What is surprising on Inglehart-Welzel cultural map?

 

 I want to say two surprising points about this map.

 First of all, I can confirm that Korea is listed in the Secular-Rational Values, but I think it belongs to the traditional values. Of course, there are some open-minded people in the younger generation who do not place much importance on religion or traditional family forms. However, the majority of people are very conservative compared to other countries and very negative and sensitive to issues such as divorce, abortion and suicide. Each has a different set of values, but in Korea, people often criticize other values rather than respect them and dismiss them as social misfits. They think like this, “Divorced families are a problem, abortion is a murder, and suicide is often only for the mentally ill.” This is often seen in older people, but many young people, including university students, tend to be conservative. Therefore, in my opinion, it’s true Korea has moved more towards the regular-national values than the past, but I think it still belongs to the traditional values. As a Korean, I had this idea, but the map shows the opposite. I would like to know why they chosen South Korea is a Secular-Rational Values.

 Secondly, the case in America is interesting. In the US, it is close to the Traditional Values side and close to the Self-Expression Values side. This means that, although conservative and traditional values are important in society, they are interested in issues related to environmental protection, foreigners, homosexuals, and gender equality, and actively participate in the political decision-making process. It's a conservative society, but individuals respect diversity, that’s why I think this case is interesting for me. If time goes by and the personal Self-Expression Values continue to increase, I think the US will change to the "Secular-Rational Values."

 These are the two points I found surprising when I saw the Inglehart-Welzel cultural map.