Blog #2 Hayoung Choi "Korean time"

Yes, there are differences between my home country, south Korea, and united states. In my country, we have two kinds of time. First one is same as the one that is in the social time: the heartbeat of culture called “clock time” which means formal and a standard time like we see on our cell phone or on the computer. The other one called “Korean time,” which means Korean people are not puncture on the time. I want to share my experience and explain more about “Korean Time,” through my writing.
In 2007 august, when was my first semester in Binghamton university, there was sports competitions: basketball, soccer, table tennis and badminton that people make a team with their own country and compete with other foreign countries except United states. This competition was called “International festival.” Students in my country and I were preparing for the soccer tournament against India. Our team captain announced to our team players that we are going to practice on Friday this week at 3 p.m. at the east soccer field. When we were at the soccer fields, there was no one on the field. I was embarrassed that there was absolutely any one. I thought the practice was canceled. I called one of my friend and asked “where are you guys at?” and he said “We just left a house. We’ll be there soon.” My friends and I changed our cloths and waited until they arrive. My friend and I spent an hour to warm up, running, stretching and preparing to play soccer. After this terrible event we recognized that people who is Korean in our university usually late at an appointment. Now students in BU know what the “Korean time” is. For example, if I make an appointment at 1pm then Korean will at the appointment around 1:30~2 pm.
However, It doesn’t mean that all of Koreans, who study in the foreign country, are not always late on the time that they engaged. Only some people who is not mutual enough to know how worth it are late. Hence, I don’t like the “KOREAN TIME.”