[Hildy]

Please...why makes this worse than it is. He was a mixed up, lonely disturbed kid. I will say, though, that the Korean culture is a very tough one for men. I’d like to know what his grades have been as well.

I worked for a large Korean company (you’d know it). 98% of the workers were Korean at the time. The way the older men treated the younger ones was outrageous in our terms. But they didn’t see it that way. Of course, I left because of the way I was treated. The other two women who worked there sued for sexual discrimination and they won. Alot. I wouldn’t join in the lawsuit because I believe that if you don’t like where you work, here in America you have the choice to work somewhere else.

The interesting thing is when I asked one of the young men how he “felt” about the way he was treated, he laughed at me. He said that the reason Americans felt so threatened when their bosses yelled at them was because, in America, there’s always that threat of being fired as well. In Korea, barring something incredibly bad, your job is safe. So they just take the abuse and when it’s their turn, they give it out the same way. It was not an environment I wanted to be a part of.,

[nmh]

Interesting.

Abuse breeds more abuse. Parallels domestic abuse. On the receiving end turns into the dishing out of abuse when they have the opportunity UNLESS someone helps the person.

[twigs]

Honor is a big part of Korean culture. I know of an excellent reformed seminary here in the US that happens to have a large population of Korean students. These are solid, Christian students. Yet, theft has been a problem because they don’t always have what they need to get through and make good grades. Fear of others in their culture is stronger for many than their fear of God. I used to teach children in a Korean Sunday School (in Fairfax) and I learned that their emphasis on their Korean culture could easily be stronger than their emphasis on the Bible. And interestingly enough, my daughter was once stalked by a Korean student in a private school. Fortunately, the school dealt with the problem quickly and competently. All this is to say that Korean culture has a huge hold on people even after they’ve immigrated here.

[mborman]

Please...why makes this worse than it is.

What if this killer is actually a muslim terrorist carrying out the orders of his imam?

[Star Traveler]

You said — “Please...why makes this worse than it is. He was a mixed up, lonely disturbed kid. I will say, though, that the Korean culture is a very tough one for men. I’d like to know what his grades have been as well.”

Yep, that’s right. People are grasping at straws here — the “Islamic straws” no less...

Regards,
Star Traveler

[eleni121]

Lots of young men of many backgrounds are lonely and somewhat “disturbed” at times. But to suggest that this could possibly lead to this level of destruction is an insult to Korean people everywhere.

[Tribune7]

He said that the reason Americans felt so threatened when their bosses yelled at them was because, in America, there’s always that threat of being fired as well.

That actually makes some sense. If you can't fire a screw-up all you got left is yelling. And if you can't do either, there is a Ford in your future :-)

But you are right, a quiet firing is better than permanent screaming.

[Tribune7]

He said that the reason Americans felt so threatened when their bosses yelled at them was because, in America, there’s always that threat of being fired as well.

That actually makes some sense. If you can't fire a screw-up all you got left is yelling. And if you can't do either, there is a Ford in your future :-)

But you are right, a quiet firing is better than permanent screaming.