Journal 3 (3) Now that I think of my laziness, I feel like, adding my self-justification I mentioned earlier, it may have a lot to do with some cultural aspects of where I was grown up. As an affection-filled Korean (having a love) for my country, I don’t wanna say a bad word about my own country. But, despite the fact that there are more good things about our culture, I reckon some of bad customs come from it. Believe it or not, at one time, our country used to be called the country of courteous people in the east under the foundation of Confucianism containing many regarding not only courtesy but enlightened philosophy.