The first one is… is it serious, or is it just playful banter? I am getting mixed messages from my friends.

I’ve had repairmen completely ignore me in my own home until my husband validates my authority.Īnd while I hate to criticize any aspect of a culture that’s not my own. I’ve experienced the dismissal that inevitably surfaces in certain situations. Women will use what works for them in a society that isn’t always built for equal opportunities. Korea is STILL a highly patriarchal society. I also believe there is a distinct difference in the perception between my Korean and Korean-American friends. But I think women and entertainers use aegyo the most. What is Aegyo?Ī post shared by Eva Olivia can use aegyo. I was caught off guard when a very intelligent, well-respected woman I know Benjamin Button(ed) in front of my very eyes in order to get a seat at a crowded restaurant. The latest topic that has caught the attention of my fascination with age in Korean culture is aegyo. They all have much younger wives than themselves – now that’s baffling to me. And to his Korean friends, that’s baffling. I am older than my husband – 8 years older.

And that curiosity has manifested itself in several different ways over the years. I’ve been curious about age in Korean culture ever since.

Age made me deserving, or not deserving of my friends’ respect. That day I learned that age was one of the many indicators that would determine my place in Korea’s hierarchy. I met with a group of Korean women and they asked me my age. I remember the first time I became curious about Korea’s obsession with youth. However, Korea does punch you in the face with it. I admit Korea doesn’t hold the patient on obsession with youth. I don’t think I can discuss aegyo without talking about how much Korean TV bombards us with school uniform-wearing adults and women who are surgically enhanced to look younger.

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