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A board showing Choseon Dynasty style Hangul - Seoul
A board showing Choseon Dynasty style Hangul
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Customs & Oddities: Peculiar Male Urinal!
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    • machomikemd
  • Updated By machomikemd on November 13, 2008
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    • Very Long! - Seoul
    Very Long!
    by machomikemd,
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    Unusual Male Urinal in South Korea.

    this male urinal is unusually long but is not the most unusual urinal here, they also have flat urinals in the ground wherein you just aim and fire hehehe. unfortunately, I forget to take pictures of the urinals.

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    Customs & Oddities: Gas station girls
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    • schwein
  • Updated By schwein on November 5, 2007
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    • gas station girls - Seoul
    gas station girls
    by schwein
    One thing strange about Korea is that there are no self-serve gas stations.
    Even stranger, is that they hire local cute girls to dance at the entrance to get customer's attention.

    I'm not complaining.

    Driving a motorcycle in summer is nice. Even nicer when you have to get gas.

    Sadly the only pics I have of this are recent, just after Fall hit. They are all wearing jackets...
    I'll be sure to get many pics when Spring hits.

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    Customs & Oddities: Containers for SOJU
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  • By machomikemd on June 24, 2008
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    • Have A Drink! - Seoul
    Have A Drink!
    by machomikemd
    These are containers used for storing and fermenting SOJU (the Korean Rice Wine).

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    Customs & Oddities: Strong Korean Coffee
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  • By machomikemd on June 25, 2008
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    • Strong Coffe in 7-11 - Seoul
    Strong Coffe in 7-11
    by machomikemd
    coffee is expensive in seoul and I bought this at a local 7-11 store and it costs 2,500 won ($2.40) but is was good and very strong, maybe with lots of robusta beans in it.

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    Customs & Oddities: Korean Peace Memorial
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  • By machomikemd on June 24, 2008
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    • With names etched of victims - Seoul
    With names etched of victims
    by machomikemd, 1 more photos
    This is a memorial to the still 10 million families on each side who were separated by the korean way. it is in dorasan station at the border near the DMZ.

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    Customs & Oddities: A Show of Respect
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  • By newsphotogirl on January 29, 2006
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    • Customs & Oddities - Seoul
    by newsphotogirl
    Someone here mentioned this custom. I handed an elderly shop owner my money with my right hand while holding my right elbow with my left hand. A show of respect and he seemed very pleased.

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    Customs & Oddities: When giving/recieving money
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  • By seoulgirl on January 14, 2005
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    • When giving money to a shop keeper. Hand it to them with your right hand and touch your right arm w/ your left hand. It's a sign of respect. They love it when Westerners do it.

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    Customs & Oddities: Wedding Ducks
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    • Ewingjr98
  • Updated By Ewingjr98 on March 25, 2007
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    • Customs & Oddities - Seoul
    by Ewingjr98
    The wedding duck is an old Korean custom. When Koreans are married the groom gives the bride two hand-carved wooden ducks. The ducks symbolize eternal faith and chastity as ducks are known to have one mate for life, and if one duck dies the other lives alone until death. The female Korean wedding duck has a string tied around her mouth, some say as a symbol to remind her not to nag the husband!

    Wedding ducks are available at many shops in Itaewon selling traditional Korean gifts.

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    Customs & Oddities: Retirees Playing Go in the Parks
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  • By AKtravelers on August 14, 2004
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    • A go master ponders his next move - Seoul
    A go master ponders his
    next move
    by AKtravelers
    Most city parks are jammed with retired men passing the time. Often, you'll see them engaged in very competitive games of go. One of the best place to see this is Jongmyo Park, right by the famous shrine of the same name.

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    Customs & Oddities: The Best Toilet?!?
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  • Updated By Ewingjr98 on January 21, 2008
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    • Seoul's Best Toilet, 2002 - Seoul
    Seoul's Best Toilet, 2002
    by Ewingjr98
    The Seoul Metropolitan Government has a program that names the city's most outstanding toilets of the year. As you sightsee in the city, look for these bronze plaques reading "Seoul Best Toilet." You'll be glad you peed in one of these magnificent urinary attractions!

    And you thought your government wasted taxpayers money!!!

    This photo was taken in a public restroom at the southwestern base of Achesan, a small mountain on the eastern edge of Seoul.

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