So I don't really know if I should write about this but I find this cultural aspect of Korea utterly interesting. I don't think I'll get in trouble since no one knows that I have a blog, and Woffke isn't my real name...
Yeah... it isn't
With those two factors in hand, I decided to write about the Korean bribing system.
See before I went to Korea, I did a lot of research, and by research I mean I looked at other people's blogs. Even though I did learn a lot, no one ever told me about parents bribing the teachers.
In the schools in South Korea, parents buy the teachers gifts. You might be thinking, "well I bought my teacher a gift for christmas or just before I left blah blah blah" but that is totally different. In Korea, the parents buy a teacher a gift to say, "hey I know you have a lot of kids in my kid's class, but here's a little somethin' somethin' so you can pay extra attention to mine."
Basically, a lot of teachers get bribed here.
Here is some of my bribes...
dried persimmon
The same dried persimmon
Japanese chopsticks
The same Japanese chopsticks
I really don't have any judgmental observation about this cultural norm. It's more of a "huh" kind of feeling. I just thought I should share.
And...I hope I get some more goodies!
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