Sunny's K-Story

  There are a few things that I would like to ask; 1. English is my second language. While you read my blogs, if you find any misunderstandings or grammatical mistakes, please be understanding and don't be hesitant to point out my mistakes. As long as you let me know kindly, I would be happy to correct my mistakes. 😀 2. Not all Koreans have the same thoughts, opinions, and views.  I would like you to understand that there might be different opinions from other people. Please do not offend me and  I politely ask you to be understanding and respectful when sharing or commenting your ideas. I will try my best to write things very objectively, based on the facts. 😊

I am Sunny, an Ajumma from South Korea,  currently living in Canada. I have been living here since 2015 as an immigrant. Life as an immigrant isn't easy, sometimes it is frustrating and upsetting. I’ve experienced a lot of culture shock with Canadian culture, food, and ways of thinking. However, I feel lucky and grateful that we are able to enjoy K-pop, K-dramas, movies and news with new technology (such as: YouTube, Netflix, etc.) Looking back on the time I spent in England as a student (22 years ago), it was impossible to enjoy those cultural benefits ( 문화적   혜택 ). We were only able to rent videos from Korea Town near London, and listened to DVDs that friends sent.   But now in 2020, everybody knows BTS and their music and Zzapaguri and Parasite. My son has benefited a lot  from the success of these things here in Canada. Based on my experience living in North America,  I realized foreigners have a lot of misunderstandings about  our K-culture:  food...