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Customs & Oddities: Always hand to and receive...
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  • By Lunagirl on August 27, 2002
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  • Always hand to and receive things from other people using two hands.

    Bowing is also polite, like a handshake in western culture. If you shake hands with a Korean person it shows respect to use both hands, or shaking with the right hand and touching your own upper right arm with the left at the same time. The higher up your own arm you touch the more respect you show.

    If you look like a foreigner you are not really expected to know the customs. However, most Koreans are very appreciative of a foreigner who attempts to learn and use the language, customs, etc.

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    Customs & Oddities: Do not get upset if someone...
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  • By Babybeary on August 27, 2002
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  • Do not get upset if someone knocks against your shoulder on the streets and do not say 'sorry' for that. It is quite normal and they don't mean to be rude.

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    Customs & Oddities: KOREAN ESTHETICS Have you...
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  • By Shizuka on August 26, 2002
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  • Customs & Oddities - Seoul
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    KOREAN ESTHETICS
    Have you ever heard the rumor about it? Soooo soared!!! Because they rubbed my body so hard only by thin silk cloth without form for 1 hour!! It's Koran original esthetic way. But after a while my skin was getting smoothly. You try!

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    Customs & Oddities: One unique point about Korean...
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  • By Babybeary on August 27, 2002
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  • One unique point about Korean ladies is that they will always put on their make-up whenever they leave their house. They see it as a basic politeness. Heard from my local guide that some of them would wear their make-up on before waking up their husbands every morning. Wonder if its true. Perhaps Koreans out there can let me know. Thanks.

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    Customs & Oddities: gosh, dont except people to...
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  • By haejungkim on August 26, 2002
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  • gosh, dont except people to say, i'm sorry or excuse me when they bump into you. but then dont allow yourself to become like that. if you do apologize, people will think that you a bit odd but its OK, be nice even though the people there naturally arent in those situations. if you visibly are a foreigner, except to get stared at but dont take it personally.
    And please respect the old people there and bow to them when acknowledging them.

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  • By moremaga on August 25, 2002
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  • Customs & Oddities - Seoul
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    Thank you: pronounced....'kham samnida'
    Also, remember to save some money for the airport tax (15,000) and any misc things you will need to buy at the airport when you leave.

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    Customs & Oddities: Yes, I found bowing very...
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  • By Kindra on August 25, 2002
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  • Yes, I found bowing very common and was surprised that even I, a white clueless foreigner was exposed to this practice. It is a show of respect and I simply bowed back slightly with a nod of the head, ackowledging the gesture. It is best to bow back from what I was told.

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    Customs & Oddities: Calligraphy with pictorial representation.
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  • By Sharrie on August 25, 2002
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    Calligraphy with pictorial representation.
    I found the western version in Universal Studio, Orlando!

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    Customs & Oddities: 1) Don't be mad when people...
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  • Updated By Sarah97 on August 24, 2002
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  • 1) Don't be mad when people touch you and never say 'I am sorry.' You know if you are living in a crowded city like Seoul, it is hardly impossible to be somewhere without bumping into someone. But in that case, we Koreans usually don't say 'I am sorry.' since it's happening all the time. But I know that foreigners think that Koreans are rude because of that. So, please understand this if you are facing it.

    *^ ^*

    2) I think you would be better to know some basic Koreans.

    Hello! = 'An-nyung-ha-se-yo! or An-nyung.'

    Thank you! = 'Gam-sa-hab-ni-da.'

    How much? = 'Earl-ma-ye-yoh?'

    Where is...? = '.... o-di-ye-yo?'

    Subway = 'Jun-Cheol'

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    Customs & Oddities: If you wanna know about Seoul...
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  • By one234 on August 24, 2002
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  • If you wanna know about Seoul more,

    I recommend you to visit
    happytrip's SEOUL page, SOUTH KOREA page.

    sarah97's SEOUL page

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