I forget that I am in a country that is still technically in war with N.Korea. I also forget that there has been recent shooting and there is all this talk about WWWIII and all. Honestly, I am only reminded of it when I get emails from family and friends back home about it. Its interesting that people back home are more concerned than the people actually in Korea.
The day of the recent firing, all the teachers gathered around one teacher's computer and watched what seemed to me to be some pretty intense stuff. But after 3 minutes (not exaggerating), everyone just started going back to work!
Now, I don't know if this was because there have been exchange of fire before or because they don't like to talk about things too much (always thinking about maintaining that "social harmony") or Koreans are workaholics.
I can imagine it is a combination, but more so, that they always want to maintain social harmony and keep things the way they are as much as possible.. even if it means not talking about their fears or recent happenings with North Korea. At the lunch table, the teachers still talk more about the rising price of kim-chi (Korea's staple food) and how cold it is outside than they do about difficult issues.
