I think that is a reasonable statement of how things might be viewed, Ocean Person, in Korea. But ...
- The airline sells itself as being a global company.
- They market themselves to the 'Western World '.
- They want to be seen as being part of the top rank of carriers.
- They are members of SkyTeam.
- They are the Korean 'flag carrier' and represent their country to the rest of the world.
Accordingly, they will be judged by international global standards which - like it or not - are predominantly 'Western World'. They WILL be judged by social media (of which PPRuNe is part) and if they do not like it - they can drop all their international routes and serve only domestic points.
However, since the woman made a public apology and resignation - that indicates that the airline is trying to meet the international 'Western' norms of behaviour. Just because this kind of bourgeois behaviour is understood by modern Koreans - it doesn't mean they want it to continue.
We used to have a lot of that kind of behaviour in the UK but it has reduced by a very considerable amount and is not tolerated.