I was an IT employee working 12 hours a day regularly for 15 years . Few months back I quit my job to take a break and I suddenly have lots of time in my hands .It opened up a whole new world of dramas.
KDrama may not have taught me life lessons, but I still learned a lot, more about how different cultures are, how languages spread etc. For example, Umma, Appa, Ammoni, aigoo etc heard commonly in Korean are straight Amma, Appa , Ammani and aiyoo in Tamil( A south Indian Language, which is considered as a classic language). I see how they sit /sleep on the floor, which is also similar to Tamil culture.
Seeing Thai lakorn, I see how similar the traditional architecture of wooden houses in Thailand and Kerala (another south Indian state) are. In traditional Kerala houses we can see charupadi(it is a wooden bench attached to the wall) which is very unique to them. Although I have travelled across India extensively, but never see similar architecture anywhere in India outside of this small state , Imagine my surprise when I see them in Thai lakorns!. I see many flora which is native to south India in Thai dramas.
How can I forget Oppa Gangnam style? After staring to watch KDramas, I could finally make some sense of what he is singing.
Kimchi and Gochujang are a staple in my kitchen and my husband and kids learnt not to open the kimchi bottles. My cooking skills now includes Korean and Thai. Looking at Kanata's omurice in Girl and Three sweethearts made my mouth water and I had to find recipe and make one immediately.
I see awesome refrigerators shown in some kdramas and wonder why I dont see anything like that in India or US.
Life lessons or not, dramas make my life very colourful.
