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Giving money to the teacher...


Is this a common practice in korea? My Teacher Mr Kim deals with a similiar thing, and I was wondering if this actually happens?

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yeah it happens...it's not common (keep in mind he was a gangster)....but bribery is found in many aspects of korean society
in the past parents would often give teachers "gifts", but the government and education office has tried to stop it

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Thank you very much! Yes, had I just seen this movie, I would have taken it as his gangster persona, but I saw it in others as well (most prominently in My Teacher Mr Kim) and got to wondering about it.
Just judging from films, the education system seems a tad bit harsher in Korea than other Asian lands.

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