THose who come to the US for sabathical, please bring your common sense
with you and your family. Not only many Korean Americans complain how
they bring bad rep to general Korean population, but also non-Korean
AMericans have begun seriously criticizing their disruptive behavior.
Playing golf all the time is the beginning. Some people complain, after
heard from their children, how come those Korean kids get free lunch while
they all are dressed up with luxury brand clothes. Besides free lunch,
how can they attend to public school without paying a penny.
Some local councils
serisously considers restricting benefits to wealthy visiting scholar
families because of such impression, and by extension, this give really
bad image of Koreans. Because they've seen some Koreans, although not all
of them are like that, bought Lexus, Mercedes, or BMW with cash, and enjoy
free ride from welfare, and even boast about it.
Whether you guys really study hard during your stay, that's not really big
an issue for people her, but your behavior during a year may leave
lingering impact to the lives of many people who will stay.