(Extra point) Is Korea more individualistic or collectivist?
I think Korea is still close to 'collectivist'. I think it's about 30 in number.
There is Korean saying, 'Happiness is double when shared, sadness is half when shared'. I think this word represents the tendency of Korea well. The same is true of today's COVID. Many people are suffering from the COVID. There are a lot of negative comments, but overall, the atmosphere is that we should work together to overcome them. I think the action of the community in particular play an important role in this crisis.
This is why government briefings have repeatedly emphasized the need for the people's power. Koreans follow the governments' 'social distancing' guidelines and wear masks. And there was no hoarding of necessities because it was not an individualistic. And even through everyone was having a hard time, they held a '#덕분에 challenge' and collected donations for the medical staffs.
It is not just the social atmosphere. Individuals jokingly say, "I'm the only one who can live well", but they still like groups. Since they couldn't get together due to the COVID, they used computer camera to create 'LAN cable meeting'.
Although we are moving toward Westernization with strong individualistic tendencies, we still have strong collectivist tendencies.
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