This was a really interesting read! I, myself, am half-Korean, and find the flaws of Korean society just as interesting as its pros. My frame of reference for the culture comes mostly from my mom, Korean TV, and my Korean friends, but your point of how economically based Korean privilege is really illustrates itself in a lot of K-dramas. Always the poor girl w/ rich guy. I often found it frustrating why everyone actively tried so hard to prevent them from being together (esp the rich guy's mom) and couldn't understand why the girl would (usually) end up taking a backseat and giving up the guy bc she didn't want to drag him down. Reading your post, it makes so much more sense. I don't think that concept is as prevalent or ingrained in American culture. While that classist attitude does exist here, at least in the media we see it doesn't seem to be such a huge factor. (see the royal weddings in the UK. There was a lot of blowback, but also a lot of support for "true love regardless of differences")

I really liked your line " It almost seems (in my opinion) that Koreans are overreaching in attempting to exacerbate some difference when there appears to be [n]one." It's a thought that I'd had subconsciously but never formalized into words.

I also enjoyed your previous posts on privilege. I thought it was a very well-written, factual and non-biased explanation. I'm a newer steemian, and just found your stuff, so I'm looking forward to discovering more by you!