Culture Shock 1: Cafes are Everywhere in Korea 스타벅스 Starbucks

Culture Shock 1: Cafes are Everywhere in Korea

스타벅스 – Starbucks

카페베네 – Caffe Bene

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Culture Shock 2: Holding Hands Amongst Girlfriends

Culture Shock 3: Sharing Food from the Same Dish

Usually the main dish, such as 불고기 (which means “Korean Barbecue”, 김치찌개 (gimchijjigae) which means “Kimchi Soup”, 삼겹살

Culture Shock 4: You Can Use Free Wifi Everywhere in Korea

Cuture shock 5:Drinking on the streets is legal

Culture shock 6: Not talking on the trains

Culture shock 7:Leaving tips is not good

Culture shock 8: Cold coffees

Culture shock 9: Not utilizing red ink

Culture shock 10:Shouting at your waiter is pretty possible and considered to be good because 빨리빨리 the direct translation being “hurry hurry” or “quick quick”, is a big part of the culture in South Korea. When you order food at a restaurant, your dish will be ready right away. This also goes for preparing food, making payments and even traveling around on the subway.

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