8 Things You CAN'T do in South Korea

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"the older the person, the deeper the bow"

*Meets queen Elizabeth*

wu

_”Whats your name— ah, I forgot my pen.”_
_”Don’t worry, I have one.”_

Moments before disaster

Pixelcraftian

The wearing shoes indoors is not just South Korea, it’s the whole Asia 😭

tiyhshx

I live in America but I'm Asian and for each one of these I was like "you would do that???" lol. like i feel like wearing shoes indoors is wild 😭😭

girlwithluv

*wearing shoes indoors*
I think it's common in most of the Asian countries, we don't wear shoes indoors. We generally have separate house slippers. It's actually hygienic.

eriya

Hey just a random Korean passing by with few extra details to add!
1. Chopstick on rice doesn't signify death, rather it is a way to serve our food for dead people. Traditionally we would prepare food for dead people (family members or friends, like dia de muertos) and stick chopstick in the rice so the "souls" who come can eat it. Thus doing that for yourself or others who are ALIVE would be considered rude, since you are treating them to be dead.
3. Red pen DOESN'T mean SOMEHOW YOU WILL DIE. In Korea each family had their own family book (this is really long time ago and only nobles would do it since they were only ones with last names before class system broke and commons&slaves stealing&claiming nobles last names as theirs), basically a list of names to show family members. However people would die, so they used red pen to write their names on the book, to show that they have passed away. So if you are writing your name in a red pen, you are saying you are dead, as it was color used to record dead people's names.
5. Talking quietly is a basic manner in public place, especially in metro and bus or any public transportation. But depending on time, it CAN be loud lol.
6. This really depends on which city you are in. The more older people are in the area, more likely to meet people unable to speak English! English is mandatory subject to learn in Korea, so it is something that everyone learns starting from kindergarten /elementary school. So most of younger generations can speak English. But if they refuse and say "sorry, no English", it's most likely they are just scared of speaking wrong English and avoiding to speak since they are used to having English only as a school subject for studying and testing, not actually using to communicate with foreigners.
7. Two hands are showing respect so while it is safe to do so in general, you don't have to do it between your friends. If you do, they might see it being "too respectful" and lowering yourself when friendship is supposed to be... Equal power, you know
8. It is actually considered weird to bow more than 90°! If you fold your back too much, they might think it weird, and possibly thinking are you being EXTRA to be RUDE? You know how sometimes we choose to speak TOO formal to show some sarcasm to those that asked you to show some manner? Same thing. Don't bow too deep, or else it might be mistaken in a wrong way!

riecae

While most Korean don’t actively speak English, the modern generations are taught English as their 2nd language through the entire time their in school. Most don’t speak it in public due to lack of confidence

juanrojas

#2. About the toilet paper, it is NOT so any more in Korea. It used to be the case long time ago when quality of toilet paper was not so good in Korea and didn't desolve very well, sometimes clogging the toilet. Not anymore. The quality of Korean toilet paper is very good (like any other Korean products nowadays) and those toilet waste bins have long disappeared (The waste bins that you may still see in toilet booths are for ordinary garbages such as bottles, wrappings or newspaper, and not to throw in toilet papers!). Come to Korea and see for yourself! 😁

jinmo

"the older the person the deeper the bow"

me : BOWS 360 DEGREES

johnnykitty

When a child is bowing to a 100 year old man: **proceeds to bow until he can see his back**

thunderedsun

“Wearing shoes indoors especially in a house”

Pls don’t do that anywhere- 💀

sweetp

You are spot on! I lived in Kunsan from July 1969 until August 1970. I took the time to learn the customs and language anf got along well, When I came home and moved to California, I again made friends in the Korean community by observing their customs. It was wonderful! They are a great people!

williamcaloia