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		throw55653s2 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Koreans ask what year you were born That sounds like pop science. I find it funny culture is used to describe why things fail in Asia, but when things fail in the West, it’s because of that individual person‘s actions.

subarctic 4 months ago [–]

Kind of makes sense when you think about it, since if the person is describing it in English at least there's a good chance they are from the West.

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