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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (484602)	5/31/2009 3:37:38 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1574261

Ted, > I am curious.....corruption seems pretty standard in SK. If true, do you know why? I'm not really sure why. It could be because South Korea modernized rather quickly, but old-school politics die hard. I hear that in many cultures, it's customary to give money and/or gifts to people in power for favors. Korea obviously is one of them. Its been a while since I've read the history of SK but its only recently that true democracy has taken hold and most of the Chaebol [sp?] have never been very clean in their operations. It may be a reflection of the Chinese culture.....another one where corruption tends to flourish.