2/8 Talk about the rise in the number of multicultural families in Korea.

Multicultural families in Korea have been on the rise in recent years.
* multicultural family: 다문화 가정.
* on the rise: 증가하는
ex> Smart phone users have been on the constant rise.

Multicultural families are formed when a Korean native marries an immigrant spouse and have children.
ex> Many men who live in rural areas opt to marry immigrant spouses
ex> The rights of immigrant workers should be protected more thoroughly.

Currently about 10 percent of marriages in  Korea are interracial.
* interracial: 인종혼합의
ex> Interracial marriages are commonplace in America, aren't they?

This is a sign that Korea is transitioning out of being a homogeneous society.
* transition out of: ~에서 바뀌다.
* homogeneous society: 단일 민족 국가  cf> heterogeneous
cf> homogenous: 균질의, 상동의
ex> This is a sign that we are transitioning out of the first generation of mobile devices.

There are agencies that match up these women with Korean men.
* match up ~with: ~와 연결시켜 주다.

These Korean men typically live in rural areas and want to tie the knot.
* tie the knot: 결혼하다.
ex> I'm so happy to hear that you're finally going to tie the knot.

@ Stop being such a crybaby and take responsibility for your actions.
애처럼 징징대지 마.
I can't believe mom grounded me for two weeks.


1. We can easily see multicultural families in Korea nowadays.
2. The number of Korean marrying immigrant spouse is on the rise.
3. Korea is still a homogeneous society to a certain degree.
4. I think he has finally decided to tie the knot.