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Things NOT to do in South Korea

Avoid such things in South Korea

By Sita DahalPublished 3 years ago 4 min read
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Things NOT to do in South Korea
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Seoul the fifth most populous city in the world has the best street food in Asia which is said to have a lot of cultural rules that might surprise you and all you need to know before going to Korea which is the first way to drink there is a wonderful place to drink when it comes to Korea, also that means things can get out of hand very quickly if you don't want to drink too much be sure to leave your glass half full more than this when someone pours your glass to make sure you get the glass with both hands to show respect and also if your drinker is older when you drink from the cold as another sign of respect you should be careful when drinking in Korea because refusing to drink someone too much means you do not want to be friends with them and they will take ha themselves number two using chopsticks mistakes the most common mistake people make in chopsticks in Asia leaves them stuck in a bowl of rice and this act is actually part of many Asian cultural funerals and should be avoided by all means third seat on trains now

It would seem obvious to say don't sit in seats but in some cultures like America you can take that seat when there are no older people and get up and move if someone comes to Korea anyway that is acceptable and you may be scolded if you do what brings me to number four not to mention trains in most Asian countries showing respect to those around you is great too you will know that no one is in charge of conversations on the trains the little one alone makes the call considered disrespectful of the space of others so try to keep the low number of five numbers without leaving a tip while importing into Korea is unpopular In Japan where you leave a tip it is actually expected that defamatory advice is not expected or required here so if you decide to pay the full amount to you I do not know which part of these six numbers do not be afraid to call a waiter. The waiter is calling out the reason for this is that the Korean waiters leave you alone in your food which means the only way to get their attention is to shout at them or use one of the beating buttons found on the side of your table in seven other restaurants.

Landlords and residents who start any conflict with Koreans it is better to just go as lawis Kung happens to meet Korea almost always number 8 there is no such thing as your Seoul area with over 25 million people so hateful crowds this will be difficult because of the large number of people here who are being pushed or pushed are not considered disrespectful and if anything so if you find yourself pushed or buried in a basement do not take its own number 9 do not write using red ink Korean culture is very superstitious and writing words in red ink is thought to mean that the person will soon die or that you want them to die this tradition goes back to centuries when the names of the dead were written in red in cemeteries next time you write a Korean birth card you will probably stop using the red number 10 and not get things in one hand if you can't tell Korea about respect and some part from understanding the faeces.

This gift of giving and receiving things in many Asian cultures receiving things with one hand is considered insulting and deceptive. so remember every time you get anything you accept it with both hands or drink a bill or any other kind of the last kind but the small number of 11 Koreans always share a special sharing idea called Jon and it's hard to translate into English but it actually means communication between people in this community if don't share it you will be seen as greedy which means you have little or no Jeon and in order to travel to Korea it is important that you know this aspect of their culture and that is about it.

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Sita Dahal

Hello, I am Sita Dahal, I am an artist and love roaming around the globe.

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