So small talk in Korea is done telepathically, got it.
@evybethm55382 ай бұрын
😂
@blackman58672 ай бұрын
Proof that Korea is ahead of us ☝️🤓
@Volundur9567Ай бұрын
Same for Germans 😂
@jenniferpearce1052Ай бұрын
@@stormyweather9038I took it as, "you never know who you might bond with if you don't speak up." Imagine if you see the same guy every day. 2 weeks later, you're friends
@harryhaller2007Ай бұрын
so small talk in korea is lika L and lights inner monologue 😂
@randi43212 ай бұрын
Bring a baby around with you in Korea. It certainly attracts lots of conversations, whether you want it or not 😅
@daywalker37352 ай бұрын
First mission Find a baby!!!
@akhlaksheikh16402 ай бұрын
Your name is actually rand*? 😂
@lunaneila2 ай бұрын
@@daywalker3735 remember: no matter if it’s yours, take it at all costs to complete the mission 🫡
@mimimimek34882 ай бұрын
@@daywalker3735just make one
@herz112 ай бұрын
an exotic equipment
@watsoncorgi2 ай бұрын
Reality: Not even hello just nod 😂
@Lalihaaaaa2 ай бұрын
That's true yes
@jippiijajee2 ай бұрын
In Finland: not even the nod😂
@hnrccaa2 ай бұрын
@@jippiijajee really or cliché?
@jippiijajee2 ай бұрын
@@hnrccaa 80 % of the time I don't react with any way and 20 % of the cases I might react somehow. Bit a cliche of course but there is strong reality background
@GGD7072 ай бұрын
Cold people? 😣😬😮💨@@jippiijajee
@saniyapatidar3402 ай бұрын
Indians - what is small talk We only have long talk
@yin_xing2 ай бұрын
What would be long talk?
@heyitsmira172 ай бұрын
@@yin_xing a taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalk
@yin_xing2 ай бұрын
@@heyitsmira17 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ok
@Volundur9567Ай бұрын
No lies detected
@princetonfaneearlblithe2334Ай бұрын
Same with Mexicans 😂
@npcimknot9582 ай бұрын
In japan the elevator talks to you lol
@29adya2 ай бұрын
bro what
@katiekawaii2 ай бұрын
😂
@episode69782 ай бұрын
LMFAOO 😂
@jesusforever4442 ай бұрын
Lol 😂
@xamified44322 ай бұрын
😂😂😂 it really does
@Oviraptor102 ай бұрын
You really overdid it with the Korean one, guys 😂 not even THAT little amount of talk happens.
@JennyJenJenJJ2 ай бұрын
THEY DONT EVEN SAY HELLO 😭 ITS SO AWKWARD
@kairi2102 ай бұрын
@@JennyJenJenJJit’s even more awkward if someone does say helo 💀 I think we’re strangers in an elevator there’s no reason to talk
@coffeemug422 ай бұрын
@@kairi210 ikr? why would i talk w randos
@furuyakeifu2 ай бұрын
😂😂
@kachuleinchen2 ай бұрын
I just wanted to say I'm surprised they greeted each other. Here in Switzerland we don't talk to strangers (my shy self is glad, I hate small talk😂) and I thought it would be similar in Korea
@katiekawaii2 ай бұрын
I tutor Korean international students here in the US, and one time I was in an elevator with one of my students when a stranger also got on. When they got off, my student asked how the stranger and I knew each other. To her, our small talk seemed like the kind of conversation she would only have with a close friend. She was shocked when I told her I had never met them before in my life. 😅
@vminhope30402 ай бұрын
😂 Yeah we just tend to be really open to talking with strangers
@luchafonseca26532 ай бұрын
I'm Brazilian and in my first time in USA, I had this long talk with a woman in a park. 30 minutes later my american friend asked me how we know each other. I said I dont! 😂😂😂
@douba_plusa2 ай бұрын
@@luchafonseca2653🤣🤣🤣it be like that sometimes
@gpep41692 ай бұрын
Different regions in the US talk more to strangers. The American conversation is me 100%, sometimes I start the convo, many times others do. I think this happens a lot in the Midwest (US). 😊
@gpep41692 ай бұрын
@@luchafonseca2653I met one of my favorite people on a university field trip over Spring Break and spent the following 6 hours with her, including offering to drive her home, then proceeded to talk in my car behind her apartment for 2 hours. She was from Brasil and her American boyfriend didn't understand how we could connect so well, and spend so much time talking after just meeting 😊
@nicoleabrahao10262 ай бұрын
Meanwhile In Brazil: Hi, good morning, let's talk about the elevator, the weather, your family, how bad the economy is, politics, what we saw on TV, extend the conversation to the hallways, the sidewalk leaving the building and stop only when we absolutely have to part ways (possibly after a few minutes of conversation in which we just stood there because no one wanted to stop chatting to go different ways).
@yin_xing2 ай бұрын
Brazilians r everywhere
@vtmorphine2 ай бұрын
That's in every latinamerican country😂
@EvaLorna2 ай бұрын
"How bad the economy is" and "politics" realy got me😂😂😂😂
@brittanydennis77432 ай бұрын
Is my mom secretly Brazilian?
@thatrabbit092 ай бұрын
North african here. I could confirm to you that we share a lot in common with Latin culture, especially in this one
@wrldtrvlr4vr2 ай бұрын
Korea works great for introverts
@JanuWaray2 ай бұрын
Based on this video, I think I am originally Korean.😊
@riannepaborito2 ай бұрын
depends. they say most restaurants are not introvert-friendly in korea.
@marcofearg99562 ай бұрын
it´s actually worst
@SY-ok2dqАй бұрын
It only applies to strangers - outsiders. With people you know, family, yoir relatives etc, work colleagues etc., there is a lot of being forced into activities and socializing with them which you may not want, them interfering in your life and choices etc. Social obligation is big in many parts of Asia.
@alexiz0013Ай бұрын
@@SY-ok2dq So true 🤷🏽♀️
@rlorendean2 ай бұрын
I was raised in the American south. We will talk to rocks if no one is around.
@crystalpinnix8907Ай бұрын
Rocks, bugs, trees, literally anything or anyone. 😂 I've learned the most about absolute strangers in waiting rooms, and grocery stores.
@Giraffe27Ай бұрын
I appreciate southern people as a terminally shy person. As painful as it is I love that they force me out of my shell😅
@Giraffe27Ай бұрын
@@crystalpinnix8907 lol one year I spent thanksgiving with a family I met at Panera
@crystalpinnix8907Ай бұрын
@@Giraffe27 😂 that's awesome!
@Ryuuz4k1Ай бұрын
LMAO I'm south american most of ppl here are REALLY extrovert but i'm REALLY introvert, it's kinda funny
@Bubis19072 ай бұрын
In Brazil they would spend three days talking to each other and one would visit the other's house on the weekend.
@MaraSamsaraАй бұрын
😂
@SkellwasprettyАй бұрын
Guess I’m not Russian, I’m Brazilian lol
@PolishBehemothАй бұрын
I like brazilians. Ive been to rio
@dasanmarezzАй бұрын
Just like spanish speakers, we are like cousins lol.
@mikokun77143 күн бұрын
Do they really Talk Alot i heard this rumor? I suck at talking so wonder what it would be like Haha
@raylue62732 ай бұрын
Koreans 🤝🏼 germans Awkwardly quiet elevator rides
@RussianComprehensiveАй бұрын
Same with Russians
@annette_tkachenkoАй бұрын
@@RussianComprehensive Russians: 🗿🗿
@ho-risoАй бұрын
@@annette_tkachenko почему камень, ахавхах? По-моему у нас так и происходит) ну, может ещё от города зависит, я в небольшом городке живу, у нас максимум спросят "вам до какого этажа?", и тишина😅
@annette_tkachenkoАй бұрын
@@ho-riso и я имею в виду то же самое, едут с каменными лицами, не обращая внимания друг на друга, максимум спросив про этаж.
@ho-risoАй бұрын
@@annette_tkachenko аа, ой, извините тогда, не так поняла
@wolf-bass2 ай бұрын
In the elevator of my apartment in Korea, a guy got on carrying a double bass bow case. I asked him, in Korean, if he was a double bass player. He said, “네 (yes)”. I said, “저도요 (me too)”. He nodded and we traveled the next 10 flights in complete silence!
@registeredjopper2 ай бұрын
damn that should've initiated a whole convo tbh. that's so sad 😭
@toddherrera59772 ай бұрын
Your mistake was you replied "me too".
@fadhabashir405Ай бұрын
😂😅
@ReapingWillowАй бұрын
To be fair, it could have been MUCH worse. He could have replied with... "WHAT? WAIT, THAT'S WHAT IS THIS IS FOR!? I HAVE BEEN TRANSPORTING THE SMALLEST IN IT FOR YEARS!... Now I can't stop thinking about where the instrument is that originally cwme in it! I've truly never seen it, and this was in my basement! I would have definitely seen a giant horn while i was renovating down there for if I ever hosted potentially loud guests. Great! Well, I guess I now need to check again, because you know what egg crates AREN'T likely going to be enough to absorb A DOUBLE BASS HORN!! IS IT MISS!?" *DING* (Door closes... He proceeds to suddenly turn and face you, forcing a prolonged and unflinching eye contact.) Other than myself, this is why people here don't have kids! They always figure out how to ruin everything you do for/to them! AND WHAT YOU THOUGHT WAS A ONE OF KIND HARD CASE LITTLE BUDDY BODY BAG! SOME STAINS JUST DON'T COME OUT YOU KNOW! *Ding* (Door opens.... he leaves in a huff.) Then it's just you, still listening to that new album via your micro airpods, thinking- "Did he just talk to himself half the way up, and then AT ME regarding something about KIDS, for the rest of the of it!? ! Ugh, this is EXACTLY why Koreans don't do small talk OR kids. Then there's this guy, just going on and on! I mean... who knows what he's capable of! NO THANK YOU!
@ReasonableRadioАй бұрын
It would take at least a triple bass to get the conversation flowing.
@mai.m.2 ай бұрын
i prefer the korean version. i'm an introvert so this brings me peace lmao
@starmoalitiny2 ай бұрын
Saaaaaame
@Btsworld1512 ай бұрын
Sammeee😂
@leannemorris51922 ай бұрын
Came here to say that exact thing. 😂👍
@NarnianLady2 ай бұрын
Welcome to Finland then 😊
@mrym_.2 ай бұрын
😭noooo I get so awkward when other ppl feel awkward, I'd rather someone just talk than feel the tension
@checreates2 ай бұрын
It’s so true. I’m in Japan right now and it’s killing me not to be able to have small talk because I’m so used to it 😂😂😂
@yin_xing2 ай бұрын
Here in Taiwan we have more small talks
@mirroredhour2 ай бұрын
I'd relish in it lol
@clinton41612 ай бұрын
Actually Japanese people can be pretty open to small talk if you initiate it especially with foreigners. You should try it sometime.
@yin_xing2 ай бұрын
@@clinton4161 I've never seen that
@TheCurlyHedgehog2 ай бұрын
@@yin_xinghah? I just lived in Taiwan for two years, the small talk there is minimal with locals. All my friends were foreigners. I was so happy I got fired and left there 😂
@G.of.J.2 ай бұрын
Being in the south of america, it's even more than that lol. The other day, we had pizza on the elevator and everyone wanted some. We all had a laugh. People are very outgoing here.
@detective2221Ай бұрын
Sounds like a nightmare.
@selohcinАй бұрын
Pizza in an elevator? Where did this happen?
@inourtime2325 күн бұрын
Er sharing food with strangers in an ELEVATOR is an entirely different thing lmao
@jil80912 ай бұрын
Germany: not even a hello in the elevator
@horriblecovers47482 ай бұрын
in Russia the same
@Smittenhamster2 ай бұрын
I mean a friendly nod is enough.
@cl76582 ай бұрын
We don’t even have eyes contact in China, just ignored people around you.
@kimberlygriffin62852 ай бұрын
Not even in Korea lol. Idk what they are talking about!
@brainless4u2 ай бұрын
In Finland you also avoid getting in the same elevator with strangers, if possible. 😂
@user-vj4dp4xr8k2 ай бұрын
in finland: no one says a word.
@fetBАй бұрын
which is nice. Why bother people with meaningless stuff. Maybe they are thinking about something. Why interrupt it for nothing.
@MethdemonАй бұрын
finnish happiest country EU
@jessemc311 күн бұрын
Australian here. I just pull out my phone. 📱. You should never talk to strangers.
@Morrisseys7thFriend2 ай бұрын
If you go to Korea and see a Korean wearing k-pop merch for the group you like, I recommend keeping your excitement to yourself.
@yesibot.20512 ай бұрын
You have to tell us the story 😆😆😆
@josi0.0622 ай бұрын
Right, like what’s the context here?
@amdiary72 ай бұрын
TELL US.
@hira12482 ай бұрын
Lmao who hurts u and what happened after?😂
@yusinu6642Ай бұрын
💀
@MyBestFriendBTS2 ай бұрын
In india🇮🇳 we make friends everywhere even in train ,bus everywhere we are very friendly to each other
@yin_xing2 ай бұрын
Does that casta system is still used in India? Like, if after a small talk u discover that the person is from an inferior casta then u stop talking to her/him?
@snowstrawberry982 ай бұрын
@@yin_xing Caste system still does exist. It depends on the mindset of people. Some people don't care about castes or religions in making friends, while others mind a lot. I personally don't bother knowing caste before or after making friends, I just want friends, as long as they're respectful.
@revelove4evaАй бұрын
@@yin_xing from what I've seen, it's definitely not so bad that people don't talk to a caste they feel is "inferior" to them. I think the issue arises mostly when an inter caste couple want to get married. Casteism still exists, but it's not that extreme nowadays
@Luna-bh5lbАй бұрын
@@yin_xingofc it still exists, just like how racism exists in many countries aft all the efforts to get rid of it. All these r mindsets of ppl and unless they themselves tries to get rid of it, it won't. And from what I've seen, the new gen really doesn't care about caste and all (but I've seen casteism when it comes to marriage, still kinda against inter caste marriages). India has improved a lot when it comes to these things although it's not non existent. I personally haven't experienced casteism not have I seen someone else experience it around me. Maybe bcoz in most of the schools now they teach all caste and religions to be equal...
@yanoshkaaАй бұрын
Like irann
@hundvd_72 ай бұрын
Honestly I'm just impressed how realistic your US (western) small talk was People always portray it as way more awkward, but it really isn't all that bad usually
@amoyastayАй бұрын
Its way more awkward when one of you is introverted & doesn't do small talk well.
@picobello9924 күн бұрын
Not western, just US (or did you mean western hemisphere?). Europe is with Korea on this one.
@singingrazors2 ай бұрын
As an American, " _ floor please" "Sure" end of conversation lol
@nathanhannah96642 ай бұрын
I had this exact conversation yesterday in an elevator. guy followed me into elevator. I pushed my floor button. I asked him, "floor?" He replied, "four please." I pushed the button. He said, "thanks." I replied, "you bet". End of conversation.
@rebekah13622 ай бұрын
America is huge. So this doesn't apply to the entire nation. It depends on the region you're in - in the Southeast people have full-blown conversations and to not speak is considered rude. In the northeast people may or may not speak. And it's different as you move more west.
@singingrazors2 ай бұрын
@@rebekah1362 Oh the Midwest wants you to talk too. I meant more I'm an American and I don't try to have conversations, but that might be the anxiety talking
@kenny9952 ай бұрын
I guess it really depends on the vibe the person gives off too. If I can tell someone has no desire to speak, I'll leave them be. But if someone has a more open demeanor, I'll talk with them.
@Taetae-ye8zb2 ай бұрын
@@rebekah1362It must be because of the Latam influence.
@TS-fk7ws2 ай бұрын
Im a shy person but i still smile, nod and speak when spoken to lol
@siska_yuri2 ай бұрын
If in algeria, they would have talked about all their family tree 😂😂😂
@yin_xing2 ай бұрын
Haha really?
@siska_yuri2 ай бұрын
@@yin_xing yeahhh , and I know for sure that some would tell you who they r visiting or what floor they live in 😂😂😂 happed so many times
@yin_xing2 ай бұрын
@@siska_yuri I'm shy but I like ppl small talks maybe one day I visit Algeria
@siska_yuri2 ай бұрын
@yin_xing no need to be shy. It's okay to make small initiations , but ppl here will take care of you . Welcome to Algeria :)
@paparapiraАй бұрын
omagod😂
@krisg90792 ай бұрын
I hate making small talk so I love this
@iah.synergy.072 ай бұрын
Brazil: become friends instantly and get an invitation to meet up at the cafeteria hahahaha 🇧🇷
@TonytayloringАй бұрын
Same with Spain, Mexico and Thailand. These awkward countries behave this way, and then later cursing their own existence as to why they dont have friends, single, lonely, nobody loves LOL and then go on to make YT vid about 'Living Alone In...'
@gabriellesinclair9712 ай бұрын
The American one depends on the day, who the other person is, what the vibes are etc lol we don’t talk to everyone all the time 😂
@shawnavargas1986Ай бұрын
Millennials n under ruined it. Cowards lol
@tulmer11Ай бұрын
Was looking for this comment. I will frequently get into an elevator and not say anything or maybe just a “thanks. If they held the elevator” or “have a good day”. Really depends on
@ashwahnee26 күн бұрын
Yes, for sure, but much more commonplace in the U.S. than other countries. People won't think you're weird here if you do it. 😂
@kowalskastudio2 ай бұрын
Poland: optional hello, then pretend that you don't even see the other person
@angelicvega70402 ай бұрын
I had no idea I was secretly in my own Korea 24/7
@beulaho2 ай бұрын
I had some of the best conversations in Korea in lifts - the absolute best had to be at Lotte in Busan when the lift was going crazy and sending everyone to the wrong floor, but we were all glad to be in an air conditioned space 😂
@yin_xing2 ай бұрын
It was me, I was the elevator
@iloveamerica642 ай бұрын
I love Korean culture, but I prefer this with America. I love friendly conversations with strangers
@inourtime2325 күн бұрын
What do you love about our culture? Genuinely curious
@iloveamerica6425 күн бұрын
@@inourtime23 respect for elders, high achieving, pop culture, language, patriotism, traditional values
@luchafonseca26532 ай бұрын
In Brazil we swear we won't do small talk, at least for a day. Some hours later, there we are already BFF with a stranger😂😂😂
@SousieTube2 ай бұрын
As an American who lives in Glasgow and also an hour away in Edinburgh, Scotland, I can have my American conversation with a Glaswegian, but the Korean version with an Edinburgher!
@renica27872 ай бұрын
that's so interesting! :D
@yin_xing2 ай бұрын
Wa u r in Glasgow University?!!
@SousieTube2 ай бұрын
@@yin_xing no, I've only taken post grad courses at Glasgow University. I studied in the States and Austria.
@yin_xing2 ай бұрын
@@SousieTube ah ok. I tried 2 times for Glasglow but the amount of money was nonsence so that I gave up. 🫠
@SousieTube2 ай бұрын
@@yin_xing that's a shame, hope you find foreign study that's affordable for you in the future!
@PriscilaKlopper2 ай бұрын
If you like small talk, come to Brazil 😂 we talk to people everywhere, not just in the elevators hahahahah.
@kimleemoon2 ай бұрын
Same for the US, most of us ❤ small talk
@raquellacerda1008Ай бұрын
Ok, desde que vc fique longe de curitiba 😂
@ingridyau30122 ай бұрын
Hong Kong mom: That lady's crazy. Why's she trying to talk to me?!
@Imamotherfreakingavocado2 ай бұрын
Meanwhile in the UK, we just pretend no one else is there lmao
@Himanshu_Singh793Ай бұрын
That's sad. I love small talks. If that's true, I'd get suffocated in UK trains, elevators, etc
@ImamotherfreakingavocadoАй бұрын
@@Himanshu_Singh793 I love it personally, talking with strangers irl is something I'm horrible at, I am way too awkward lol
@sacrilegiousboi978Ай бұрын
That's in urban areas mostly in the south. I'm a londoner so was VERY shocked whenever i went up north or to the west country and suddenly strangers were saying hi to me lol
@weakanklesfornamjoon2 ай бұрын
I love Korea for this. Introverts rejoice!
@metaturnal2 ай бұрын
feel like the "Korean version" is the global norm, with or most of the time without even greeting each other.😊
@llallogen73802 ай бұрын
Plenty of hispanic and African countries are like the US version in this video. I also experienced it in some southeast Asian countries. So I wouldnt call it the global norm just because the US gets the most attention for having an outgoing culture
@namedrop721Ай бұрын
Actually the global norm is the US version, because unlike most European countries which also avoid smalltalk, a large portion of the Mediterranean, Africa, Asia and South America will just talk to you anytime, anywhere
@LorothsАй бұрын
A subtle nodded. Any eye contact lasting over 2 seconds is seen as sexual harassment.
@user-zk7zp6zp2k2 ай бұрын
US version: between strangers Korean version: between acquaintances We never say even hi to strangers
@bean1731Ай бұрын
As an American who visits Korea often I can confirm this is 100000% accurate
@Evangelina0982 ай бұрын
Out west in the US that would still be too little chatting! We will talk to you about everything!
@blesbey2 ай бұрын
I am in the US and prefer the Korean version lately. I never get my wish though😂. I must give off some approachable vibe, because people always want to start chats with me.
@vminhope30402 ай бұрын
Seriously even when I put on a mask! People somehow still recognize and remember me! Because it’s my customer service persona they knew. I don’t wanna have to talk to them even when I’m off work! We aren’t friends!
@CoffeeandCrochet2 ай бұрын
I'm an introvert American living in Korea and I have so many ajummas try to make small talk with me 😅 so it always catched me off guard. lol the most memorable time was when me and my husband were in line at the bank and this lil granny I've never seen before comes up to us and tells me she remembers seeing me go to the gym everyday back last summer 😆 we live in Busan so there's lots of other foreigners around so I don't stick out too much but was sweet she remembered me 😊
@blesbey2 ай бұрын
@@CoffeeandCrochet funny😂I guess you can never be totally left alone in any society.
@SY-ok2dqАй бұрын
@@CoffeeandCrochet Only the old folks do that (to other strangers, whether Korean or foreigner). But mainly the fact that you look non-Korean and non-East Asian means you stick out like a sore thumb and will be noticed. And many older folks have this curiosity about Westerners and Americans who are not Asian looking. I think one of the things about the oldest generations there is that many grew up in small towns or villages and then moved to small and large cities, especially Seoul, for work/money opportunities during Korea's development period. So they grew up with this village or small town mindset and are more interested in others (friendly at one end of the spectrum, plain nosy at the other end) than city raised people are, which is what the younger generations are. In particular, Seoul is just full of all these people who were not born or raised there, including many people under 50 who moved up there for university or for work once they finished schooling, or even those whose parents moved there when their children were hitting middle school age, to attend the more competitive and bigger name middle and high schools there, to increase the kids' chances of getting into universities in Seoul or nearby (i.e. the top and 2nd or 3rd tier universities). Seniors also have the time to take note of others around them, and the motivation (boredom, lack of new connections as you age and people you know die off, lack of a job or rputine which forces you to be around the same people whom you come to know, general loss of purpose etc.)
@SY-ok2dqАй бұрын
@@CoffeeandCrochet Also, since you are a woman, it will generally be only these older women who would talk to you. An older man, like in his 50s or 60s, it would be a bit unusual and breaking convention for him to just start talking to a stranger who is a woman, especially younger (maybe not to a grandmother looking woman though, like if he was to offer her help carrying something etc). You might get a man in his 70s or older, a real grandfather looking type, talk to you. Since they are obviously very old it wouldn't be unseemly and suspect looking to them or to others. And also they have more respect accorded to them at that age so they have more social authority.
@lexdraws17292 ай бұрын
As a social anxious person, sometimes I prefer the second one
@serenight85992 ай бұрын
The silence is so loud 😂
@kimberlygriffin62852 ай бұрын
It should have just shown them getting on and off the elevator with no "안녕하세요." 😂😂😂
@evantesseract7372 ай бұрын
They knew each other 😁
@kfx390724 күн бұрын
This is the situation when they know each other lol
@AyAhmed2 ай бұрын
Koreans seem to be my kind of people 😅
@jyc313Ай бұрын
A lot of people crap on small talk but it’s a rather valuable social skill to learn. Sometimes it leads to unexpected things.
@jeshightower4954Ай бұрын
It’s so true!! I miss Korea so much, I didn’t have to small talk at all ❤️ just said 안녕하세요 and smiled. That was enough and I loved it
@Sugas_Girr2 ай бұрын
Sooo accurate!!! And I very much prefer the Korean version!!! Polite, but not exhausting...perfect. 👍🇰🇷👍
@SammyyNico2 ай бұрын
meanwhile colombians(and all other hispanic countries) have an entire conversation and share their life stories and become inseparable friends until death
@inuyaliАй бұрын
We Carribeans will talk until the sun goes down 😂 Warm and friendly.
@vminkooknamjinsuho12082 ай бұрын
It's introvert vs extrovert lol💀🥲
@kenny9952 ай бұрын
People seem pretty comfortable around me so they'll strike up some small talk. It's really improved my social skills. I had a short convo with the dude who owns a restaurant I frequent, after 5 minutes I basically knew his life story. Very cool dude.
@summerhaze2220Ай бұрын
맞아요. 모르는 사람과 좁은 공간에 함께 있으면 불편해하죠. 재밌네요 ㅎㅎ
@haveialignedАй бұрын
As an American it's so important to say "that's the worst" to something your small talk partner said, especially if you're not exactly sure what they said 😂
@b.a.p.47182 ай бұрын
Small talk is awesome. It’s one of the easiest ways to make friends.
@Karma7Jr2 ай бұрын
That's true 😂 want to have talk but pretend not to talk
@starlinerm.batistaarias81542 ай бұрын
Latinos' small talk is charing out life's stories and finding out you a friends in common maybe even family. Going deep in conversations and not even asking their names, maybe at the end. Lol
@BaheieujlsksnenАй бұрын
신기하게도 말씀하시는 톤 때문인지 가라앉아있었던 기분이 좋아지네요.❤ 감사합니다. 저도 역시 30대고 몇년 전 미국으로 와서 일하며 사는 직장인인데, 번아웃/무기력증으로 몇 주째 출근을 하지 않고 이 부서가 맞나... 하면서 몇 주 쉬고 지금은 복귀 준비를 하는 중입니다.ㅠ 직장에서 너무 에너지를 소진하는 것은 안 되겠다는 생각이 들어요. 직장외 인생에 쓸 에너지가 없으니까요. 지금 다니는 직장은 세계적으로 유명한 곳이에요(하지만 제가 스펙이 엄청난 건 아님). 그래서 그만둘까 생각할 때마다 망설여져요 사실. 한데 제가 일단 살아야 하니까요. 제 자신한테 이익이 될 경우에만 의미가 있으니까요. 좀 쉬고나니 낫네요. 암튼 목소리가 기분을 밝게 만들어주네요. 고맙습니다.
@becki3101Ай бұрын
Annyeonghaseyo (hello) I'm from California, USA. I sincerely hope you find your happiness with a job that doesn't drain you. Eat well and stay healthy and happy. I wish you nothing but good luck in life. 🫰✊hoaiting (?) fighting. Have a beautiful day.
@dariasaysАй бұрын
Once, during my first visit to USA, I went riding a bike. I was so shocked when some random stranger also on a bike said hi and waved hello. I’d never seen this man before. I’d never talked to him. Then I realized that he said hi because we both were riding bikes. I wasn’t caught off guard next time, but it’s kind of tiring to always say hi to your fellow bike riders. I just want to dive deep in my thoughts and think about stuff while riding a bike, but I had to interrupt my train of thought and talk to someone. USA is for extraverts 😅 Although it feels much more friendly than just be in silence
@maine36662 ай бұрын
Meanwhile in Ghana🇬🇭 you might find out they are your distant relative from that "not so small talk"! 😂😂
@mochisprite97792 ай бұрын
From this video I have concluded that I am Korean in spirit, if not in body.
@gyukk4834Күн бұрын
in Brazil, the "small talk" would eventually progress to the biggest friendship you would ever have in your life
@shiyoun2 ай бұрын
as a german, i appreciate the korean way 😂
@bookworm18492 ай бұрын
I’d fit in perfectly in South Korea 😂
@jo_ao53 минут бұрын
I'm Brazilian, but according this video my Soul is actually Korean. 😂
@Chinalovepalestine2 ай бұрын
In china we just say chī lè méi, 吃了没 (did u eat) and then 拜拜 bái bái (bye bye)
@Jinxx9081Ай бұрын
It’s really funny that we Americans talk to strangers so much considering we are told not to talk to strangers all the time when we are kids. I guess people in the U.S. just don’t listen to our parents 😂
@notkyrs102 ай бұрын
When I watched Singles Inferno on Netflix I was going INSANE how no one was talking!! What a culture shock 💀 especially compared to Love Island everyone just starts screaming when someone new walks in 😂
@sugakookies_park94652 ай бұрын
Saaaaame. At the start of every season I couldn’t help thinking how if this was an American (or pretty much any western) show they’d all already be half naked and doing body shots off of each other by the time the 4th person rolled up 😅 it always feels crazy awkward to watch them all arrive and just stare at each other silently…
@sonnayakanareika6140Күн бұрын
Russia : no hello, not even acknowledgment the other person exists
@bloody-aster0309Ай бұрын
im so comforted by you sharing your feelings like this. i wish i could help you the way youve helped me. i hope you feel better soon
@davisdavis23372 ай бұрын
i thought that US small talk was top tier! even surpassed small talk 💯 I’m terrified of being a foreigner in Korea but this helps me to not feel offended TY!
@jonnvyvizzle2 ай бұрын
TBH, I was hoping for "Did you eat?" lol
@marijajanicijevic8211Ай бұрын
That's China, not Korea.
@SY-ok2dqАй бұрын
@@marijajanicijevic8211 No they do ask that in Korea a lot. But not to some stranger that gets on the same elevator. You only hear it from either those you know or those you have met, or you were introduced to by others you know. But I should add that many older folks will be very inquisitive and may ask you things like "what's that? Where are you goinv with that/what's that for etc." even though you are strangers. I've had this happrn to me on elevators and trains etc. Younger people (under say 50) never ask you that. It's always people - usually women - over mid-50s, mostly 60+. I think that's because seniors have way more time (retired, not working much if at all, have plenty of free time and life is less interesting and fewer constant people around them so they have way more mental energy to be interested in what others do) and a lot of them came from smaller towns or even villages if they're over mid-60s, and moved to the city for jobs, income and opportunities when they were in their late teens and 20s during the boom development years of South Korea. So they still carry a kind of village or small town mindset. Younger generations did not, and do not have that mindset.
@SY-ok2dqАй бұрын
They do say that. Just not to strangers like someone on an elevator. I left a longer comment about it below actually.
@marijajanicijevic8211Ай бұрын
@@SY-ok2dq Ok, thanks for correcting it and developping.
@ashwahnee26 күн бұрын
@@SY-ok2dq There was an old lady who got on a bus I was on with some friends in Gyeongju, Korea, and instead of taking an empty seat with more room, she wedged herself down next to my dismayed friend. She was all nosy trying to ask us questions and figure out where we were headed though she knew no English whatsoever. Once she figured out what stop we were headed for, she took charge of us and made sure we didn't miss it. It was kind of adorable.
@Edmonton-mg1vc16 күн бұрын
영어는 존대말이 없어서 처음보는 사람들간에도 부담없이 말을 걸고 대화를 이어가기가 좋은 거 같음. 내가 음식을 들고 있으면, 'Smells good', 날씨까 추우면 'It's chilly outside' 이런식으로 격식없이 말을 걸어오면 이쪽도 "Yeh, It's ~~" 이런 식으로 대화를 진행하기가 좋음
@TheRisingEagle93Ай бұрын
I am an American living in Korea, and honestly Koreans are very diverse when it comes to small talk. Few of them would even joke around with you the first time you meet them.
@michaelduffy68742 ай бұрын
Korean hairdressers don't make small talk.
@arieluv6152 ай бұрын
WHAT? So do you just sit in silence the whole time? As a black woman talking in the salon is a major part of the experience especially since a lot of our styles take hours to complete.
@michaelduffy68742 ай бұрын
@@arieluv615 I'm speaking from my own experience of many years with gradually receding hair in Korea. My own haircut takes minutes rather than hours, but other customers' treatments seem to be completed with a minimum of verbal interaction. The same goes for men's barbershops and co-ed hairdressers. What is other people's experience here?
@teresponchis2 ай бұрын
In México we think is awkard if we don't speak...we never stop talking. LOL
@inourtime2325 күн бұрын
This is false :/ It could be your personal experience but hairdressers are talkative as hell here too. A humorous friend of mine went to get a 15 minute cut and it took an hour and a half because they had such a dam good time chatting lmao. They just start off with some light convo and see if you're comfortable with talking, then decide to stay silent only if you seem put off / uncomfortable.
@TheLalab42 ай бұрын
Honestly I love that there is no small talk in Korea because I absolutely hate small talk in America people think I’m too shy but I’m not
@SUGAs_Shadow852 ай бұрын
Talking to strangers is really difficult. I don't know that I could imagine not saying hi to someone on an elevator, though. You're basically in each other's personal space 😂😂😂
@moon_light111314 күн бұрын
엘베에선 상대방이 아기나 강쥐 있을 때만 대화 가능ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
@sauceboss18Ай бұрын
USA anecdote. When I injured my ankle and had to wear a boot, I saw someone in the street one day who was also wearing a boot and we just started chatting about our respective injuries and it morphed into what we do for work and we ended up arranging to meet up for drinks. Total strangers.
@Inallthingsgivethanksalways2 ай бұрын
We say hello the whole day in SA
@jasimslife2 ай бұрын
Cute 😂❤
@jhinukkonokАй бұрын
Same in BANGLADESH 😂 We don't even say 'See you later' or bye, we just leave silently 😂
@KoreanGinger2 ай бұрын
Literally the conversation amongst my Korean (선배) coworkers and me: *90도 인사* "안녕하세요~..." 선베s: "네~ 안녕하세요. 😊" *Eight hours laters...* 선배s: "수고하셨습니다~" Me: "네~ 수고하셨습니다." *꾸벅꾸벅 이마 무릎 인사*
@mistahmike72 ай бұрын
lol it depends on where you are in the U.S. In NY people usually ignore each other.
@seasonsoflove95072 ай бұрын
to be honest if i’m the only person in an elevator and someone comes in after me i just ask them what floor number… and that’s that
@marblueony75412 күн бұрын
As an introvert Filipino, I can relate to the korean 😅
@kitakou19 күн бұрын
Japanese: A: ah (hello) B: ah (hi) A: ah (I'm gonna get off here) B: ah (okay see you)
@amasia482 ай бұрын
Low key hate when people in america ask how’s it going…I’m like dude you don’t actually wanna know so don’t ask okay?
@miro21282 ай бұрын
Americans are just scared of awkwardness
@qazedc3Ай бұрын
You’re so on the dot with everything btw and I love the way things are delivered. I find my tropical and sidereal rising signs both resonate when I watch them!
@Insert_handle_nameАй бұрын
The guy in the grey sweater looks like one of the leads from the drama Grey shelter, Jang Woo Young
@hightyde_50032 ай бұрын
Korean way is better
@missymae83332 ай бұрын
The korean version is more comfortable 😅
@TonytayloringАй бұрын
And then later cursing your own existence as to why you dont have friends, single, lonely, nobody loves LOL and then go on to make YT vid about 'Living Alone In...' And then settling for a swollen face plus size dude jus becos he is your only friend, or go placy dating app and attracts men with no balls to approach u
@user-kc3nq6ml4jАй бұрын
US:Extrovert South Korea:Introvert 😂
@LittleGummyPosts-nn3wp4 сағат бұрын
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ so trueeee
@KizetteandTotoro2 ай бұрын
gosh, this is so true…(in Japan as well) the dying inside wanting the whole thing to be over asap…
@project-pe6ly2 ай бұрын
this is one of the reasons why I get discouraged about learning Korean
@addisonwalker71722 ай бұрын
Become fluent in the languages just to not be able to use it in elevators
@daviddufresne9905Ай бұрын
The problem with learning Korean isn't this, its that they mostly speak English and are proud of it. They will bat your crappy Korean aside. So your only chance is if there are still some low population regions that know little English. They will do small talk, but elevators, subways, on the street those are quite places and they will think you are a bit touched if you try it there. On the bright side, its probably the easiest Asian language to learn, Japanese could be a contender but you have a much more diverse alphabet to deal with. Still compared to learning a European language its the moon for your average westerner and it will take probably five years before you start to get decent at it.
@utterlyridiculous63862 ай бұрын
Never in my life do i ever want to talk to strangers on the elevator
@audriozАй бұрын
Imagine introvert went to elevator with ishowspeed 😂
@KBowWow752 ай бұрын
This is so true, and it breaks my heart now that I've been in Korea over 3 years now. It seems like it's beyond the elevator too.