Is Traveling in Ulaanbaatar Mongolia like Little Seoul?

[@francoismarc3]

I love traveling in Mongolia because I can see many different things from where I live, but UB reminds me so much of my home in Seoul! What do you all think?!

[@QuatioZ]

same as you

[@anandzolboo2788]

I'm mongolian🇲🇳

[@madamecuriosity6043]

Yello! I'm a Mongolian currently living in Ulaanbaatar and I've been in Seoul many times especially because my little brother was born there. From my observation, Mongolians are more fond of Asian cuisine (Korean, Chinese, Japanese) than any other cuisine which explains why we have many Korean street food vendors. As for the Korean branded businesses, I'd imagine that is due to how much easier it is to import items from Korea to Mongolia in comparison to Europe and the West. I do know that Mongolia has quite a few wealthy Koreans that either run a decent amount of the businesses here or helped build them (ik this because I graduated highschool w/ their kids) As for why they chose Mongolia of all places? I'm not sure but I have my theories...

[@madamecuriosity6043]

For a while now, I have noticed Mongolians have a particular fondness for Korean and Japanese culture whether it is entertainment, food, social structure, etc. I've noticed the younger generations practically idolizing them. Oh and fun fact! Many early Millennial Mongolians (around the ages 40-50 yrs old) travelled to Korea to work for a few years before coming back.

[@이노주-f9z]

It call Mongtan New Town

[@StarSystem-p3i]

I am Korean. The relationship between Korea and Mongolia is very good. Korea and Mongolia are true friends, and the people of both sides love each other.

[@rekt3619]

🇲🇳🤝 🇰🇷

[@Koko_clair]

True? I'm visit Mongolia it was poor country. And I'm leave

[@KenkyushaK]

@@Koko_clair At least try to fix your grammar before pointing out other countries' flaws okay?

[@ChinhuselAriun]

Brota we only have like 2 school that teaches Korean that is an actual school

[@Strollerist]

No Korean and Mongolian are not friends. It is like more of asian resembling USA and Mexico. Mongolian heavily influenced by Korean culture, Mongolians want to live in Korea. Mongolians want to earn as much as money in Korea. Koreans are recently aware of this heavy presence of Korean culture in Mongolia. Koreans dont give a fuck about Mongolia, other than seeing at as a Korea version 3.

[@22david30]

I love Mongolia. Big love and respect from Korea.

[@francoismarc3]

Hey, thanks! Mongolia is a wonderful country!!!

[@squash_opposition]

thank you! (I'm mongolian) ❤

[@Lunar_dacrazy]

​@@squash_oppositionme too!

[@shandassukhbaatar2060]

Thank you!

[@risinbison1106]

A few years back I did a motorcycle trip across Mongolia. West of Ulan Baatar is utterly amazing with its untouched countryside and remarkable landscape. We slept in yurts, ate some rather interesting dishes and met the nicest people you can imagine. I’ll admit, getting into Ulan Baatar was kind of a relief after being in the saddle for a week and looks more modern now than when I was there.

[@francoismarc3]

That sounds like an amazing trip! I wanted to do a trip like that on horseback, but I broke my wrist, as you could see. I'm happy you had this experience!!!:)

[@danman2070]

I can't believe it! I was there in 1996 and they had just got their first pizza shop. It was amazing. I remember following a local late at night looking for accommodation and we jumped fences to find it. Crazy times. Now it looks like a foreign city in Ulaan Baatar. I'm totally shocked. When I was there, I was like a man on the moon. A total stranger as a young man, in a foreign country. Now look. Thanks for this video@.

[@francoismarc3]

Has changed a lot since then!!!!

[@Wandrative]

The Korean stuff is not Mongolians catering to Koreans... they are there because Mongols themselves are the consumers.

[@francoismarc3]

Thanks for the comment!

[@timexyemerald6290]

Mongolian people just genuinely likes korean culture. Thats why

[@TheWanderingKid]

I agree! I see some flickers and signs of that are reminiscent of Seoul when I was there in UB! I also noticed Mongolians love Korean food! Gotta love Mongolia hehe

[@francoismarc3]

Yes!!!

[@zevpizda]

There are about 30k+ Mongolians living in Korea right now (and that's the ones staying there legally...), it might not sound significant but it is atleast 1% of our entire population, and there are thousands more who have lived there before for years. Mongolia also sees Korea as a role model in a weird way, Mongolians see the development and infastructure there and just try to model the entire thing back home. Also Mongolians consume lots of Korean media and pop culture as a whole, young and old, hope that gives you a new perspective on this whole thing!

[@francoismarc3]

This is good information to know!!:)

[@QuatioZ]

i mean you are right My country Mongolia has so many Korean things

[@francoismarc3]

I'm always amazed at that!

[@alvan.1196]

I’m from sweden and i’m visiting Mongolia UB for the first time at the moment, and I love it here.

[@francoismarc3]

Woah, happy you are there and enjoying your time there! How long will you stay?

[@BrianCatalano]

It's cool to see South Korea's influence on the rest of the world (in LA, K-Town is massive) but not what I would have expected in Mongolia... But really interesting!

[@francoismarc3]

Right! When I went to LA, I was impressed by K-Town! In Atlanta, there is also a K-Town, but it's small and far away from the center of the city. It's cool to see many similar things from home around the world. Just makes you more comfortable while traveling!

[@deponofficial419]

Funny part is most of Mongolians in LA live in Ktown including me, 1.5k of us in LA and almost 1k of us live in Ktown

[@Camaron8928]

@@deponofficial419 Omg so true its maybe because a lot of Mongolians speak Korean and work with them.

[@Wandrative]

Mongolia has more then normal nationwide influence from Korea, more then example small Korean enclaves such as LA.

[@etdurak710]

ofc UB has a many Korean convenience store, like 100 meters apart you can see CU or GS25. And it just managed UB's toilet problem.

[@bazra223]

Never heard someone talk about mongolia with so much enthusiasm

[@francoismarc3]

I love that place deeply

[@ijtyt]

Welcome back to Mongolia dude

[@francoismarc3]

Hey, thanks so much!!!!

[@dulguunnu]

Korean restaurants are not for Korean tourists LOL.

[@francoismarc3]

Of course not...lol

[@UuganjargalAnkhbayar]

If you would like you to see different things in mongolia,you should go to the countryside then you will be surprised and then there are a lot of adventures awaiting.

[@ApK_ReaL24]

Welcome to Mongolian XD Hi im from Mongolian

[@Star-iv4gb]

Thank u for visiting our country❤❤❤

[@Cheeeeeesyburger]

Btw there are always cu and gs25 every a few blocks also (Im an mongolian)

[@Grapplet_Plays]

WAIT YOOO I SAW YOUU I THOUGHT IT WAS NOT HERE IN MONGOLIA

[@francoismarc3]

You saw me where?!

[@DVN_manic]

I love your videos bro i already watched your All of your videos ❤

[@francoismarc3]

Omg, really thank you so very much!!!!♡♡♡

[@XingShang-b6s]

Mongolians face almost no discrimination in Korea. In general, the image of Mongolians in Korea is good. However, the image of Southeast Asians or Chinese is not good.

[@enkhzayazundui1063]

I wish we had our own style of town.. We used to have. 😢

[@francoismarc3]

Which town? What's your ethnicity??

[@enkhzayazundui1063]

@francoismarc3 The city of Ulaanbaatar, it is used to be a lovely place when I was growing up.

[@sentientlvl.5mortar886]

​@francoismarc3 Probably the soviet style very open and empty city.

[@enkhzayazundui1063]

@sentientlvl.5mortar886 it was. And it was open as well. We children ran around freely even next to Governmental buildings. Now. It is a jungle made from concrete. Horrible.

[@harrisonyoo7890]

Frank, Korea is not Mongolia's #1 exporting nation, nor the #1 importing nation, but it is just that Mongolians simply love Korean culture. As Mongolia invaded many places of the world all over, Mongolia also invaded Korea about 800 years ago and therefore, we formed some genetically similar ties one another, which is very close to each other at this time point, and also the Korea's economy scale (size of Russia) is very attractive to Mongolians to work which suits them very well as well (not only the intimate food/culture).

[@francoismarc3]

Hey, thanks for this information!!!!:)

[@Crystalbeautyshop]

Welcome back! 🎉🎉

[@francoismarc3]

Thank you so much!!

[@strongpride73]

I am Korean and Koreans are called Mongolians. Language and culture are related and DNA itself as well.

[@francoismarc3]

There are definitely many similarities!!:)

[@jacku8304]

The Mongolian writing system helps create the Hangul(Korean writing). Many thanks to the Mongolians.

[@strongpride73]

@@jacku8304 Really? You mean the ancient one, not the current one. Now Mongolians adopted cyrillic writing like other central Asian countries.

[@jacku8304]

@@strongpride73 Many Koreans are aware of its Hangul's origin but faked ignorance to avoid embarrassment. Actually the Koreans tried very hard to attribute Hangul's creations to King Sejong. Unfortunately the truth is that he quietly borrowed or plagiarized it from the Mongolian. The early Joseon rulers downplay or concealed Hangul's Mongolian's roots. In reality, the adoption of the Korean alphabet was slow and gradual, not until in the late 19th century did it come into use by lower class citizens. Then it disappeared for half a century when Korea was under Japanese occupation. Just after WW2 did the Hangul got revived. Short history of about 80 years.One of the world's youngest written language with Mongolian's root.

[@shandassukhbaatar2060]

​@@jacku8304wow 😮

[@totallynotmodsan7627]

Oh wow, really weird seeing the place i live, i actually live in the building with the gs25. This is so familiar but not so at the same time lmao. Definitely a new point of view.

[@Nomisuhigi]

Ur Mongolian accent is so good

[@francoismarc3]

Thank you+

[@김지인-y8x]

thank you for making this interesting video

[@red9man2130]

Here is a news flash for ya, The Korean Language is based on Mongolian.

[@francoismarc3]

Woah, I had no idea!!!

[@sentientlvl.5mortar886]

Huh???

[@galjvdjy]

it is not language it is script, and not Mongolian ,it is actually basiba script based on Tibetan,so you should say Korean script is based on Tibetan script

[@sentientlvl.5mortar886]

@@galjvdjy That makes more sense than... whatever the comment above is rambling about

[@shandassukhbaatar2060]

Japanese, Korean and Mongolian languages are originated from Altai language group.

[@squash_opposition]

Shopping places that i know SHANGRILA!!! (biggest mall) EMART! (Sells good things, mall) CU (shop that sells refreshing drinks) GS25 (grocery shopping same like CU)

[@Sukiqy]

I’m glad you liked Mongolia❤️

[@francoismarc3]

Loved it!

[@keithtaylor2177]

Yep, all the tour bus Koreans are at Nomin in the State Department Store in the background, queuing up by the dozen to buy chocolates and mini souvenir bottles of Mongolian vodka while I’m trying to get in and out with my groceries :P

[@francoismarc3]

Hahahah you just want to do all your daily activities lol

[@keithtaylor2177]

@@francoismarc3 ha, it doesn't bother me :) After 15 years here it's still fun to see people get excited about being in Mongolia :)

[@쥐새끼]

몽골 가보고싶다.... 초등학생 때 책에서 봤었는데 이뻣음... 특히 드넓은 초원...

[@francoismarc3]

You definitely should go! You will be mesmerized by it's beauty!!!!

[@byina8445]

Dude, you walking over street named "Seoul street" and saying Mongolia looks like Seoul?? lol

[@francoismarc3]

Yup!!

[@tuvshind1022]

Yo bro nice that is close to my home the cu you showed in the vid also if you remember me I am the guy who comments on your vids I think my pfp was a Tokyo ghoul pic cu Close to Hurd

[@francoismarc3]

Hey there! I'm sorry, I can't remember everyone who comments:( But thank you so much for supporting me!!!:)

[@nokizzy_keith]

As a military guy, Mongolia will always have a special place in my heart.

[@francoismarc3]

It's such a special place!!!

[@nokizzy_keith]

@@francoismarc3 yes sir! i miss it everyday! so many things to do with great people. I always hung out around the shang ri la area

[@netherrles]

downtown ub always reminds me of downtown sydney. big love from ub man

[@francoismarc3]

Appreciate you!!!

[@afasdfas]

There are as many Mongolian tourists in Korea, as Koreans in Mongolia. Probably the most visited country by Mongolians, even more visited than China and Russia. And Korean restaurants are not for Koreans, but locals, because Korean food is very popular in Mongolia.

[@francoismarc3]

Thanks for letting me know!!:)

[@TengerAnimations]

I would guess that the land and others maybe different but its a bit same for stores and malls and stuff. Love from mongolia..

[@francoismarc3]

You are correct!!! Love back from Kazakhstan or whenever I am in the world at this time hahaha

[@ErkhembilegOtgonbayar]

Mongolia is an good peacefull place and I love being here

[@francoismarc3]

I love it!

[@EastasiaBall]

My family live on 2 different country Mongolia, Korea

[@francoismarc3]

Wow, that's super cool!!!

[@lynx991]

Maybe you should go to Mongolia DARKHAN it’s like soeal but we do have cu an gs25

[@francoismarc3]

Oh, good idea! I'll try to go there next time!!!

[@Urlila]

Someone said that The gs25 and cu have one owner that's why they are similar

[@francoismarc3]

Okay okay, now that makes a lot of sense.

[@WildPotaot2]

Also fun fact last summer a group of famous koreans went to deliver stuff all over Mongolia and after that bucnh of korean tourists kept coming so yeah what you said its true! Lol

[@francoismarc3]

Lol

[@Devinjklmn]

Btw I lived in Mongolia so the country is Asian so it’s cool

[@ossk-vt3ox]

Korea Mongorea kolia Mongolia brother country

[@francoismarc3]

I like it!!!

[@sheeesh7232]

welcome to mongolia

[@IDAvaofficial]

OMG THE E-MART YOU GONE TO WAS NEAR MY HOUSE THATS SO COOL!!

[@francoismarc3]

Hahahah cool!

[@sae2705]

Talking of seeing so many tourists in Mongolia, Lonely Planet listed it as the number 1 place to travel for 2024 and I wonder if that has had influence on the number of people travelling there. But I am planning to hopefully go.

[@francoismarc3]

There was an explosion this year! I have never seen so many tourists there like this summer! I was amazed!

[@sae2705]

@@francoismarc3 nice. I like to see the country get more love because it's not a place people usually think about visiting. And you look like you've had a great time there. I am hopefully going in 2026, I was planning on going next year, but a friend has invited me to Turkey, and wish I had more time & money to travel, else I'd do both.

[@ErborEbo-xn7hf]

Seoul street isnt alk about korea its only the name and few places

[@francoismarc3]

This is true.

[@MisheelMishka-h3i]

Hi ?? I am from Mongolia .Have you tried milk icecream in Mongolia

[@francoismarc3]

I have and I love it!!!

[@Ujin_Ujinn]

Omg I’ve been going to eBay I saw you

[@francoismarc3]

You saw me????

[@nikher684]

Are you still in mongolia

[@tsolmonsukhbat9089]

I am Mongolia 🇲🇳 би монгол хүн 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@francoismarc3]

Nice!+

[@EzlenEzlen-vd6oj]

hi I’m Mongolian

[@AmelieAms-v4q]

I am in Mongolia!

[@Meme-op8fu]

Mongolian sounds like Korean and Japanese!

[@francoismarc3]

Wow, I guess it could!!!

[@SodbiligtBatsuuri]

And also check pizza hut and Kfc

[@francoismarc3]

Next time!!!:)

[@menniemint7772]

Cultur is different hallo

[@BayarmaaIrmuun]

in the thumbnail my english teacher is there

[@francoismarc3]

Nice!!

[@Straver93]

Hey Francois, are you already back in seoul? I am currently in Korea this month and would love to meet up. If you wanna hangout with a long time subscriber let me know

[@francoismarc3]

Hey there! Sorry for the late reply! I'm actually leaving tomorrow back to Kazakhstan. I'll be back here in Seoul at the end of the month. If you are still around, a cool drink would be nice!:)

[@Straver93]

@@francoismarc3 I am here until august 28! If you are able to get a drink let me know. Otherwise no problem I will just try next time. Also I am creating content while I am here in korea and will upload so you can get to know me anyhow!

[@Straver93]

@@francoismarc3 yo Francois you still down to meet up? I can still meet you on Wednesday this week.

[@ErkhembilegOtgonbayar]

I'm from Mongolia

[@amur-ho7kl]

u always walked seoul street in ulaanbatar

[@francoismarc3]

I walk other parts too, but foreigners mostly come to this area:)

[@tsogbazarragchaa2380]

Mongolian peoples like 👇 👍

[@sasukenanami21]

I think you have to write your article of this video like Ulaanbaatar city is like Seoul Otherwise mongolia by land area much more bigger than South and North Korea

[@francoismarc3]

Thanks for watching!

[@biogasboi3697]

facts

[@francoismarc3]

Right? Hahah

[@biogasboi3697]

@@francoismarc3 yeah

[@ankhiltulga-ku1vz]

I live in Mongolian!❤

[@francoismarc3]

Lucky!!!:)

[@ogarchannel5351]

I love your eyes :)

[@francoismarc3]

Hey, thanks so much!:)

[@IsaDalel]

Hello i am now in mongolia

[@francoismarc3]

Hey!!!!:)

[@Frost___icewolf]

I’m Mongolia. I’m ashamed.

[@francoismarc3]

Why are you ashamed?!

[@ufcaccount123]

No its like eastern european city

[@fobbyla8665]

My good brother That street is called Seoul street anyways 😂

[@francoismarc3]

Exactly!!!

[@BaterdeneBatmunkh]

Yeah true Mongolia ulaan bataar got the Korean things first i think now its adout in erdenet and more now i never got to Korean or America bc i dont have a passport

[@francoismarc3]

Thanks for sharing!!!

[@aisuiaisui4245]

bruh I'm mongolia

[@Ava-v1k]

What happened to ur arm?

[@francoismarc3]

I jumped off a horse to save my life:(

[@Ava-v1k]

@@francoismarc3 oh my goodness I hope ur arm heals quickly

[@4gund]

go to the 1r khoroolol bro

[@francoismarc3]

Next time!!!:)

[@tsogzolmaaerdenetogtokh814]

The drink in the cu was actualy the name was u said toe but it was ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Гоё =good , tasty ❤❤

[@francoismarc3]

Thanks for that!!!

[@baywillprevail]

didn't your ass see the apparent soviet brutalist architecture there?

[@francoismarc3]

Didn't my ass??? Who are you?

[@sentientlvl.5mortar886]

Dude, chill. He has been to Mongolia before, saw all the Soviet stuff and went through the rest of the notable parts of the city. Jeez.

[@IntoTheAir-]

Seoul but bigger size

[@francoismarc3]

Is UB bigger than Seoul??

[@IntoTheAir-]

Idk :)

[@icouldntfindiname7404]

Do you remember your promise 😊

[@francoismarc3]

Hey! What is my promise?

[@icouldntfindiname7404]

@@francoismarc3 i said "i want to meet you someday"

[@IsaacOwusu-pd4ev]

Pls is esay to get job in mongolia

[@francoismarc3]

What do you mean??

[@naaraaful]

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[@francoismarc3]

Oh, sorry you mistook this video's message as an insult. That's not the intention of the video. Thanks for watching.

[@erdenebileg2926]

I am Mongolia. I agree with your point. I respect another country's culture . I don't like Korean culture, franchise stores, and coffee shops at all. So, I don't go shopping such as emart, cu, and coffee shops. We have our own way of lifestyle. But in recent years, this foreign culture has been uncomfortable for us.

[@francoismarc3]

I understand what you mean. Sometimes, globalization can make native cultures dissappear. There is a good side to it like international cooperation, but a bad side as well...thanks for the comment:)

[@dancermgl739]

I’m Mongolian too. I love Korean culture! I respect others’ culture!!!

[@galtsarmoon8397]

😂😂3 th travel, pr job?

[@Bujingunj-g1e]

I am mongolian proof - би бол монгол 1:50

[@francoismarc3]

:)

[@IsaacOwusu-pd4ev]

please amean jobs is there and if your foreigner is esay to get job to do?

[@francoismarc3]

? I don't understand any of this:(

[@yogurtgood4u]

@@francoismarc3 they are saying if it’s easy to get job there as a foreigner

[@Oogwgay-o8l]

Bi jukuvd amidardag jukuviin cu Iim Baisan bol😢

[@hanakoyahagi6]

zss gaigu l bdishd

[@Nejinhnewtfgirl]

Sad

[@francoismarc3]

Why sad?

[@Ahduubaavgai]

Sul ungasnuud bidnii hul door sugdun murgunu

[@buyanaa0327]

Зайл чи!

[@eegiib5856]

solongosiin heseg ymu gj bnshde ene nohor yun murguh, ter zail geed bga nus min dugaaraa

[@Ahduubaavgai]

​@@buyanaa0327 tom tomsogtei yum bol uuruu zailuulaach hyatadiin booloo

[@timexyemerald6290]

ingeed Mongoliin Orcuud garch ireed baidiishd

[@Marellaaaa]

yu hutsaad