The smoking thing was a bit weird to me. I’ve noticed while living in Korea atm that Koreans tend to smoke a lot, even in places where there are signs to not smoke. I’ve also seen a lot of older koreans smoke while walking.

Korean is really hard, and I myself get confused with polite and impolite versions of words all the time... I'm pretty sure foreigners in Korea don't mean to be disrespectful on purpose

Honey, "photo rights" (0:44) is new to me because NUMEROUS Koreans took photos of me without my consent! One was brought to my attention by a student since it was her friend's boyfriend who took the photo AND posted it on his social media account. I feel like other than taking off your shoes indoors, everybody was just stating their own pet peeves. 😂

I thought it was very interesting that younger koreans seemed to have a lot to say about how foreigners should act in Korea, but older koreans seemed to be a lot more lax. As a foreigner who lived in Korea, I noticed a lot that people tend to be very lenient with foreigners due to cultural differences (though this is sometimes frustrating for expats who have lived in Korea long term) but it made me curious when the younger interviewees were speaking. things like smoking and fighting seemed a lot like stereotypes for foreigners. I wonder if they thought of those things because they've personally seen foreigners do those things or if it's based on perceptions. Personally living in Korea most foreigners (not speaking for everyone ofc) are terrified of getting into altercations because we are worried about our visa, and we are aware that people are more likely to believe the korean person over a foreigner. Also it's interesting because Koreans smoke a lot, they even have designated smoking areas around Seoul (like other countries but it's cooler because it's like a special room that keeps the smoke from lingering out). The informal language though, I agree, is a big issue. A lot of foreigners don't learn to differentiate between formalities, which can be very disrespectful. I'm not saying there aren't rude foreigners in Korea (because ofc there are) but I'm curious as to why koreans immediately thought of things like fighting and smoking. (no shade to anyone in the interview I just think it would be a good learning opportunity for everyone)

The older gentleman with glasses who is concerned about young Koreans using bad language..... overall he's just so endearing to me.

the "don't pick fights" guy made me think. I've heard stories of foreigners who were mistreated and even physically harmed, like pushed or punched and were afraid to confront the person for fear of scalating the situation and they get in trouble with the police. so they just take it because they know that as foreigners they don't have many rights. this is a problem because some people take advantage.

Learning korean is definitely tough for most foreigners. Trying to communicate in this language, even with poor grammar, should be appreciated by locals. I don't think foreigners are disrespectful, they are just struggling with Korean.

Some of the interviewees talk like they've never lived in Korea🤦‍♂.. 1. YOU CAN WATCH YOUR PHONE WHEN YOU EAT. 2. 99% KOREAN SMOKERS SMOKE IN THE STREET. 3. YOU CAN CROSS YOUR LEG OR ARMS. IT'S 100% UNDERSTANDABLE. 4. DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE WAY YOU TALK (whether it is informal speech or polite speech).

It’s interesting how the guy said Koreans don’t look at their phone while eating or listening to music. I most certainly can say that at least on university campus this is the opposite. Everyone who is eating alone - which is a lot - is on their phone watching videos and listening to music. Oh your with friends well not being on your phone seems like common sense no? I don’t think that’s exclusively Korean :) Also not smoking: I have never been to a country where more people smoke on the street than in Korea. In every corner, behind bushes? Behind cars squatting down to hide from CCTV. It seems quite funny to point that out as something foreigners shouldn’t do as this is not a particular foreigner problem in Korea. The point about 반말 (informal language) made me a little sad. Luckily from my experience most people in Korea have a big understanding for foreigners trying to learn Korean. Especially for those who’s language does not use any form of honorifics or politeness levels Korean is challenging. When Koreans get offended by foreigners trying to communicate and making and honest mistake while doing so it seems problematic to me. I don’t have the expectation for someone who does not speak my native language fluently to follow all politeness levels. As I said most Koreans will be understanding so don’t be discouraged to go out and speak what you have studied. That’s the only way to improve.

Lots of people eating by themselves will just stare at their phones and watch KZfaq while eating (in Korea). I see it everyday.

I wonder if some Koreans realize that the reason a foreigner might not be talking in polite form is because they just don’t know. In English polite form isn’t really a thing besides maybe addressing someone. And learning the different forms in a language that isn’t your native language is really hard, so I wish they would be more understanding and happy that people are trying to speak their language..

There was like 2 things from the younger ones that I understand(take your shoes off when entering a home and using formal language). I REALLY don’t understand these ones: The photo one Don’t start fights Be respectful to people you first meet Be respectful to elders Don’t cross your legs or arms Don’t smoke while walking The first and last one are weird because Koreans do it all the time. The other ones are making me question do they really think we don’t have manners??? And the legs and arms one… like what? The older ones are making more sense to me. If those are actually true then pls tell me cause they just sound like personal annoyances.

I thought the question is what are some cultural mistakes they might make because they don't know. Most Koreans will understand language mistakes. 1. NEVER wear or display rising sun flag. It's same as displaying Nazi symbol in Israel. Koreans may understand all other mistakes but not this one. 2. Don't write someone else's name in red pen. 3. Don't put spoons with concave side down (this is done to deceased) 4. Don't stick chopsticks inside rice bowl (same reason as above) 5. Don't enter Korean's house with shoes on. etc... I think the interviewer approached them suddenly and they couldn't think quickly. This is not a typical list Koreans will keep in their head. Even I had to think for couple minutes.

When they said foreigners shouldn't smoke cigarettes, I was confused because so many people (Koreans) smoke and spit and I see cigarette buds all over the place. Although, I do understand it better when someone else said to rather not walk and smoke because there are designated smoking areas in Korea.

JYP after he got his groove back 😅

Sometimes I think South Koreans don’t realize that in the states at least I can’t speak for any other country, there is a vast amount of cultures and ethnicities with different values (I know they know that the states is very culturally and ethnically diverse, but really understanding what that means). Which is understandable because they aren’t from the US, but I know for black and brown people whether you are African, African American, Caribbean, Latino, indigenous, Asian, etc. respect to elders is a huge thing. We would never call them by their first name or have a lax tone when speaking to them. There is a formal or informal way of speaking to authority figures. So in that sense I think we understand respect to elder although it is different in Korean because their are specific words used when addressing elders (this does not speak for all or the individual, but just the cultures as a whole). Great video! It was very informative keep it up!!

Almost all Korean people smoke cigarettes on the street and throw them away lol. I haven’t seen a lot of foreigners who do that, plus a lot of people always check what the person sit in next to him on tha subway, doing on his phone. They just literally look on the next persons phone 😒

The first person looks like how JYP will look in 10-15 years :P

I feel like a lot of these views were hypocritical and one sided or biased. Idk I just feel like they assume since you’re foreign u lack basic manners, but me personally in the states I don’t wear my shoes inside (my house or others), I don’t call elders or other adults who are new to me by their first name I just thought it was basic manners. And from reading some comments from foreigners living in Korea and just some Koreans I came to see that the smoking thing happens often on the street there so? And the fighting thing I feel like they’re taking advantage of the fact that if you’re Korean you’ll have a better chance of getting way with something rather if you were a foreigner with a lack of knowledge on the laws if someone hits you hit em back LOL is how I was raised I guess my trip would end early.- and yes I’m African American🙂

1:51 I hate how language police have affected Korean culture. "Niga" is a Korean word and we shouldn't have any problem saying it WHEN WE ARE IN KOREA. Great vid, btw.

That's strange to hear, as if you view the Night-time Walk Through videos, I see hundreds of Koreans doing exactly the opposite to what they're saying in this video 🤔 And not to forget Korean school children and teenagers bullying... I'm not saying that foreigners are 100% perfect, but I don't think they're being completely honest there...does that stem from refusing to be open minded...refusing to look inwards...🤔🤷🏻‍♀️ ....BUT, the OLDER generation *SEE IT*

I agree with the middle-age man (7:10), as humans we should be respectful and show manners no matter where we are in the world. We should always be respectful of another country's customs and culture when we are in that country. We should not be disrespectful but we should also not be disrespected, no matter where we are.

great video! really insightful as to what behaviours koreans deem acceptable/unacceptable from foreigners. i've had plans to visit korea for a while and your content always teaches me new things 👍 have you ever thought that their responses might not be genuine because you are visually foreign by korean standards? would you ever consider doing a video with a korean friend where you ask the same questions about foreign visitors and compare responses to see how they differ? i always think koreans may not be saying what's truly on their minds because they don't want to make you uncomfortable with what they really think. maybe this could be an idea for a future video!

lol I have literally never seen foreigners smoking in public/streets in Korea and I lived there for like 5 years though??? it was always young Korean dudes smoking and spitting everywhere, especially near PC Bangs and the like. so on that point... like uh... what? LOL. idk... I lived in Busan too. maybe Seoul people are more polite with smoking? dudes in Busan certainly weren't though. the amount of cig butts and spit disgusted me at times, I'd audibly go "EEEEEW" when I'd see dudes do that in front of me hahaha.

I'm ethnically 100% korean, but born and raised in America. Going to visit Korea for the 1st time in 2 weeks! Tbh im a little worried about getting into a fight over there, especially at night clubs. A few years ago, I interned at a Korean company. All of my co-workers were from Korea and they were 2-4 years older than me. They told me that if I ever went to Korea, I'd probably get into a fight because I am "rude" and one of them said I was very cocky. Although one noona tried to reassure me it wouldn't happen since I have a larger build and a bunch of tattoos. It was not very reassuring. But I dont know why they thought I was rude or cocky - I only spoke to them in English, which doesn't require honorifics and I honestly felt I acted professionally and treated them with the same respect that I would give to any co-worker of any ethnicity.

i see so many people watching shows on their phone while eating

only older dudes were insightful, the kids didn’t make no sense

damn i know the eccentric old guy prefaced his statement but the way he excluded SEA countries was kinda hurtful as someone who is from SEA. hope other koreans dont share that sentiment

Also this video makes me wanna let korean people know what good manners are when they’re abroad

Not smoke on the street? Lmfao. The two older men had the most sense.

Lmao the boys at 1:40.. those are just general don'ts. The smoking one surprised me because if you walk around Itaewon, hongdae, and Gangnam on the weekend there's Korean youth smoking EVERYWHERE. You can barely breathe. I was suprised by how many korean people my age smoked!

From an African POV, respect for our elders comes first. Something every African parent teaches thier children is, respect for elders is a must if you want to survive in an African home. if you know you know.

Funny how the Korean wave is huge in southeast Asia but SEA people are looked down upon visiting SK. That’s absurd to me. The young people are talking about being respectful yet SK blatantly shows their racism towards those of us that are SEA.

nice video good to see you active again!! :D could you do a in depth interview with foreigners that started diffrent businesses in south korea? you would get a great CPM from youtube & i would find it super cool cause their is so little info to find about it !! or maybe someone that interviews you would also be cool!! good luck !

8:06 "foreigners shouldn't keep staring at another person" from other interviews I've watched and heard from, it's mostly Koreans staring at foreigners ( especially colored women and men)

one girl said that we shouldn't talk informally when we meet someone for the first time. I'm a little sorry because for me, as a person whose native language has nothing in common with Korean, it's really hard to learn both versions, which sometimes differ not only by the ending of the word, but by the whole word or phrase. (and iam not even talking about the fact that iam slovak, learning korean in english)I hoped that with me, as a foreigner, they would appreciate that I can say at least something😅 like iam trying my best to learn both ways but when i need to talk, i often make mistakes even in english 😓

Excellent point at the 1:50 mark the young lady made about “you” in Korean. I’m Black and when I first heard that word in Suga’s rap in BTS’ ‘Home’ I was like 🤨, but now I know. Another helpful and great post!

I find it interesting that the younger people refer to historically socially acceptable behavior which they learned from their elders and the elders complain about their own young people’s behavior. But elders complain about the younger folks in every country! 😂 And I’m sorry..I will be using a translator on my phone when I visit. No matter, it is is alway important to learn about culture and acceptable behavior when visiting any country.

It’s always great to know the culture of a country before visiting. It makes life a little easier for everyone.

Amazing vid Keep it up🔥👏🏾

A lot of Koreans do a lot of these things they were saying foreigners shouldn't do xD The only one I haven't seen a Korean do is wear their shoes on inside when they are supposed to take them off. All the rest.....I have def seen Koreans and foreigners alike doing all these no no's hahha....numerous times. Interesting video! Thanks for sharing!!

I just have to say your new hairstyle looks sleek and elegant!

But I cross my arms when I'm stressed or anxious... and I am very polite. For example, if the moment of socializing is awkward I start to do something with my arms (involuntary) or playing with my fingers, or crossing my arms... I think before judging someone is better to try to understand why that person is acting in that way. It is ok to do a right judgment, yes, but it is not ok to judge hastily.

Those young people would hate it here in the U.S.A

Everyone who is younger than 40, who eats alone in Korea, does it while looking at their phone xD xD Like not having a phone and eating without it is even more weird xD And in University cafeterias even friends will literally sit together and still look at their phones while eating.

Good advice. I will be in Seoul in March so I will be mindful with my camera around people and only focus on the landmarks and buildings. In a sense good manners are universal so just be polite and respectful anywhere and you'll be fine. The worst thing you can do as a foreign visitor is have a sense of entitlement. You are a guest so behave like one.

1.18 His comment regarding food is so apt. No one should do that. Its respectful to food and good for health too

i would love to see u interviewing north koreans that have escaped the north and got a new life in south korea. how different their life etc is now

As a Korean American it’s interesting to read so many comments that are so angry at Koreans being racist and picking fights based on their experience there or someone they know. It’s not right to have that kind of experience sure. I or many other Korean Americans who go to other countries also experience unfair racism and have the authorities, police or government side with their “own” if they have to choose a side. As I got older I realized that I could avoid it for the most part by changing a few things. But.. Even as an American born and American citizen, Asian Americans experience racism in the only country they know. Their OWN country sides with people who are their own skin color - and don’t care that I am also a citizen just like them. I don’t hate America or any country for treating me or others that I know with racism. In my life I know to surround myself with good people. There is no country that is all bad or all good. I see a lot of hate for a whole country here based on someone’s one experience with one or a few people. You shouldn’t let an experienced define a whole country and all its people in it. There is no perfect country and we would all be hypocrites because you are now being racist based on your experience with that one or two people. It’s a vicious cycle of racism and hate that never ends. There are millions of people in a country.. you are bound to have good and bad people in any large group. I tend to now avoid clubs or busy drinking places as I noticed that is where trouble usually lies in foreign countries. Also on the same thought.. I see a lot of Koreans get in trouble in Korea all the time with police, people etc. obviously that is not racism because everyone is Korean involved. Sometimes it’s the people you choose around you and places you go. My foreigner friends have a great time with me with zero trouble every time we go to Korea.

When I was in Korea, everyone was so damn nice. I miss it

I watch a lot of Kdramas and I remember the first time someone said that word and I was like, "What did you just say??" lol My Korean friend had to explain that they aren't being rude/racist.

love the laugh at the weed talk in the end lol

a lot of these behaviours are really just like in general disrespectful so im kind of curious on the outlook that koreans have on foreigners? esp with things such as dont stare at someones phone, use formal language with new people, dont use your phone when having meals with others, etc..

It's interesting how they say politeness is a thing and yet many Korean people do not behave as such themselves as proven by the countless bad experiences people have had with them. Just a bunch of virtue signalling on their part. Also, I am a little confused with what the guy said at 4:30 when he says that he prefers Koreans becoming multicultural with people from Japan, North America and Europe. First, there's no mention of Africa or Latin America. Second, I'm Southeast Asian and those remarks feel a bit like discrimination, but then again, I suppose that's the only thing Korean people are good at. What a shame considering how many of them go to SEA for travel and learn English in the Philippines.

“Don’t pick fights “ meanwhile ALL their shows they fighting lol

I have to say I'm surprised to hear that. I live in Seoul. The Korean people smoke a lot and speak loudly.

Agradecería tanto que activarán los subtitulos en todos los idiomas por favor🙏🏻🙏🏻,gracias de antemano

I feel like they’re foreigners so you as Koreans should understand and don’t try to change people. Some people hate being corrected when you’re a stranger to them.

Korean elders really dislike SE Asians :(. In my experience younger people are a little better about it but damn, that mentality seems really common. It's hard. SE Asians are so friendly and kind.

This video got me all types of confused? Korean's smoke on the street all day long. Even at my apartment complex, people just walk downstairs and smoke outside, even with signs posted to not smoke in that area. The thing about 반말 also stunned me... Korean people will say all day long how hard English is and that they can't speak English (even though they learn it for years, starting from 3rd grade), but then expect foreigners to use 존댓말? I can't speak for every foreigner... but we don't use 반말 to be rude, and as most comments have said... English doesn't have that system of formality in our language... now I'm not saying we shouldn't try or just get an easy free pass for it... but if English is hard to learn, have the same sympathy for people who are trying to learn Korean. So random but I had an experience on the subway with an older man watching my phone and laughing at my TikToks... I glance at a phone if it's placed in front of me, but I don't care what y'all be doing on your phones XD Also interesting she brought up the point of private things being valuable, but at the same time your every single move is tracked in Korea, CCTV, QR Codes (previously), needing ID card/phone number to do literally anything, etc. Found it so interesting that the older gentlemen here had more compassion towards foreigners and gave good general life advice. I think this video shows how much societal pressure the younger Korean generation faces... seems like they fail to realize that as a foreigner, we may live in the same country but our societies are different. A lot of foreigners living in Korea don't have a lot of opportunities to live within the society, as most of us tend to make friends with other foreigners. So we don't have that pressure to conform to the standards that other Korean people place on themselves and each other. We (foreigners), I believe, try our best to respect and live within the culture as best as we can.

1:06 i guess what he said only applies to when ur eating with sb else

I never understood the shoe thing here in the US. I've never worn shoes in the house except when coming inside, I'd hate to have dirt and gunk all over my floors. I would suppose some people don't care about the sanitation when it comes to their living space.

I am currently living in Danyang South Korea. The culture has really change since my last visit. That was more than 30 years ago. I am keeping my promise to my wife of spending some time living in her place of birth, after she spent 30 years with me in the states. I heard some of the young people giving their Do's and Don'ts. I am puzzle about one. We like to eat out at times and when we do, I see a lot of young and old Korean on their phones talking or viewing KZfaq. I attempt to follow the culture norms as much as possible. Being black I do get a few stares, but have never experience any negativity or disrespect. The politeness and kindness of the people that we have come in contact with need to be mentioned. We will be relocating from this location soon. I am going to miss it. Danyang is a lovely region.

Surprised at the smoking comment. When I was in Seoul ~10 years ago smoking was very prevalent and casual. Have times changed that much?

U sure these people are Korean living in Korea ?? These people don’t seem to know about Korea much, everything that they mentioned were done by Korean themselves, many time I have seen Korean slurping their noodle while holding their phone on the other hand, smoking on the street, and videos and selfies everywhere just go look at their TikTok they don't even blur anybody's face out but yes yes keeps talking The elders are surprisingly more open mind and right. 😂😂

Lol, JYP looking real sassy here

The 1st guy looks like Jyp but older

🌴🌺Aloha from Hawaii. Well, I will NEVER have a problem with any of it bcz I have no desire to visit S K.

I feel like most of these points generally apply in every country

when I was scrolling through the videos, I thought the guy in the thumbnail (3:15) was JYP for a second LOL. don't really agree with his opinions tho 😬 Great video as always! Thank you! You have great content and I love your style of interviewing.

First when in Foreign country learn the customs and social norms Especially if you're from a country that Everything is Centured around individual Rights Because Korea/ Asia culture is Collective Society where everyone sacrifice littlebits of their individual right to keeping the peace and social order and Also Becarful not to Judge other culture Habits Based on you're own culture Norms like sluping noise

I mean there actually is a way to blend into every society, as a foreigner at least. I've never been to Korea, but I've moved countries, and overall I can say that if you don't know the rules and language 100%, take what you know and do it almost better then the locals themselves. I personally moved from Germany to Russia, and I have both nationalities, but I basically knew Russian on the a2 level when I moved. It made me very anxious and stuff to be viewed as 'that foreigner not blending in', but then I realized we're all different anyways. In russia people aren't particularly nice, they never smile, often don't say hello and goodbye even as cashiers, they're very direct and have no filter. They like when things are easy and fast. So what I started doing is just being incredibly nice, and smiling, always greeting people, saying thank you, making no fuzz, basically I now can completely be stress free in almost every situation to the point where people think I was born and raised here and am just over the top nice. That being said: it's completely understandable that some things are acceptable for koreans, but not for foreigners. It's a very Grey and dangerous line, ik. But it's their country after all. Ofc no korean should be entitled to pick up a fight with a foreigner. Or be disrespectful in general. But the thing is, they don't have to assimilate, the foreigners have to to a certain extend. So basically: if someone's being a complete dick, give them shit for it. Don't risk your visa, or at least try to. But if it's about stuff like honorifics, if you know them, use them correctly. If you're not that save with them, bow a lot. Smile. Be kind. If someone asks you to put out your cigarette, put out your cigarette and go somewhere else to smoke. Be very attentive and open. Just never be negative in any way. It's hard, but it is what it is. With that, most people will like you and accept you.

"When you're smoking on the street, you're harming a lot of people" lol

I get Koreans. Spanish has a polite and casual form and foreigners get confused and frustrated with it. Well…that’s how our language works so…buckle up and learn it. And same thing with elders. They complain the youth is loosing the proper way and don’t know how to talk.

The girls at 3:08 mentioned that its important in korea to value privacy of persons…then i would like to know why koreans itself dont follow this and invade their kpop idols’ and actors’ privacy….? Koreans really nead to understand this..becoz we international fans respect kpop idols a lot..and it hurts to see how korean fans can be soo disrespectful to them…..spread peace and love ❤

I get some of these pieces of advice, BUT i'm a Black woman and when I went to to visit my older sister in Korea I literally lost track of the amount of people who would take photos with me, whether they asked or not.

Can you try asking , WHAT FOREIGN CAN DO TO START A CONVERSATION WITH SOMEONE THEY LIKE…. I noticed their shy to talk to someone they like, how can one show interest without overdoing it.

Probably the phone while eating thing is about when you're eating with someone/a group

The funny thing is that English doesn't have an informal form. Not anymore. I only found this out studying Asian languages. For some reason when you are learning other languages as an English speaker, the informal form of you in another language is often associated with English "you" which is the polite form. But you are told that they are the same. So in English the way you speak if often a determinant of politeness rather than using different verbs and honorifics. My wife is originally from the Philippines and speaks English since birth, yet she still does the "What?" when asking what someone said. In the UK and Ireland ( and I believe in other places ) that can be really rude. "I didn't hear you. What did you just say there?" "Sorry. What was that?" would be considered more polite as long as you weren't raising your voice too loud. So if you didn't know Korean that well but were trying to convey this type of meaning it would be confusing for an English-speaking foreigner. You'd think you were being polite.

I thought the man on the tumbnail was JYP😭

Bruh i live in hongdae and people literally just smoke in front of my house and there are full of cigarettes after using on the floor

Living in Korea for few years now and speaking a nearly perfect Korean, I do not count anymore the amount of Korean people using 반말 (younger people most often) to me because they assume that all foreigners are from English speaking country ... so that we do not use 높임말 😅😂.. In my opinion, at least a lot of foreigner even when they first come to Korea try to speak the basics. Could we say the same of Korean people visiting another country?

why does no one talk about receiving things with one hand?? I'm pretty sure giving and receiving things with two hands is the norm here in Korea but it doesn't seem to come up much

GOOD TO KNOW.

Wow. I really need to go live in Korea.

American culture is "me " based. Korean culture is about thinking of other people. Almost opposites. Also honorifics is huge over there. How you talk to elders. For example waiting to eat so that elder takes first bite, drinking turned away from elder. Being loud is a huge no no. Littering ( carry your garbage). Being polite at all times , considerate and well mannered is very important in Korea.

First guy looks like JYP.😅

I got matching eyeglass with this guy 3:16 😅

존댓말과 반말 잘 쓰기 중요한건 맞긴한데 외국인 시선에는 한국어 아직 부족한다면 헷갈릴수도 있어요. 저희 외국인분들 일부러 하는 행동 아니지만, 아직 배우고 있어서 그런거 같아요 :)

So the people that have way more life experience, it boils down to “just don’t be rude and obnoxious” which should be the case for anywhere you visit.

02:12.....대체 "저희나라"라고 하는 인간들은 언제쯤 사라질런지....그렇게 댓글로 다들 알려줘도 고쳐지지가 않네!!~~~

When she talked about the 'N' word did she mean '너가" because I thought the same thing when I first learned it

The smoking one I understand but I’ve seen Koreans do exactly the same and what about Koreans smoking inside? What about then? Where the smoke is actually trapped due to insufficient ventilating. Or they blow it right in your face. I experienced this a lot

1:13 It s not that it s disrespectful, but from my experience, you can t even really concentrate on eating. You eat that food mindlessly and don t feel its true taste. I am a romanian , not a korean and i can relate to this so much.

All these comments in the video are very hypocritical because Koreans do all these things waaay more than foreigners. The only comments that made sense are the ones given by the elderly gentlemen.

It's very interesting that while on the subway, doing nothing you shouldn't look at your phone. I'm thankful that they shared from their perspective though.

Ohhhh the reporter has a wonderful Korean pronunciation and a beautiful voice! With all the respect, he's very handsome and shows a beautiful politeness.

The younger people had me very confused with some of the things they had to say. They had A LOT of things foreigners shouldn’t do because their actions would be considered impolite. Yet, this is the same group of people that has no problem telling their peers that they are fat, the car that they drive isn’t good enough, they MUST wear makeup to work or they are considered ugly and offensive, the clothes they wear are not the “right” designer. The list goes on and on. And I cannot leave out the treatment of idols/entertainers and how they should ABSOLUTELY FORGET ABOUT BEING HUMAN! Because, you know, to behave as a human being would just be so damn rude!! Hilarious😅

i’m not korean but even i think it’s disrespectful to be on your phone too much while eating and i also think it’s bad.

They should also tell this to themselves cos everybody needs to be polite, not just foreigners.