article_snippet.sent: It was shocking when I first arrived in Korea.
article_snippet.sent: I didn't really like it in the beginning," says Charles Lee, a Korean-Canadian who came to Seoul to work for a South Korean company.
article_snippet.sent: Koreans always identify the "higher" person in the relationship, and defer to Koreans accordingly.
article_snippet.sent: One of the first things Koreans often ask when meeting someone new is Koreans age.
article_snippet.sent: Even someone just a year older is afforded a language of respect, though age is always superseded by a higher position.
article_snippet.sent: Christopher Cha is a Korean-American writer based in Seoul.
highlights_snippet.sent: Anthony Bourdain travels to Korea for the season five premiere of "Parts Unknown" 