Why is Korean culture materialistic?

Materialistic tendency partially drove South Korea's rapid economic growth. And it continues to dictate major strands of the culture, and this is why. Materialistic tendency partially drove South Korea's rapid economic growth. read more

” TL;DR. In South Korea, objects define identity. This is the result of rapid economic growth that initially spawned a nouveau-riche culture of ostentatiously displaying wealth. The bottom line is that South Korea is a capitalist society, consumerist in nature. read more

in Korean language of course. Extreme vanity and shallow egomania everywhere. People staring at themselves in mirrors constantly. Most women have plastic surgery and it's said that 15% of the men have plastic surgery too. It makes SoCal look non-materialistic. A culture that values money and self-image above anything else. Extreme racism. read more