My Cultural Background: South Korea

My Cultural Background : South Korea Hello! Annyeonghaseo! My name’s ChanHee Jeong. I was born in Seoul South Korea on August 5th, 2000. If I was more descriptive, I was born in a humongous city called Gangnam. Yeah like the song Gangnam Style. On my dad’s side, my great grandmother found Christianity. Almost every family member in my dad’s side are Christians. And on my mom’s side, Christianity has been in the family for awhile. In Korea, people speak Hanguel, which is the Korean language. So basically I’m bilingual. I could say “Nice to meet you,” to “mannasuh bangapseumnida.” The traditional Korean clothing is called Hanbok. This is worn on national holiday, weddings, and sometimes birthdays. What makes the hanbok very unique is that the it looks simple but has vibrant colors that make the dress stand out. It is worn with proper undergarments and beautiful accessories. Men wear pants, a jeogori (upper garment) with a colorful overcoat. Women also wear baggy pants with a radiant jeogori and …show more content…
When I told my friends that I am 25% North Korean because my grandma escaped from North korea, they would joke around and ask me if I carried around bombs. They wouldn’t understand that not everyone in North Korea carry around bombs, but that most of them are innocent and poor. Also I would be teased for having small eyes, which is true, but sometimes hurtful when they tease me too much about it. Some days people come up to me and say “What are eyes?” or if I post a selfie they would comment “Open your eyes.” I don’t let it get to me because I’m use to it by now. The top three famous Korean foods would probably be : ddeokbokki, bibimbap, and kimchi. Ddeokbokki is a hot korean rice cake dish. Bibimbap is served in a bowl of rice which is topped with many different kinds of vegetables, meat, fried egg, and a Korean hot sauce called kochujang. Kimchi is a hot-tasting dish made from pickled Chinese cabbage and few other