Koreans work harder than you pt. 3

Everyday I walk by a Korean pizza joint called Hansang Pizza. Today I found out that it actually belongs to the parents of one of my favorite students. Not only that, but this lovely young lady explained that her family also lives above the restaurant in the same building. How mom and pop, I thought. What would that be like? I asked her as much as I could within the bounds of her English. Later, I was shocked to find out that she, at 14, began actively working in the store at 7! She told me that she made her first pie at 7, and collected her first transaction at the tender age of 12. Who learns to work a cash register at 12? I'm ashamed to say I've not yet had Hansang pizza. That will have to change very soon. Perhaps tonight.

Koreans work harder than you pt. 2

Today I told my students that they would be free of homework because it's a holiday. Did this make my students happy? No. 3/4 of my kids wanted work. Who turns down two nights of no work? Korean children.

Koreans work harder than you: intro

One of the first things I learned about Korea is that Koreans work their asses off. I mean really work until it's funny. Have you ever brushed your teeth next to a Korean? I thought it was supposed to be one of those things where you feel good for doing it at all. Well I still felt lazy.

As a matter of fact, most of my students usually go right from school to piano or taekwondo lessons. Then they follow that up with a few hours at a private academy learning math, science, english, etc... That's right, these are elementary school students who usually don't get home until 10pm, and they still haven't even done their homework. But it's no big deal to them. Why? Because everyone does it.

So this is the first post in a series of exposees displaying that, in fact, Koreans work harder than you.