Very interesting! It reminds me of my childhood, although i was born in '96 but i feel that in only 10 years things have been changing a lot. I used to play outside a lot and i remember being the youngest among my neighbours so they often pulled a prank on me lol. But kids nowadays mostly stick with their gadgets like ipad or phone and act and dress older than their ages *sigh haha

Talking to grand parents is like going back in time. Interesting and helps put things in perspective...

thanks again for the history lesson. and we do share certain things in common in relation to old practices and new practices, price increases, outdoor childhood life and the introduction of technology (video games, social networks etc).

Bus tokens were used in the USA but that was a long time ago. When I was a boy and into my young adult ages, one could buy bus tickets (color coded for value) or, more usually, a few coins were dropped into the box. "Exact change only" was the rule. For example, in 1975, it cost between 70 and 85 cents to ride the bus from Virginia or Maryland into Washington, DC. I remember bus tokens but never used them personally.

Very INTERESTING!! I was hoping for Part 3... :)

Two items:Buses. When I was stationed in Korea back in 83 - 89 there was a girl who collected the fares. You did not pay when you got on, you waited for the girl to come collect the money. They were amazing. They never lost their balance, they never dropped a coin, they never missed a passenger, and they never forgot who already paid. Did not matter how crowded the bus or how bumpy the road, they never missed a beat. Preferring sons to daughters. I would often be asked how many brothers and sisters I had, to which I would answer, three sisters. The response was always, oh, so you are the youngest. Nope, I'm second oldest. That would normally leave them flummoxed. Since my parents now had a boy, why did they bother have two more children? It was just axiomatic; if there was a girl then a boy, you are finished, so why have more. If there are three girls and one boy it must be because the boy was born last.

the bottled water phenomenon seemed to start everywhere around the same time. I think globalization and the spread of technology had put many countries on similar playing fields, like shopping malls look very similar now. I really enjoy this topic!

My father was one of thirteen. One child was born sick and wasn't even given a name. He finally got a name when he was five.

I'm from Sri Lanka and it's amazing how even thousands of miles apart almost all Asian cultures have similar values and social systems. Your two videos pretty much summed up the Old SL and new SL in general as well, not to mention the fact that even the languages are structured the same way (verb at the end). I think it would be really easy for us to learn Korean if it is taught in our mother tongue due to the similarities between the languages but unfortunately Korean is not a language in popular demand here so those who are interested in learning , like myself, have to learn it in English , our most common second language, which is structured completely differently from Korean and my own mother tongue. I have studied Japanese in my mother tongue and the learning was extremely easy than it would have been had I learnt it in English ( which I have tried too) predominantly.

It's amazing how similar korean modern history is to western modern history, with literally everything they talked about. I felt like was watching someone from North America talking about modern history

I live in NZ and when I was younger I would buy a ticket directly from the bus driver in cash. The ticket lasted for 1 hour and you can ride any bus and transfer as many times as you like during that time. But now everywhere seems to use cards, especially in the bigger cities.

I met you guys at the meet up last week! Hyojin and I talked about how girls are desired now. As an aged person needing to go somewhere, a son will send you on a bus while a daughter will send you on an airplane. 😂. How times have changed.

thank you guise it's always amazing to watch you ^_^

Thank you for the video.

It is really funny to see how much Korea and Holland are alike.

It's amazing how fast Korea developed

I really enjoyed these videos. I just did a speech on the North Korean Refugee Crisis and these videos helped me with a base for research for comparison on the rapid development of South Korea. Thank you~

Thats how the bus prices are getting in New York. Its moved from like 50 cents to $2.50.

I was hoping you would tell us more about korean political history and economic development. I think many humans don't know about korean history and development or have to learned incorrect information (like in certain countries...).

Thank you! really enjoyed watching your video it was interesting, when you mentioned the technology I thought the same thing it's a problem in other countries as well here in the U.S. you now see small kids playing with phones, or other technology it's rare to see kids playing unless their at school or at a park. It's kind of sad tech is good & bad. In the U.S. everything is also expensive food, gas, technology ect. In Mexico you can get things at a cheaper price because the currency (peso) is worth less so If you have dollars its allot of money in Mexico. it is also rare to see kids by themselves here but when I went to Mexico I remember that everyone plays on the road, outside, kids run around everywhere ect. bottled water is very common & its considered kind of unhealthy to drink the tap water unless you get a filter (which is cheaper) the tap water is used to wash your hands & dishes it just depends how comfortable you are drinking it lol, but in Mexico we had to go get clean water to drink from the well on a hill because it's bad to drink the tap water (it's clean just not safe to drink) Thanks for sharing your experiences :)

Seoul tap water is among the highest quality in the world, and perfectly good to drink, but I've never found a Korean who will drink it.

Ha ha I was 10 years old in 1980. I guess Hyun Woo would have to speak to me in honorifics lol.

Where I live, if you want to find out the gender of your baby before its born, you have to go to a specific hospital and pay a sum of money and sign a contract that says you wont sue the hospital if it is inaccurate or they are unable to tell what sex it is!

I think it's a good thing that parents educate their children bilingually, but I have the feeling that there is a competitive battle among the parents and I find that unfortunate.

I'm 15 y.o. around 10~6 years ago everyone would be outside, pay with leaves, play with basically anything they find and don't even think about computer. My almost 4 years younger brother barely played like that, he would rather watch TV :> Back when I was a little kid, there always were a lot of children in the backyard - now I don't see any of them. P.S. I'm from Poland ;P

ohhhhh, did you use that system with tickets 18 yrs ago? i'm embarrassed to say we are using this system in 2014 in Romania, we live in 20th century here

I find it weird that people in some developed countries buy bottled water as a matter of course. Here in the UK, if I want water I just fill a glass straight from the tap!

The money issue is really interesting, since in Japan for example, $1 was 100 Yen, and it's the same nowadays. The prices haven't changed a lot either. A can still costs around $1, and a bento set from a conbini is around the same (maybe a tad bit more expensive)

My parents got married in 1980 too Hyunwoo! ^o^ These videos are so interesting to me. I remember when I was young gas per gallon in the States was 76 cents. Now it can go up to $4 a gallon! We always compare gas prices in the States since we're so car-centric. I see kids alone all the time here! I thought it was the same throughout Korea but I guess not! On the weekends I often see my elementary school students walking around by themselves from the PC room to the outdoor trampoline to the convenience store haha. -R

I don't really understand why in some countries you drink bottled eater even if you have a water tap. Here in Sweden, you are considered "weird" if you ONLY drink bottled water, because our tap water is really clen. When I go abroad I'm like "Oh right, bottled water" xD

Thank you for the information about the cultural changes. Would love to see a video about the linguistic changes over time. Understand the Korean government made major changes to the language in the late '80s? When I was there in '77 and in 80, women were honored (especially young married or new moms) to be referred to as ajuma.

'i'm old korea' LOL

clean* :P

Lol I wish buses were as cheap here, 1050 won yes please. It's $2 per ride here in SF, gets pretty expensive if you have to go to several places in a day.

2022 here ✌🏻😉

A question: Does this mean that tap water in Korea is non-potable? I thought it would be normal to just boil the tap water and leave it to cool down and then just use it as drinking water.

what about the toilet revolution in Korea... y'all even have a Museum dedicated to it...ㅋㅋㅋ