Yunjin reflected on her adjusting to Korean culture after first moving to Korea when she responded with âokayâ to her dance teacher, which isnât the correct way to acknowledge that you understand to your elders:
âSo, like in Korea, responding and acknowledging that you understood what the other person said is very important and it shows respect, but when I first moved here, I was not as aware of that.
I remember our dance teacher at the time had said something, and I responded âOkay.â She goes, âWhat did you say to me?â and I was like, âWhat? What do you mean?â Sheâs like, âYou do not say okay to your teacher. Am I American?â and I was like, âOh my god, I am so sorry.â
From then on it was just like, okay was super, super casual and not formal at all whatsoever. I learned that the hard way, never use âokayâ to your elders.â