TL;DR - Korean Products We Can't Live Without

[@AkwarT]

you both should do a "Japanese Products we can't live without" now that you've been living in Japan for a while.... bum sprayers Simon... bum sprayers

[@flailingrattie]

As a former waitress in America........yes. To the table bell. YES. Omg. Sometimes people really just want you to leave them alone (actually that happened a lot where I worked) but you can't leave them alone because if you aren't on top of their every need they get so upset but they won't call you over if they need something. (Also if my boss caught my guests doing that then I would get in serious trouble -even if they told him they'd asked me to ignore them-.) So yes. I'm sure it wouldn't work in all places but at least where I used to work that table bell would have been absolutely -divine-.

[@anjowestphal-mekking8275]

Oh we have a Japanese style restaurant in the Netherlands here and they use tablets where you can call someone and you can fill in WHY you called for instance: Refill Soyu Sauce, Refill Wasabi, Refill Drinks, I want to order something else, I need help etc. ITS AWESOME

[@MsThugbear]

this was the first Eat You Kimchi episode i ever watched and i fell in love instantly. because of you Simon and Martina, you helped me learn lots of mannerisms, about the food, culture, ect. i have even more of an appreciation for Korean than i already had. someday soon, i will learn even more Korean and go there one day. Guemsumnida! :D

[@nexusvideo]

I would kill for this table bell

[@Fullmetalchronicle1]

Martina has an excellent variety of voices.

[@maddie6243]

i went to a korean restaurant in san francisco that had a table bell, my family was very intrigued by it

[@香口膠]

Korea has the fastest internet? *packs my bag* I'M MOVING

[@Powered1Buttercup]

It's fast but it also has a lot of problems according to what they said in another video. Apparently KZbin is so slow and buffers too much.

[@pc8786]

Did anyone mention how adorable Martina looks here omgg

[@SubUrbanNinja-EDC]

me too...I recently got a new door put in my house through Lowes and they had a keypad lock. But I think its pretty standard in Korea now where most of your apartments and houes use keypad locks. We in America is very slow changing over.

[@divenchen371]

XD i didnt know what the table thing was at first so i kept pressing it and my sisters were freaking out and annoyed when the waiter came. ty for telling me what it is ( 3 months later) =D

[@TripsStarlake]

Table bells are amazing. They have them at some restaurants in Hawaii but not on the mainland. Also with those hotspot things, my friend actually took one back from Japan and it works!

[@Skystarry75]

Not long ago, the bank card technology that allows you to just tap your card and go (known as PayPass in Australia) came to the western world... Our internet is still terrible... Like, REALLY terrible...

[@beatnix99]

They have those bells in Korean restaurants here in the states. Korea also has payment system built into cellphones. You just swipe your cellphone over designated pay pads and the amount gets deducted from your account.

[@D-Walker]

1. Table bells, check! But sometimes some of the attention response of the waiters/waitresses here needs to be improved. 2. Bank card... Hmm... Ok, so we kinda have one here but it kind of is only for transportation purposes. 3. Magnetic handles? That's something new... 4. Egg... I might need that... Wait, I think here in Malaysia is like a WiFi USB thingie... Except that it's not always great here... Yeah, the net can be tortoise speed...

[@Greenbow89]

In America Peter Piper Pizza has adopted a similar concept because when you place your order at the counter they hand you an item which looks similar in shape to the "table bell". This bell will either flash (lights are on it) or make a small sound which signals when your order is done and that you need to go to the pickup counter.

[@elephantasmic]

I don't think the no tipping culture has to do with those table button things. Most countries in the world do not have a tipping culture and likewise most of those countries do not have the table buttons.

[@HayanTokki]

I think it comes down to urban, suburban, and rural. In NYC you can get Wifi almost anywhere. Wifi hotspot carriers are also available and have been available on the market a long while. Many hotels have keypad system and some apartments in NYC support keycards or keypads. Bell for waitstaff is also available here, though not as often, and we still 'require' tipping. Go a bit further south into Jersey or even further and you have none of these as easily available.

[@itsdylac]

HELL YES I'll come for the fastest internet in the world! I love your videos--I'm about to graduate and am strongly considering teaching English in Korea. Your guys' videos are very encouraging and uplifting, thanks for taking the time to make all of them!

[@tedsuave8100]

When it comes to internet speed America and Canada is sad. You would think USA should be at least in par with S.Korea...

[@kstamps410]

I want that friggin' hotspot! Love the videos. I've been watching for a couple years. I wanted to teach in Korea, but ended up in the UAE. You have the best produced videos about Korea that I have seen on the web. Super impressive.

[@LeeJiHye_24]

I like your 'old people' imitation.

[@Thisisisist]

Well, in Japan, besides that, there are restaurants with tablet in each table for directly ordering through it.

[@MsWannabeGamer]

We have 3:09 at my university. It's used in every building on campus. The bell thing sounds ideal. Where I live, the waiters are so damn lazy. They just disappear and talk to their friends. You *cannot* get their attention unless you go up to them and tap them on the shoulder. They only ever appear when I don't need them.

[@TheJellister]

Martina's makeup looks SO PRETTY here!!

[@meeniemoe]

I don't know anyone who won't go to Korea at least for the FATEST INTERNET.

[@bu3asalli]

i agree, and if they wouldn't go, i wouldn't want to know them. i don't play when it comes to fast internet

[@aggiefi]

That bank card thingy, they introduced it for London, UK buses, sometime last year. But it's only limited for one specific bank and only for buses for the time being. I think I read they will take it to subways as well, but not sure when is that/or whether they've already done that. Not a subway traveller.

[@xrainbowmintx]

'Korea- fastest internet in the world' me: O.o *jumps on a plane*

[@AkaneKat]

We have mobile hotspots in the U.S. Costs about 50 bucks a month for 5gigabytes depending on the cell phone carrier you go with. You can also enable mobile hotspot on your cell phone. Connect up to 5 devices.

[@tarepandaval483]

We have iPads taking order in restaurant

[@dpproductions3859]

tarepandaval So does North America / US.

[@tarepandaval483]

Cheryl Tan haha yeah thats what I'm saying I'm from there

[@intellygirl]

Same here, in Korea.

[@isabellatorres6734]

+tarepandaval have at chill too it a restauramt and first 1 have it at a seafood

[@tendersheep667]

tarepandaval yeah but it's still 3G wifi

[@sdrez_]

I don't know about 4G since I live in Australia but there are those Hotspot Boxes available here as well. And most new phones have a hotspot feature on them that also works in the same way.

[@NFH1994]

fastest wifi in the world? byeeee I'm moving!!! btw i know this is from 2012 but you can pay with card without swipe in london transports and taxi as well (and also in some shop like during events)

[@ShadowDrakken]

Table bells are only just starting to show up in the US around where I'm at, but they're a feature of these new tablet PC menu/ordering devices that are at tables in a few chain restaurants (Chili's, Applebee's, etc)

[@Olivekaty]

We have all this in Malaysia>

[@syarosli6710]

You 're right in Malaysia I'm lucky

[@sayhoman]

Rachel Tan this video was uploaded a bit more than 3 years ago.

[@ekdud208]

This video was uploaded 3years ago. But that things had been further many of years. (Except egg) I don't know whether Malaysia too I'm not good at English.^^;

[@MrNana94]

Rachel Tan i think we got the waiter thing and the 4G wifi huddle thing (i love the 4G wifi , using it myself) . but honestly i never actually see the password or magnetic door lock in malaysia . Maybe we have them , but its gonna cost a lot of money and it still new in Malaysia .

[@jack20107fish]

+yana z But 4G wifi doesn't cost 10Malaysian ringgit (currency) per month! inflation.. tough luck! And internet speed is so slow that youtube videos require buffering..

[@100newkid]

those restaurant bells are also in Japan. I visited Tokyo not too long ago and they had those there as well.

[@ayuinu]

this was answered a while ago on their channel, but in case your still wondering. They met in one of their uni classes and became fast friends eventually dating. The video is on their channel..I think it was included in their how simon proposed video.

[@yannier00]

ive been interested in korean culture for a while and like about 3 days ago i found out about your channel, i've seen so many of your videos lol, they're amazing, informative, and entertaining... im so moving to S. Korea when i get my first chance =]

[@BrattyCaffy]

in the US (or at least in some restaurants where i live) we have this sort of bell-like thing for the customers that vibrates and flashes lights and you to go pick up the food at the front

[@iGleep]

I live in Michigan, and we have those future door locks, only without the magnetic thing. They're just /very/ uncommon, and they're really only on houses, but I've never seen a house that came with one. We bought one to put on our front door so we wouldn't have to deal with keys. It's AMAZING.

[@nevesdarocha]

I like the keyless thing but what if the electricity goes out or it's battery dies? Is there a backup?

[@jeffffff]

Yeah, we have the 4g/3g hot spots here, but they're pretty expensive. Since the US/Canada is much bigger it's probably a lot harder to get fast speeds everywhere.

[@ligerwolf]

I've watched soooo many videos in the past two days, I LOVE IT ! : ] Ya'll are awesome!

[@JELove181]

we have the key pads in Canada too :) but not really much in Toronto, my parents live about an hour away from TO and they had one for over ten years~ Also the magnet lock too, some University of Toronto residences have them :)

[@thumper7149]

From where i am from (California), we do have those table bells, but ive only seen them in korean resturaunts. We also have that Egg thing.

[@trixiefly11]

We have the key fobs in north America but so far I only see them at my work. I don't think they are available much for residential locks. But maybe they are in apartment buildings, that would be a great way to get into a secure apartment building. But I haven't seen them for regular houses. Probably you could buy a system online but it would be much more expensive than a regular keyed entry door lock.

[@aleaamin]

There's table bells here too in Malaysia but in certain restaurants only, mostly coffee shops or cafes. :D

[@VermilionLotus]

OMG table bells! I LOVED those!! They really do need those over here in NA!!

[@emilycantrell1062]

we have "contactless" in England, in London it has just been enabled for buses and tubes (subway). we can make payments up to £20 by just hovering the card over a tab thingy. otherwise its chip and pin.

[@SayAnything251]

we've got that card waiving thing here in very few places, I've only seen it in a few restaurants and grocery stores.

[@TheLegoLover]

Ontario kinda has the bank card thing now. We got Presto, you tap on, tap off using the card and I think you can connect it to a credit card. It works on any public transit system in Ontario. The whole texting you your purchases must be nice though.

[@Ijuin85]

The wave/tap feature already exist for visa/mastercard creditcard in Malaysia but only limited restaurant/shop have the wave machine..

[@RyuJiw0n]

Every keypad doorlocks has two rounded contact points above or below the Numpad for emergency use. You can get a new batteries and contact with them (the two rounded contact points) it'll temporary supply power to operate the doorlocks :D

[@windsey89]

We have the table bell in a few restaurants in Malaysia, the have 3 diffrent buttons "water" "order" and "bill" so they don't have to come to your table and ask you what you need at all!

[@loveofchiaki]

table bells are awesome!!!!! but in other countries.. only expensive places have those bells.. and it's very few.. usually it's just a bell that tells you your order is ready but you cant use it to call for services...

[@Qwertyuiopchoir]

I'm so jealous! All those things sound so awesome!!

[@LexiiKatDANCE]

In Perth Australia we have Smart Riders, they're cards you put money on (like a savings card or something) and you just hold it over the little picture of it on the bus or train and it beeps and it says "Tagged on" then when you get off it says "tagged off" and tells you how much your ride has costed... Probably similar to the credit card way in Korea :)

[@alisonglee]

They have the bell at the tables...but the establishments were located in Korea Town in Los Angeles sooooo it's not integrated quite yet into other establishments x)

[@ablestmage]

I worked for a security alarm company in Texas for 6+ years and we had the wand-key thing you describe, that deactivates a wicked crazy strong magnet and also lists whose wand opened it. It was just a little tab thing you put onto your regular keychain and was round so it didn't rustle your jimmies..

[@KrazyKengo]

My friends house doesn't use a key anymore it uses the whole code thing and its really cool cause she always loses her keys and has use locked out, but not anymore! Thank you Canada for finally moving forward!

[@lifewithmel9894]

In Australia we don't do tips either, but when I worked as a waitress my managers still made me go to tables every five minutes to check on customers. Super awkward.

[@Xengaa]

my brother lives in a new condo in Vancouver, Canada. They use the magnetic key as well to get into the elevator and their room.

[@honeyreyes4384]

Whoa! These things make me jealous! Los Angeles does and has had the table bells for some time (yes, I realise I'm years later on this comment.. I believe my first personal experience with it was in the early 2000's), BUT only in Korean restaurants. I'm still amazed why it hasn't caught on yet, either!

[@YoureSuchATallKitty]

The first key was made around 4,000 years ago (about 1990 BCE).

[@theblackrebellion1]

i have one of those interent egg thingies, though it's called a mi-fi and it operates off a cellphone signal. So if theres a cell phone tower nearby you can connect to the internet

[@idalia799]

we have this in a few libanese restaurants in my area ^^ the thing rings and you take your order from the front of the restaurant, then they just leave you alone

[@AnnieL0702]

i dont think australia has the bank card thing yet... we only have paywave/paypass where u just touch onto the eftpos thing when ur doing ur transaction, but the whole on the train (like the myki(melb)) thing, i dont australia has it yet (to my understanding) maybe different to other states other than melb and syd

[@insoms]

The electronic door locks are all well and good, until you get a powercut or the system malfunctions... The swiping of bank cards thing is starting to come in in the UK, but I haven't seen it used in any shops yet.

[@Konoshy]

Some restaurants in the United States have the electronic versions of the table bells.

[@b61227]

I love how you guys ask "are WE the fastest internet in the world?" you guys have definitely embraced the Korean culture and regardless of being 외국인s i'd consider y'all TRUE Koreans! I love it!

[@sasacrezy3281]

Keys are older than Simon thought: History of keys started at the same moment when first locks appeared in ancient Babylon and Egypt, some 6 thousand years ago. These simple wooden devices used small pins which were hidden in a small opening near the bolt. (I have seen this TLDR 1000 TIMES and i just remembered that!)

[@rebeccatrotter7847]

I live in Illinois and everything u shown we have. The only thing the table bell is use when its crowded and it lights up to let u know when your table is available

[@Cutepande]

In Canada, well close to where I live, there is a Korean BBQ that is very popular and has the bells! Its very nice!

[@misheshe]

THIS EXPLAINS HOW THE PEOPLE IN THE DRAMAS SEEM TO HAVE EXACT CHANGE FOR THEIR TAXI FARE EVERY TIME thank you for solving one of my life's greatest mysteries

[@jwsj24]

we have the table bell in many asian restaurants in toronto~ and the bank card thing a lot of asian countries have it (i.e. china, taiwan, etc)

[@faedraemberhart5500]

I bet they would love that all debit cards in Canada are being converted to have something called Tap. Say I go to Tim Hortons, I pay by just tapping/hovering my card over the terminal and thats it. Its so fast and simple. Every single store where I live has this now and its amazing ^_^

[@czossosnkowy]

4 years passed since this video and now we can use "just swing it" bank cards almost everywhere as well :) Even to open the door to your house or flat if it's adapted. You swing it next to your door and it opens. Sometimes also the lights and radio turns on (depends on settings). And when you go outside, you swing it and everything shuts down. No chance of leaving lights on, water running, etc. Only the fridge somehow keeps working. It's actually scary! I've almost got a heart attack when I first saw it xD I wonder if it's common in Korea, because it's crawling on all fours in Europe.

[@melonyhappy]

Table Bells - I've seen them in Korean restaurants in Toronto and Calgary (I think). The Egg thing is cool. There is USB sticks with data plans here in Canada...but not for $10.

[@andyhoov]

Yep, we have mobile 4g hotspots. However, at least at Verizon, they start at $50 a month for 5 GB of data. Does Korea have limited data allowances?

[@ChianneAurora]

Can we get an update video of your faves please??? >.

[@jenniferd125]

I live in california and ive seen those table bells for awhile. I WAS SO SCARED TO PRESS THE BUTTON THE FIRST TIME BECAUSE IT FELT REALLY RUDE BUT NOW I DO IT AND ITS SO AMAZING AND CONVENIENT!

[@jackiely7722]

OMG that call box! They have that in korean restaurants here in North America!!

[@Dizzyhh]

In Holland you have a separate card for public transport, but you have to keep loading money onto it at special paypoints or by phone.

[@KayIce]

Love that favourite was actually spelled properly 1:13

[@Cisjwish]

Itaewon, I think in Bucheon is an area where a lot of foreiners go, people oftenly speak english well there. Have fun :)

[@mizukukii]

in nz..well maybe just in wellington (not too sure about other parts of the country) but there is snapper...you use a card or your smartphone, and load money onto it...and it can pay for buses, dairies, some supermarkets and some taxis :D

[@RandomlyTaylord]

There's one sushi restaurant in Mississauga, that has those doorbell type buttons. it's been like that since 2008 or so? Plus Ipad ordering in most sushi AYCE restaurants, awesome

[@fiordiligi86]

They do have table bells in in US. More specifically LA Koreatown.

[@vegasvan702]

My God you both are funny, thank God for youtube... and thank you both for the laughter. It is a gift and a present I enjoy opening.... I was going to misspell this in the vein of your bear sippy cups but thought the better of it.

[@AoiJiHyo]

In Houston, TX I've seen that bell, not everywhere tho, and the app that tells you what you bought and where too

[@SJheenim]

There is something call Octopus Card in Hong Kong that does the total same thing but has mini key ring sizes and there is Octopus Watch

[@joyz4484]

Actually back in your hometown the tap and pay function of the bankcard is called PayWave technology, the txt msg you receive when you make a purchase is an InfoAlerts - free from all major banks, and they are everywhere too..... just not on TTC - suckiest thing ever XD

[@NeilSonOfNorbert]

all of those sound awesome, I want them to be in Canada now. it's the same feeling I had when I went to Europe and saw that the price they put on things was the post tax price, I instantly thought "we should do this in Canada Right NOW!"

[@chengtaylorable]

They have the button in Edmonton Canada! Its a Korean restaurant

[@ILYTH23]

Simon... Martina... you are adorable and hilarious. lol in two weeks I will be going to a national Korean meeting with my sister at her local college and she said they will have different Korean food to try so I'm super excited to hear and taste what they have to offer!

[@markukrainetz5058]

personally, I like the idea of going to the cinema and buying a pre-determined seat instead of waiting in a freaking lone que. Do they have that in North America yet? I don't know.

[@TeenageBookie]

Cinetopia has this option.

[@dann2678]

+Mark Ukrainetz we have ( abu dhabi ) this screen on the wall an you can choose seats ... it's just that 1- you have to be fasttt 2- know how to use it XD ( bad experience )

[@kathaai]

isnt it normal to preserve your seat online and print this barcode out that theyll simply scan and ur in..? *^* its like that in a lot of cinemas in my country(the netherlands)

[@BeccaMoses]

+a tobias I was just going to say that. Those are great. None of the seats are bad in the theater near me, too, because the chairs recline

[@111ermichigandergirl7]

Mark Ukrainetz at emagine movie theaters they do this and the one near me is awesome

[@jglobetrotter2830]

Korea always has such cool gadgets. Now you can buy a clip-on lens for your cell phone camera. Also Korean nail polish is so cheap and way nicer than in America, and in coffee shops and take out places they always give you that thing when you place your order and then you can go sit down and when your order is ready the thing will vibrate. I've seen those things in a few places in the US, but they're everywhere here.

[@UnicornsNeedLove2]

that little bell thing WOULD be nice in the states. Sometimes your waiter forgets about you and doesn't refill your drink, which if you're wanting a big tip, that doesn't help your case. so ringing your waitress would seriously help.

[@insayndevilchild]

We have something like table bells but for when you are waiting for a table, it tells you one is ready. And ONE time I saw one to tell you when your food was ready so you could go get it. I have seen the egg thing though.

[@Warewolfgirl1]

Well here in Australia we have those bells except they buzz when you're meal is ready to be picked up

[@naokyuuketsuki064]

IN KOREAN RESTAURANTS HERE IN MEXICO they have the table bells