Bay Bong. Thanks for the comment. I indeed also flew in south america and later with a taiwanese airline for 8 years all over the world. I found some of what you describe there but had nothing to do in my opinion with any war. There is just so much fear of losing face or allow anybody to look better than them. But to be fair, I found nice people in those cultures too. I met some of the regular korean and taiwanese pilots not involved in training who were really pleasant and nice. But some of these guys like in many places in addition with some of them not liking foreigners, once they get some power they feel like they are better than anyone. I also met other non flying staff there in korean and they were nice people. But the training department in korean air with the possible exception of the 747 where the failure rate is lower could be a living hell, especially during OE training. I just want others out there to be better informed than me and others were before making the decision.
Best wishes for you too