Is there a discrimination in Korea?

South Korea is a one race country, meaning every Korean believes he/she and all other Koreans are the same race. Being Korean means you are nationally a Korean, speak/write Korean, and have Korean parents. Even the Chinese and Japanese are not considered equal since they have different countries, bloodlines, and cultures including language.

Chinese and Japanese have comparable attitudes.

Koreans in general are generally rude to other races. The amount varies.

There is no public naturalization procedure for a non-korean race person to become a citizen. Even Permanent Residenships are Very Rare, though work permits are common now.

-Please don't take offense TO ME about the following. I'm just telling it like it is.-

The worst received in general by South Koreans are races from poorer countries.

Southeast Asians

Indians (Asia)

Arabs

Africans/Blacks (sorry, if you're black-american)

Eastern Europeans.

Latin Americans.

Then come

Chinese (some respect for history, but they're poorer than koreans now)

Japanese (Korea had to endure colonization and general meanness from them)

Then come the Caucasians.

Koreans have become more familiar with world politics now, and actually differentiate caucasians now. Before they all seemed the same to them.

decent acceptance to:

US/Canada

Germany

UK

France

Most other Western European countries.

Slightly less for:

Italy

Greece

Hungary

South America

But even after all that, they are all foreigners and will be treated as such.

I know this sounds harsh, arbitary, illogical, and stupid. But this is how it is. Most Koreans will never have a friend of a different nationality in his lifetime, even a resident Japanese or Chinese, so they end up depending on stereotypes, most of which, ironically, come from western media.

Maybe with years this might be fixed. I thought in the 70's that Koreans would improve by the new century, but change has unfortunately been slow.

YES! THEY SHOULD KNOW BETTER!

And as in any other situation you should take this in a case by case basis.

I have written down a generalization of attitudes, this does not mean that the more educated and travelled Koreans feel this way, usually these people are embarassed by their own people, but a majority of Koreans ARE STILL THIS IGNORANT.

Try not to take too much offense, they just don't know better.

On the other hand, I could've lied and said like the Korea brochures that Korea is the friendliest country in the East. If you visit the country, you'll probably be treated better than as a stranger in most other countries of the world, but I wanted everyone to know that underlying that politeness and friendliness there underlies a somewhat different truth, which is knowledge I believe every visitor to Korea should know.