Is there anything I didn't know until I went to Korea?

1. I didn't know until I went to South Korea that South Korea is like a developed country except for a part of Busan, Seoul, and the rest are like developing countries;

2. All public toilets have toilet paper;

3. Koreans love to pout;

4. The taxi driver is not less than 60 years old;

5. Fruits and vegetables are tasteless when eaten raw, which is much worse than that in China;

6. Do not eat beans and bitter gourd;

7. Chinese food is only an improved Hong Kong and Taiwan dish;

8. There are many mutton kebabs restaurants;

9. Daily necessities are basically from China;

10. Koreans basically don't need those brand cosmetics that China people buy crazily;

1 1. Korean businessmen are honest at home and dare to cheat when they go abroad;

12. The smoking rate of women in the workplace is very high, and almost everyone smokes;

13. There are many fake duty-free shops, which are usually closed, just waiting for the tour guide to take the China tourists by car before opening the door;

14. Most monks eat meat and go to restaurants openly.

15. There are so many restaurants that you must see them wherever you go.

16. The government does not dare to crack down on pornographic business premises, for fear that these practitioners will have no food and will not vote in the election;

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I didn't know until I went to Korea that most kimchi is not as delicious as China's!

I didn't know until I went to South Korea that running a red light for food delivery and express motorcycles is more serious than China!

I didn't know until I went to Korea that Korean students' extracurricular tutoring classes and cram schools still surpassed China!

I didn't know until I went to Korea. When I go to the market to buy things, Koreans will say it's made in China, ok. The store opened by China people will say it is made in China, ok!

I didn't know until I went to Korea that the Republic of Korea produces a yellow thick-skinned melon!

I didn't know until I went to Korea that the big pears produced in the Republic of Korea are thick-skinned and khaki!

I didn't know until I went to Korea that many Korean restaurants cook fish (not very small) without removing the internal organs.

I didn't know until I went to Korea that there are more old ladies bending over (even reaching 70-80 degrees) in Korea!

I didn't know until I went to Korea that the distance between the buildings around Seoul (equivalent to the Fifth and Sixth Ring Roads) (even the newly-built buildings with 20-30 floors) and the old houses is scary!

I didn't know until I went to Korea that many hotels are too small, so I can only arrange tables for two people, and I have to arrange four people!

I didn't know until I went to Korea that Baidu map can actually be used in Korea!

Summarized some cold knowledge about Korea ~

1. Incheon International Airport won the first place in the "Best Airport in the World" for six consecutive years. There are banks, cinemas, capsule hotels, convenience stores, restaurants, bakeries, dessert shops, coffee shops and beverage shops in the airport. In addition, Incheon Airport has Korean folk performances and the parade of ancient monarchs and queens.

2. Koreans love coffee and drink it every day, so the density of coffee shops in the world is 1.

Koreans like to study and work in coffee shops.

Taxis in Korea are all uncles over 60 years old, and uncles drive very hard, and people who don't get carsick will get carsick.

5. There is no security check in Korean subway.

6. Koreans will consciously take the crosswalk, but they will never cross the road without taking the crosswalk. If they are found by the police not to walk the crosswalk, they will be fined, starting from about 600 yuan RMB.

7. Korean police patrol 24 hours a day, and surveillance cameras are all over the streets, which is very safe to prevent death.

8. Smoking is prohibited indoors in Korea, including at home. If you want to smoke, you can only go to the special outdoor smoking area, and you must never smoke in the area marked "No Smoking Area".

9. In order not to influence others, you talk quietly in the subway and bus.

10. You must swipe your card when getting on and off the bus and press the bell next to your seat. Ring the bell before getting off.

1 1. In addition to depositing and withdrawing money, you don't need to enter a password when you go out to swipe your card, just swipe your card directly.

12. There are many slopes in Korea, including a steep slope of 70 degrees.

13. Houses are basically wooden floors, so you need to take off your shoes when entering the room.

14. In addition to the teaching building, there are coffee shops, bakeries, cosmetics stores, banks, restaurants, convenience stores, post offices, bookstores and stationery stores in the school, just like a small community.

15. Koreans like the sense of ceremony very much, so they must go out on dates, give gifts and send flowers on holidays.

16. On Friday, South Korea called it "Fire Five", which means you must go out with friends on Friday night to release the stress of the week.

17. Korean toilets are called "dressing rooms", which, as the name implies, are also used for makeup. In addition, unlike toilets in China, Korean toilets are all smelly ... very fragrant, mainly cream ... haha, because the toilets are filled with air fresheners that are sprayed every five minutes. If it is a smart toilet, there is disinfectant and disposable toilet paper next to the toilet.

18. Koreans love to brush their teeth. They always brush their teeth in the toilet after dinner.

19. There is no pungent smell of disinfectant in the hospital. In addition to the general configuration, the underground 1 -2 floors are usually restaurants and cafes, and there are also banks on the 1 floor. Unlike in China, Korean hospitals have no place to get medicine. After seeing the doctor's prescription, we need to take the prescription to the pharmacy near the hospital to get the medicine. If you buy anti-inflammatory drugs and antibiotics without a prescription, pharmacies are forbidden to sell them.

20. The hospital service is very good. No matter what the disease is, the emergency nurse will immediately push you into a wheelchair. The doctor's attitude is also very good, and his tone of voice is like talking to a child. In addition, some 1 hospitals have foreigner service centers, staffed with staff who can speak Chinese, and provide Chinese translation services free of charge.

2 1. There are many free idol concerts in Korea. Even if it is not free, the concert price is 1 10000 won, which is about 660 yuan RMB. No matter how many big-name stars there are, whether you can get tickets depends on your hand speed, internet speed and luck.

22. Stars can often be seen in Seoul.

23. In winter, everyone in the street is wearing a long black down jacket, which is very dark.

Koreans are cold-resistant, and there are young men and women wearing shorts and skirts in the streets in winter.

25. Koreans, men, women and children, drink ice water all year round and hardly drink hot water.

26. Koreans, especially young people, don't like Korean food, but prefer foreign food, such as hamburgers, sandwiches, pizza, pasta, Japanese food and so on.

27. Koreans love to eat cakes, not only for birthdays, but also for family and friends. Cake is delicious and not expensive.

28. South Korea has 24-hour takeout.

29. After eating in Korea, if there is a plate, take the things off the table and put them in the "return place".

30. Due to South Korea's anti-candid camera law, all mobile phones purchased in South Korea have to click to take photos.

3 1. Korean Children's Day is a national holiday, and Christmas is also a holiday.

32. Koreans love to stay up late. There are many people on the road at four or five in the morning, and many buildings are lit.

33. Koreans love to dress up and have good aesthetic taste. Watching more can cultivate their own fashion taste.

34. Not only girls but also boys wear makeup.

35. The value of clerks in restaurants, convenience stores and shops is high, and high school students and college students will take part-time jobs to exercise themselves in their spare time.

Korean cosmetics stores and coffee shops can be found everywhere.

37./kloc-you can't buy alcohol and tobacco under 0/9 years old. If you look younger, you must bring your ID card to prove that you are 19 years old or older when you buy alcohol, tobacco or go to a restaurant to order wine.

38. Korea has a Korean era. Korea is 1 year old from birth, so it is one year older than China. If Koreans ask about their age, they should say they are one year older than they are now.

39. Korean driver's license is very easy to test. It takes up to 2 months to test a driver's license from scratch.

40. Koreans love to wear slippers, especially when company employees go to work and wear leather shoes when they go out.

Korea is an interesting country.

1. South Korea's reports on China are mostly negative news, because Koreans are not very friendly to China people for historical reasons (it has changed now).

2. South Korea's area is actually very small, about 6.5438+10,000 square kilometers, and most of its resources are imported. However, in recent years, the economy has developed rapidly and the shipbuilding industry has developed.

Koreans can hardly eat without kimchi. ...

The national flower of Korea is hibiscus, and the national bird is magpie, not to mention the national flag (pirated from China).

First of all, I didn't know until I came to Korea that Koreans attach so much importance to the views between the younger generation and the older generation.

To tell the truth, South Korea is a superficial country, and I think it's a bit exaggerated to use "superficial" here.

When I first came to Korea, I didn't know how many times I used "Smecta" on the first day of studying abroad (Koreans always use "Smecta, one meter big, yo")! Of course, all this behavior is to show respect for the person you are talking to, but this respect is also full of water in some cases. When I discussed with a group of Koreans before, I also said my manners. Even in the face of their disliked predecessors, they have to say "honorific words" respectfully. They can see the jealousy in their eyes when they hear that China seniors who are many years older than themselves can become good friends.

In fact, the courtesy of these younger generations has also inherited the ancient culture of China, but these self-abased manners have not been paid much attention to by Chinese people.

1. Communication method

China's mobile phone number is not allowed to be used in Korea unless international roaming is enabled. If it is a short-term tour, you must open an international roaming before going abroad, so that you can report your family's safety to South Korea. For children studying abroad, it is necessary to change Korean mobile phones. You can also rent Korean mobile phones for short-term travel. In addition to mobile phones, you can also choose public telephones. There are three kinds of public telephones in Korea. The blue and silver-gray ones are coin-operated telephones, which can make long-distance calls between the city and Korea. The other is a magnetic card phone, which can be purchased in banks and post offices to make domestic and international long-distance calls in Korea.

How to address China in Korea;

Fixed telephone dialing sequence: 00 186+ area code (before going to 0)+ telephone number.

Mobile phone dialing sequence: 00 186+ mobile phone number.

The way to call Beijing is: 00 1-86- 10 (China city area code, Beijing is 10)+ the other party's number.

Change currency

Although some large supermarkets and shopping malls in South Korea can use UnionPay cards in China, and clothing stores in Dongdaemun will also charge RMB, most consumer places in South Korea only accept Korean won and domestic bank cards. Therefore, be sure to prepare the won in advance. If you want to change won, you can change a small sum at a domestic bank or airport for a rainy day, and then change the rest after you arrive in Korea. Hotels, department stores and banks in Korea can pay back the money, and some popular tourist attractions also have special money exchange offices, and the exchange rate is more suitable than that in China. Most notably, there are no counterfeit banknotes in Korea, so there is no need to worry about the authenticity of Korean currency.

Korean currency face value: currency code is won, coins are 10, 50, 100, 500 won, and paper money is 1000, 5000, 1000, 50000 won.

Don't bargain

There is generally no need to bargain when buying things in Korea. Large supermarkets, shopping malls, department stores are generally clearly marked, and special prices and discounts will be indicated. Even in street stalls, shops and other places, there is generally no need to bargain. Basically, businesses will not charge exorbitant prices. If you want to experience the pleasure of bargaining, it will not work in Korea. However, in places like helloapM, Merilai or Nandamen in Dongdaemun, customers who pay in cash will get an appropriate discount of 1000-5000 won.

4. Eating habits

Koreans pay a lot of attention to eating. When eating, spoons can only be used for eating and drinking soup, chopsticks can only be used for holding vegetables, and they must not be used indiscriminately, and rice bowls cannot be lifted. Korean food is spicy and delicious, uses less oil and doesn't like sweet and sour. Friends who are not used to it can bring some simple food. When having lunch with Korean friends, you can only drink a small glass of wine or beer slowly, and it will be very casual at night. In terms of drinking water, Koreans love to drink cold water. Unlike China people, they don't boil water before drinking, and they don't have the concept of normal temperature water. There will be a water dispenser between the floors of the hotel to find hot water. Friends who are not used to drinking cold water should bring their accompanying cups and keep hot water.

There is no need to tip.

Like China, there is no tipping culture in Korea. Consumer places in Korea, such as high-end hotels and restaurants, generally charge 10% service fee automatically, so there is no need to pay additional service personnel. Therefore, you can sincerely thank the enthusiastic taxi driver, the hotel doorman or the hotel waiter who carries the luggage.

6. Pay attention to the weather and change clothes

There is a saying in China that "go out and watch the weather". You must know the weather before you go to Korea. The weather in Korea is similar to that in Beijing, generally 2-4 degrees Celsius lower, with four distinct seasons. The average temperature is -3/4-+4/5 degrees Celsius in winter, 10-20 degrees Celsius in spring, 25-32 degrees Celsius in summer and 10 degrees Celsius in autumn. Generally, hotels, buses and restaurants in South Korea will turn on the heating in winter (1-March) and air conditioning in July and August.

7. Don't forget to line up.

Koreans pay more attention to public order, so they have a strong sense of queuing. Whether you buy goods in front of popular shops or take buses or subways, you will consciously queue up. Even outside the public toilet, you will find a long queue at the entrance. Koreans usually stand on the right side of the escalator, and the left side is reserved for those who are in a hurry.

8. Pay attention to personal safety

If you are visiting Korea for the first time, in order to prevent acclimatization, you must prepare some medicines, such as cold medicine, painkillers, anti-inflammatory drugs and antidiarrheal drugs. You can also prepare drugs according to your physical condition. When going out in Korea, especially at night, it is best to go together and bring the hotel's business card to avoid getting lost. Be sure to bring your passport. If you lose your passport, it will affect the time to return to China.

9.T-money is convenient and economical.

T-money card is a kind of transportation card in South Korea, which is most used by Seoul citizens, similar to the bus card in China. It is convenient to recharge in advance and take the subway and bus in Seoul with your card. Using T-money card can not only avoid the trouble of changing money, but also enjoy preferential fares.

It seems luxurious to see Koreans eating beef when watching Korean dramas, but it feels much more luxurious in Korea than in TV dramas.

Dogs, this is a country related to dogs.

Unlike some people who say that they can't afford beef, they want to eat it every day.

Fruit sold separately, meat 100g!