Seven important things NOT to do in Korea as a foreigner!

[@MayaTheDecemberGirl]

About no. 3 - watching some videos about Korea, and other Asian countries like China or Japan, it seems to be quite common for women there to wear really very short skirts or dresses, but indeed with the upper of the body covered almost up to their necks. I think that in Western countries, including European ones, more acceptable is actually the opposite. So many women (besides maybe some teenagers) wouldn't rather feel comfortable wearing such a really very short skirt. Definitely not many would dress like this to work. But having a dress or a blouse in summer with no sleeves and with a lower neckline is nothing unusual (even when one works in an office, if only it's not like very uncovering). In the summer quite popular are for instance also longer dresses (that make the whole figure look taller), but with low neckline and with no sleeves (just with a bit wider straps). For me wearing in summer, when it's hot, clothes almost up to my neck and necessarily always with sleeves is in fact uncomfortable. So these differences are also something better to know in advance.

[@dianadobos1045]

Thank You very much

[@calistaashdown2535]

Thanks for your advice! Always good to know! ❤❤

[@helenegingras6833]

As a French Canadian, we have a tendancy to shake hands or give hugs. Thanks for the information 😊

[@oanaelena4001]

Helpful as usual😊

[@riccooper5689]

It’s great to receive this information ahead of a visit.

[@Asiac777]

Thank you for sharing I always like to be respectful of different people cultures

[@loreleihobbie1493]

I LOVE WAYCHING YOU AND LEARNING ..HOPEFULLY I CAN JOIN YOUR FEED NEXT YEAR..

[@BhavyaAndrea]

Great bits of respectful cultural practices to know. Always enlightening.

[@carolcollins59]

Good Evening. Very informative thank you. The seating situation is similar to the Uk on buses trains for seniors and disabled people. We don’t usually ask older people how old they are!!!! We do hug our friends and family although this really is a personal choice.

[@CLA0365]

Yes this is very helpful😊 Thank you for all that you share Very much appreciated!

[@MayaTheDecemberGirl]

No. 5 - it's much different than in the restaurants in the other countries. So it's indeed good to know in advance, that one shouldn't just sit and wait for a bill.

[@Lola-kn4qf]

Very helpfull thank you

[@frauleintrude6347]

We have these priority seats too and a space for parking a wheelchair or strollers, bicycles. Those spaces come with fold out seats so the parent can seat next to the stroller or some person assisting the person in the wheelchair have a seat next by too. Sadly here especially young people and foreigners are occupying these seats without any care. They even don‘t give way to elders or parents with strollers without some discussion. Politeness went down the gutters. In my childhood and teenager years there was no question to give up a seat for any elder or disabled person.

[@thechocolateglasses]

I love videos like these! Thank you for sharing things that can be overlooked! I’ll definitely keep all of these in mind when I come to visit with my husband❤!

[@MayaTheDecemberGirl]

No. 6 - indeed, in other countries asking, especially a woman, about her age, could be considered as ill-mannered. And generally it may be difficult for us as foreigners to get used to such culture, like in the SK, of respect towards someone, just because he is one, two or five years older. In our societies we're more respectful towards someone who is much more older. And it also much depends. I have in my work colleagues, both men and women, who I call by their first names, although they are 10, 15 or even about 20 years older than me. And even some of our bosses want their employees to call them by their first names (and I work in a public institution). So generally I think we are more direct. So it's also something that a foreigner indeed should better know in advance, before visiting Your country, to take all this into account.

[@Bindi111]

Very helpful information. I love the special seats on the subway cars. ❤

[@OfTheSeaKND]

The hugging of the opposite gender surprised me. That’s good to know. I’m used hugging to greet friends (including male friends) where I live.

[@ayushi2540]

i have just watched so many videos and vlogs since 2022 that i knew each and every point you said beforehand...damn!!....and the first 4 points you said regarding clothes, hugs and making out....same follows in my country too.....

[@beatebender]

Okay, I‘m ready to come, just kidding, but I knew all seven, well prepared if I come one day! I heard that intimate behaviour in public changes a bit, students in Seoul are more open to it…and it can be that I will be asked about my blood type. While drinking you have more rules, where the age is important and while drinking you have to hide your glass and sip not looking at your opposite… Basically it is always good to know about the rules of etiquette in a foreign country, has to do with respect, as you mentioned!

[@carolcollins59]

Good Evening. Very informative thank you. The seating situation is similar to the Uk on buses trains for seniors and disabled people. We don’t usually ask older people how old they are!!!!

[@tonyamclellan]

Aneog 👋, thank you for this video and it is wonderful to know there are provisions made for the disabled,I always been led to believe Koreans look down on the disabled.have a good day 😊

[@TheyCallMeSir_H]

Good advice.

[@irenechrysanthi0697]

Irrelevant but your home gives me a Greek feeling 💛

[@char68-c4w]

Very interesting.

[@Linda_Ann-ex9cm]

Hi 👋 Thank you so much for always giving such great information 😊 When I visit in the spring I will definitely embrace all you mentioned. I have a request for one of your upcoming episodes….. I’d like to know the best place(s) to exchange currency & the best place(s) to purchase a card to travel by bus or taxi. Also, I know Korean citizens will not just approach people to chat. In the event something like this happens how should I handle the situation. I only ask because I’ve heard this is how unsuspecting people are lured. Many thanks & May your week be blessed 😊

[@average_korean_man]

Younger generations don't tend to approach foreigners, but older generations do. Just have a chat with them with some smile. But don't be surprised if some people ask questions that you might think are a little private. It's quite normal here.

[@Linda_Ann-ex9cm]

@@average_korean_man Thank you. 😊

[@Rita_Panetta]

hi I will go to Korea for the second time at the end of January to Seollal and see my Korean friend. I can say that in my previous travel experience I noticed that younger people are losing these habits, I was often given objects with one hand even in shops. At the bank, however, they gave me the money with both hands. Obviously I respected these methods and always used two hands. As for hugs, well I'm Italian you can imagine... I had to hold back my displays of affection. But luckily I have noticed that, even in this case, younger people are more predisposed to hugging someone who comes from far away, and I'm talking about people of your age, 30/40 years old. Thanks for your video :)

[@Ballroomblitz255]

I find many of these Korean customs and norms very endearing, wish we had those same traditions here. I sometimes wonder with expansive travel, sharing of social media, sharing of entertainment media that in time these traditions/customs may become less and less relevant as the younger generation become familiar with customs of the rest of the world. That would be tragic in my opinion, but given how the world is evolving it wouldn’t surprise me that world culture will dominate local culture in the young over the next few generations. Cheers.

[@LynnD0109]

Just wondering at what age is someone considered an elder?

[@average_korean_man]

I would say somewhere from 65 and above

[@rene_mxo]

I feel like you have A good singing voice

[@SekretSekret-cq1nx]

и интересно и полезно 👍😃

[@hollypatterson8959]

Good information as always. I agree that no tipping should be added. The other thing I discovered is that there are no trash cans on the streets of Seoul. You have to carry your trash with you until you get back to your residence. Seoul is very clean!

[@average_korean_man]

Yeah I forgot about no tipping 😆

[@annlorrii]

All very interesting. We have similar seating in London on trains and buses. They call them priority seats. To be honest, most people just sit where they like. If the train is busy people will use all the seats. But if a person who needs the seat more than you gets on, you're supposed to give up the seat and many do. On the trains they now make the priory seats a different colours. Basically a muted version of the colour of the rest of the seats. This always makes them look dirty to me 😂 Perhaps they think if it looks dirtier than the other seats we'll leave it empty! 😂 Can an elderly person sit in the pink seats for pregnant women in Korea?

[@average_korean_man]

Yea elderly person sitting on the pregnant women's seats would be okay

[@spicyritas4795]

The whole list makes me want to move there ASAP. Except I don’t particularly like one of your neighbors 🤐

[@RuiLeTubo]

I wonder what would you think about my country🇵🇹, as we are very used to compliment the opposite gender with 2 kisses (one on each cheek) 😅 Maybe because of our Latin origins I guess. Hugs are less common though...

[@dinfar2567]

I’ll soon visit my friends in Korea. If I can’t hug, how can I greet them?

[@average_korean_man]

You can bow or just wave hands

[@mlsterlous]

When you mentioned clothes, i thought about some korean ladies on youtube, like yoba요바. And probably many more. Yes its just video not public place, but what's the difference?

[@jenniferjeon3153]

Very nice. Other ppl should learn from Korea. Instead they choose no-dignity, no-decency. 😑😐

[@carolcollins59]

Sorry sent twice.

[@smwk2017]

Watching some old Korean dramas from 1990s, I can tell you that Korea has changed

[@JWLee-xp4qj]

Good morning from losangeles.

[@MarkOliver-p4i]

Los Angeles, I kept staring at losangeles until I figured it out, I was thinking of what foreign city is this, it took me a few minutes 😂

[@MarkOliver-p4i]

I didn't know #6, you forgot not to leave tips, I learned that my first time there, when I tried to tip the Bellboy for bringing our luggage up to our room.

[@ridita5221]

1:30 What about hugging children? I'm a teacher and my little students hug me every day.

[@average_korean_man]

If the children hug you first, you can hug them back. That's no problem at all

[@Mic_65]

Good to know. Thanks. Can men wear speedos at the beach in Korea? 🤔🤣

[@average_korean_man]

Yeah hahaha you can but nobody does

[@Mic_65]

​😂😂😂

[@anneattep4390]

Love BTS korea south 🎉 Pay bill using 2 hands ok

[@lcejustjake]

I always feel if you visit another country it's always a good idea to know beforehand what and what not to do. Great advice as usual, AKM😊👍🏼

[@madamenordica]

that's cool, but my autistic brain is wanting to know WHY the two hands.....most of what you said is self explanitory, but that isn't......? Care to elaborate? Not being argumentive, I genuinely want to understand.

[@MarkOliver-p4i]

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