Before you fall in love, you’d better get a job
As told by Lee Joon-ho, 20, a senior in law at Seoul National University, Korean TV dramas have shown a lot of rebellious youth, (46) .
Confucianism has a great influence on us. For instance, Confucius said that we should be dutiful to our parents and value the family. Thus we prefer a school that’s close to home so we can go back every day.
(47) . The other day, my professor was flying to Vienna on a business trip. Instead of waiting for hours in the queue, he was told to check in first and didn’t have any problem with overweight luggage.
When it comes to important decision-, such as choosing a university, a job, and a wife, we listen to our parents’ suggestions. Most parents seem liberal in study decisions, (48) .
Male chauvinism (大男子主义) is prevalent among our parents’ generation, since they had to support the whole family through hard work. We need to shoulder the same responsibility, but we’ve also learned to respect women, as they’re doing prominent work in lots of areas. (49) . We want her to be virtuous and thoughtful in taking care of a family.
Our sense of tradition is also reflected in our buying habits. In my house, you see only Korean appliances. Although European cellphones are available in ROK, (50) , which are suited more to our tastes and widely promoted in TV dramas and films.

• A. But to be honest, my friends and I still prefer a traditional woman as a girlfriend and future wife.
• B. Also as a result of Confucianism, teachers enjoy a high status in ROK.
• C. we have to live independently of our parents to improve ourselves.
• D. we favor LG and Samsung
• E. but they take a firmer stance on their children’s love and marriage choices.
• F. but in fact most students still live a traditional lif

Before you fall in love, you’d better get a job