It was when I went to Germany two years ago. I was very excited to go on a trip to an unfamiliar place with the whole family, but in fact, I was more worried about how to finish the 15-day schedule safely. Because there was not much information about Germany, and the language was more dangerous than that, because I was not very confident in English as well as German. Of course, there was no big problem in traveling with only basic conversation, but there was not a single Asian in sight everywhere I went, so the feeling of being a foreigner was quite heavy, and the inconvenience often worked greatly. For example, I belatedly learned that when I order food at a restaurant it wasn't a culture to say "Excuse me~", so I didn't feel comfortable because it seemed like everyone was only looking at us. A day or two passed in a frenzy with very complex emotions that were so unfamiliar, uncomfortable, and yet exciting, when did I get used to it. The saying, Everyones life is the same~ comes out on their own. People who are expressionless when they go to work in the morning, but smile as if they are relaxed after work, an elderly couple who hug their grandchildren with open arms and cry as if they have seen their grandchildren in a long time, and people who shop at the supermarket in the evening are not different from us. I started to recognize it naturally. Suddenly, the unfamiliar Germany started to feel more comfortable, and people who looked different from us started to feel friendly. The 15-day trip ended nicely from unfamiliarity to familiarity, and when I think about this process, it feels so natural().
Naturalness. Since we are a product of nature, wouldn't it be natural to live? Mutual culture of exchanging different cultures is also seen as natural. When I first encountered a culture that was completely different from mine, it was of naturally unfamiliar, but after knowing that they were the same 'as it turned out', knowing the same, I was willing to learn the difference. In the classics, the method of living by knowing the sameness and learning the difference according to the natural principle is called the Sayeohak(). Although the culture of ordering food was different, the friendly appearance of eating delicious food and talking happily with loved ones was the same, and although the clothing style was different, the affectionate appearance of the grandfather hugging his grandchildren and crying was similar to mine. This is how I know the same thing as I feel that I am affectionate, this is called sayu(), and when I know the same thing like this, I am willing to learn the difference and this is called hak(). After I found out that it was the same, I felt comfortable and I tried hard to learn the German culture and language at the time.
Our efforts toward interculturalism should start with confirming the sameness before acknowledging differences and accepting multiculturalism. The fact that everyone feels() joy and sadness is the same, and that fact confirms that we are all precious and precious people. If you understand mutual culture through sayeohak(), you will come to understand that not who has priority, but that everyone should be respected and that everyone is a good culture. The harmony of keeping one's own and willingly accepting a new culture will come naturally. So, let's interact with each other in an honest way through sayeohak().
* This is called sayeohak(). It means thinking and learning.