You're absolutely right; South Korea traditionally tended towards making interfaces more complex. "Because Koreans like things to look complex," they responded

You're absolutely right; South Korea traditionally tended towards making interfaces more complex. "Because Koreans like things to look complex," they responded. It is a symbol: it shows their status. [1] This piece is from 2007, though, and some of the lines in it that refer to the West simply don't apply anymore. I think we all know who made simplicity the new, expensive status symbol. [1]http://www.jnd.org/dn.mss/simplicity_is_highly.html http://www.jnd.org/dn.mss/simplicity_is_highly.html