Essay: Global Korean

What aspects should you have to be a global Korean?

With the recent advances in transportation and communication, the world is becoming a smaller place. Korea is more involved with other countries than ever before and it is becoming more important for Koreans to be global citizens. So, what does it mean to be a global Korean? To be a global Korean, I should have knowledge, tolerance, and identity.
The first aspect that global Koreans should have is knowledge. Each country has different culture. With sufficient knowledge, a person can know many different cultures and customs of other countries. For example, if I want to be global I have to know cultural differences between India and Korea. While Indians eat with their hands Koreans use tools. And obtaining such knowledge is the first thing necessary to become a global Korean.
Even though a person has all the knowledge of other countries, if he cannot tolerate it he can never be a global Korean. Being global means to be part of the world, so if a person wants to be global, he or she should not only understand other countries culture, but also tolerate them. When I was young, I went overseas with my brother. We knew all the customs of New Zealand as we were staying in the same house with the Kiwis, but while I was able to adapt to the New Zealand way of life, my brother was unable to tolerate the New Zealand diet and customs. My brother's behavior in New Zealand cannot be a global Korean's behavior because even though he knew the customs he did not fallow it.
The last aspect that a global Korean should have is identity. To be Globally respected and admired, a Korean must know and like other countries, but the Korean should know about his own country first and feel devotion to it. Compared to a tree, identity is same as the root, while becoming global can be compared to branches. Without the root it is impossible to branch out, and such logic is also related to being global Korean. A global Korean must know about Korea well and be proud of it in order to adapt other countries culture and still not lose identity.
As mentioned before, world is getting smaller and smaller and Korea is related to other countries even more than before. To be admired, respected, and honored by other countries in this state, we must become global Koreans that have knowledge of other countries, tolerance to tolerate other countries, and identity