Yeah, I’ve traveled to several Asian countries and spent a few months in South Korea specifically and it’s odd to me to lump in all the different countries and cultures under a single label of “Asian” when trying to make a point like this.
Also, obviously every country has lots of people that are good, bad, polite, rude, etc, and people are people everywhere. But I don’t think that South Korea specifically really shares the “overly polite” stereotype that so many people used to (or still do) have about places like Japan. I had a mostly positive experience but certainly saw plenty of rude behaviors during my stay there as well.
Their legislature certainly has earned a reputation for less-than-polite behavior:
(And for the record, the steps described in this article did not succeed in ending these brawls)
