This was the topic for my last presentation. It seems that Korean women suffer a lot of mental health problems because of there mothers in law. I thought this was very funny. They say it is caused by the traditional Confucian value system. The daughters in-laws feel jealous because the son has a very strong sense of filiel piety- so his mother comes before all others including his wife. So hysteria and alcoholism are very prominent problems in this society.
Don't worry Sheryl, you don't give me mental health problems! (ps. i hope you are laughing).
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I AM LAUGHING - Im looking forward to hearing all the stories...ps were heading out to the lake today - hope to see you there.
The above was true in the past. But nowadays, that sort of thing is a thing of the past. 90% Korea...even in the boondocks where I live, tends to be following along western standars and norms. I would put Korea at a 1960's level in terms of cultural development along equality issues.
I think the internet has played a huge factor in this, providing a global information system that shapes their ideologies faster than those countries that do without highspeed.
Soooooooooo... what does happen to us old mother-in-laws... ;)
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