Relationships in Korea. Hierarchy

Let's continue our topic about relationships in Korea and let's talk about the hierarchy. There is a hierarchy in Korean universities too. There is a clear difference between seniors (sonbae) and juniors (hoobae) in Korean universities. So juniors should call their seniors "Senior!" but not by name. But seniors call their juniors by name.

I guess Korean language is one of the most respectful languages in the world. There are at least 3 levels of polite forms in the Korean language. Even some words are different according to the level of politeness.

Usually, at least once seniors should by a lunch for their juniors. Of course, it doesn't mean that you should to all of juniors in your faculty, just to juniors which you know. Actually, juniors come to seniors and ask them to buy a lunch.

Even at the working place, you can see the same traditions. On the west, we used to call our seniors by name but in Korea we call our senior by their position.
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