What North Koreans Shocked on First Visit to USA
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Today, Yu-seong & Nara from North Korea
Yu-seong & Nara visited the United States for the first time since they defected from North Korea.
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She's like most Americans; buy a dining table, use it to hold everything but dinner.
Dining tables are for special family dinners.
My working-class family liked to put on airs (think "Keeping up Appearances" in suburban New Jersey), so we had fancy soap and hand towels on display that we didn't use, the soap and towels we actually used were in closets.
That’s the same thing in Indian house holds. I always get mad at my parents and sibling when they put everything but food on the dining table
Right now I have a bunch of mail and unroasted coffee on my dining table. I haven't eating at my dining table in months, probably haven't eaten at it more than 5 times since I moved in to this apartment 3 years ago. :D When I have family visit though the kids eat at the table since it's easier to keep them from making a big mess.
Funny how the same is true of my dining table. It started as a place to eat, but it gradually became the place to put things I couldn't find another place for: books, mail, dental hygiene, common tools, eyewear supplies, writing implements ...
Currently eating a pizza on the armrest of my couch. Dining table never gets used XD
When he mentioned the 10 pancakes for breakfast it completely solidified him living in Canada at one point.
@Olabisi Olaolaitan I think it would depend on circumference for me. Like 2-3 plate sized pancakes, but I could definitely do 6 medium ones. Some bacon on the side, maybe some eggs, and some buttered toast and a mimosa to wash it down. Thats a breakfast right there!
@Lalalisa I mean it definitely goes french toast > pancakes > waffles.
ErichWilliam Going out on a limb here, but I think he may have been judging the size similar to crepes since from what I heard, the thick pancakes we enjoy is different from what they’re accustomed to. So when he says 10 pancakes, he might be talking about 4 stacked American pancakes.
I can only have 1 but 10...I’ll be full for a week
@@iceman10129 reverse waffles and pancakes and we're set 😋
It's funny, because I never really thought that wearing shoes in the house was anything more than a preference. It also depends on if you have carpeting or wood/tile floors. A lot of Americans are appalled by the thought of wearing shoes inside, while others (like my family) don't really care that much. I lived in Washington State for about 4 years and it rains a lot where, so naturally some homes in Washington will have "mudrooms" or spaces where you can sit and remove your shoes. This is because you have to always expect that the rain will make mud unavoidable. But I lived in Southern California for over 20 years, so the dry climate makes it unnecessary for taking off your shoes all the time. But in your own home, it's up to you. In someone else's home, it's best to ask before keeping your shoes on indoors because you never know!
Oh definitely. My childhood home is mainly carpeted so I always had to take my shoes off when I got home and wear house slippers. Even now, I still take my shoes off at the entrance at the door since it’s tile and the majority of my apartment is carpeted.
I was always confused when people said Americans don't take off their shoes indoors because my family and basically everyone I know in Minnesota takes shoes off when entering the house. I think it's a little more relaxed (i.e. you can run and get something if you're in a hurry, etc.), but it's definitely custom to ask "Do I take off my shoes?" when entering someone's house for the first time. In my experience the answer was "yes" almost every time. It might be a weather thing, with all the snow for half the year. Could also be a Scandinavian cultural relic, because you take shoes off there too.
yeah, I can agree. I've lived in Washington State my whole life and I had a room in my house called the mudroom, which was just cement floor. I had no idea that other people had those rooms too, so that's kinda interesting.
Aye I also live in Washington state! In my case, I live in the east side of washington, so it doesn’t really rain much. I don’t necessarily take off my shoes when I go inside. The living room is tiles, but the bedroom and the stairs are carpet. There’s always a mat at the door so we can dry off our shoes or remove dirt. So it wouldn’t really be a problem in dirtying our floors. Especially since we clean it every 2 days, and the carpet, we wash it at least once a month or two.
what is funny is it was kinda a culture shock for me when I visited my american cousins since they wore shoes in their house and they were like "Why you taking your shoes off your socks will get dirty." and I had spent like atleast 18 years away from them and in a korean household so always took shoes off and put them away before going inside even had to take them off and carry them to the backyard if I just wanted to go back there.
People who don't wash their dreadlocks are no different than anyone else that won't wash their hair. CLEAN PEOPLE WASH THEIR DREADLOCKS!!!
Clean people don't have dreads
Cannabis Dreams dude we’re trying to have a good time like can you not be racist right now
@@strawberrygoldfiish8606 it's not a race thing dude so don't make it one
@Teen Playz kinds was tho...
#JahRastafari
As an American, i think i finally understand what non English speakers mean when they say they can't notice my accent. i dont speak Korean so even though in the subtitles it says North Korean accent, it all sounds the same to me 😂😂
It's like the Austrian and the German. Or American English or Canadain English. A little difference especially you guys in the south. lol. We only have the weird Newfoundlander but coast to coast to coast the same.
I can kinda tell with her accent that it sounds different but the guy, nope! Not at all.
Apparently there are dialects even within South Korea too. There was a clip from a Korean show I was watching where someone was speaking English with a Busan accent, and apparently it was hilarious to everyone else. But I had no idea what the difference was between the typical Korean English and a Busan accent speaking English.
@@Gabor.P. You can probably tell the difference between a southerner and a Canadian, but trying to tell the difference between someone from North Dakota and Manitoba? Good luck.
@@costakeith9048 hahahahaha gooood one. Made me lough ! TY !
"They have a light breakfast"
Well at least someone realizes the true breakfast the average working class American eats. Most non-Americans tend to reference the filling and fattening breakfast dishes that are reserved for weekends or eating out.
True, you eat 10 pancakes and a lb of syrup your not working your going back to sleep.
The big full breakfast spreads were a holdover from the days when the greater majority of the population worked on family farms. They were out there busting their asses all day, so needed the energy a huge breakfast provided.
Most people's breakfast these days is a cup of coffee and a donut.
I've been really shocked watching "The House of Cards" when Presidential couple had a peanut butter sandwich and a cup of coffee for a breakfast...
megaotstoy that sounds good, or maybe peanut butter whole wheat toast with a cup of milk tea 🤤
lol, I talked to a guy from Nigeria and on his first visit America, he was amazed about the free refills. So he said, he drink so much Dr. Pepper his first day here, that he made himself sick. Kinda reminds me of that Forrest Gump scene. lol
"I gotta pee"... 😁😁😁
@@brianrogers7360 i think he said hes gotta pee
That's funny b/c my Danish exchange student loved fruit rollups so much that once she ate too many and got sick. Then she didn't like them so much.
Ah man, their stories are hilarious. I felt sorry for Yu-seong and that squid experience, but Nara getting a table and only using it for decoration or storage sounds pretty accurate. Table gets cleaned off, table gets more stuff on it. These two are great
For real. My table is 10 years old and 95% of it's time is spent being used as a flat surface to store something. I'm not even sure I've had a month worth of meals in the ten years that I've had it.
He should be so lucky that he didn't got his a&& beaten first over suspicion of being an accessory to murder
Filipinos would have stories similar to Yu-seong, with the frying of dried mackrel wich produced a very strong aroma, that shocks most Americans
@@whataboutbob9786 I sometimes cook asian foods because I spent many years in Asia when I was in the navy . Many of the older members of family think the food is weird , while many of the younger members love it . My grandpa doesnt understand why I keep fish heads in the freezer and seaweed in the cuoboard., but he loves my satay with peanut sauce .
@@victorwaddell6530 satay with peanut sauce🤤.
Which asian are u from? Just want to make sure
No one:
Literally no one:
Yu-seong: "I went to Manhattan and touched the balls of the cow statue."
No one:
Literally no one:
Nara: "I've touched cow's boobs tho!"
Only these two could make such statements sound adorable.
It’s a very well known tourist thing to do on Wall Street. It represents the bull market
mausalus09 I never knew that but then again I live in California lol
Lily Soles
Everyone, literally everyone thinks this outdated trend of saying "No one literally no one" is retarded as fuck. Please inform the rest of the internet
YOOPI they have a statue of a bull because when a bull attacks the bulls head goes up. so when the stock market rises they call it a bull. n when the stock market plunges, they call it a bear because when a bear attacks. his hands swipe down
Normie
The lady describing what she uses her dining room table for, is so American
Yes and no, so much in America varies from person to person and family to family
I've NEVER heard of, or met anyone with dreads that did NOT washing their hair but I'm black so there is a certain expectation of cleanliness and upkeep when it comes to our hair.
Seriously. It's disappointing that the producers didn't take this as a learning opportunity to stop misinformation.
@@Dave-lh6ws not everyone has decency, unfortunately.
@@melodiesoflegend They probably have no clue themselves and just went on with the story.
My friend I've known hir 10 years and she washes it only once a year with vinegar. I think it's called a rinse im not sure. So there are people out there that have locs that dont wash it regularly. I also know people who do and get soap buildup in their locks (which is why my friend doesnt do it often) so there are both kinds of people.
I have locs and many of my friends as well usually wash my locs every couple of weeks and do a basic quick rinse on the odd week. Also I wash them before my retwist and dont wash again for about 3 weeks.
Having your hair in dreadlocks DOES NOT mean they are not washed. They just take a long time to dry. You probably got this mistaken impression from someone who does not have dreadlocks and does not know how to take care of them.
Well, it also comes from the fact that dreadlocks look similar to "matted" hair, which I guess has a reputation for being unkempt.
I also thought there was some kind of special shampoo for dreadlocks that people use to keep them clean and healthy as well.
Yes, that was definitely misinformation. Most people with dreads wash their hair regularly lol. That person was just filthy and a rare case.
I've seen some examples of people with dreadlocks who didn't wash them. It's not that rare.
Many people, especially black people, GET locs so they can wash their hair as often as they want without all the time-consuming maintenance
I'm American and sitting here wondering who wears their shoes in their house?? Like who raised y'all? LOL
most Asian cultures take their shoes off before entering the house while others are either. in a room where they can sit before taking off their shoes.
I always wonder this, but I've seen foreigners talk about it before, so some people must do it. Maybe in a dorm room or something people don't take off shoes because the floor is tile all over like a mudroom?
My mom told me not to walk around barefoot in the house cause it'll make my feet big. Now, I am size 11 in women shoes but that's probably b/c i'm tall.
Majority of people do.
We always wore shoes in the house growing up. But I definitely have some family that have a no shoes in the house rule. America is vast, and we have a lot of variety. I think the "shoes" and "no shoes" groups can probably be found in close to equal numbers, honestly. (Though most people in my area wear shoes indoors.)
Not sure why taking shoes off in homes isn’t a more “common” practice. However, in US homes there are usually multiple entrances to the home, unless you live in an apartment. So you could possibly have 3-4 different ways to enter/exit your home. Back door, front door, garage door for example. It would be annoying to have shoes/slippers at all entrances. 🤷🏼♀️
I obviously can't speak for every household, but even with multiple entrances, there's generally one that gets used more regularly? So that's where you'd have your shoes/slippers.
In the house I grew up in, we had two doors in the kitchen--one to the barn and one from the front porch/yard--one back door, and another 'front door' that went directly into the stairwell/living room area. We never used the stairwell door because there wasn't a path to it, and we didn't leave the house (to go somewhere else) from anywhere but the front kitchen door. So that's where our shoes would be. And muck boots just outside the kitchen/barn door.
A family friend has... gosh... 8 different doors? But they almost exclusively use their garage door for leaving the house/returning, so that's where their shoes end up. No slippers, though, just barefoot/socks inside.
TheVeggieSalad I use the kitchen door the most and my side door the secondary but never the front door....like another person said its extremely muddy in Washington state because of rain so I need to take off my shoes the moment I enter carpet flooring but I honestly hate taking my shoes off period. I don't have multiple slippers tho, I either have them there or I just walk around in my socks or barefoot.
TheVeggieSalad Plus at least where I live, there’s a closet near the front door where you can put your coats and shoes.
I grew up in the country in the USA. There was the door we used to get in and out of the house and the door company used. At the door we used, there was a step down to the door for all our shoes, which were not allowed in the house. Outside the door, there was another step down for all our boots we wore in the fields. If we tried to use the company door, our mom sent us to the other door with a stern warning. If we were very muddy, our mom would make us strip to our underwear and go take a shower immediately. She did not like any mud or dirt being tracked through the house.
It depends. Generally, you'll find it's common to take shoes off if the home is largely carpeted. If it's mainly hardwood floors, it's less strict.
If they don't get sex on a date, "they'll solve it on their own when they get home." He just described my freshman year in college, perfectly.
People have to stop being so obsessed with sex. There are other things to co and focus on. I'm tired of it being like the center of life for most people , probably men who don't have minds.
@@Eowynnofrohan no need for the sex shaming and sexism.
@@Eowynnofrohan sounds like somebody's mad
@@jaredf6205 they're not wrong. it's really not that big of a deal to be brought up ALL the time. there are so many things to talk about, y'know?
@@Eowynnofrohan it's a waste of time to talk about it. Honestly.
also, WHY DID ALL OF HIS ROOMMATES WAX?? that is so strange lol..
Swimmers maybe :P
Either young ppl are getting weird,, or they were playing a prank on him lol
I'd chalk it up to peer pressure. Even Yu-seong fell victim to it.
Idk sounds fairly standard for metro frat boys lol dudebros etc.
It's also a bad translation of "shaved". Not that I really know if young "bro's" shave all the time either.. But that would be more realistic anyway.
This guys charisma is off the charts 😂💪
Just some information, but people, specifically Black people, who wear locs, do in fact wash their hair. its a huge misconception that people with locs don't wash their hair. Now, nonblack people who get locs, they probably don't because their hair is completely different from ours and water effects it differently, so maybe that's why most of them don't was their hair.
Most white people who have dreadlocks do wash them they just take very long to dry even if they don't looked clean
I know a white guy who got locs and they grew mold. And he kept them for like a year after that. Absolutely disgusting.
@@slater3249 i think white ppl with dreads are usually hippies and hippies normally dont wash their hair lol as opposed to black ppl who have dreads. This is based on my knowledge of absolutely nothing and nobody.
@@Josh729J Ironically the guy with moldy dreads was a hippie.
That's why I really hate dreadlocks on white people who have naturally thin hair. The dryness and lumpiness of it all looks sooo disgusting. I'm sorry but your hair isn't supposed to look like that! I hate that people get called racist because they point out something that doesn't physically work. Dreadlocks on black people look nice, but on white people it looks awful.
"Her face turned red, she's the commie", lol
Or Jucheist 😛
That was a bad joke since Kim Jong Un is kinda like Hitler but not as much as Hitler
EVERY LIVING BEING IS POTENTIALLY A COMMUNIST
not all americans expect to do the dirty when going on a date pffttttt
Well maybe you should offer her more money then.
I mean I don’t expect it but I’m going to give it my best attempt...
that's just what they think lol theyre not educated on dating in america
But horny college guys probably do. Which is the group he was hanging out with.
But remember they're from North Korea, where Dear Leader encouraged them to have babies to grow the army size to USA and neighbouring PRC
You two look like you're having a lot of fun ... that makes me glad ... hope you enjoyed the USA
Most people with dreadlock wash there hair regularly sometimes it may look dirty but it's not how they look depends on the kind of dreadlocks.
I can't imagine a stranger greeting me by kissing me on the cheek, in America it's usually just a handshake, hug, or friendly "nice to meet you!"
I think that part was meant to be about Europe, they did mention both of them. But we do that here in Canada (at least in Québec) so who knows 🤷♀️
She was talking about Europeans too. Kissing is a very regular way to greet people in France
Puerto Rico does it.
Yu-seong and Nara:
The reason for waxing is "smoothness"
Everybody has their own preference 😁
I think by waxing they meant trimming your pubes in general
@@xxportalxx. Yes, I think the norm now is at least trimming
@@doogiemcdougster6740 I certainly hope so!
@@xxportalxx. wax me!
I thought waxing was going out of style. I wouldn't know since I am 53, and quit tramping around years ago. Looks like I'm going to have to come out of retirement to find out!
Why does his roommate knows what a dead body smells like???
I'm guessing because Manhattan. At least I assume that's where that story took place.
@@brianl8481 dead anything smells the same as a dead body... im guessing lol
Joshua Grasser dead human has a very particular smell
I can’t believe anyone wouldn’t know. Anyone who has driven past ripe roadkill would!
I've also never heard of roasting squids. we fry them just like we learned from the Italians and Vietnamese. Of course this led to a big shock when I ordered squid to go at a Filipino restaurant. They looked at me weird when I ordered the squid in coconut milk. Wow, it was little two inch entire squids in a bucket with eyes looking at me and everything. Ate them in anyway. Pretty good, but I never went back.
I never met anyone who has dreads that didn't wash them regularly. I'm seeing in the comments people agree. Also taking shoes off indoors is the norm as well.
I've known this girl for 10 years and she told me she washes it once a year or twice a year.
Also not many people take their shoes off in their homes.... lol i've lived in Texas and Wisco and stayed multiple weeks allll over the US and it's probably a 50/50 shot on whether the home owner will have you take your shoes off or not. Most of the time it's, "meh - up to you. We'll head out in a bit so it's whatever" - unless it's raining or you just ran through a muddy puddle.
@@mikesully7841 Up here in Maine it's extremely rare unless you have snow/salt/mud on your boots. So rare in fact it's assumed you can wear them in doors unless specifically told otherwise, and that's so rare it feels awkward.
yea i have outside shoes and inside shoes
nah, it's not the norm. depends on where you live in the US perhaps. over here lots wear them inside sometimes. It's more like in the USA in a lot of places/lots of people just don't care so they'll sometimes wear shoes inside or won't
I like these type of vids, I like seeing a different perspective on things. Especially from North Koreans. Keep em coming
I had locks for years, and I can tell you, that MOST people with locks wash them regularly.
I washed my locks once every 5-7 days, more often if it was during the summer months.
I lived in the “corn buildings” in Chicago quite a while ago. The Marina Towers are the two corn cob-shaped condominium buildings that are located along the north bank of the Chicago River. At the time of their completion in 1962, the two towers were both the tallest residential buildings as well as the tallest reinforced concrete structures in the world.
Kim's probably got a nuke aimed right at them 😛
Oh! They're residential? I wouldn't have guessed that.
Some people wear shoes in the house here (America) but a lot of them don't! It can be rude if you wear shoes indoors, especially if the floor is carpeted - always ask the host first!
If the title was buzzfeed it’d be NORTH KOREANS are **SHOCKED** by THERE AMERICAN THING! - Number 5 will suprise you!
I love this guy. He’s not afraid or shy to talk about ANYTHING 😂
"They don't wash dreadlocks" that is an outright lie. I wash my hair just as much as any black person with naturally curly hair. Our hair curls and locks together naturally. For other textured hair like straight hair, adding glues and peanut butter is the only way to get the hair to stick together, so I guess in that situation the hair isn't washed, but curly hair is washed frequently without unlocking.
Naw, Prob just met some weirdos. I knew a dude who bragged about not washing his for over 6-months.
them hippies dont.
I've met people with dirty locs and those with clean, it just depends on the person. Really, I only ever knew one person who didn't EVER wash hers, and you could smell her from across the room. She tried to act like the smell was normal, but I went to school with enough Black kids to know this hippy Caucasian girl was dead wrong. It literally gagged me to have to sit next to her. >.
In my opinion, she's so attractive.
@Jhev zo I do be simpin
They are both so attractive! 🥰🥰
That's what cosmetic surgery will do for you, man.
North korean babes
selohcin “cosmetic”
What kind of men did he live with that wax? I usually hear about men shaving and trimming not waxing
manscaping is big now.
lol, he was probably in California!
i think it was a bad translation of "shave"
I was born and raised in Chicago and never thought of corn when looking at the Marina Towers. But now that she mentioned it, they sure do look like corn!
What's it like over there friend? I hear it's quite infamous for... Unsavoury reasons 👀 but is it really as bad as some people make it out? I'm from San Diego and I'd like to visit your city sometime soon
Someone needs to educate them on dreadlocks 😅
@Foolish Lmao woah, did you just assume I was mad? Why are you so mad? And if I was, how is that racist? Sit down
Dude deleted his comment lul
For real! My boyfriend has dread locs and yeah he doesn't wash them with shampoo every single day but his hair definitely isn't dirty and it doesn't stink!
How often do you wash them?
I knew they were gonna say something dumb.
It depends on the style of dreadlocs because people do wash dreadlocs
Thomas Gray i know that’s why I said it depends on the style because I know people with FreeForm locs do not
Something that I find ironic is that we strive to learn as much as we can about the culture that we are residing or are guests at and vice-versa. For example, I talked to someone that lives in Japan. As I was learning her language, I told her how I found her culture surprising and explained how I discovered that "Japan" literally means "the east land of the rising sun" in their 2 Kanji characters. She was shocked, for it was her first time discovering that at the age of 25. When you are a guest at someone else's country, you will try to learn the reasons for their habits that they take for granted, and vice-versa.
The dread locks don't stink and they do wash them most people do when they get them . They take a lot of maintenance
"They don't eat squids?"
"They just don't roast them like us."
many of these things like waxing are not done all over the USA it really varies a lot depending on if your involved in the college culture or living in some area where a more conservative lifestyle is the norm. Also there is such a variety of choices, many people around you are vegan or other health promoting diet and would never think of hogging out on tons of pancakes in the morning. You will find that it’s a huge mix of different living styles here in the USA. Some even adopt the practice of taking off their shoes like in Asian cultures before going into the house, then they put on slippers. Or some places they just go barefoot. The things the gentleman mentioned sound more like college culture.
His entire perspective.is based on the guys in the dormitory where he lived. In other words his reference is very, very limited with a lot of generalizations
These two are hilarious!! Lol and they seem so full of joy!
Small edit: the dreadlock comment made me cringe a lot b/c I know for a fact that most people do wash their dreads BUT it's possible they came across....a certain type of person who's hair doesn't dread naturally so they have to not wash it to keep it matted 👀
The roasted squid story is really funny, reminds me of one time I brought Kimchi into my house and my entire family couldn't bare the smell.
Half of my family loves it and the other half says it smells like garbage
Kimchi smells like Heaven! I LOVE Korean food so much. I wish I could be his room mate so we could eat Korean food all day and spend time with Korean women all night ;)
Can’t get within a mile of that stuff.
@@studiohq Yep.... That's how cabbage works.
You-seong and Nara are so funny together! I really enjoy their reactions! They are so open and honest.
Watching these two gives me the impression that North Koreans are less prudish than South Koreans. But of course these videos are targeted to an international audience.
They're the kind of young couple I'd love to live in the same apartment building as me.
I understand the squid story. As a kid I made my mom buy squid from the market thinking I could raise them like goldfish. When I finally realized they were dead and not coming back I tried to give them away to everyone in my family and no one would take them because of the smell. I tried to feed them to the stray cats and even they wouldn't eat them. I put them in the outside garbage bin and the whole block smelled for days. I have never dared to eat calamari since 😆
In the northern states we’re used to taking off our shoes when we come inside the house because of the snow, so we have a “mud room” at the entrance with a shoe rack
Same in Canada
"I'm not strange but I was forced to be a weirdo" LOL
Anyone else want North Koreans react to Eurovision?
It is so much fun seeing our culture through their eyes. Thanks for this. Made my evening. Best wishes to you both.
So he learned that when roasting a squid in the US, you may run into tentacle difficulties.
Ba dum tsh
Nice one.
GET OUT RIGHT NOW
There seems to be this widespread idea that all American's shave or wax down there and we're all a little "looser" when it comes to sex, but this is absolutely not true. We are more likely to be open and talk about it and it definitely seems like more people who are more lax about sexual partners yada yada, but this country is filled with people of all different races, cultures, backgrounds, and thoughts. Not all American's shave down there and not all American's have had 1 or more sexual partners. This is of course not meant to be shade thrown at people who fit in those categories, just that it's not really fair to say that all people in a massive country fit into certain boxes. It is interesting what people learn when they visit other countries, though.
I'm Asian and I think Hollywood has something to do with this. Coz watching Hollywood movies/tv growing up gave me an impression that Americans are very promiscuous coz the first date sex is kind of the norm in Hollywood movies. Another Hollywood movie trope is this recurring theme of American teenagers wanting to loose their virginity very early regardless coz otherwise you are not cool. Or that American adults don't want to have anything to do with their parents, so getting a call from their parents is a burden, this is a recurring joke in most American comedies.
For most peope outside the US, Hollywood is their window to America which is why they get these impressions (which might not be necessarily true).
This is a video about reactions to American culture in general. The average number of sexual partners in the United States is around 7. Plus, if you are attending college, your perspective is going to show you more loose sexuality. Further, remember, this is a perspective of North Koreans. Europeans would view the same behavior differently. For example, Koreans may find American behavior promiscuous while Eurpoeans would find it conservative. Of course that statement is a generality and different nations and individuals would have differeing views.
@@jaustmike9001 Oh, I absolutely agree! Hollywood is definitely at fault, haha. Some people DO fit those stereotypes, but not as many people as one might think. When I lived in Korea I was constantly treated like I was promiscuous just because I'm American, but I'm actually waiting until marriage and almost everyone I know in my same faith are also waiting or did wait until marriage.
I would say the parent thing is mostly false. I don't know anyone who feels that way, though I'm sure there are some.
The teenage thing is also partially true. There can be pressure, but a lot of it is the person thinking others are pressuring them and then pressuring themselves as a consequence. It's a bummer.
@Weird Yu-Gi-Oh! Kid Me too! :)
@@braxon Mmm, it's all dependent on the person. I see where you're coming from, but I grew up in Europe and I don't know that people would consider us conservative in the sex department. It depends on person and country. Certain european countries definitely consider us conservative about nudity because we don't really have nude beaches and magazines with nudity are not widely available in stores, but yeah. It's kind of case by case.
That squid story was hilarious😄
Winnie the Pooh not exactly calimari, right?
I know the shoe thing comes up a lot, but has anyone explained the pests in the us? I come from the land of fire ants, rattlesnakes, scorpions and brown recluses known as texas.
You're not a true american southerner unless you have stepped in a fire ant hill
I grew up in Texas, but we never got any of those things in our house. But we did get stickers, and that was enough to make you want to wear shoes.
@@dwaneanderson8039 I remember Texas has Sandspurs. And now, those damn things are up here in the Canadian border states! I hate Sandspurs!!
@@beatlesrgear I never heard the term "sandspurs" before, but looking it up, yeah, that's what we called stickers. Too many times I found them in the carpet by stepping on them. Ow! Ow! Damn it! It's like having landmines in your house.
@@itsjackson I did that once and didn't even realize until they started biting and stinging me, I was barefoot as well
"You shouldn't roast your squid in the US" I'm not sure why that was so funny to me
The shoe thing really depends on the family and what ppl are comfortable with. My family doesn't wear shoes in the house, but it's fine if company wants to. I agree that it does get carpet dirty
Depending on how cheap the carpet is, the shoes will wear down the carpet faster!
I usually take my shoes if in my room. And I had dreadlocks for about 11 years. And I usually washed my hair at least once a week. And thats because it took so long to dry. But sometimes twice a week.
Years ago while in college I had the good fortune to live in large house with many different people. There were five or six from Taiwan, one from Hong Kong, one from South Korea and a few Americans from different parts of the US. (I am an American.) We had a couple misadventures related to food. One is that our Korean friend made kimchee and apparently did something wrong. She left it on the kitchen counter and came back to see it after a few days. She opened the jar and maggots began crawling out. Most of us were really grossed out about it. She didn't fix it again. I thought she might check with her mom to see what she did wrong, but she just gave up, at least when she was around us. The other thing is that one evening our Taiwan friends cooked dinner and there was squid in it. I would never in my life eat squid, but they fooled me. IT was awful. Not for a western palate, I guess. Mostly, though, we had great food there. The Chinese girls cooked most often because there were more of them. Every night we had something really delicious. One time I took all the Chinese girls to my parents house and fixed them a kind of "typical" American dinner. We had breaded pork chops, mashed potatoes, green beans and cake for dessert. They loved it far more than I would have guessed. I also remember that they liked KFC a lot.
These two have great chemistry.
I was thinking the exact same thing
Aww I like them, they seem so happy and fun.
I love how they have totally opposite experiences of Americans eating breakfast, and yet they are both 100% accurate.
Most of us Americans eat a small breakfast as we are usually short on time. We usually try to eat big lunches or big dinners though!
You should try French breakfast: Cigarette with a black coffee. 😅
Croissant and chocolate
not a croissant? lol
I love this so much. These two have to do more videos on culture shocks.
Fun Fact: The Statue of Liberty is actually in New Jersey.
Fun Fact: Most Americans wear shoes in the house but not on the bed.
Fun Fact: both of those "facts" are wrong.
no, the statue is located in an enclave within new jersey. the island the statue is on is part of ny, but the surrounding waters are in nj.
guitargodthor2 that’s my impression too. I’ve known very few people that don’t wear shoes in their house, and they make a point to tell you at the entrance. Because it’s unusual.
@@cahinton. It's partly in NY but the statue is actually in NJ. I lived there, trust me. Both facts are correct.
Love the content, really enjoy their reactions in the differences of culture. Thankyou for sharing your views Yo-seong and Nara! Hopefully we give you an even better impression next time you visit!
I am glad that you two are free from the suppression of your former country. I hope that you continue to enjoy your freedom and have happy long lives. 🙏🏻😇
Just to hear their perspective on America shows just how much we take for granted
Thanks for the insights
This reminds me of when I was a university student and drove one of my Asian friends back to her dormatory. She had bought some kimchi but left it in the trunk of my car, and I forgot about it over the weekend. When I got in my car on Monday it smelled as if someone had died after crapping in their pants. I couldn't get out the smell for like 2 months.
Been waiting for this episode! Love it!
when i first came to US back in 1991, i was so amazed that hot water came out of the shower, and the water is drinkable out of the faucets
I got uncomfortable when they were laughing at the dreads hair style black people do wash their hair even with dreads
Oh god....please don't play the victim and pull out the Race Card..........!
No one cares.
I had a dude at school who never washed his dreads and I fucking swear that shit was slowly merging into a single blob of hair
Gerardo Andrade when it merges together like that that is now a Congo loc. Again Congo loc that are taken care of are really beautiful. It shows the different variations to locs. That or free form locs. Trust when locs are taken care of they’re so beautiful
@@FaithEdits if you don’t care then don’t comment 😴😴 cuz no one cares about you 😪😪
As much as I appreciate videos about America, the issues with "American Culture" is that there isn't just a few. The great thing about America is the sheer number of differing cultures that are so close to each other and the mixing of cultures.
New York culture is different from Bronx culture. Midwest culture is different from east coast or west coast culture. Even within a small area, you will find different cultures.
1:38 In the US we are actually generally taught to make eye contact when we greet or talk to someone and avoiding eye contact can be seen as being nervous or trying to hide something
These two are so freaking cute! I love em!
3:46 I only do it when I’m in a hurry to get somewhere and I’m running around trying to gather stuff or when I forgot something and have to go back in to get it. My dad is the one who wears his shoes inside the most but as a family we’ve stopped wearing our shoes indoors a lot.
But also is there any possibility that you could inform them that people who wear dreads actually do wash them and if they don’t they have no idea how to maintain them?
Um someone should educate them on dreadlocks 😶 just a thought
Their here to educate us of their first experiences as North Koreans. Not the other way around...
All the ppl ive known dont wash their dreadlocks. Maybe ur Biden voting ass should learn how everyone actually treats their dreadlocks before u try to insert your "fake offended" comments
@@GrixxlyStrength but why not get knowledge where you're ignorant?
@@user-wr9ej6xe4j chill ur making it much deeper than needed I was just saying that actually most ppl that aren't white wash there locs/dreads and that it was a bit insensitive to make comments like ppl would throw up if they could smell there hair
@@GrixxlyStrength doesn't mean I can't help them out and say that it was sort of ignorant and that that could offends certain people's cultures, and no one really likes that
This is amazing. Thing is in America, your experience can be so different depending on who you're with and where you are because America has so much freedom and everyone enjoys it differently. It's strange and sad to say, but some people even use the freedom they have to find things to be upset, offended or complain about.
What's nice about seeing people who used to live in North Korea experience the U.S. Because of how life in that country is. And witnessing and experiencing the freedom and options available in America is such an unbelievable experience for them to live and talk about because it must seem like a dream world to them. You can really tell by their smiles and laughter when speaking about it.
Nara and Yu-seong are great! I enjoy hearing about their experiences.
I don’t know the demographic of people y’all were talking about not washing their dreadlocks, but I can say that Black people specifically do definitely wash their dreadlocks unless they’re homeless or something... our hair is able to remain in styles like that even after being wet... dreadlocks being “dirty” is a huge misconception and quite offensive as well.
Did they really say people with dreadlocks don't wash their hair wtf, someone educate them please. Almost everyone I know who has them does.
dreadlocks are still creepy though....
anastasia46 How? They’re a cultural thing, nothing to be scared of. 🙂
To be fair its a common thought that they are dirty as hell. Honestly they kind of are for how often they are washed compared to regular hair.
@@Deminese2 Excuse me? Your racism is showing. You're obviously stupid, so let me enlighten you. The "thought" that they are dirty comes from a superiority complex you think your thin ass hair has over thicker hair, first of all. Second of all, dreads are "regular hair" that can be washed regularly, even daily, like any other hair. I can't stand how you idiots think you are better than the rest of the world. People like you think you are better than everyone, and anyone who doesn't look like you, think like you, dress like you, or sound like you is inferior. And then you wonder why the whole world hates you, protest against you, and then want to take back their own land from you. Pathetic. Wish you had decent parents to raise you right.
@@anastasia10017 Why are they creepy? Explain.
This was a lot of fun to watch :) I'm an American from Seattle, WA
Thank you for talking about things that people don’t usually, Korea has me caught up! I can’t get enough
"Solve it on their own when they get home."
Story of my life.
Lmao at that..nobody seemed to notice in comment section...😂
Was so funny... I've been looking through the comments to see if anyone else had noticed that remark!! 🤣
I literally can't stand ppl wearing shoes in my house and I'm an American
Shelby Curtis if someone asked me or told me to take off my shoes.... game over...CYA later!
@@williamsimmons152 I mean good,I like my floors to stay clean
Shelby Curtis stay outside then...
Ummm you should probably be the one who stays outside since you think you should be wearing your dirty shoes all around someone house 🙃
So are they supposed to walk barefoot in your house?
I'm in Michigan and ppl take their shoes off in their own home and ask whether they should take them off or not when in someone else's home. it can be very rude to take your shoes off in someone else's home because it is seen as saying, "I'll be here awhile". Because ppl are in the habit of asking, you should always pause at the entrance (inside) and ask "should I take my shoes off?" before stepping further inside of a home you are visiting for the first time. Some ppl have odd preferences relative to the general rules of their region and actually can get mad over shoes being kept on or taken off without permission. There are also so many cultures mixed together in the US, so it's better to never assume the rule.
Our hair doesn’t work like that and does not stink. Washing our daily daily would actually do more damage than good (locs or not). However we still keep them clean. Native born Americans a typically very hygienic. That being said, if locs “stank” like that we simply wouldn’t have them.
Idk if they are already with someone but I think they look cute together😂
👁👄👁
I like when they are together in a video lol
These two seem such lovely people. So funny. I was smiling all the way through
The loc thing isn’t true but the upkeep for locs is usually washing it once a week because the washing off the oils from the hair can damage it/ makes it dry but so does not washing it too . All in all if the person in question with locs isn’t washing their hair that’s on them and not taking care of their hair
You should change the title to “What Shocked North Koreans on their First Visit to the US” to make the grammar more correct
I’m slightly disgusted at how many people got their knickers twisted about the dreadlock part of the video...
I guess they all somehow forgot that these 2 people were brainwashed and completely isolated away from the entire outside world’s different ethnicities, cultures and habits, for almost their entire lives…
They basically had to start their lives over from the very beginning and relearn *EVERYTHING* that they were taught in NK-things that we’ve had a non-isolated lifetime of luxury to learn.
So maybe chill tf out and realize that they aren’t going to instantly know everything we’ve grown up with/around-and *you know damn well that they weren’t intentionally trying to insult you, or anyone else!*
I feel like most Americans still don't mind shoes at home, but it depends from household to household, and I feel like it might be changing too. I'm American but with Asian ancestry and we always leave our shoes in the foyer. My mom would be livid if any of us take our shoes inside the house lol. I've visited other people's homes and whenever I take my shoes off(which is an instinctive reaction at this point) , they always insist that I keep it on, but I just take my shoes off anyway. But I've noticed as well that my non-Asian friends who do have close Asian friends(like my close non-Asian friends), they have picked up the practice of taking shoes off. Whenever my Mexican-American friend invites people, shoes are always left on the front door area of his apartment. Also, my brother's fiancée's family as well. They're German-Americans and since my brother has spent time with her side of the family a lot, they have picked up this practice and whenever I visit her side of the family. Even when they invite guests, everyone are told to take they're shoes off. I think more and more people are realising how sanitary it is to leave your dirty shoes out but still, depends on the household.
Great video!
I think breakfast culture varies by ppl, no matter the culture, ㅋㅋ some ppl don't like eating breakfast or don't feel hungry in the morning, some ppl prefer something light after a heavy/big dinner the night before, and some prefer a huge filling breakfast. From living in America and Korea and having friends from all over the world, I definitely think it's a preference by person, and not so much culture, although breakfast food preference may be different
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I love the way they phrase things. I have been in plenty of snowstorms, but never a mudstorm. I really hate it when is mudding really hard. Breaks my umbrella every time.
I have a lot of work to do but I LOVE THIS CHANNEL. can't stop watching