[An Australian Look into Korean Culture] You Look Tired, Have a Small Face and Gained Weight

Koreans are known to be rather indirect communicators however they have a tendency to be very blunt when talking about others personal appearance. Michael and Leah share their experiences and entertaining episodes when comments have been made about their

. Michael and Leah share their experiences and entertaining episodes when comments have been made about their personal appearance, and look at how Australians a Source: CC 2.0 by pixabay, Public Domain Pictures

Australians are well known for their direct communication, conversely Koreans are known to be more subtle and less direct.

However this episode Michael recounts various occasions when comments have been made by Koreans from about his own appearance that were rather blunt- from having a small face, to looking tired or gaining weight! Which begs the question, in some circumstances are Koreans in fact more direct communicators than Australians?

Michael and Leah discuss the differences in how Koreans and Australians comment about appearance and how those comments might be interpreted.

Michael Kocken, SBS Korean program Source: Supplied