New Year Is For Family; Christmas Is For Couples Korean Lunar New Year or Seollal is one of the biggest celebrations in South Korea. During this day, the people from urban places go to their provinces to be with their families. Christmas is usually celebrated with their significant other or friends, unlike in other countries like the Philippines, where Christmas is the time for family.
Titles And Hierarchy Are A Big Deal For South Koreans
If you go to South Korea, you’ll notice that they have certain ways to address their friends, colleagues, strangers, and the elderly. This is because they value hierarchy. The age and status of a person determine how you should speak to them.
When you’re talking to someone older than you or someone with high status than you, like your boss, you should use the formal or polite form. Talking casually is for friends or when agreed upon. This is an essential thing to learn to avoid being disrespectful and offending someone.
Valentine’s Day Is For Men Who says Valentine’s Day is a day just for women? In South Korea, Valentine’s Day is for men. In their culture, women expressing their love for men is normal and customary. They usually do this by giving gifts like chocolate.
Men Wearing Makeup Is Natural
Let’s admit it, South Korean men, especially K-pop idols, are probably one of the reasons why wearing makeup like eyeliner, lip gloss, high lighter, and the foundation has been normalized in this modern society.
South Koreans Fear The Number Four In the Western World, they believe that 13 is an unlucky number, but in South Korea, it’s the number 4. If you visit South Korea, you will note that the number 4 is uncommon because it sounds like the term for death.
South Koreans Love Eating Live Octopus One of the incredibly interesting and weird things about South Koreans is that they eat live octopuses. They cut live octopus and put it in their bowl. Others prefer to chop the still moving legs off, eat the legs, and then stew the rest of the carcass. If you’re into a different kind of dining experience, this is definitely a must-try one.
