r/KoreanAmerican

I was born in Korea but grew up in the states. Recently visited Korea for a business trip and am so disappointed in the people and culture here. Everyone here is so rude unless you’re a business partner or are a family member . You get treated as an outsider if you have a hint of a foreign accent. Even in the states among people who look nothing like me, I’ve experienced so much more warmth and feelings of belonging versus these cold robots in korean society. Maybe it’s a product of living in a hyper competitive society, but I’m over it; can’t wait to go back home.

I wish my korean was good enough to explain or have a conversation about this but I was wondering if anyone could help me find a YouTube video or article or any resource (in korean) to help older Korean parents understand research hierarchy (for example systematic reviews over case studies) or even generally being able to tell AI generated content and click bait from more reputable news sources. I wish they understood how social media algorithms push more of what they want to see resulting in confirmation bias and is distorting their world views. My parents can be reasonable and generally trust "science" but not what I tell them and I don't want to be disrespectful or offend them. They claim there is no good consolidated research tool like PubMed in the US but I find that hard to believe for a country as advanced and health obsessed as South Korea. My mom is very interested in health content but falls for a lot of clickbait and catchy youtube titles with skinny women who claim to be health experts. Even a more trustable channel that can site sources and doesn't rely primarily on body shaming and fear mongering to recommend for her would be great. Any insight or even related experiences to commiserate would be greatly appreciated 😊. I fear in the future they will go further down the rabbit hole and fall for sophisticated scams and I don't think they could handle that kind of punch in their pride/finances.

What’s an American dish your 1st gen parent enjoy? They have no need to bring out the kimchi etc.

My mom enjoys the American taco aka dinner is El Paso tonight

Hi, I'm in my mid-thirties and want to reach fluency. I read like a toddler and often don't know what the words mean but can converse with my parents for the most part. There are often times I'm not familiar with a word or phrase. I visited Korea for the first time a couple years ago and had a stark realization of how poor my Korean actually is. I'd like to become fluent because I'd like to teach my future kids Korean and may need to live there for a couple years for my husbands job. What's worked for you?