My boyfriend Kevin and I also sought out for a and, during that time, we fought until we got sick of it year. We fought in regards to the stupid things all couples battle about, nevertheless the thing that is main arrived between us ended up being a thing that other couples probably don’t suffer from. We constantly argued about whether I happened to be too Americanized.

Kevin and I also both stumbled on the U.S from Korea 5 years ago. Although we’d this in keeping, we’d various points of look at every thing. He’d ask me why i possibly couldn’t end up like other girls that are korean. For most things, and think his way instead of my way if I were a “real” Korean girl, I would listen to him when he told me to do something, depend on him. Whenever I didn’t trust him, we might have another fight. If you ask me, he had been too Korean and too narrow minded. He declined to simply accept any tradition except his or her own, in which he constantly thought their method had been the way that is only.

We eat Korean food, We talk Korean, i’ve respect for my moms and dads as Koreans have, I celebrate Korean holiday breaks and conventional times. We also joined up with the Korean Club at school, to ensure i will keep my customs with my friends.

But I have come to love certain customs from other cultures since I came to this country. Including, we begin to see the method my friends that are hispanic people who have love. They kiss and hug once they state “hello,” and I also love this. (In Korea, individuals are way more formal; they just shake arms and bow to one another away from respect.) Thus I began kissing my buddies regarding the cheek too.

Kevin didn’t similar to this, and I was told by him therefore. He even asked me personally to prevent it. I didn’t wish to, and so I achieved it anyhow although not just as much. Down the road, I was told by him not to ever kiss and hug other individuals. I inquired him why, in which he explained like it and that other Koreans didn’t act the way I did that he didn’t. He couldn’t accept it.

Korean men want to tell their spouses and girlfriends what direction to go. Kevin would constantly let me know how exactly to dress and just how to act in the front of other people. I was wanted by him to remain close to him on a regular basis. I might grumble that I happened to be perhaps not his small model and therefore he couldn’t simply order me personally around.

You so Americanized? once I would not in favor of their wishes, Kevin would state, “Why are” we didn’t learn how to react to that. He stated i have to be ashamed of my nation and my culture to behave the method we did. I became surprised, and it hurt me poorly. I became not ashamed of my culture or country. I will be happy with being fully a Korean. I recently would you like to accept other countries, too.

I can’t reject that We often behave like A united states, wanting to become more separate and outgoing than many other girls that are korean. But I nevertheless behave like a Korean, too. I would like to opt for the flow, and therefore doesn’t signify We don’t like my personal tradition. I will be wanting to balance two cultures. Through my boyfriend, a chance was got by me to consider whom i truly am. We knew that We am a Korean plus A us, too.

Sue had been 17 whenever this story was written by her.

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