Questions on Plastic Surgery in South Korea

[Xiaowei Hunt]

At our visit to the Korean Cultural Center, I asked the docent a question about plastic surgery in South Korea and I was surprised she told us that subway announcers tell where the cosmetic surgery centers are. She also said that men in Korea also do cosmetic surgery. I wonder why this is so. I may ask my students questions in Chinese and they will answer or discuss them in the target language---Chinese. This would be a very interesting topic. I am forming some questions for discussion now:

1.  What makes a Korean woman beautiful?

2.   Why has South Korea become capital of plastic surgery?

3.   Where can you get information about plastic surgery in Seoul? (Internet, Magazine, Friend or subway?)

4.   Why is appearance so important in South Korea? 

I am glad I asked questions like a student because it pushed for thinking and more research. I am going to use the same method to encourage/require my students to ask questions in class.