Korea Joongang Daily
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From 'no kids zones' to 'no ajae zones' — where does society draw the line?

Picture this: As the weather warms up, you decide to prepare for camping season. But just when you find a camping ground you like online, you are unable to book solely because of your age — not because you’re underage, but because you’re over 40 ...

2022-03-15

A new generation of 'kkondae' is infiltrating Korean society

After her workplace decided to make employees adhere to a 52-hour workweek, leaving the office every day became an awkward event for a 24-year-old surnamed Lee, who is working as an intern in the finance industry and asked that her first name not ...

2021-03-16

Han Ji-eun offers an alternative interpretation of the term kkondae

In the recently ended MBC drama, “Kkondae Intern,” characters showed the common scenes from the daily lives of office workers to encourage many to think more about better ways to adapt to have more inclusive and productive teams within a company.

2020-07-03

Drama series ask when does mentoring cross the line to 'kkondae-ing'

In Korea, just the mere utterance of the word “kkondae” leads to eye-rolling, head-shaking and exasperated sighs as people's memories are flooded with unhappy thoughts. Kkondae is Korean slang and is used to describe a condescending person...

2020-06-23