Which kind of leads into the cultural shock that everyone in Korea asks you your age right off the bat. The point of it is not to be rude (as it would be from

Which kind of leads into the cultural shock that everyone in Korea asks you your age right off the bat. The point of it is not to be rude (as it would be from a Western perspective) but to know how 'hierarchically' you are related so that they know how to address you. Took me long enough to understand this.