the Americans came during world war 2 and acted arrogant and rude and looked down on the locals!

now the Koreans!

Problem is Koreans get away with racism in their own country! and they get away with segregation in North America.. they do a lot of illegal things in AMerican for pure entertainment purposes for Korean businessmen!

they exploit their own people as well as other for a buck!

yes they are rude also.. but then again.. so is every race.. its not a race things.. but more of an individual thing..

some are cunts! some are not!

There certainly are many social issues that Koreans need to work on. I used be very angry and grieved because after spending sometime in the United States I began to compare the two countries and became critical of many Koreans who were deemed "uncivilized" in my eyes. However, since I have gotten matured a little bit, I have realized that a change always takes time, and that it is not fair to expect Koreans to behave like westerners, Japanese or even like those in Southeast Asia overnight considering their past tragedies with non-Koreans and the current issues that are still unsolved. Besides, it has only passed a few decades since they settled hunger and starving in their country.

I feel especially grateful to those who have posted multiple precious comments in this forum, such as Mike, Duffy, John, Marcus to name a few. Despite a number of faults we Koreans have, I still love my nation and the people very dearly and hope that someday my people can make great contribution to battling world problems in poorer parts of the world. I believe that from the God's perspective weak and small nations like Korea stand as much chance in being used as His tool. So I will keep dreaming such great dreams for my people. When I see them come to pass in the future I will remember that there were contributions made from people like you, most of who are non-Korean!

Many blessings to you all,

Jihye

PS My apologies to those in Southeast Asia or China (wherever Koreans displayed their rude manners), if I am entitled to offer an apology to you.. I have really good friends from those countries, so it hurts more when I hear about "ugly Koreans" there..

JoeC,

That was actually I was thinking…before I get off the train, I will say "KUMAPSUMNIDA" in a little loud voice so every one can hear. And then I will bow at him to show A LOT OF RESPECT and at the same time to teach him how to say thank you and show respect to other people older than him. But I didn't do it because I'm a foreigner and just understand that he is an old man. But I was really hurted.

Now, I feel a little better and learned my lesson to be VERY AWARE OF OLD PEOPLE here in korea.

May God bless us all!

If it wasn't a seat reserved for elderly, then the old man was being an a$$hole for picking on you. Especially, when it was obvious there were younger people seated nearby. He could have said thank you in Korean. Koreans know most foreigners understand that at least.

If your friend were Korean and bolder, she might have said something. If it were me, I would have said to him in my most sarcastic voice loud enough so that others would hear, "Cheon man e yo." "You're welcome."

I was not sitting on seats for elders.

When I'm inside the bus I always offer my seat to the elders and I stand up for 1 hour.