Korean’s hurried culture is well-known. In the past, it might have held a negative meaning of a hot-headed Korean, but these days it represents Korea’s main image of achieving high growth.
  I cannot deny the “hurry up culture” is already inside of me. I eat my lunch so fast to avoid being late for class. I could go to the cafeteria 30 minutes earlier, but I would rather do something else during that time. I skim newspapers, books, etc. to have more information and to read more books. The more, the better, right?
  Fast eating is not good for your health and it is a well-known fact. Nevertheless, there are lots of people who are still eating fast. According to the research, which was broadcasted by KBS1, 52% finish their meals within 10 minutes, and only 10% of people eat slower than over 15 minutes. It is such an acceptable result because taking more than 15 minutes of eating is a luxurious thing for university students who are busy with studying, part-time jobs, etc. Eating fast causes stomach and intestinal diseases. People know those, but it is a dilemma that most Koreans still eat fast.
  What about reading books? Reading fast or reading slowly have their own pros and cons, and it is every one’s own will to choose their own way to read. Once there was a book that gave me a big lesson. It is titled, ‘How to read a book’, written by the Japanese novelist Hirano Keichiro. One of the most impressive passages was, ‘There is a vast world of words in a writer’s work’. In other words, writing a book takes a very long time, so reading all of it in a short time is nearly impossible. Of course, adopting only the information we need is one of the good ways for us, who are living in a deluge of information, but we cannot say that 15 days on a Europe package tour is enough for us to experience Europe enough.
  The hurry-up culture inside of me seems to be because of the Korean society’s intense internal competition. It is common to rate in each field because our society pursues being fast. It seems that we need to acknowledge the benefits of slowness and respect diverseness.