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In Chinese's view, "kneeling" carries a layer of humiliation and submission. We advocate the spirit of "soldiers can be killed, not disgraced", "boys have gold under their knees".
But in South Korea, "kneeling" is a ritual, a culture, and a way of gratitude. Wins also kneel, lose also kneel, exams also kneel, in short, anyway, a word of discord kneels.
What shocked Chinese fans the most was that in the 2012 AFC Champions League, Guangzhou Evergrande defeated Jeonbuk Hyundai 5-1 away. In the post-match dressing room, all the players of Jeonbuk Hyundai knelt down to atone for their sins, and some players shed tears. It was a great shame for them, and no Chinese Super League team had ever been able to win such a big victory on Korean soil.
It is said that the Korean team kneels many times and has something to do with the Chinese team. In 2010, in the East Asian Final Four, China defeated South Korea 3-0, and after the game, all the Korean players knelt down and did not want to get up for a long time.
The highest etiquette for Chinese fans to thank is to bow, while in South Korea you have to "kneel", which is the right way to open gratitude.
In 2011, after Jeonbuk Hyundai won the K-League, the players knelt down to thank the fans.
Kneeling is so happy
In the Chinese Super League, there is also a kneeling scene. The protagonist is also a South Korean, former Qingdao coach Zhang Wailong, who often kneels in the middle circle to thank the players after the team has won.
This is a very new thing for Chinese photojournalists, who don't want to miss such good news material.
In international competitions, South Korean players kneeling under the national flag is a patriotic expression.
In 2010, at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, after winning the runner-up, the South Korean team first knelt down collectively to kowtow to the national flag, and then after receiving the medal, they collectively kissed the ice surface, and the picture was moving.
At the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, the speed skating men's 500m final, South Korean Mo Taifan knelt on the podium.
At the 2012 London Olympics, Song Da Nan knelt down to thank the coach after winning the judo championship.
2014 Junior Baseball League World Finals, 8-4 Chicago, South Korea. After winning the match, the Korean players collectively bowed to their parents and spectators to thank them for their support.
The differences in the understanding of the "kneeling" culture between China and South Korea have also led to some minor contradictions. For example, at a three-star dinner party, because of the Note7 bombing, South Koreans asked Chinese executives to kneel down and apologize to customers. However, some Chinese employees believe that this is an insult to themselves, showing a more resistant attitude, and some employees do not have low heads, but also use their hands to press the employees' heads to kneel, which once triggered a fierce discussion in China.
Kneeling, as an important ritual in Korea, has penetrated into the square picture of Korean society. In 2014, south Korea's seoul mayoral candidates knelt down to solicit votes.
Fans see idols and kneel
South Korean female singer Hua Yaofei, who fainted at the concert, uploaded a video online and apologized to fans for kneeling down.
Take the college entrance examination, but also kneel down and pray
Of course, when it comes to kneeling, I only serve the Rainbow Nation. In Japan, "kneeling" means "main seat" in Japanese. When Japanese people visit a traditional Japanese-style room with tatami mats, it is generally necessary to kneel.
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