[KS] The Unmarried Foreigners

[Yung Hee Kim]

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On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 10:58 PM, Robert N <robertneff103 at gmail.com> wrote:

> From what I understand of Korean society during the Joseon period - a male
> who was unmarried (never having married) was not considered to be a man and
> could be basically treated as an inferior - even by married teens.
>  Considering this attitude, I have always wondered what the Koreans thought
> of the unmarried foreign diplomats - especially the elderly ones.  Does
> anyone have any information on how the average Korean (not just the
> government officials but the foreigners' servants) might have regarded them?
>
> Thanks
> Robert Neff
>
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