Why do Korean women hold hands?

Question

or walk with thier arms linked. I'm not saying it's a bad thing either. Actually, i find it quite attractive. I just would like to know why they do it.

Answer 1

I think it's because they might have a really close relationship and it's a way to shown a sign of friendship, either to themselves or to the public, or both. I first started to see many Asian women (esp. Korean) doing that and then women of other cultures doing the same..(maybe because I'm around Asian people so much.) I have held hands with a good friend of mine, but I personally don't like holding hands or arms, or getting them hold by many people that much..

my y! question: Why does Chachee find women who hold eachother's hands or arms attractive? hm?

Answer 2

k well some of the answers says to ask a korean ur self and well i'm korean!
ok dude, the reason why korean women hold hands because were much more closer to each other than american people. Now don't get me wrong, alot of americans are close but like TONS of koreans hold hands and take bathes together. This just shows that they love each other and are really close thats mainly the reason why

Answer 3

I'm not sure whether this is a culture thing or not. Some girls do it and some girls don't. The first time I came to Korea, I thought something was up with Korean girls, but then after I went to school, I just did it naturally. If you think about it, you might think that it's awkward to just walk next to your friend. If you're really close or if you guys are just friends, you could link arms and hold hands. I haven't seen much girls/women hold hands, but I've seen them link arms alot. It just helps friends stay close and it's fun to link arms~^^

Answer 4

particularly, the racism is institutionalized. whilst Koreans marry, divorce, have a newborn, die, or consisting of that, they have an get entry to of their kin Census Registry. it incredibly is a very appropriate checklist of the kin tree. interior the Registry there's a line for who human beings marry, no count if it starts a clean registry, etc. whilst foreigners marry they don't circulate on it and that they don't replace into the top of a clean kin. fairly the spouse (i'm uncertain the way it is going for a Korean guy marrying a much off places woman) remains in her father's kin and he or she will opt for a line interior the feedback area that announces she married a foreigner. Or she will % to make no checklist of the marriage in any respect. considering the fact that my daughter is a mudblood, on her kin Census Registry it shows that she has no father. (especially abnormal considering the fact that i'm now a single father.) additionally, they replaced her final call to her grandfather's. concepts you, she replaced into 3 years previous before she replaced into ever registered, so she had each and all of the US documentation (SSN, passport, delivery certificates) already. It did not count; she became a clean person.

Answer 5

I've kind of wondered the same thing myself. I go to boarding school and there a ton of Koreans and they're always walking through the dorms holding hands, etc.
I asked them, and they said it was normal to do that with friends.

Answer 6

like everybody said, it's JUST CULTURE.

in america, people are from so many different countries like ndia, canada, russia, korea, japan, china
on the other hand, in korea there are usually only koreans
it may be hard to understand but korean people sorta think themselves as 'one big family'. even if they're hell obnoxious to one another they still think themselves as one race(which they basically are) and therefore feel more comfortable among themselves.

that's why some korean girls (usually only when they are young though) take baths together, and fully grown korean men don't mind sleeping in the same room

Answer 7

They feel secure and comfortable.

Eun L: your logic is way off. You're saying that only a Korean woman can answer this question? So, a foreigner who moved to Korea as a child wouldn't know anything about the Korean culture? A Korean that emigrates to the U.S. at a young age wouldn't be qualified to answer something about American culture. That's really coming out the wrong end....

Bobby P: I gave you a thumbs up. I guess I'm the only one that "got it."

Good question Chachee.

Answer 8

I think Swapan had the best answer..
Korea is a "group" society. IT is a very idd thing to be a "loner", to go to movies or to eat by yourself. Or even just to skip the group outing because you "feel like a night in, alone" So, naturally, when friends are out and about, they form physical ways to show their closeness.
Beyond good female freinds holding hands, you will also see male-female couples who wear matching shirts, or friends of any gender taking photos together , making a heart out of their arms, over their heads.. (means "love")..
When I first moved to Korea and Japan, my instrincts always told me to give a hug to someone, after I had met them and spent some time with them, as they were leaving.. interesting that the new Korean friend would go stiff when I hugged them.. not sure what to do..
I always interpreted the hand-holding as pure affection, but it does strongly mark the person they are with as "special".. they won't just start hand-holding with you when they meet you.

Answer 9

Contrary to the American way of belief, Korean women, both young and old, hold hands as a sign of a deep friendship.

It has nothing whatsoever to do with homosexuality, being the American way of belief.

It shows a deep friendship, only.

Answer 10

It's a culture thing, that shows a close friendship between two women/ girls. I know I got strange looks when I first moved to the States and linked arms with my best friend, but it is perfectly okay in Korea. ;)