine, particularly red wine, may have certain health benefits. Most nutritionists now believe that a glass of red wine per day helps prevent heart attacks. Red wine contains anti-oxidants which prevent fat particles from sticking to the arteries. In other words, red wine seems to help keep our blood vessels cleaned out. The fact that Koreans are switching to wine shows that they are becoming more health concious, same as westerners.
Blond Hair
As most Asian trends do, it started in Japan then came to Korea. Korean rock stars were first to dye their hair blond, but now changing one"s hair colour is mainstream. Korea"s streets are filled with blondes and brunettes, and even a few "orange-heads". Almost all women do it , men young and old do it, and even little kids of 5 or 6 have dyed hair. In fact, dyeing one"s hair is so prevalent in Korea that its getting hard to find anyone under the age of 40 who has black hair. All of the Miss Korea contestants have either light brown or near-blond hair.
In todays Korea, only the most conservative young people have black hair. Is this just a passing fad that people will soon get tired of or are the new colors an attempt to look more western?
Q1) When do you mostly feel that Korea become westernized?
Q2) How much do you think the westernized or western culture affect you? give specific examples.
Q3) If your future child bring their fiance who are excessively westernized, then how will you feel and how will you do?
Q4) What do you think of westernization of Korea? (positive of negative)
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