15 Strange Things That Seem Normal Only In South Korea

South Korea is a dream travel destination for many, an absolutely fantastic culture, a country of contrasts, where modern technologies and ancient Eastern traditions harmoniously combine into something totally unique in and of itself. Every journey to this amazing country reveals countless new secrets and mysteries. These crazy yet amazing facts South Korea might astonish you.
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People in Korea really love practical gifts like this and especially ones that can be eaten. For example, management at one South Korean company presented their employees with food baskets.
The Korean New Year usually takes place in January or February, depending on the time of the second new moon after the winter solstice.
South Korea is home to the most visited church in the world with a parish consisting of over 1 million people a year.
There's an established gift-giving culture in Korea with certain rules. For example, big gifts to teachers or public officials are considered bribes. And when somebody visits your home in this country, you can be sure that they’ll bring a drink, dessert, or fruit.
In Seoul, there's a subway train dedicated to a comedy animated series called “Larva”. It runs on the green line 8 times a day and features two of the cartoon’s main characters in every car.
Koreans are not very familiar with Western traditions, and they don't even have geography at school. At the same time, they'd be happy to tell you anything you want to know about K-pop singers and bands.
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TIMESTAMPS
They have unbeatable state support for pregnant women. 0:43
Almost every bus stop has a digital information panel with the bus schedule on it in real time. 1:52
It's totally normal to try the food in grocery stores. 2:51
South Koreans like to give and receive practical gifts. 3:13
TV hosts wear traditional clothing on the Korean New Year. 3:43
Kindergarteners have color-coded uniforms. 4:36
Churches give little pleasant gifts to their parish. 4:57
High-schoolers study until midnight. 5:35
Couples like to wear matching clothes. 6:18
The best gift for a teacher is a cup of coffee or candy. 6:59
They have themed subway cars. 7:34
It’s a more isolated country than we think. 8:03
They don’t really eat dogs. 8:31
There's a lack of trash bins but plenty of public restrooms. 9:03
South Koreans’ workaholism has no limits. 9:43
SUMMARY
-Expecting women in South Korea are given a special credit card from the government with a $500 balance on it to spend on medical treatment and all necessary supplements and prescriptions.
-Buses run 24/7, but they don’t stop at all scheduled bus stops. You need to be attentive, and when you see the bus you need, you have to signal for it to stop.
-In the majority of Korean supermarkets, there are unlimited samples for you to test.
-A traditional gift at a housewarming party is a few rolls of toilet paper.
-Koreans celebrate “Seollal”, or “New Year”, for 3 days: the day before, on, and after the New Year.
-Each kindergarten has a specific uniform in a certain color so that kids don't get lost in the crowd during fieldtrips and walks around the city.
-About 4 times a year, big churches arrange free visits to dentists and hairstylists for their parish.
-Elementary students have classes from 9 AM to 6 PM, middle-schoolers go home at 10 PM, and high-schoolers sometimes have to study until one in the morning.
-Couples use social media to brag, have cute little celebrations every 100 days, and even arrange romantic vacations almost every month and display their “in-love” status with the help of matching outfits.
-South Korean parents and children like to show their gratitude to a teacher by giving them candy or a cup of coffee.
-There are lots of themed subway cars dedicated to certain cartoon characters.
-Koreans practically never listen to music or watch movies from other countries.
-Modern Korean cuisine is really healthy. They usually eat grilled meat (without oil), a lot of vegetables and plants, and rice.
-You won’t find any trash bins on the streets in South Korea because the people there are super tidy.
-Office workers are now required, by law, to turn off their computers on Friday evening.
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[@BRIGHTSIDEOFFICIAL]

Hey guys! Which things do you think the West should adopt from South Korea? And here're some crazy things that seem normal in different countries kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWjZq2NnlLKArs0

[@kpopoffline1053]

First comment

[@kpopoffline1053]

And first like,not to brag

[@maronp6279]

BRIGHT SIDE, your showing pictures of japan, not korea. Please take more time to research carefully next time.

[@nadarjag]

The public transport system. Convenient, cheap and efficient!

[@allisonpalencia237]

I love BTS

[@chrisw4997]

The weirdest thing is: Why is there teeth biting between each fact? And no-one mentioned the toilet thing in the thumbnail...

[@arkconstructive4456]

That is so true

[@ezra8061]

Hahahhahaahaha me too!

[@DrasmaBaig]

Ya it's irritating

[@natashawillson1340]

Lol ikr 😆

[@johnmarshall4442]

Yeah, what's the deal with the teeth ????????

[@1star819]

This video is a mix of Koreans, Chinese and Japanese. The pictures are wrong.

[@usernameisallfull]

Ya. Very. Id know this; I'm fully Korean.

[@annelocked]

Finally! I was waiting for someone to point this out

[@ink8228]

Thanks for pointing that out I didn't know that! Thx!

[@s0l_stice]

k .anree why didn’t you do it then?

[@nooreenfatima.2639]

Chill doesn't matter 😁

[@anushkasharma8887]

They- high schoolers study till midnight Me (Indian) - high schoolers here start studying at midnight and sleep in the afternoon after school (Commonly 10th graders n above) 😜

[@Madhumitha-pc1yl]

Ofcourse u r right 😂🤣

[@richakumari6871]

Although we don't have any midnight school but still we have to study a lot may be equal aur more than South Koreans .........

[@DF56727]

@@richakumari6871 not more then 12

[@archipatil8983]

Yes u r right 💜

[@anushkasharma8887]

@@DF56727 most ppl do

[@naushadalihashmi856]

This country I swear is the definition of perfection. I'm so in love with this country

[@sulantaaa]

@Stop Producing Kids Taeyong ❤️ can I ask why?

[@daddyfett9857]

WEEEEEEEEEEEEB

[@joestock1140]

You haven't been much of anywhere, have you?

[@winstonbanks1800]

Again I ask if South Korea is so perfect why do they immigrate to the United States?

[@errornjanelleerrorelle7119]

Everytime kpop is mentioned on this channel they always have to add in a little bit of BTS 😂😂

[@y4wnz._]

@@hanque5734 you're right they should be btspop army like me also use to say the world pop because they are in everywhere all around the world

[@errornjanelleerrorelle7119]

@mRpapa stalin khop

[@yasminedehbi4758]

Lol 😂 I'd Like To 😜

[@fairooztasneemanawal7014]

@@hanque5734 that is why they're nominated for Grammy

[@user-zh3rr8rl3y]

Or black pink

[@3OBTPA]

I dislike the 'teeth' image between each subject

[@Tess11s]

3ABTPA tots

[@prof.nutmeg8124]

Right? It was weird, gross, and distracting. Not to mention it had nothing to do with the video. They could have used the Korean flag for transitions, that would have worked.

[@Markgraf_ON]

Yeah those are gross

[@cleanwiddit]

ye

[@harshaswar317]

They make me cringe.

[@imjaehyunsbread2953]

3:26 I remember EXO literally bring a lot of toilet paper rolls when Xiumin had a house warming party (I remember they bring a lot it's on a bag/plastic)

[@priyag8964]

Yes, when I saw toilet paper I remembered exo

[@onceanarmytwiceanexo-lthri6126]

lol I remembered it too

[@exolismyidentity5460]

@@priyag8964 me too our little baekhyun

[@onlinemathquiz3621]

japan: 🇯🇵🔆🥇⛩ Korea: 💩🚬

[@milli890]

My heart touched when they mentioned Bts❤

[@user-wm5nd4ec8f]

WHERE IS BLACKPINK?

[@milli890]

@@user-wm5nd4ec8f i don't know

[@goldenunicorn2690]

Lolz

[@stylistatjinhitentertainme3029]

@@user-wm5nd4ec8f Owww I see triggered blonk

[@stylistatjinhitentertainme3029]

Same 💜

[@harlahan2097]

That mouth transition thing was annoying to me. Anyone else?

[@thecuriousnerd3396]

I know right

[@Inlieuofsue]

Yeah it was creeping me out at some point.

[@corvuscrow5485]

yeah, the mouth sucks...hmm...now that I reread this...I'm cracking myself up... :>)

[@franciscomalavet8375]

Good im not the only one

[@user-hu4qg2nr9r]

me too

[@jaejae_0126]

I'm Korean and I am really impressed with this clip but, there are some mistakes in the clip. 1. Korean people are really used to western culture and Music. As you know, in Korea when foreign singers come and have concert, all the seats are sold out. And in real life every Koreans know the new, popular pop songs. You can probably hear it in the street very often. 2. They also watch lots of western movie. For example, In all of Asia Korea has biggest fandom of Marvel. 3. Korean kids they study a lot but these days they try to not for the kids. Also elementry school(8~13years old) they end maybe 1-2 pm. (the younger you are the faster it ends.) middle school(14-16) they end about 4-5 pm. high school (17-19) the class ends 6pm but they usually have extra study time called "yaja" it means evening free study time. At this time you don't have class but you study by yourself whatever you want! And it finish at 10 pm. Before, everybody should have this extra study time but nowadays you can choose so some students they just go home or go to the academy.

[@krioni86sa]

Thank you

[@ifkaahmed1101]

I am not a Korean butI love everything about korean

[@orestespixen8287]

have you ever listen to Joy Division?

[@eileenappel3404]

Same

[@villeniskanen3702]

And that they/you love coffee is weird because you are not even close to top 20 countrys that drink coffee. South-Korean coffee use is 1.8kg, when In finland it is 6.6kg. Cyprus is 20 at 4.8kg. So for Finnish perspective you dont use coffee at all.

[@blinkforever_and_ever]

I liked everything except studying till midnight 😭

[@shivamvaze8509]

I see you are a weakling will

[@sutapabanerjee240]

@@shivamvaze8509 lol

[@sivarpa_pry_prdvj5058]

Love towards South Korea 💜 LOVE from INDIA 🇮🇳💜

[@enchantedacorn9385]

The teeth are disturbing 🤢🤮

[@WEFslayer]

That's one of the strange things westerners do when they make a video.

[@enchantedacorn9385]

@@WEFslayer WOW VERY DISTURBING

[@candiipandiigaming6721]

jbhhhhhlpåö¨ä '

[@daesoolee1083]

very much...

[@catmagedsproductions1998]

Ya

[@Ninjajessie4]

The teeth really bother me for some reason

[@natsukiplayz8390]

Yeah the sound and how it makes me wanna throw up

[@muikalep3547]

Embrace the teeth intermission.

[@yaisanettoribio5787]

Idk why bruhh They don’t bother much.

[@strayvideo]

I’d have to say I think that the whole teeth thing is the STUPIDEST gimmick I’ve seen in a very long time.

[@ah-ey3hq]

fr, im korean and whenever my mum eats i feel like shouting but i dont wanna get in trouble

[@dopeiditz740]

I love south korea, lots of love from INDIAN🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@sayyamzahid505]

Can you guide me about settlement for Busan aor any Korean city?

[@billlebrave8539]

I visited Korea once. It was a clean country. The people pride themselves on their honesty and they were very friendly. I left from the clean modern airport in Seoul and arrived at the filthy airport in San Francisco. Kinda made me ashamed.

[@brendariviera4481]

999

[@winstonbanks1800]

Can someone please answer me back why do S. Koreans immigrate to the U. S. if their country is so perfect?

[@Mickyr3mix]

I liked how they used Japanese and some Chinese cities in a South Korean video, especially something as iconic as Shibuya cross section at the :18 mark. Shows how much time they spent into researching.

[@Xunxunzui]

spotted the same thing and was frowning the whole time when the video is going on... many things are common sense among us Asians and some are wrong like "dont know western culture or dont learn geography"... smh

[@Markandjayde180]

Love your comments from an American narrator American propaganda at its best Mark from Australia!

[@iROChakri]

Thats because China and Japan are like older brothers to Korea. China the oldest, then Japan. Korea is the youngest one.

[@trebleclef9844]

@@iROChakri wdym

[@vegagourde6072]

@@Xunxunzui as a fellow Asian

[@ashourjoseph7953]

*Uploads video about South Korea *uses pictures of Tokyo

[@bariforever3611]

And China

[@ashtherobloxgurl0246]

Mono

[@ashtherobloxgurl0246]

Momo

[@user-nt8ep6be3r]

Idk why they r uses other country's picture. Seoul is very big and other cities too. :(

[@aryanshmahant]

@En Ru Zhao yeah

[@e.jack.47]

Bright side you inspired me to start my own channel. I love the way you animate your illustration. Much respect!

[@josephgeorge2293]

I am actually from India but I just love South Korean their culture, their food, their taekwondo their everything is so uniqe

[@hammadsar746]

BRIGHT SIDE: Have you ever been to korea if so what impressed you most of all. Me: i never went to korea but BTS impressed me the most.

[@diduseemybag8086]

Me too I purple you 💜💜💜

[@hannahbingham6058]

YAS IKR

[@JayJay-yy2uf]

BTS IS THE BEST yass

[@evarojas5670]

Me to

[@frie_.lunaticcc1082]

Same lol

[@jihaeyang5845]

Hi Im Korean Highschool student and just wanna tell you guys about subject No.8 That’s not because school libraries are open 24/7, we have to go to an “ACADEMY”. In Korea, Almost all highschool students are going to not only one academy. English academy, math academy etc. When I back home, alway It’s 1:00 a.m. It’s so tired.. I HATE ACADEMY and all students are haters like me🤬 ..............that’s it! Thx you guys watching my comment P.s.) And your teeth are DIsgUstinG

[@Republicanism]

ㅎㅇ

[@bloombloom6142]

Please answer: do koreans eat meat of anything like Chinese??

[@user-rp9vm1vk6z]

@@bloombloom6142 beef, pork, ramb, chicken, that's all I have ever eaten beside fish. I'm 47 years old female.

[@Nicole-lh9eo]

I don't have think

[@pika3207]

Ok

[@user-kt2te5bq8r]

한국이 다른 나라의 음악이나 영화를 소비 안한다니 내한했던 배우,가수들이 보면 황당해서 말도 안나오겠네

[@pokoramora6359]

ㅇㅈ

[@johnlacroix1639]

WOW very interesting super kool ,1st class great info.,, AAAAAAAAAAA++++++++++++ again great video I liked it a lot ,keep up the great work.

[@yenachoi7724]

I'm a Korean and I disagree with number 4 tho. We listen to Western Music a lot. Western Music are even going trending here like Thank You Next, Level Up etc...

[@btsuyiru6613]

Annyeon-ghaseyo😊😊

[@Xoranium]

Hey! I want a Korean friend, can you be my friend? :D

[@btsuyiru6613]

@@Xoranium I also need

[@Xoranium]

@@btsuyiru6613 yep

[@btsuyiru6613]

@@Xoranium what to do

[@geethapai809]

Questions we don't still have answers to : WHY BRIGHT SIDE HAS USED TEETH TRANSITION???

[@callmeblt6325]

geetha pai I don’t understand why like 20 people asked this🙄

[@Esther-vh5cn]

IKR that was kinda wierd

[@intrinsic.valuesss]

Respect and love to a beautiful and unique country South Korea. Love from India 🙏🇮🇳🇰🇷🇮🇳🇰🇷

[@Hillers62]

I've been to South Korea six times...it is a wonderful country...Seoul is one of the most cleanest, safest, and exciting city I have ever been to...and the subway system!!! Not to mention the sub system of stores and restaurants that are on the level of the sub systems!!! And you have to go to the Lotte area...It's outstanding!!!!

[@Em-jl3sf]

To whoever decided on the chomping teeth transition: don’t use that ever again.

[@moondalbit__]

Its disturbing

[@yaisanettoribio5787]

Nah it’s ok.

[@jonimercado9121]

『Dollamocha』 no it’s not ok you se it in the beginning and trough out the video

[@keeleymettlin5398]

I agree and I am a few years late

[@vdub5030]

Childish and unprofessional.

[@nomadic668]

08:08 What?!!!!! I'm Korean and the ratio I watch Korean movies to foreign movies is approx 1:12. Also, I listen to Korean music less than 15 minutes a day while I listen to foreign music more than an hour a day. 08:15 We do have geography classes in school. It's just not an independent subject. It's included in social science btw.

[@123sweety4]

Hiii I'm from India

[@rolandoderafera7911]

P

[@rudolphferdinand3634]

I am American, and I watch Korean movies that are in English subtitles. I was duty station in Korea, and I fell in love with the Korean people the culture everything Korean. I even fly a Korea flag in my house. I am hoping that next year if I can find a Korean nearby to start learning the Korean language. My first attempt 4/1972 to learn Korean. My dream.

[@user-rp9vm1vk6z]

I agree. We do enjoy a lot of american pops and hollywood movies.

[@Swati_Modak]

Wow....we also read geography in Social science subject..its not an indipendent subject...I am from India...and a central board student...and we use NCERT books..

[@logicalbeing1897]

On Hindu new year, all tv hosts wear traditional dresses like sarees

[@narihcadwog696]

Jai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj jai bhavani 🛕

[@choilisa64]

In sk?

[@khaleesivani]

Number 8 tho. My respect for kpop trainees especially high school students goes📈

[@Oso301000]

I lived in South Korea for almost 4 years and Love It! I was in Daegu City which so far was the 4th biggest city, and the awesome thing about Daegu was that you have the city lifestyle, but if you get to the outskirts of the city you can still enjoy the seclusion and beautiful scenery of the countryside and their traditions. Of course, the best way to travel thru South Korea is with the companionship of a Korean National, but for that, you better learn, respect and earn their real trust. They are very friendly but to a certain point, until you earn that extra mile you get to see and enjoy Korea for the Koreans and not the normal touristy common areas that are really nice, don't get me wrong. But they have so many cultural places thru the whole peninsula that a normal tourist won't be able to visit on a normal speedy vacation. Their countryside and their coastline are so beautiful. Places to go: Gwangju, The Islan of Geoje, Pohang and Busan Fish Markets, Andong Village, Jeju Island, Palgonsan Mountain Cable, Of course, a trip to the 38th Parallel and many other beautiful places. About the food? Don't get me started there. OMG, what an awesome plethora of new and different flavors. Loved the Gamja-tan, the Kimchy Chigae, the Sangiopsal, the grilled Duck, the chicken from Kyochon or any other chicken from other stores, it's totally radical the way the cook it or fry it, the Dolsot Bibimbap, the Stir-fried Beef Tripe & Grilled Pork Belly, their fresh and raw seafood with rice, peanut oil, vegetables, and red sauce was phenomenal. I do miss South Korea and my longing and dear friends plus its flavors and aromas a lot. My mouth and my eyes are watering at the same time. By the way, they know and appreciate Western Cultures and travel to English and Spanish speaking nations on this hemisphere as well as part of their cultural enrichment. They really love Coffee exponentially plus-ultra, K-Pop, their taste of fashion is awesome. One remarkable and really precious thing they have as a Society is their sense of respect for the elders and family, for others and for themselves, they also respect the private property and take pride in everything they do. It's admirable, I never felt unsafe in there, no matter the time of the day or night. Thanks, SOUTH KOREA and my Daegu people for giving me such a beautiful and life lesson experience thru all those years.

[@harasiskaur8121]

JORGE RIVERA ooo thats so cool! do u enjoy kpop? what groups/ soloists if you do?

[@BRIGHTSIDEOFFICIAL]

Oh, I wanna go there!

[@gerald7188]

JORGE RIVERA mhen ur stories 're too long to read.

[@reginebibay9137]

JORGE RIVER

[@lauren9285]

Thank u :3

[@elenaim3952]

Okay... well, Koreans study hard. But they don’t overwork themselves so that they can”t have time for hobbies. They study a lot, and this is why Korea is one of the countries with the most advanced technology systems in the world. Also, they know a lot about western pop and trends, so I don’t know where you got that piece of information. Most importantly: Please do careful research before making a video. So many pictures and the background music was Japanese.

[@torshaghosh3853]

Lol. They study like crazy and they dont really have life. Thus korea is 2nd highest in suicide.

[@elenaim3952]

torsha ghosh You do realize that this is an extremely offensive comment. You should never judge people who you are not an expert on.

[@user-ev6np5bn8i]

Thank you! ^^

[@sixshot4]

torsha ghosh take away the suicides from elderly and that statistic frantically falls

[@alexdhamp]

@@sixshot4 They have one of the highest rates of suicide among teens in the world...so it's not just the elderly.

[@koreanclassonfriday144]

Thanks for the nice video!

[@hollester3996]

I AM FEELING BAD FOR THE STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO ENJOY THEIR CHILDHOOD. 😥😥 I JUST WANTED TO KNOW THAT WHETHER POLITICIANS OR STUDENTS WORK HARD OVER THERE. IT IS SURE THAT STUDENTS WORK HARDER THAN THEIR PARENTS AND IT IS AMAZING.

[@priyankaborah2564]

Army here??? I purple you💜💜💜

[@justin-btsellendegeneresan5665]

PRIYANKA BORAH here! I purple you too! 💜

[@dakotatorres8411]

I purple you tooooooo💜💜💜💜

[@jungwoo7445]

I purple you tooo💜💜💜

[@lalily222]

PRIYANKA BORAH 💜

[@darkred1438]

I PURPLE YOU 💜💜 #BTSARMY

[@vincyjaison808]

I'm happy that they mentioned bts😄I love Korea and specially kpop💜💜any armies out there

[@lipikatamrakar5573]

Yass!! Whenever I hear south Korea I'm like : ~BTSSSSS~😅 💜💜💜

[@hannieyammie7496]

Oh please stop u armies, I'm also a stay of straykids out here, but no mentioning straykids in perticular, can u guys just stop? Here people are for knowing about korea not bts, disgusting fandom

[@lipikatamrakar5573]

@@hannieyammie7496 if you don't like it , you can just ignore it!!🙃 Btw I'm also a stay ❤️😍

[@hannieyammie7496]

@@lipikatamrakar5573 I don't mean that u r a stay or not, but please it's any other content than k-pop, I didn't mentioned skz any where then why BTS huh?

[@moarmyonceahgastay-lctzen4617]

@@hannieyammie7496 I'm a stay and army but I think what they said was fine because they did mention kpop in the video

[@babeena_gt_3645]

Awwww this is so sweet 🤗💜 Way to go SK for being so caring for your mommies to be and mommies

[@arfriedman4577]

Love this video. Practical gifts are better. You. Dont need a million material things

[@thorpizzle]

I've lived in Korea for ten years. #13 had me scratching my head. I've seen samples in grocery stores, but to the degree in the video. Also, #4 is completely wrong. This is not an isolated country. People love western music, TV, and movies. And judging from the other comments, you got a lot of other stuff wrong, too.

[@ashhlol]

Maybe in Skorea or Nkorea its true

[@sunnyemilyloughran3621]

@@ashhlol Well this is talking about South Korea

[@nicetimefuntimes7532]

I'm American and I knew that they were wrong about a lot of that!

[@winstonbanks1800]

I am still waiting for the answer if South Korea is so perfect why do they immigrate to the U.S.?

[@sorryamnotsorry1055]

@@winstonbanks1800 people have their own personal choices on why they wanna move to the US, certainly you don’t find everyone in South Korean trying to move to US,that is why we have what we call immigration. it doesn’t just happen to only those in South Korea,and US won’t be the only country people wanna migrate to

[@Hofkhf]

Well I'm Korean and #4 is wrong. At least I'm 15, and I watched lots of Western movies more than 300 times and now I love western pop and western tv shows! Don't forget we have the fastest internet in the world😂 We love our cultures and others too! + We have geography class!!!!

[@summerbrooks9922]

love u South Korea beats all other countries in Internet use and speed.

[@dana9w635]

love u So how about school hours ? Do you have to stay at school till midnight ?

[@youtubechannel8139]

School rules are so weird It S****ks Sorry😐😐😐😐

[@armyfamily9017]

OMG It's hard to trust anyone in this world 😂😂😂

[@desiblackpill6810]

love u do u watch Bollywood ?😅🤔

[@mennamostafa]

When he said Korea is isolated country He just said that because he wanted to say BTS in the middle 😂😂😂

[@philominatana9195]

Wow!!! This is great

[@MrCScottie]

"15 things that are ONLY normal in South Korea." #3: "They don't eat dogs"

[@Kowen-gh8vt]

A lot of these things aren't ONLY in Korea...geeze

[@vepozothira808]

Wonderful S.Korea. I wish all the countries in the world be like this country. Thank you for showing us SK.

[@-_frogii-_-]

It's education system: am I a joke to you

[@infinityenergyrose5626]

Thank you for sharing Bright Side

[@thajin217]

Hey ARMYs I purple you 💜

[@k.skjswifeu8109]

Hello army!!!

[@amrendrakumar234]

BORAHAE 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@k.skjswifeu8109]

@@amrendrakumar234 saranghae 💜💜💜

[@Haarknoten96]

Be quiet!

[@k.skjswifeu8109]

@@Haarknoten96 what do you mean-

[@tombruner9634]

It's been over 40 years since I visited South Korea. What I remember most is how polite the people were to us. For example, we took a cab ride from Inchon to Seoul and the driver turned off the radio. We told him it was okay, that we like to listen to music. He apologized and explained that it was Korean music and we may not like it. Eventually he turned the stereo on and, while not western, it was interesting and relaxing. What I remember second-most is the antiaircraft guns on top of some of the buildings. They are probably gone by now.

[@BMoney8600]

Sounds nice

[@jamesprzepiora8258]

COOOL!!!!!!!!

[@kai-dp3cg]

actually when you bump into koreans in the streets they rarely say excuse me or sorry. from what i experienced but i feel that it’s because of how hectic their lives are so i don’t take it to heart

[@the_potato_in_the_trash6732]

actually yeah they have that problem, but even they make fun of themselves for it XD, I saw Koreans making fun of themselves about it on a tv show program

[@vivelarevolution2835]

how old are you(no offense)

[@youngkim3695]

Soooo funny. I'm Korean! There are some mistakes in this video and I want to correct them. Koreans know very well about world geography. Isn't it true that Americans don't know much about other than their own country? And Koreans enjoy watching dramas and movies from all over the world. The Korean movie market is big enough to open simultaneously in Korea when a movie is released in the U.S.

[@AhHyn]

My love, Americans don't even know about their own country either. But they do assume a lot about others.

[@cutepaws7561]

Me too! I'm a Chinese-Indian!! We love you so much, S.Korea!

[@kagaminesani7022]

I’m American.....

[@MichiganUSASingaporeSEAsia]

You mean you are south Korean, not Korean

[@marksmith7054]

very interesting video, thank you

[@quarant1353]

What is with the "teeth" ?

[@23rdwhite]

yeah, that was annoying.

[@TonyStark-hz7ue]

ahh i m sorry i dont understand, what teeth & is it true they dont teach geography ?

[@finnlythedoggo6662]

Yeah

[@qwerkyscience]

Because there was a dog in the earlier part. The teeth are like eating the dog but they try to make it look like that’s not what’s happening. It’s like a constant reminder lol.

[@qwerkyscience]

Oh wait it looks like it’s clickbait strategy too! Lol

[@shinibi]

It's About S.Korea but the background music is Japanase.... ㅠㅠ

[@alfiesolomons791]

What's the difference?

[@RiddaAneas]

also in Japan? @ 4:50

[@danawetherell6513]

This channel is bad for inconsistencies and misinformation.

[@kichiguy3827]

Alfie Solomons Japan 🇯🇵 & Korea 🇰🇷 it’s both 5 letters...must be so confusing when you can’t read alphabet 🤷🏻‍♀️ But hey ! at least you can count 😉✨

[@johnmahugu]

hehehe

[@susanpereyeibo7576]

Wonderful South Korea facts

[@armygirl9505]

I am Indian and I love South Korea love from INDIA ❤️

[@isaacsstudio7341]

Big welcome to Korea as always!^^

[@diecastdownunder6469]

I never wanted to travel overseas from Australia but fell in love with kpop and took my first OS trip to south Korea and now am travelling there twice a year for a month at a time. .. ❤🇰🇷

[@isaacsstudio7341]

Big Welcome to Korea as always!^^♡

[@sayyamzahid505]

🇱🇰✌️ my procedure for invest went to vain kiwi American Samoa

[@OliverBaseball]

Strange!!! how they used Japan's traditional music and streets of Japan..... on this one....needs some more curiouse resurch.... Also for the thumbnail image is wrong....

[@TankEnMate]

Yeah, the first street scene looks very much like Shibuya (渋谷)

[@OliverBaseball]

TankEnMate yeah they used most of the image from japan or chinese using country......

[@HikaruKatayamma]

That IS Shibuya! Use Google Maps street view to confirm if you like.

[@eugenearella6189]

true!!!

[@minty8065]

Oliver Baseball올리버 베이스볼 This channel just makes half-assed videos to make views . I doubt they actually care if it's korea or not.

[@anitagarg3409]

Bright side...South korea.... Me:say no more 💜💜💜💜💜💜 You nice, keep going!

[@user-qv6gs1dg7i]

I am a South Korean. We love to watch western movies and listen to western music.

[@cool.970]

제 인스타그램 계정을 알려주실 수 있나요?

[@deepakdeepu3622]

That TEETH BITING visual after every point is disgusting 😦😦😦ANY ONE else felt the same thing here 😊

[@SamyukthaMagesh]

yes I did 😬

[@zaharra7931]

The beginning intro with the teeth biting and the scared dogs was disturbing...

[@PraveenKumar12638]

no, its cool

[@thegodofsilence5580]

Yeah I disliked because I couldn't stand it

[@be_still8113]

I agree! it's absolutely disgusting

[@missmystery7185]

STOP DOING THE TEETH THING!!!!! IT'S DISTURBING AND MAKING ME UNCOMFORTABLE

[@rosesheldon3560]

yeah it relly it

[@zhosanatso3423]

😂its irritating..viewers+me.

[@isrataditi5578]

exactly

[@muhammadayaz3507]

Hhhh Yeah, same here

[@karl2280]

With those teeth its the try not to cringe challeng

[@zebedimuga7049]

I loved SK for a lot of things. Great country great people have lots of life time friends there

[@orgeebaharvin6284]

I had the privilege to live in South Korea for two years. It was amazing from the people, places and the food.

[@user-lw1xk7em7l]

나는 한국인이야 ㅋㅋㅋ ㅋㅋㅋ

[@tribalwarrior8486]

@@user-lw1xk7em7l Who asked?

[@montero2179]

@@user-lw1xk7em7l 특권이 아니라 거주 비자를 얻었다고;; 번역기 돌려보고 신나서 댓글 싸질러놓은거봐 어휴...

[@redtitan6184]

If I was living in South Korea, I would go to a grocery store at lunchtime and sample a lot of food for lunch.

[@behindthen0thing]

Red Titan the food isn't any good

[@speeeee35]

I think the entire point is that they're ABLE to do this BECAUSE the Korean people aren't rude and only take a piece or two. If everyone came and stole free lunch, the businesses would have to stop doing it. Or have someone hand it out, like here in the USA. Obviously if you are in a rush and starving with no money and take some extra pieces one time, I'm sure that is ok, but if you abuse it, then it won't be around anymore. Obviously the Korean people are polite and follow the rules for the better of the group, rather than for the better of the individual person (who is filling up his stomach, but making it so no one will be able to enjoy free samples at all, soon... only thinking about himself. I think that's a big difference between Western and Eastern culture. Individual success vs success of the group being more important. Like in USA if you have to miss work, no one picks up the slack for you LOL, imagine? But in Japan if someone needs to travel for two weeks, everyone else will split up that persons work, so the business won't suffer and they can help their coworker. You're lucky if you can get one shift covered in the USA. "Every man for himself").

[@Vee-jv5je]

Red Titan Woah😂 I would love to go their too someday😭😭😭

[@behindthen0thing]

It's not what you think. It's just like going to Costco getting the free samples. Same exact thing. They only do this at places like emart mainly. I've lived here for almost five years.

[@behindthen0thing]

이규민 it's late

[@sandeepsharma449]

I love this moment in this video 8:28. Armies plz watch it😁💜💜!

[@luvsmhh_424]

Yes....BTS

[@Lizziness]

Proud to be army 💜

[@soul_aquarius5281]

Love the traditional wear on new year

[@johnbrowne7188]

You make it sound like an ideal place to be

[@aylawashburn]

8:25 video: *shows bts* me: *starts fangirlsing and throws phone*

[@sanjanakavitha7951]

Thank you ARMY I was waiting for this 💜

[@Chibi_Fry]

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@arunatiwari5970]

👍

[@jackiemondoyo]

Cringe..

[@divamankani5165]

i swear why do i do these things when i see BTS on other channels i did the same

[@MasculineMan]

Next video: 15 crazy reasons why you will get arrested in NORTH Korea. If you don't make it, I will.

[@cadillacdeville5828]

Masculine Man Sounds legit

[@puurrrr]

Masculine *42 likes in 48minutes. Congratulations. My comments only reach 2 likes in one year..*

[@mediadunce653]

Not sure this channel will make such a video

[@gwenm5546]

Media Dunce then he will

[@marlokartir6103]

Masculine Mankknnjnu

[@tubboboi8740]

The teeth made me uncomfy lol, but other then that- this is pretty cool haha

[@pnwRC.]

great video.

[@user-ne6jo3ok9y]

I'm a South Korean and the Thumbnail is wrong. Also, we give support for the pregnant woman because our country is almost the lowest in giving birth to babies. The government wants to fix that. Oh, and not all middle schoolers go back home at 10:00 PM... that's crazy -_-

[@hanila377]

엠버 Ember TV I know

[@Andrew-vd3ey]

엠버 Ember TV annoying

[@user-ne6jo3ok9y]

wait wat me?

[@blainley4980]

Depends on what type of school

[@blainley4980]

Pastor Hass Homeschool

[@miikapekk5155]

I've been to Korea and I loved it. The transport system and the customer service and friendliness impressed me. On one occasion we couldn't find a restaurant so we called them to get directions but they sent someone to come collect us. On several occasions Koreans go above and beyond to make you feel welcome.

[@sunnybnk]

Absolutely. Lovely people.

[@Yashiro205]

Nice

[@ilovebell2024cocobi]

Love South Korea from USA 🇺🇸🤝🇰🇷

[@dickiedollop]

I love the new South Korean tourist films currently shown on KZbin advertising, it looks such a fascinating place and vibrant culture. It’s certainly a place my wife and I would love to visit but I think I’d. be certain to brush up on etiquette as I’d not want to fall into the trap of inadvertently offending as their culture is almost polar opposite to that in the U.K. One day I’ll get to realise this dream hopefully.

[@nilaypatel6770]

I Loved Visiting Korea.....!!.. Indian Government also Provide Lots facilities to woman,,,,Pregnancy Treatment is 100% free in india. Approx Half People of India (60 Crore) have free Medical Insurance by Government. WHO & UNO Appreciate it.

[@krystaldew107]

Hahahahahahah

[@aayushibiotonian4471]

No it's not like that don't lie yarr

[@anwarhusain4422]

What a great lie

[@medihousealpy7785]

I feel to laugh at this joke

[@killersg.8290]

I love how he mentioned "BTS" and I saw PSY! 😀

[@superstar-su7fg]

Love from India to south Korea

[@yooltark5064]

Hi. I'm from South Korea, and I would like to say that high schoolers do not study until midnight. They study until dawn. I am in elementary school, and I study until midnight.

[@unfazedgeorge]

4:50 Guess it doesn’t matter if It’s not actually Korea because people think us Asians all look the same anyways. Using the clip of the Shibuya crosswalk to give an example of crowds in Korea is like if they made a video on England and used a clip of the Eiffel Tower to talk about tall buildings in England.

[@Saroku1000]

Not really authentic video, as people are made to believe wrong things. They watch the video with thinking they get introduced to how south korea looks.

[@poksana5476]

As if you Asians don't think the same about Europeans...

[@unfazedgeorge]

P Oksana Nope we don’t because I am an Asian living in America raised by white parents who is educated about both cultures. There is no “us and them” to this.

[@lanzsibelius]

I noticed it since the very beginning of the video (0:18), but some people don't care. I just saw too much japanese in this video to think all of them were shots from Korea. Greetings from México

[@unfazedgeorge]

Lanz Sibelius ♥️♥️♥️ Greetings from California

[@oliviaahn8183]

Ps I’m Korean and most of these things are false

[@apekshadargude7228]

I really wanna visit korea ❤

[@jevans6219]

I would agree with you bc you are actually Korean, Brightside is clearly not Korean

[@fumie2798]

Oh well I LOVE KOREA

[@bush-b5330]

Ps I'm NOT Korean and most of these things are false

[@fenwang3419]

Brightside has been exposed

[@chaewonlee-441]

8:08 that's definitely wrong..... I'm a korean and I watch American tv shows and listen to pop music rather than Kpop so I don't know much about Kpop (And we have geography in middle school...)

[@darioevangelista6249]

Yeah I've seen myself the traditional open bowl in Myondong subway in Seoul. November 1996

[@kiimm999]

Im a korean n enjoyed watching. But dont agree with no4. Korean listen to western music a lot. I dont know abt teenagers now so im not sure if teenagers only listen to kpop or not. But 20s~40s listen to western music a lot even more than korean music. And holiwood movie is still more popular than korean movie in korea. Korean move is getting better thesedays tho

[@sund8569]

자기 생각을 일반화 시키네, 뭔 서양팝송을 가요 보다 더 많이 들어...;;

[@BlazzingZealot]

That's sad you know, because you should respect more your movies and music. As foreigner i think is cringy lol

[@magoohouse2574]

Georg Skyborn the korean replies above us are saying that they dont agree that we listen more to western music which also means that we listen more to korean music. They said that the top comment (the one we are writing on) should not say as if we alway listen more western music than theirs. So my opinion is that we listen to western music but we also listen to korean music like 40perc and 60 perc

[@SicaAnthony]

To be honest, like almost every country listens to american music and watch hollywood movies, often even more than stuff from their own country ^^ South Korea actually gives more attention to kpop und kmovies than others to stuff from their own country. And now kpop, kmovies, kdramas and kshows are even listened to and watched by more and more foreigners like me. As you might have heard kpop is getting popular all over the world.

[@sinusrythm751]

My korean daughter listen to k pop kore than western pop . She is more keen to watch K drama . So do her korean friends overseas .

[@janpreeyanankwanjaipanich3745]

I have been in south korea. I love korean kimchi and side dishes those always be served with main dish , traffic light and pathways , garbage management and bike way. I love the festival there too. They always have festival and activities those are interesting and i love korean culture center at inchon airport. I always stop to get free experience there when i have time. My favourite place is Seoul park and museum. Korea have many museums i would like to go again.

[@ArmyBts24]

8:27 ohh this video also consists bts. Hey bright side are you fan of bts as there are so many videos with bts💜

[@mylove616]

Every time i see something great about S Korea, I always get jealous; wish i was from S Korea

[@erin4241]

BTS appeared! Me: (screaming internally like ”aAAAAAaaAaAaaAahhhHhhhHHHh”

[@shafeelarasheed9881]

Same here

[@user-em2ny5es3u]

why most of images are about Japan and China? Even people in this video don't look Korean except for models wearing long coats.

[@silmeria1984]

They cannot tell. They just google "Asian women standing in front of modern buildings" etc to get their pictures.

[@lauren9285]

I guess I’m not the only Asian that’s offended

[@boigood2735]

@@lauren9285 +1

[@Lizzu]

It's true I mean talk about South Korea but first image we see : Shibuya crossing

[@huiyiwang4532]

@@lauren9285 Me too

[@Nittygrittyguy]

Ive been their before fun place to go . I waa stationed in South Korea and it eaa an experience ! I would love to go back and visit i miss the street food most ! Ive never seen snow like in Korea it's something totally different to see lol

[@anonymarmy1327]

I felt so proud seeing BTS here and I'm not even from Korea. Imagine being Korean skskskdksksksk

[@sunnyemilyloughran3621]

I don't have to imagine it!

[@mine9120]

I’m Korean

[@mikedugas77]

This place is nice. Unless your talking about how long people stay in school! 😂

[@boucharebyasmine9908]

I have been to korea 3 months ago I was impressed by the miscellaneous type of cold and warm coffee in stores, safety,fast internet and clean public toilets everywhere...i love being in Korea and it was the most unforgettable and enjoyable experience i have had.

[@MichiganUSASingaporeSEAsia]

Korea is not a country anymore

[@queenz3653]

@@MichiganUSASingaporeSEAsia It is South Korea

[@UndecisiveAngel]

😂 I, too, love practical gifts. Have crammed for school and have been seen as a workaholic. Plus, matching outfits! They're perfect!

[@alwayzsleepy8749]

Themed subway cars sounds cool!

[@avgggguy]

This is one of the most growing channel on KZbin wow

[@TheTMan001]

Well... THE most growing channel surprisingly is Ryan ToysReview

[@lahma7819]

Tymon Lipa lol my lil bro LOVES that channel!! Anyway I’ve been with *BrightSide* forever :)

[@TheTMan001]

My sister loves that as well. She’s 2 Bright side forever!!💎

[@leahwatkins7025]

Tymon Lipa, my 3 year old son loves Ryan's Toy review. I had no idea it was so popular!

[@user-qw2cd4xk5p]

Knew I should've subbed when it was at 300k....I could've said *"here since 300k!"....* I'm still not subbed HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@paulalowery7411]

Those clacking teeth between items is annoying af! It's sort of like a fork scratching a chalkboard....😬

[@WavePapi0]

True but when I read the last park I just imagined the sounds.

[@edwardwiegand6925]

The food is one of the most impressive cultural assets of living in Korea.

[@MichiganUSASingaporeSEAsia]

Korea is not a country anymore