Being a Foreigner in South Korea | ft. MiKole

[@skycedi]

Do you guys like this new format in my new studio space!? If so, then let me know below what kind of topics relating to Korea or Korean culture you'd like for me to cover with my future guests 😎👇🏽

[@MayaCarpenter]

skycedi love this format!! It creates a very informative setting. I would just love to see more foreigners talk about their experience.

[@sweetsensation8500]

I fainted!!!!!!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@donnadequire-rios3531]

I would like know about the north and south Korea relationship. It may be to heavy of a topic.

[@jbutterfly1549]

skycedi I love the format it’s a blend of a talk show, sports center(because of the masculine decorum), and sitting in your living room with friends chatting about life, if that makes sense. 😊

[@61kimmarie]

I like your new format, décor and music! I love the blue wall color it has a peaceful and calming effect. ☮️ skycedi - I appreciate your interview with MiKole, as your topics of discussion are informative and interesting 😊

[@MiKole86]

I’ll be here too!

[@skycedi]

I'm glad you and your twin can make it LOL

[@EJKim-zk9st]

This is a great video. The advice that Mike gives can be applied to anyone who's moving to any other countries. It's baffling to see such a low count of views.

[@thenobleone-3384]

Cedric this is great I'm planning to move to a country in Europe. I learned a lot about Asian culture in school there were a lot of Vietnamese students I had class with. I will take trips to the Philippines and Singapore.

[@remuspierre7573]

Awesome awesome

[@Sharlenestudzy-more]

Why am I just seeing this being that I love watching mike ☺️☺️☺️💕.... Great video guys...

[@Lee1Min-Ji]

The teacher life is real!!! I have been teaching for over a decade in public schools in the States, I can't wait to get to an overseas experience!

[@skycedi]

Come to Korea soooon!

[@junghwayu5]

와 인테리어가 방송국 수준~^^ 여러가지로 생각지못했던 새로운 이야기 들을 수있어서 정말 좋은 고품격 토크쇼였습니다. 두분다 평소 선한 모습이 매력적이었는데 오늘 새삼스럽게 느끼지만 어쩜 이리 말씀을 잘하시는지~ ♡♡

[@whitneybaevlogs]

I wanna be on your showwwwwww

[@skycedi]

Yessss let's make it happen! 😬

[@juliekim9955]

Nice set-up! I remember when I was little, my cousin from US who is half Korean and white used to visit and there were about 30 kids just following him around.... LOL! At least it’s not like that anymore 😬.

[@yinkaoluwafunke5760]

Thats the BEST advice: Come Empty, Come with Expectation

[@fdoctor79]

Cedi making his debut in Korea's media. Enjoyed the interview. Wishing you both the best!

[@Lee1Min-Ji]

The set is amazing!!!

[@skycedi]

Awesome! Thanks for the feedback!

[@ThrivingAnywayTV]

*screaming* BRUHHHH!!!!! I LOVE THIS SETUP!!!!! Yes 👏🏾 yes 👏🏾 yes 👏🏾 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@skycedi]

Wooo! Thank you for the feedback! This set up feels good so I’m happy you like! 😬

[@doroteatroncon8621]

That's some good advice about coming empty. Now am really pumped to come to Korea. I decided to come but with the different experiences i have been hearing i was skeptical but still wanted to come but now hearing that one advice was like Yes, go girl dnt hesitate.

[@Johnny-hn9ts]

I've been here roughly 2 months and it's a mix of good and bad experiences with the people here..I have Korean guy friends and gf...which definitely helps but I'll still get treated differently at times even when I'm with them..sometimes a taxi driver would give me a discount other times they overcharge, at food spots (small local joints) sometimes they will hook you up, went to a couple noraebangs and they tried to overcharge us because I'm a foreigner so we kept moving till we found a normal price one..yes you will get stares...but I'm still enjoying life here for the most part

[@Babygirl6102]

Very nice video, love the space. This video makes me want to go back to Korea so much. Ugh, graduation is so close yet so far away. EPIK, please hire me for Fall 2019!! 😭😭😂😂

[@skycedi]

Hurry hurry and come!! 😬

[@solangesjeremie7829]

Hey skycedi I love your channel 😊❤️🇭🇹

[@skycedi]

Wow, thank you so much!! Glad you like the videos :)

[@donnadequire-rios3531]

Ur friend is cool. Love the studio.

[@skycedi]

Thanks for the feedback! Mike is one cool dude

[@sweetsensation8500]

I'd like to add that I'm glad that your guest clarified the reasons to or not to move to Korea. That's true, ppl have a bad experience in the US and by visiting or moving to another area or country doesn't justify that they may or may not encounter issues there. I'm also wondering if the ppl aren't using these teaching programs to get a free ride or easy ticket to Korea, then vlog about how they have been mistreated by the ppl there. The sole focus should be to utilize the purpose of the program and sincerely want to help others there. That's good advice to say "come empty," bcuz you definitely don't want to get disappointed by expecting something and it didn't go as you anticipated.

[@누가꿀떡을먹었나]

where did you take this video? looks cool!

[@skycedi]

thank you! This was taken at my new studio in Seoul

[@rjkdaudwlsdjs]

Same here Mikole. I am Korean and living in foreign country now

[@TheSprinklericupcake]

Your videos inspire me. I excited for your 2019 goals. l can definally understand how foreigner feel when u live different country. I love your big smile 😀

[@skycedi]

Thank you so much for watching Eri!

[@kevinqn3221]

Sorry I’m new to your channel, not sure if you’ve done a video about cost of living in Korea. I really love to move to Korea.

[@알밤빵]

What the Fancy kst place there! Good start off new year. Got respect for dedication of every clips you made

[@skycedi]

Thank you for the comment and appreciate you watching :)

[@latarshafaison7271]

Augusta GA represent!😃😆. I love how small this big world is!

[@lyfewithdj2258]

Another great video! =)I like MiKole's advice about coming to Korean w/o any expectations. I'll def remember that when I am able to move that way! Much love from ATL! =)

[@skycedi]

For sure! Glad you found Mike’s advice helpful!

[@tamaraakinbo1112]

Dope interview!

[@tamaraakinbo1112]

Love the Wakanda Forever shoulder shrug at the end.

[@skycedi]

Loll I almost lost it. Thanks for watching!

[@seoulplants]

Such an insightful video! BTW I’m not that far from Augusta, Ga... what a small world!

[@ripbellx]

Was waiting for this collab!

[@skycedi]

Awesome! I’ve been waiting to making it happen. We’ll be doing more things together as well

[@christinekim361]

Yes, love this type of format. I like how you and Wefancy both share the same set. Does it belong to them, or is it a set you both borrow from somebody else.

[@skycedi]

Thanks for the feedback Christine. Me, Alex, and WeFancy all "own" the set :) We started this project together^^

[@christinekim361]

@@skycedi That is Awesome! I look forward to all your new videos.

[@mikole3399]

I’ll be here for this!

[@rubyroses12]

Omg I remember when I met you in person at Lotte World!!! I had stopped you and said hi to you haha 😄

[@Mika-km2nk]

Mikole's channel is pretty cool. His vids with Jin a cringe funny Lol! When she gives her definition of a word she doesn't know it makes you cringe but laugh because she doesn't know. I like how she wants to learn and know. Keep up the good vids, Skycedi.

[@audreymartin6461]

Yes love the format.....Is teaching the main jobs that foreign can get....or is that the best place to start. Also are women experience different ....love that advice....Come empty.🌹

[@skycedi]

Thanks for the feedback! Teaching English is probably (generally speaking) one of the easiest jobs you can get as a foreigner in Korea, considering you are from certain countries. Other jobs are possible, but they are usually more specialized and way more competitive. Also, the experience for women here are definitely going to be different than men. That also applies to Korean women as well. So I definitely want to have foreigner women share their experiences.

[@sonhiu6912]

Hi Cedi! Looking forward to the video! Bow to your mom!

[@skycedi]

Hi Sonhi! I'm happy to hear that^^

[@MelodyGoth]

Mike and Cedi~ ayyyy

[@skycedi]

Ayyyeee! Won’t be the last 😎

[@Redsonjiamoo]

Dang mike something about you is so attractive.

[@TRUEkcctv1384]

I'm not being pessimistic at all I'm not trying to be but I also want you to consider one thing don't ignore the things that bother you either don't if it is a racial issue because it's going to always be for African American people are black people. Don't try to act like it's not that it will make you feel worse trying to pretend that is something is not if you are having issues make them understand you as a black person don't just try to understand them as a Korean make them also understand you make them help them understand us as black people because you need to exchange information about each other both ways so that you both learn to respect each other and live comfortably but don't deny yourself the experience by not allowing yourself to feel what you feel and allowing yourself to realize that yes Asian can be racist against black people and it's okay to tell them that listen Okay that that behavior is not nice it's not cool and I'm saying I want you to understand me I respect you as a human respect me it's all right to let them know either just because somebody is moved to meet in a different okay it don't okay them treat me with speckles both ways I don't care what country you know and I think a lot of times I've been seeing a lot of blogs about black people in Korea and a lot of foreign country some good some bad but I realized that a lot of black people shy away from saying it's a racial issue as if it's some kind of taboo understand that you are going to a foreign country where people don't look like you and it's okay to be not happy don't do the thing is don't dwell in the unhappiness just make them understand and make them know you let them get to as a human being let them get to know you and I feel like that's when you won't do the comparison of do US and in Korea

[@sonhiu6912]

I just subscribed to Mikole.

[@skycedi]

Awesome! Glad you did

[@patchchat]

Teacher-- double check usage.… Run/ran and come/came.

[@D-EXPENDABLE]

Great content, cool setup! So right now teaching in South Korea seems like the best choice for me which is how I came across your channel. But I do have some questions that your videos seem to touch on but not fully. In this video you guys touched on discrimination and I just wanted to ask that based off of your experiences, discrimination is racially motivated i.e. the color of your skin or nationality motivated i.e. not being Korean or being American specifically? Being a minority in the U.S. also from the south I’ve had some experiences where I am stared at for being the only Hispanic person in a store. Or people have assumed I am some sort of employee because I seem out of place. Even outside the U.S. I have experienced the stare lol (on a flight in Germany I was not only the only person of color but also the only person not wearing business attire). Has discrimination for you guys ever gone further than the typical stare? When people try to discriminate me or make me feel like less I don’t really care so I’m not saying it would discourage me from taking the step to go teach in South Korea, I was just asking to know the extent to which it goes, whether it be your personal experience or that of someone you guys have witnesses. Thanks ** video idea: the do’s and don’t’s of South Korea it could be within the terms of teaching and social interactions in the schools similar to that point you made in “5 reasons not to teach in South Korea” when you talked about hierarchy and having to bow to those higher up than you. or social interactions in general similar to the video collab you did with those 3 other guys where y’all talked about how the young people are supposed to face away from the elder of the group when taking a drink and that the youngest has to serve the drinks for everyone else. So basically social cues and mannerisms.

[@skycedi]

I love your ideas and suggestions and I realize that I should probably dive further into those issues! So i'll be planning to make some follow up videos on those topics, highlighting not only my experiences but the experiences of others. Also, as I mentioned in the video, I'll have Mike back on to talk specifically about being a Black man in Korea. But to address some of your questions, here is my opinion based off of what I know, seen, experienced, and even studied. Racist and incidents of discrimination (at least many of the cities in Korea) are not as common as the KZbin world would lead many to believe. Stares you will get, but even those, you won't get too often, especially in Seoul. Heck, I live in Daejeon where there aren't as many foreigners as in Seoul, let alone darker skin foreigners, and I don't get many stares at all. People just don't care. They are minding their business. Out of the people who stare, there are 1) the older Koreans who have been so accustomed to their country being full of mostly Koreans (some being, yes, racist and/or just more comfortable with their own ethnic group & culture) and 2) those who stare just because you stand out. They don't mean any harm by it. You just, well stand out. It's natural. I do that myself. But that's not to say that you won't get judgemental stares here and there. I haven't yet (to my knowledge). NOW, on the flip side, there are racists Koreans. There are those that will discriminate, especially to those of darker skin tones. But it's not an everyday occurance from my experience and understanding. It's wrong, JUST PLAIN WRONG. But it's an unfortunate reality from a culture and country that is just beginning to be exposed to other cultures. Historically, Korea (in addition to being one of the most homogeneous societies in the world) was always known as the 'Hermit' country, always to themselves. This has been changing more recently (past few decades). I would like to add that generally speaking, Koreans are more 'accepting' of foreigners (or should I say, connect better with foreigners) who adapt to the culture and learn the language. This is HUGE. I've only been here for one year and mostly spent time in Daejeon and Seoul. So for me, I can speak on my experience. Oh, let me share an incident that happened with me and my mom when she visited. We were on a subway train in Busan and this older lady (around my mom's age) just kept staring at me and my mom. She was probably trying to figure out why we were together lol. Now, I could have interpreted that in a way that would lead me to believe she was either racist or judgemental. She actually ended up asking my mom "how do you know this foreigner?" out of pure curiosity. So they got into conversation and my mom explained that I was her son and she married a black man after moving to the U.S. The lady was surprised but thought that was interesting and hasn't seen too many people like that. She was really nice to me and my mom for the remainder of the train ride. I thought that was an interesting occurrence, which I'll probably share in a future video. Now, I'm not bound by my current opinion. This may change the longer I live here and the more I experience. I'm totally open to learning! Anyways, I hope this helps in some way. I appreciate your comment.

[@jbutterfly1549]

I would like to see more topics like this with Americans relocating to Korea and their experiences, but are not or did not end up there like the typical military expat. We often see people who end up overseas because of their experience from being in the military. Rather it was working in federal government, military spouse, dependent or active duty. I want to hear from people like your guest here that moved for something new and different from home. With a regular job living every day life as a foreigner. Sorry that was so long 🤭!

[@skycedi]

No worries at all! Very good feedback and suggestions. I plan to bring more guests onto the channel to talk about their foreigner experiences!

[@ricekings]

😎

[@whosedidi]

Something I don’t like about Korea is that I get stared at a lot and I am black to its normal in Asian country’s I just don’t like to be feared at and etc

[@rin11bairborne]

MK Clan!!! 🤜🏽 #mikebreezy #cedricbreezy

[@rin11bairborne]

#setupapaypalaccountsoyoucangetpaideasily #mikebreezy #cedricbreezy

[@MiKole86]

SQUAD!

[@rin11bairborne]

MiKole #steakisbetterthaninstantnoodles 😂

[@skycedi]

#besthashtagsever

[@rin11bairborne]

skycedi 😆

[@christian_person5058]

Let’s hear about the dating scene. 🥰

[@AlexSigrist]

Gotta go 20 minutes to a coffee shop... Man, I take so much for granted here in Seoul ☕

[@skycedi]

In Korea it’s a matter of which cafe atmosphere do I want to experience today? In our hometown, it’s a matter which Starbucks do I want to go to? 😆

[@timothyzakaria7397]

Mike I'm from the South also I like the UK

[@joeshky]

Fayetteville!!! Haha I'm from there too

[@MiKole86]

joeshky I’m sorry to hear that bruh haha.

[@joeshky]

@@MiKole86 hahahahahaha truu

[@peggyroyster3759]

Good interview and a nice background setup. But I have to be real here for anyone to sugar coat Korea like candy heaven, is not being realistic. I have friends and a family member who live in Korea as teachers, and because of the color of their skin they was look down on and did not get proper respect. Also my best friend who is Korea American, was look down on for being korean American while in korea so it is not all roses there.

[@skycedi]

Thanks for the comment. Just so there’s no misunderstanding, we are not sugar coating anything. We have our own personal experiences to draw from, so we speak on what we know. Also, we realize that everyone has their unique experiences as a foreigner (or Korean-America ), some good, some bad. So many factors and variables involved in making up someone’s experiences. So with that said, you don’t have to worry about any sugar coating :)

[@peggyroyster3759]

@@skycedi Thanks for your kind reply, yes I do understand different individuals will have a totally unique experiences.

[@EJKim-zk9st]

I don't think they sugarcoated at all. Which part did they sugarcoat? You just think that because they didn't focus on telling negative sides of korea. Also, what you described is just hearsay. It's not even your own experience. As for "looking down" of course, there's racism in south korea. If there's a country that doesn't have racism, please sign me up. But also there are expats in south korea who look down koreans and their entitlement goes through the roof. Ooo wee. They don't even bother to learn korean at all. Of course there are much more nicer expats in south korea who are just like Mike here. Listen to Mike's advice. Expect nothing.

[@SunFlower-x3]

Bromance.. Just kidding. Awesome to hear good things.

[@sfylam88]

Waiting....

[@Jshowny]

Hey man, been following you for a while. Love the positivity dude! Just wanted to make a couple of suggestions that might make your interviews more palatable 1. You tend to repeat words a lot like "video" and in this particular "video, you said the word foreigner like 5 sentences in a row. I know it sounds nitpicky but if you're planning on becoming a better interviewer , you're gonna have to get better at words and using synonym as to not sound redundant. 2. Your interviews dont have much substance. I feel like you could be going much more in depth with your subjects. Try to plan ahead of time and ask better leading questions that allow them to give more insight into their experiences. I really wish you all the luck! I may not be correct but these are just my personal observations. Hope I havent offended you my Korean brother!

[@MelaniaRose]

Hey 👋🏽

[@skycedi]

helloooo :)

[@ธนัญชนกเพชรคํา-ฅ4ฝ]

Nice

[@roseyoonpiano]

♥♥

[@captain0310]

Advice to all Koreans: Stop using the word "foreigner." This word draws the line and hampers non Koreans and Koreans to really connect and have genuine relationship. There will be an overall great benefit to Korea once Seoul becomes an international city like New York, London, Tokyo, and Paris.

[@nicolescng]

Hey! Just wondering, do you have a Korean name?

[@skycedi]

Hey! Yes, my Korean name is 하늘 (which means 'sky') ~ which is where my KZbin name comes from!

[@TRUEkcctv1384]

I also wanted to say talk more about your dating life in Korea like I've yet to see anybody really talk about what it how like you I never seen you question them about their dating life like what is it dating for four and especially for a black man and Korea that's what I want to know how is your dad for a couple of KZbinr black women talk about dating and fetishsizing in Korea that they have a black women Korean men where they would not really want to date a black woman but wanted to see if she had a big bun and brass and was more like a fetish I'm so I wonder if men experience the same or is it a little different I also wanted to know in Korea if you guys ever get together what foreigners like do some of the foreigners date each other do they ever come to Korea and two foreigners fall in love like what is your experience it with having relationship and I mean couple relationship in Korea if you guys are effect dating in Korea