I feel this too, all the way here in the philippines 😭 I’m half filipino-chinese but im fluent in both languages. I never speak chinese in public. The hate is real
@@lilxlbaodon’t excuse that man’s poor behavior towards you. Him having a bad day literally does not matter. His actions towards you and your grandma were gross.
Exactly. Not RBF. It’s rightfully upset and not smiling. Don’t discount your feelings! They are real and valid. These people were lucky to keep your business
I am a SEAsian and after enjoying the beaches in Philippines and getting a really nice tan, I went to SK and omg the discrimination I faced was something I’ve never faced even after living in US for over a decade. It was the most prevalent when it came to taking the public transport. No taxis would stop when I hail them even though they were available. One time I went to a mom and pop restaurant and they made me pay before serving me, while Korean who came in were never made to pay immediately. These are not all I experienced, but it was enough for me to never ever want to go to Korea ever again
@@priskruger314 I'm from philippines and just to assure you. we are discriminating ourselves, not the foreignersLOL. so you're welcome whoever you are!
@@gracewood6768 sorry to hear about what happens between Philippinos. I guess it's similar in many countries colourism is a thing in Korea as well qnd also in other Asian countries unfortunately
As a half Korean who was born in Korea but raised in the US (other half is Japanese), a middle aged woman in Busan refused to help my friend and I with directions to the beach all because she heard us speaking in English when we’re both fluent in Korean 😭 The friend I was with is literally full Korean and was also raised in the US but came back to live in Korea. The discrimination against anyone who speaks any other language that’s not Korean is crazy Edit: not the koreaboos blindly defending xenophobic behaviors and bringing up irrelevant things 💀
@@BubbleOfJelly Yes if you read the book Korean War the SK delegation went on there knees and begged America to help, and America gave billions so SK could get up there feet ,so a little bit humble towards Americans would be nice .
Are you guys serious ? It is not a discrimination. She just does not understand English. Whatever u speak to her in English she will not understkad at all. She wanted to help, but is unable to do so.
@@caffeineaddict35 Im a half Korean too and I also experienced discrimination because my Korean is not fully fluent :( I think they can sense it when a Korean is not “native” and will often treat you as a tourist which is quite unfair…
@@LivewithlovehjA los turistas también deberían tratarlos tan bien como a los coreanos nativos. Porque son personas que vienen a visitar su casa (Korea) y al hacerlo gastan de su dinero. Si no les gustan los visitantes deberían avisar para que nadie vaya.
as a black american who's experienced this since childhood, no matter how "little" the incident, it always hurts and its something that sticks to you. Im so sorry that happened :(
@@VoVina111 people will ignore you, act weird around you, or even try not to touch you. They may glare at you, or treat you like a criminal. Idk what the above person's exact experiences are like, but these things happen to black people everywhere. They've happened to me, and I'm black as well.
My elder sister went to South Korea recently and faced SO much racial discrimination (we're south asian and brown) the people in some public spaces would pretend like they didn't hear her, getting served last at restaurants, public transport not stopping (like cabs and such) and so many other instances. It convinced me and my family to never visit South Korea even though I wanted to visit it once. It's sad.
Racism in eastern countries really needs to be talked about more often. They are quick to criticise countries like America or GB for racism but in reality they are just as bad.
@@elee522 No there is not a huge difference at all. Racism in western countries is not with violence, on occasions there is but it is not all the time. Racism is racism no matter what form it comes in.
@@sammicunniam3992definitely a little difference. I lived in Asia for 15 years, and now been living in the US for over 10 years. Americans tend to be more open and confrontational about racism and will get in your face - Asians will just avoid you and talk about it behind your back.
@@elee522 not really. There's a headline in the Philippines where a Filipino actor got hurt in a bus by a woman who threw cabbage at him. They can be THAT violent. They even show their superiority complex here in our country.
My mom recently went to Korea and had so many bad experiences. We are Chinese and she was with my grandma who does not speak any Korean or English and they literally had vendors refuse to sell to them for no reason.
I think its hard to be Chinese. Unlike say Brazilians, Chinese seem to be hated by many people. I live in Switzerland and I remember this Portuguese women in her 20s making a disgusted face and saying she doesn't like Chinese people and I was in Thailand recently and the taxi driver was saying there's too many Chinese in Thailand and looking annoyed as he was talking about the Chinese. In India, there's a stereotype that chinese people sound funny and that they eat disgusting insects and dogs.
I have had sales associates to tell me that they didn't have the item I wanted to purchase, despite the fact that I could see it, in plain view, on the shelf behind the cosmetics counter. Without raising my voice or cursing, I told them that was glad that they refused to sell to me and that I understood why. Now, I was the one refusing my business to them!😊
Girl NEVER be ashamed to be Chinese and speaking Chinese in public. They are the problem and not you. Keep your head held high and you did the right thing to call them out ❤
@@weirdrabbitgirl they weren't intentionally trying to me unaware. Educating can come without criticism. They also weren't telling her to actively speak Chinese, just to have pride in her language and culture
I had a rude lady but luckily i had 2 super nice elderly people. I ended up taking a pic with my local convenience store lady. She was so sweet. I barely spoke korean and she barely knew english but she translated in the app for my cousin and I to come back in the future. The elderly man credit card machine didn't work and he felt so bad for that. He told us to take the $60 coat and to come back the next day to pay for it. We said we couldn't agree to that. So I ran 🏃♀️ through the alleys to get some cash for this man. He gave us free leggings and chocolates for the mishap lol too cute. He had to call his son who lived in the US to translate and say thank you. He was soo sweet as well.
I find it so hypocritical that koreans complain about other countries being racist to koreans while they do the same thing (or even worse) to other foreigners in their own country
@@justabloke7222just because you’ve never seen it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. i’ve been a k-pop fan for 2 years and i’ve seen many idols be racially discriminated against. it still doesn’t justify them also being racist though
She said that most Koreans are friendly. Yet you choose to stereotype all Koreans. You are being racist to Koreans while criticizing them for being racist.
this is highkey true for me. i’m southeast asian and i’ve never felt racially discriminated than in korea. japan is better personally since they’re not obvious about it compared to some koreans who shoo u and blatantly show disgusted looks
True, the Japanese might be thinking something but they I will never be outwardly rude. The Korean culture is just rude. They speak their mind and are often rude.
I have seen the video when youtuber ask about how do u feel about kpop.. And that man he ask is a korean and he still say that he hated korean as a kpop bcuz its fake.. All what they doing is fake he say.. They being controlled they cannot do whatever they want
Unfortunately being a foreigner in Korea is always a struggle. They very much have an “us vs them” mentality, and everyone who’s not Korean (even mixed race Koreans!) is like their enemy. Even if they don’t hate you, they treat you like less than human, like you don’t exist in their society and they don’t care what happens to you. I lived there for only six months but I’d never live there again. A week is the longest I’m comfortable putting up with it.
Wow….very maladjusted behavior. I’ve always said racism literally makes you dumb; there’s no justification for the hatred but racists insist on remaining so.
I (caucasian/european) used to live in Japan and let me tell you as odd as it sounds Japanese people are way less racist towards white people than towards other Asians or black people. Wouldn't be surprising if it was the same in SK. (still not ok in any way !)
I have a feeling if you're white, you're good to go. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong. I'm SE Asian but was fully raised in the US and I think the only way I'm visiting SK is if I'm with a Korean.
You must have never taken a cab in the States… They are the absolute worst and I always tipped them because it was expected, which made me even more frustrated. 😂
@@beot-kkot She's not TALKING about the States. The video is about Korea and she talked about HER experience in Korea. You don't get brownie points by trying to one up someone about taxi service in another country when that's not what she was talking about.
When did you take a cab? Couldn’t have been recently because people don’t take cabs anymore in the states. Did you forget Uber and Lyft killed the cab business? Stick to the topic
I’ll never understand why a person would purposefully choose to be mean to another human being (or even animal). Especially if they haven’t said or done anything to you or your loved ones.
Yep. All these comments and negative experiences about discrimination in Korea firmly solidified for me not to ever go there. I would rather go elsewhere and be treated with respect
Unfortunately all places will have racists. As a black/mexican person I say travel wherever you want (as long as it’s safe) and try to pay little mind to those people. Even though it can be extremely disheartening, we’d be giving those racists what they want by avoiding traveling due to them.
If you plan on only traveling to places you’ll always be respected you may as well throw your passport in the trash. If it’s not race it will be something else.
The same happened to me in Korea, but I was fetishized. This guy in the subway kept asking if I was Chinese and from China, but then I said “no I’m American.” I am biologically Chinese but culturally, barely. He kept pressing and asking if I was Chinese over and over again. Tbh I just let him keep bothering me until the train stopped bc it would be odd asf yelling when the train is so quiet. Because I literally walked away, stayed quiet, and kept rejecting him, but he kept going on. People on Reddit asked “why didn’t you just say no?” As if I asked to be fetishized. I was literally underaged during that time and the guy looked 25
I feel the same here as someone who is easily mistaken for Indian (Iam a Sindhi Hongkonger btw) and get that infamous Punjabi MC song played in my face or called a paki (worst case scenario)
I was there for a week and was shoulder checked by almost every woman I walked past. It just became hard to even walk. I was with three other girls too. They were Taiwanese, Cantonese and a full Korean. We are all Americans and grew up in the US. I'm Taiwanese American. Thanks for calling this out.
@@kittikovari4322 no where is better. This world isn’t globalized completely. There are still differences between each group. I don’t complain! I simply deal with it because this is reality.
@@LittleMissV the Japanese are Sooooo friendly and kind to us foreigners in comparison to koreans.. I felt most koreans only warmed up to the foreigners who can speak korean
im surprised not many ppl talk about this. i went to Korea recently and I also experienced something similiar. i can speak Korean but whenever i started speaking Chinese with my mom (who was travelling with me), most Koreans would immediately give me a sour look and a really bad attitude.
Because everyone only wants to talk about how racist American is. America is the only racist country in the world, it seems. Also, too many people are too Koreaboo that they would protect Korea’s image.
its so sad. i loved visiting korea but some people were so mean! im mexican american and i was charged a completely different price than koreans right in my face, it made me feel bad. sorry this happened to you and your grandma
that might not be because they were racists but because some countries charge more to foreigners, in my country that happens, and the reason is because they are charging proportional to their currency what costs to locals, in my country 5 dollars is a lot, for an American is nothing, so they charge the American what it would cost for them on their country.
Nah, that’s not racism, it’s taking advantage, here in Mexico we would also give you a different price than the local people, we do it with all foreigners from first-world countries although more specifically American because they earn in dollars and the economy is different.
Girl, I feel you on being worried to speak Chinese. Sometimes I just worry about being Asian in the wrong place and time 😅 i live in the US (born and raised here) and there are strangers who think that me being alive here is a crime. Deport me? Where??? My family's been living here for 3 generations 😅😅😅
My (75 year old white male) boss told me last week we are living in a post-racism world, and in the next breath wondered why Jewish people get so much heat. Bruh we JUST saw people _attacking Asian people in the streets_ and _police kill black men in the streets_ during the pandemic, post WHAT
Just go anyway and know that you will come across both good and bad people. It's not a utopia, it's a regular country like anywhere else.
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@@epic7224 I don’t think so. This seems to be normal in Korea but in Japan and other Asian countries like the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore etc. It’s very rare but well yeah go experience it.
I don't agree. There are racist mean people every where. I traveled all over the globe. It's not something that only happens in certain countries. I've seen it literally everywhere. If you're white however you will get special treatment no matter where you go. But not for other races, we experience it more. This is what needs to be changed.
Just give it a few more years or a decade most preferred. They'll just get used to it, it's just that korea only now has been getting into tourism and the people especially the elderly aren't used to seeing foreigners there. The government is planning to pour billions into tourism and trying to attract more and more people towards.
I lived in Japan and never felt discrimination but korea has been appalling. To the point I have had serious mental health issues. Actually if you don't fit koreab beauty standards too people on the street just tell you you are ugly and that's in addition to the racism. It's so hard.
I'm a Korean American & I was born in Korea but came to the US when I was like 4yrs old but never growing up in Korea 🇰🇷 but my mom & I went back to visit relatives & I also my mom & I ran into a mean ass taxi driver I guess was in a bad mood & took it out on my mom!!! I was 13yrs old then & I thought to myself how I never wanted to come back to my home country. So sorry 😞 you had to experience that.
I'm American born Chinese but my parents are from Hong Kong. We get treated really well where even if we speak English. But if we go to mainland China, we're looked down upon. Even Winnie the Pooh called us traitors 😂
This is unfortunately why I only speak English in East Asia unless I am literally in China (excluding Hong Kong because they are so mean even if you speak fluent Cantonese but have a different accent due to growing up with Cantonese from Guangxi/Guangdong which is what my dad figured out after being ignored in Cantonese but people are super friendly when he speaks English). I personally only speak Mandarin so I would be dead dead speaking anything but English in Hong Kong.
@@jenniferandthings Ya thats cuz your dad is from HK and most likely speak HK Canto. It is common knowledge that many in HK (and Taiwan) doesn't like mainlanders and look down on them just because they have been brainwashed to hate communism and view mainlanders as poor and backwards. Apple Daily would call mainlanders locusts. When I was living there in 2007, even my HK friends would say some things that hint that they look down on mainlanders.
Ikr HK people,especially the old, are so mean like I don’t know why. They are always angry and love yelling at you no matter what language you speak. Worst traveling experience ever😂
My friends and I literally went through similar treatment just because we spoke Chinese. It wasn’t only 1 person, it was several throughout the trip. We tried to not speak Chinese but we still get side eyes on the subway just because we look Chinese. It really made the whole trip so unpleasant and made me not want to go to Korea anymore.
@@justvibing2171 doesn’t matter, discrimination is discrimination. The point is not the semantics about what terminology used, the point is that she got discriminated against for being Chinese, which is not okay, and that’s what we should be focusing on
So sorry you went through that. Korean bus and taxi drivers are notoriously mean especially to minority (women, handicapped, elders, and foreigners). For hair salon, please leave a bad review and they’ll get back to you cuz Koreans really care about reviews.
Exactly! I used to travel with a baby and a stroller. So many Taxis would not even stop for us! What do u want us to do? Take a bus with a baby and strollee?
@@MurasakiMonogatari No we are not a minority, but we are regarded as such.. how annoying right? The correct term op was looking for though is ‘disadvantaged group’
@@sabrinabrown6804 We're minority in political, financial and religious leadership representation which is pretty much the people in command and running this 💩world.
We visited Seoul from London with my husband- rascism is so much felt !! İmagine, you’re queeing in Starbucks to get a simple coffee, its your turn to be served, and the barrista jumps to the korean guy behind you to serve him before you ! True story, happened in Mapo-gu…
That's just horrible! I was actually contemplating going to SK for a holiday with my kids, but after reading the comments here, I'm rethinking about my plans.
Are you white? If you are and they treated you that way when we know how they put people with pale skin and hair on a pedestral I dont want to think how they treat dark skinned people.
@@kop-px8jythe korean beauty standarts are only for koreans (or other asians) if you are a foreigner and you meet the standarts is a plus but you are still a foreigner and you'll be considered as that
I was speaking in Spanish all along with my peeps because that is my first language and I will never be embarrassed about it. Once I interacted with shopkeepers or waiters at restaurants in English and thru Google translate I could feel that people really only barely tolerate you in Korea as a foreigner. I don't recall anyone smiling at me other than kids and some people will outright refuse you service by just repeating the same sentence in bad English. They will say things like "cannot help you sir" and just keep repeating it over and over when you ask why. I could see random old people staring at me in the metro like "what are you doing in my country?!", if I would nod at them they would just keep staring and wouldn't nod back. Is it any better if you know fluent Korean or is it just their hate for foreigners?
Odian a todos los extranjeros en general 😂 yo no pienso ir a Corea de vacaciones teniendo en mi propio país un montón de lugares por ver y lo mejor de todo no tengo que usar otro idioma 😊
I had an older couple tell me, "You need to go back to wherever it is you came from! We dont need people like you here." "We're literally standing here in the city i was born in..."
Well not speaking up to this is how this continues. The culture, like many, is so sensitive to directness that it startles them. But it’s really not bad apples, many in Korea and other Asian countries are very openly discriminatory. They rely on politeness to get away with it, that’s why speaking up completely flusters them. It’s hilarious 😆
Korean culture is only sensitive to directness, if it comes from foreigners. Since koreans tend to go mad real quick, the moment they encounter racism outside. Koreans are very direct themselves. They wouldn't hesitate to say their opinion out loud. Like calling someone "too dark" or fat. It's okay when they do it, but the moment they are called out, they try to immediately point the finger to somebody else. They tend to not want to admit their flaws.
@@jiminswriter4209it’s not just the OP’s experience, this is a very common experience in korea. if it’s an “open secret” that foreigners are mistreated in your country, that’s a problem that needs to be addressed.
I’m so sorry this happened to you. I’ve traveled to different countries in Asia (Korea, Japan, Philippines, China, Mainland and Hong Kong) and I’ve dealt with racism all over. It’s such an awful feeling to be singled out when you’ve done nothing wrong. Although there are rude racists out in the world, there are some kind hearted and loving people out in the world too. I hope you start running into more people who include you and uplift you! Sending hugs to you and your Grandma! 💕✨
My partner is Japanese-American and they have received similar racist comments, even in the USA from other Asian-Americans. It gave me such a shock the first time I saw it in person. Some people are so small-minded and hurtful. 😕
I'm a Japanese-American as well and it was really tough growing up here in the states. Kids and adults were so racist and it's a miracle that I survived middle school and high school without hurting myself. I'm so glad there's more acceptance now.
@VoVina111 No, because he is Chinese. He didn't say anything at all. The man yelled a slur so he knew what it was about. We understand not all Korean people are this way. His experience was overall good in Korea.
This is so sad because let Yuqi Song from G Idle come in speaking Chinese and they’d be all over her fawning and saying “oh so cute you speak so many languages so well”. It’s all about kissing the right asses while also discriminating behind people’s backs. If they are so rude as to do it to your face like here I’d be too afraid to speak up as well because I’d feel like they’d just gang up on me.
They discriminate right to their faces too, they've been very openly discriminating against foreign idols - including actual Koreans born elsewhere - for decades
Just look at what they did to Tzuyu when she held up the flag where she was born. Literally shamed for being Taiwanese yet they all want to look like her and I’m just like ?????
I didn’t have such discriminatory experiences even though I was full on in my hijab and being someone from SE Asia when I was in South Korea. But this was way back in 2012 when South Korea entertainment industry was not as massively popular world wide as it is now. I think this could be a reason as to why they’re so arrogant now.
Something changed since 2000. My uncle was in S. Korea back in early 2000 and said everybody was friendly and respected him since he spoke English. What a cultural change.
I agree, I went to SK in 2012 then again in 2023 and the experience was very different, people were much less friendly the second time. I think tourists aren't special to them anymore and they're a little bit over them, so they don't even try to be welcoming
Imagine just going about your day, being a nice & friendly _decent_ human being & suddenly Korean bus driver pulls a Jekyll and Hyde on you 😳. I am sad that has happened to you and yeah, an incident like that would've ruined my day personally, so kudos to you for pulling through.
It was xenophobia, i know that would ruin anyone’s day but it’s so good that you still pushed through. Also sad that no one else spoke up about your mistreatment
@@freyaegrey thought so too🥲 but idk i cant be waiting around to ‘lose weight’ to do stuff, so i did it anyways😂 i might got insulted here and there but my confidence is indestructible ✨🤺
In PH we usually treat foreigners like some sorta VIP😅 and you usually pay as you order unless it's a restaurant. 🎉 I hope people enjoy our beaches and mangoes.❤
This happened to me in Japan. Wasn't served in a restaurant bc we were westerners and tourists. Sat in the restaurant for 40 minutes and tried to call staff but was ignored.
I’m SEasian but grew up in America and I’m too scared to go to Korea tbh. I do not fit Asian beauty standards and I just do not want to experience their ridiculous biases. As if their country was no more advanced than other SEasian countries a few decades ago
As a Korean, I genuinely feel bad for yall like I'm concerned about my country and the way they're treating you. I hope you still had a good time besides those little brats that tried to ruin it
Anti-Chinese sentiment is extremely high in Korea, among both old & young Koreans. I'm really sorry this happened to you; racism is a drug that too many people love to use.
I'm from the Indian subcontinent and I went to Singapore once. You won't believe the discrimination I faced there. I thought we asians stick together. I was looking for a souvenir to take back home at a local market, and all the owners started shooing me from their shops. I have never felt so humiliated that I swore never to come to Singapore ever again.
Omg! That's sad to hear. I'm an Indian studying in Singapore and it's been ok so far. May I know which area you had that experience in? If you want to!
Singapore really?? I'm indian and my experience was nothing but great. Cab drivers, shop assistants, staff were so helpful and refused when I wanted to tip them.
Asia is too big and has big variances in Phenotypes. Take the average person from India, Qatar, Kazakhstan, Cambodia and Japan and they are notably varied.
Why do people go to Korea despite all this? I’d keep my self respect thank you. There are so many beautiful places in the world where who won’t have to wake up and feel scared about experiencing racism. Yes it’s there everywhere but it’s way too much in some countries and we need to let them know that it’s not ok. And other countries actually try to do something about that racism unlike Korea. Just go to Thailand. Country is beautiful but people are even more beautiful inside out.
@@catchingfeelings2691not even that, I don’t care about Kpop or the k dramas I wanna go there for the food and street vendors and cute accessories plus fancy hair cuts. They have so many beautiful sights to see. They are def racist but not every single Korean person is like that.
@@profile1565 Almost every country is equally on the internet. And yes there are bad apples everywhere. How come we don’t hear so many stories about other countries ?? I mean people visit so many countries not just Korea, yet it’s mostly Korea that’s on the news for their discrimination. There is a clear problem in that country that people are not even willing to acknowledge. Try taking responsibility for once.
I wouldn’t have wanted to stay for the appointment if I didn’t get offered the coffee. Why? Because I would be afraid the person would sabotage things for me. You did the right thing not asking for the coffee. Someone might have spit in it.
Welp, if they’re racist towards people that share their phenotype….I’m honestly scared to go as a black woman. This racism mess is so lame. I’m sorry you experienced that. I know first hand it can be emotionally draining.
My sis and mom visited Korea (we're Korean Americans) last year and literally same thing happened to them. The bus driver yelled and swore at them for no apparent reason. My sister yelled back and used same profanities at the driver. It's not because you speak Chinese, it's them. They snap at everyone.
Im not korean nor chinese ( I'm half thai and British) but this is absolutely disgusting. This is why I'm worried/ scared if i go to Korea which I'm planning on in the future! I hope u and ur grandma are okay now, and I'm so sorry this happened to u...
It’s very common in South Korea (and most the world), even like idols get this BS. People who act like that are tacky and stupid, because being nice isn’t hard. Like at all.
That's what I've been hearing! It's so sad that they're that way. There's so much hate in the world as it is. Can't we all just be kinder to each other because we all have to live on this planet. The world would be so much better with more love going around.
I'm a brown Asian and went to SK this year and we received NO discrimination. All the Koreans we encountered were friendly and nice. We were lost in the subway and a nicer older Korean gentleman helped us find the train. He even followed us all the way to the train doors to make sure we got on.
The world is sometimes so racist. Every time I go to other countries and people see me they initially treat me better because they think I'm Korean until I speak Chinese and there's an immediate shift in mood. How can people be biased to some cultures and think they're better and others worse? Everyone is the same
You’re very understanding. I’ll put it out there that at least in the Philippines my cousins have met more entitled Chinese (from the main land) tourists than American Chinese and it gets very frustrating for them. Not good that they treated you like that and not your fault at all, but I wanna put some perspective in this ig
That's because there are over 1 billion mainland Chinese and it's near the Philippines compared to what.. Maybe 20 million Chinese Americans and they are far away?
To be fair, some people that are still alive have lost family during the Chinese/N. Korea invasion/separation. My mom is one who lost her dad and other family members when their town was invaded. It's sad because this information and mistrust is perpetuated through the younger generations, and also that they will feel betrayed, even if the family member is connecting with someone who is Chinese and has nothing to do with the past. It will eventually work out through the generations though.
This is why I get upset when people act like America is uniquely racist. Yes, racism exists in America and yes, it's a problem, but I struggle to believe it's the _most_ racist country, even though people often point their fingers at us when talking about racism. Believing that America is the poster child for racism is actually an embarrassingly America-centric opinion. For real, though, I'm sorry anyone has to experience this anywhere.
You sound like someone who hasn't really travelled very much and believes that everything you see and experience in your own back yard encompasses the entire world.
@@scott5966how so? Didn’t she literally say that racism exists in America AND in other places? In what way does that mean she feels experiences in America are the same everywhere? YOU sound like someone who lacks reading comprehension and probably thinks only America is racist and everywhere else is a utopia.
I’m so sorry you had to deal with that. I had a few negative experiences in Korea, but for the most part people were very kind and welcoming. You look awesome, btw 😊
Had gotten a taxi to go back to our hotel in Korea. The driver yelled into his phone the entire time. I don't know who he was arguing with but it was uncomfortable. He was losing it. I'm glad I've met a few nice aunties that sold food. I think food related experiences were the most positive ones I've had in Korea. Otherwise, I don't remember meeting any other friendly Koreans. Even the staff at the airport as we were leaving had a stank face and attitude. I don't hate the country, it's beautiful. But I'll avoid the people unless it's time to eat.
omg yes the airport staff! and korean air staff are THE WORST. I see people say korean air is the best but I've had four flights with them now and I'll never fly with them again
@@miss_jess aww I'm sorry for your experience. I went once and that's it 😅. I think it's a nice place plus Korea is getting super popular worldwide due to the entertainment industry. But not sure if I'd wanna go again 🤷♀️.
I am so sorry to hear this as my nephew is half Chinese and Vietnamese but he only speaks English. He said the Koreans were very nice to him when he visited so I think it depends on your experiences.
You look so beautiful with and without makeup. You keep on being yourself especially when you are with grandma trying to make beautiful memories. That’s their problem not yours.
As a korean american, i have to admit my family says some very ignorant things about chinese people. They can’t separate the government and people. They don’t go so far as to do things like this tho! I’m so sorry you experienced this
Right same with me kinda, I’m Congolese American and my family will sometimes say ignorant things/stereotype other Africans, and even other Congolese tribes. It’s so stupid, but ofc same they would never go as far as to do what happened in the video.
I’m so sorry you had that experience 😢 i’ve been living in SK for around 7 years and unfortunately, racism toward other asian cultures and people is definitely real. I’ve seen it and heard it. It’s disgusting and upsetting. Like you said, it’s not everyone, but even just one experience is damaging. You are a lovely person and your makeover looks amazing ❤
as a chinese person, this scares me. people have called me a communist even though i've lived in america for way longer than china.
I feel this comment😭 I’m literally American
Those people calling you a communist, are only saying such things to make them feel better about their fascist selves. ❤
I feel this too, all the way here in the philippines 😭 I’m half filipino-chinese but im fluent in both languages. I never speak chinese in public. The hate is real
I'm eastern European and I feel this.
Not saying that their statements are okay or true at all, but there are Americans who are communists.
I'm sorry this happened to you as a Korean. Some Koreans are mean af; they are mean to other Koreans like that too.
It’s okay! Most people were friendly and helpful, I’m sure he was having maybe a bad day too
Please don’t minimize racism. It’s not the same
@briy-gg8oc racism happens everywhere and it's unavoidable
@@lilxlbaodon’t excuse that man’s poor behavior towards you. Him having a bad day literally does not matter. His actions towards you and your grandma were gross.
@@lilxlbao when I have a bad day I don’t start being racist to people 😭 your experience was valid and don’t minimise it.
That was not RBF, that was 'I am upset and trying not to cry.'. 😔 I am sorry you felt this way.
Exactly. Not RBF. It’s rightfully upset and not smiling. Don’t discount your feelings! They are real and valid. These people were lucky to keep your business
Yea not RBF, it's called composure
Jesus is Lord,He died on the Cross for our sins then rose again 3 days later repent.
what is RBF?
@@sisterssquad909Resting B Face
I am a SEAsian and after enjoying the beaches in Philippines and getting a really nice tan, I went to SK and omg the discrimination I faced was something I’ve never faced even after living in US for over a decade. It was the most prevalent when it came to taking the public transport. No taxis would stop when I hail them even though they were available. One time I went to a mom and pop restaurant and they made me pay before serving me, while Korean who came in were never made to pay immediately. These are not all I experienced, but it was enough for me to never ever want to go to Korea ever again
Thanks for informing. Sorry you experienced that! Was the Phillipines ok though
@@priskruger314SE Asians support and respect each other. We are safe in their countries like they are also welcomed in our country.
@@priskruger314 I'm from philippines and just to assure you. we are discriminating ourselves, not the foreignersLOL. so you're welcome whoever you are!
Filipinos are my bros fr -from a viet
@@gracewood6768 sorry to hear about what happens between Philippinos. I guess it's similar in many countries colourism is a thing in Korea as well qnd also in other Asian countries unfortunately
As a half Korean who was born in Korea but raised in the US (other half is Japanese), a middle aged woman in Busan refused to help my friend and I with directions to the beach all because she heard us speaking in English when we’re both fluent in Korean 😭
The friend I was with is literally full Korean and was also raised in the US but came back to live in Korea. The discrimination against anyone who speaks any other language that’s not Korean is crazy
Edit: not the koreaboos blindly defending xenophobic behaviors and bringing up irrelevant things 💀
@@BubbleOfJelly Yes if you read the book Korean War the SK delegation went on there knees and begged America to help, and America gave billions so SK could get up there feet ,so a little bit humble towards Americans would be nice .
Are you guys serious ? It is not a discrimination. She just does not understand English. Whatever u speak to her in English she will not understkad at all. She wanted to help, but is unable to do so.
@@kimkate9737 huh? If you’re talking about the woman in Busan I mentioned, my friend and I literally spoke to her in Korean 💀
@@caffeineaddict35 Im a half Korean too and I also experienced discrimination because my Korean is not fully fluent :( I think they can sense it when a Korean is not “native” and will often treat you as a tourist which is quite unfair…
@@LivewithlovehjA los turistas también deberían tratarlos tan bien como a los coreanos nativos.
Porque son personas que vienen a visitar su casa (Korea) y al hacerlo gastan de su dinero.
Si no les gustan los visitantes deberían avisar para que nadie vaya.
So sorry you dealt with this BS. Not ok at all. You handled it with such grace and bravery.
I had some issues like that there too. Sad :(
To counter it I also met some amazingly friendly and genuinely sweet people but it hurts for sure.
Sorry you went through that too:( yes most people are pretty friendly
as a black american who's experienced this since childhood, no matter how "little" the incident, it always hurts and its something that sticks to you. Im so sorry that happened :(
Can you give examples? Only if you don't mind
I overstand. People are miserable, angry and bitter. I'm like in real time " keep ur miserable ignorance to urself cause I don't mind ruining ur day".
LOL
@@hyunjiniret87 🤡
@@VoVina111 people will ignore you, act weird around you, or even try not to touch you. They may glare at you, or treat you like a criminal.
Idk what the above person's exact experiences are like, but these things happen to black people everywhere. They've happened to me, and I'm black as well.
My elder sister went to South Korea recently and faced SO much racial discrimination (we're south asian and brown) the people in some public spaces would pretend like they didn't hear her, getting served last at restaurants, public transport not stopping (like cabs and such) and so many other instances. It convinced me and my family to never visit South Korea even though I wanted to visit it once. It's sad.
Thanks for sharing
That makes me worried as a brown person who wants to travel to South Korea :(
@@jeonlous_just1day These people have never been to Korea and just lie for attention 😂
Don’t worry Racism is a crime in Korea
Racism in eastern countries really needs to be talked about more often. They are quick to criticise countries like America or GB for racism but in reality they are just as bad.
They are worse
@@elee522 No there is not a huge difference at all. Racism in western countries is not with violence, on occasions there is but it is not all the time. Racism is racism no matter what form it comes in.
@@sammicunniam3992definitely a little difference. I lived in Asia for 15 years, and now been living in the US for over 10 years.
Americans tend to be more open and confrontational about racism and will get in your face - Asians will just avoid you and talk about it behind your back.
In this case, it's xenophobia. But both racism and xenophobia need to be addressed, yes
@@elee522 not really. There's a headline in the Philippines where a Filipino actor got hurt in a bus by a woman who threw cabbage at him. They can be THAT violent. They even show their superiority complex here in our country.
My mom recently went to Korea and had so many bad experiences. We are Chinese and she was with my grandma who does not speak any Korean or English and they literally had vendors refuse to sell to them for no reason.
I think its hard to be Chinese. Unlike say Brazilians, Chinese seem to be hated by many people. I live in Switzerland and I remember this Portuguese women in her 20s making a disgusted face and saying she doesn't like Chinese people and I was in Thailand recently and the taxi driver was saying there's too many Chinese in Thailand and looking annoyed as he was talking about the Chinese. In India, there's a stereotype that chinese people sound funny and that they eat disgusting insects and dogs.
I have had sales associates to tell me that they didn't have the item I wanted to purchase, despite the fact that I could see it, in plain view, on the shelf behind the cosmetics counter. Without raising my voice or cursing, I told them that was glad that they refused to sell to me and that I understood why. Now, I was the one refusing my business to them!😊
they were refusing you guys cuz they dont know how to speak english
@@yzzilcafe2314 they were explicitly treated worse when they started speaking Chinese tho
@@yzzilcafe2314 doofus
Girl NEVER be ashamed to be Chinese and speaking Chinese in public. They are the problem and not you. Keep your head held high and you did the right thing to call them out ❤
It is hard to do that in public though when you could be potentially endangered
I mean she in they hometown not hers. You cant say they are the problem when it's their homeland.
Sometimes its less about pride or shame, it's just safety as sad as it is
Yeah this is really tone deaf. ‘Just be yourself!!’ She literally got abandoned by public transportation and almost missed her appointment
@@weirdrabbitgirl they weren't intentionally trying to me unaware. Educating can come without criticism. They also weren't telling her to actively speak Chinese, just to have pride in her language and culture
I had a rude lady but luckily i had 2 super nice elderly people. I ended up taking a pic with my local convenience store lady. She was so sweet. I barely spoke korean and she barely knew english but she translated in the app for my cousin and I to come back in the future. The elderly man credit card machine didn't work and he felt so bad for that. He told us to take the $60 coat and to come back the next day to pay for it. We said we couldn't agree to that. So I ran 🏃♀️ through the alleys to get some cash for this man. He gave us free leggings and chocolates for the mishap lol too cute. He had to call his son who lived in the US to translate and say thank you. He was soo sweet as well.
Is great to know that they are really nice people even though they are some bad apples
Customer service is a dying art. It's a shame. Being pleasant and kind to others is sharing your heart with them. Charm is a lovely skill. ❤🎉😊
I find it so hypocritical that koreans complain about other countries being racist to koreans while they do the same thing (or even worse) to other foreigners in their own country
Yeah, they are usually the ones doing it severely from what I've heard and watched.
Lmao I’ve never heard other people be racist to koreans.
Yeah, the truth is most Korean hypocritice
@@justabloke7222just because you’ve never seen it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. i’ve been a k-pop fan for 2 years and i’ve seen many idols be racially discriminated against. it still doesn’t justify them also being racist though
She said that most Koreans are friendly. Yet you choose to stereotype all Koreans. You are being racist to Koreans while criticizing them for being racist.
this is highkey true for me. i’m southeast asian and i’ve never felt racially discriminated than in korea. japan is better personally since they’re not obvious about it compared to some koreans who shoo u and blatantly show disgusted looks
True, the Japanese might be thinking something but they I will never be outwardly rude. The Korean culture is just rude. They speak their mind and are often rude.
I have seen the video when youtuber ask about how do u feel about kpop.. And that man he ask is a korean and he still say that he hated korean as a kpop bcuz its fake.. All what they doing is fake he say.. They being controlled they cannot do whatever they want
The truth about South Korea is now coming out after the romanticized k drama and kpop.
@@lucyjenny05 I couldn't agree to him more I too was into kpop but now nah I can see the shit
@@GoodFoodwithSu & i’m here for it like glad everyone’s finally done with this clownary sh!t
Unfortunately being a foreigner in Korea is always a struggle. They very much have an “us vs them” mentality, and everyone who’s not Korean (even mixed race Koreans!) is like their enemy. Even if they don’t hate you, they treat you like less than human, like you don’t exist in their society and they don’t care what happens to you. I lived there for only six months but I’d never live there again. A week is the longest I’m comfortable putting up with it.
It’s funny they have a “us vs them” mentality. SK wouldn’t exist if America didn’t have their back. They should be more grateful to foreigners.
Wow….very maladjusted behavior.
I’ve always said racism literally makes you dumb; there’s no justification for the hatred but racists insist on remaining so.
foreigner is one thing but they also have a problem with chinese in particular
@@marcosperez122I don’t even know why they’re beefing with Chinese people
Why do they hate Chinese people?@@marcosperez122
If they act that way towards other Asians, I as a non Asian will never go.
Are you white? Then you will be fine there. They adore you.
If you’re white you can visit. You will be worshipped there tbh.
Especially Africans.we should stay within our continent
I (caucasian/european) used to live in Japan and let me tell you as odd as it sounds Japanese people are way less racist towards white people than towards other Asians or black people. Wouldn't be surprising if it was the same in SK. (still not ok in any way !)
I have a feeling if you're white, you're good to go. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong. I'm SE Asian but was fully raised in the US and I think the only way I'm visiting SK is if I'm with a Korean.
Taxi's are the worse for foreigners in korea. There are very few foreigner friendly taxi drivers. It sucks.
I had a pretty pleasant experience tho last time in Seoul, it was a woman driver not sure if that makes a difference haha
You must have never taken a cab in the States… They are the absolute worst and I always tipped them because it was expected, which made me even more frustrated. 😂
@@beot-kkot She's not TALKING about the States. The video is about Korea and she talked about HER experience in Korea. You don't get brownie points by trying to one up someone about taxi service in another country when that's not what she was talking about.
@@lr2ldnrelax they are both sharing their own experiences. Why are you mad
When did you take a cab? Couldn’t have been recently because people don’t take cabs anymore in the states. Did you forget Uber and Lyft killed the cab business? Stick to the topic
I’ll never understand why a person would purposefully choose to be mean to another human being (or even animal). Especially if they haven’t said or done anything to you or your loved ones.
:)
They are just bad cruel person, no excused. They get pleasure in torturing other human beings or any animals.
Yep. All these comments and negative experiences about discrimination in Korea firmly solidified for me not to ever go there. I would rather go elsewhere and be treated with respect
Unfortunately all places will have racists. As a black/mexican person I say travel wherever you want (as long as it’s safe) and try to pay little mind to those people. Even though it can be extremely disheartening, we’d be giving those racists what they want by avoiding traveling due to them.
Just a personal perspective, but I would never go to Korea simply because there isn't much to do compared to other Asian countries.
If you plan on only traveling to places you’ll always be respected you may as well throw your passport in the trash. If it’s not race it will be something else.
then you probably can't go anywhere else in the world because racism is everywhere
The same happened to me in Korea, but I was fetishized. This guy in the subway kept asking if I was Chinese and from China, but then I said “no I’m American.” I am biologically Chinese but culturally, barely. He kept pressing and asking if I was Chinese over and over again. Tbh I just let him keep bothering me until the train stopped bc it would be odd asf yelling when the train is so quiet. Because I literally walked away, stayed quiet, and kept rejecting him, but he kept going on. People on Reddit asked “why didn’t you just say no?” As if I asked to be fetishized. I was literally underaged during that time and the guy looked 25
I’m sorry that happened to you :( But how did you know you were being fetishized? Seems like he was harassing you or being racist more like.
@@laurealisbecause he’s showing sexual interest based on her ethnicity (probably saying chinese phrases while catcalling) 😅
@@che4840 Having a type is fine. Just treat the type like she's human (ie: dont say smth specific, such as a stereotype, to her culture)
I feel the same here as someone who is easily mistaken for Indian (Iam a Sindhi Hongkonger btw) and get that infamous Punjabi MC song played in my face or called a paki (worst case scenario)
@@laurealis he kept asking me if I was Chinese after I kept saying no, I’m American. I am from the US or America. I am not Chinese.
I was there for a week and was shoulder checked by almost every woman I walked past. It just became hard to even walk. I was with three other girls too. They were Taiwanese, Cantonese and a full Korean. We are all Americans and grew up in the US. I'm Taiwanese American. Thanks for calling this out.
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but what do you mean by "shoulder check"
@@ronaldoalberto3510 Shoulder checked is when someone deliberately bumps her shoulder into someone’s shoulder in aggression.
Yeah I notice there's no proper side on the sidewalk and you're kinda expected to move for others based on how dominant your eye contact is
😮
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 그럴리가 보고 있으면 잘 구분도 못하는데;;; 피해망상은 그만 씨부려
I'm honestly not surprised. As a south east asian I'd rather go to Tokyo than to Seoul
Not like it's better sadly
@@kittikovari4322I lived an hour from Tokyo for 3.5 years and visited it often. Never had a single unpleasant or discriminatory event.
@@kittikovari4322 no where is better. This world isn’t globalized completely. There are still differences between each group. I don’t complain! I simply deal with it because this is reality.
Same here
@@LittleMissV the Japanese are Sooooo friendly and kind to us foreigners in comparison to koreans.. I felt most koreans only warmed up to the foreigners who can speak korean
im surprised not many ppl talk about this. i went to Korea recently and I also experienced something similiar. i can speak Korean but whenever i started speaking Chinese with my mom (who was travelling with me), most Koreans would immediately give me a sour look and a really bad attitude.
Because everyone only wants to talk about how racist American is. America is the only racist country in the world, it seems. Also, too many people are too Koreaboo that they would protect Korea’s image.
they do talk about it, you're just not browsing Korean and Chinese language internet enough
@@BubbleOfJelly 💯💯
As a Korean I apologize. I'm so sorry. I hope you won't hate Korea too much after this but even if you do, I totally understand. Again,im sorry 🙏
When you speak the language and they still treat you badly they are disrespecting you and their own culture.
its so sad. i loved visiting korea but some people were so mean! im mexican american and i was charged a completely different price than koreans right in my face, it made me feel bad. sorry this happened to you and your grandma
that might not be because they were racists but because some countries charge more to foreigners, in my country that happens, and the reason is because they are charging proportional to their currency what costs to locals, in my country 5 dollars is a lot, for an American is nothing, so they charge the American what it would cost for them on their country.
@nimoeuristides so that's racism. lol
Nah, that’s not racism, it’s taking advantage, here in Mexico we would also give you a different price than the local people, we do it with all foreigners from first-world countries although more specifically American because they earn in dollars and the economy is different.
@@nimoeuristidesso, legalized racism!
Girl, I feel you on being worried to speak Chinese. Sometimes I just worry about being Asian in the wrong place and time 😅 i live in the US (born and raised here) and there are strangers who think that me being alive here is a crime. Deport me? Where??? My family's been living here for 3 generations 😅😅😅
My (75 year old white male) boss told me last week we are living in a post-racism world, and in the next breath wondered why Jewish people get so much heat. Bruh we JUST saw people _attacking Asian people in the streets_ and _police kill black men in the streets_ during the pandemic, post WHAT
Stop lying nobody is coming at you for being Asian in the US lol, let alone saying you shouldn't be alive.
Where did that happen for you in the US?
@@Riza20462 it didn't.
If Trump becomes president YOU WILL BE DEPORTED!
I've always loved kdramas and wanted to visit S.Korean but I've heard so many racism stories it's now scaring me 😞😞
Just go anyway and know that you will come across both good and bad people. It's not a utopia, it's a regular country like anywhere else.
@@epic7224 I don’t think so. This seems to be normal in Korea but in Japan and other Asian countries like the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore etc. It’s very rare but well yeah go experience it.
I don't agree. There are racist mean people every where. I traveled all over the globe. It's not something that only happens in certain countries. I've seen it literally everywhere. If you're white however you will get special treatment no matter where you go. But not for other races, we experience it more. This is what needs to be changed.
Just give it a few more years or a decade most preferred. They'll just get used to it, it's just that korea only now has been getting into tourism and the people especially the elderly aren't used to seeing foreigners there. The government is planning to pour billions into tourism and trying to attract more and more people towards.
I lived in Japan and never felt discrimination but korea has been appalling. To the point I have had serious mental health issues. Actually if you don't fit koreab beauty standards too people on the street just tell you you are ugly and that's in addition to the racism. It's so hard.
That’s heart breaking 💔 I’m so sorry to hear this. People who behaves this way will reap what they sow.
I'm a Korean American & I was born in Korea but came to the US when I was like 4yrs old but never growing up in Korea 🇰🇷 but my mom & I went back to visit relatives & I also my mom & I ran into a mean ass taxi driver I guess was in a bad mood & took it out on my mom!!! I was 13yrs old then & I thought to myself how I never wanted to come back to my home country. So sorry 😞 you had to experience that.
I'm American born Chinese but my parents are from Hong Kong. We get treated really well where even if we speak English. But if we go to mainland China, we're looked down upon. Even Winnie the Pooh called us traitors 😂
They're always in a bad mood 😂
Why do you still call that home country then? Aren't you American like me?
This is unfortunately why I only speak English in East Asia unless I am literally in China (excluding Hong Kong because they are so mean even if you speak fluent Cantonese but have a different accent due to growing up with Cantonese from Guangxi/Guangdong which is what my dad figured out after being ignored in Cantonese but people are super friendly when he speaks English). I personally only speak Mandarin so I would be dead dead speaking anything but English in Hong Kong.
yep, being Chinese is basically a crime anywhere except China
Yes, but in Hong Kong they have political reasons to dislike people from China.
when never have this problem when we go to hongkong, my dad left hk when he was 14 and has never treated him differently. Guess it depends
@@jenniferandthings Ya thats cuz your dad is from HK and most likely speak HK Canto. It is common knowledge that many in HK (and Taiwan) doesn't like mainlanders and look down on them just because they have been brainwashed to hate communism and view mainlanders as poor and backwards. Apple Daily would call mainlanders locusts. When I was living there in 2007, even my HK friends would say some things that hint that they look down on mainlanders.
Ikr HK people,especially the old, are so mean like I don’t know why. They are always angry and love yelling at you no matter what language you speak. Worst traveling experience ever😂
My friends and I literally went through similar treatment just because we spoke Chinese. It wasn’t only 1 person, it was several throughout the trip. We tried to not speak Chinese but we still get side eyes on the subway just because we look Chinese. It really made the whole trip so unpleasant and made me not want to go to Korea anymore.
Wah wah wah, many Koreans and Japanese face racism in China. Do you care ? No you don’t
That’s confusing, I think Koreans and the Chinese look very very similar if the Chinese are from the north.
@@che4840 yes northern Chinese look similar to Koreans, but it's probably the way they dress gives it away.
As a Korean I apologize. I'm so sorry. I hope you won't hate Korea too much after this but even if you do, I totally understand. Again,im sorry 🙏
Who even give a fudge about a potato country looks like a shityhole ?
Sorry that happend to you girl but like you said they are just 'bad apples' and you should just ignore them (i can't believe I'm this late😭)
Yeah I’ve recovered a little bit more😭😭
Many bad apples, perhaps it is a bad tree
@@pad8941 nah it's a bad forest💀
Now imagine looking outwardly different. I've heard too many racism stories about Korea for me to want to visit
“That’s xenophobia not racism!!”
Yall miss the point
It’s both
@@justvibing2171 doesn’t matter, discrimination is discrimination.
The point is not the semantics about what terminology used, the point is that she got discriminated against for being Chinese, which is not okay, and that’s what we should be focusing on
@Lili-cc7pz thats racism dummy
Its racism
@@Lili-cc7pzChina and Korea have long history and Korean older generation is basically rude to all non Korean to be honest !
I am so sorry that happened to you girl. You look gorgeous af ❤️
Aw thank you so much loveee
So sorry you went through that. Korean bus and taxi drivers are notoriously mean especially to minority (women, handicapped, elders, and foreigners). For hair salon, please leave a bad review and they’ll get back to you cuz Koreans really care about reviews.
Exactly! I used to travel with a baby and a stroller. So many Taxis would not even stop for us! What do u want us to do? Take a bus with a baby and strollee?
Women are not a minority😂
@@MurasakiMonogatari No we are not a minority, but we are regarded as such.. how annoying right? The correct term op was looking for though is ‘disadvantaged group’
@@sabrinabrown6804 We're minority in political, financial and religious leadership representation which is pretty much the people in command and running this 💩world.
People like that should not be working as drivers, they're meant to provide a community service!
I don't even get why Korea or Koreans act that way? Do they think they are superior?
They mostly do, and Kpop fans feed more into it.
The devil convinced Korean country that they are perfect Gods and their is no other better then them. That’s why their is a racism. 👀
Imagine thinking you are superior just because you have a large following for feminine looking men that can dance and sing Mickey Mouse songs.
But some Koreans do have traumas about foreigners.
@@manofsesame3024 Like what?
We visited Seoul from London with my husband- rascism is so much felt !! İmagine, you’re queeing in Starbucks to get a simple coffee, its your turn to be served, and the barrista jumps to the korean guy behind you to serve him before you ! True story, happened in Mapo-gu…
Wow that is disgusting behavior
That's just horrible! I was actually contemplating going to SK for a holiday with my kids, but after reading the comments here, I'm rethinking about my plans.
Are you white? If you are and they treated you that way when we know how they put people with pale skin and hair on a pedestral I dont want to think how they treat dark skinned people.
@@kop-px8jy yes I am white caucasian and my husband’s white british :( I just hope we came across the “bad eggs” ..
@@kop-px8jythe korean beauty standarts are only for koreans (or other asians) if you are a foreigner and you meet the standarts is a plus but you are still a foreigner and you'll be considered as that
I was speaking in Spanish all along with my peeps because that is my first language and I will never be embarrassed about it. Once I interacted with shopkeepers or waiters at restaurants in English and thru Google translate I could feel that people really only barely tolerate you in Korea as a foreigner. I don't recall anyone smiling at me other than kids and some people will outright refuse you service by just repeating the same sentence in bad English. They will say things like "cannot help you sir" and just keep repeating it over and over when you ask why.
I could see random old people staring at me in the metro like "what are you doing in my country?!", if I would nod at them they would just keep staring and wouldn't nod back.
Is it any better if you know fluent Korean or is it just their hate for foreigners?
Odian a todos los extranjeros en general 😂 yo no pienso ir a Corea de vacaciones teniendo en mi propio país un montón de lugares por ver y lo mejor de todo no tengo que usar otro idioma 😊
I had an older couple tell me, "You need to go back to wherever it is you came from! We dont need people like you here."
"We're literally standing here in the city i was born in..."
Omg so sorry you had to go through that:(
Wow, disgusting
They said that in Korean and you understood?
@@slevinlindsay3624dawg they literally said they were born in that city lmao
Should've done a 360 turn and been like "there you go :)"
I'm sorry that happened to you.
Well not speaking up to this is how this continues. The culture, like many, is so sensitive to directness that it startles them.
But it’s really not bad apples, many in Korea and other Asian countries are very openly discriminatory. They rely on politeness to get away with it, that’s why speaking up completely flusters them. It’s hilarious 😆
i agree. speaking up is the only thing that's going to make those people think twice next time.
As an Indian I agree with you
Korean culture is only sensitive to directness, if it comes from foreigners. Since koreans tend to go mad real quick, the moment they encounter racism outside. Koreans are very direct themselves. They wouldn't hesitate to say their opinion out loud. Like calling someone "too dark" or fat. It's okay when they do it, but the moment they are called out, they try to immediately point the finger to somebody else. They tend to not want to admit their flaws.
She said most people were friendly. Why are you so insistent on asserting the opposite?
@@jiminswriter4209it’s not just the OP’s experience, this is a very common experience in korea. if it’s an “open secret” that foreigners are mistreated in your country, that’s a problem that needs to be addressed.
I’m so sorry this happened to you. I’ve traveled to different countries in Asia (Korea, Japan, Philippines, China, Mainland and Hong Kong) and I’ve dealt with racism all over. It’s such an awful feeling to be singled out when you’ve done nothing wrong. Although there are rude racists out in the world, there are some kind hearted and loving people out in the world too. I hope you start running into more people who include you and uplift you! Sending hugs to you and your Grandma! 💕✨
sidenote: Your makeup turned out gorgeous despite your bad experience. You look stunning! 🙌🏾✨
Try India
@@suhapatrawalaOh Please...
i'm fully chinese but was born in canada. i still live there, and people often tell me to go back to china, but i was never in china to begin with 😂
😂😂😂😂
You were in China in your great-great grandfather's loins before you "popped" up in Canada. 😂😂😂😂😂
Regards from South Africa.
Jesus. I would want to go back to China which is much moderner and safer. who wants to live in a vassal state.
@@MuzorewaRatshikuniwow😂😂😂😂
@@MuzorewaRatshikunitf 😂
My partner is Japanese-American and they have received similar racist comments, even in the USA from other Asian-Americans. It gave me such a shock the first time I saw it in person. Some people are so small-minded and hurtful. 😕
I'm a Japanese-American as well and it was really tough growing up here in the states. Kids and adults were so racist and it's a miracle that I survived middle school and high school without hurting myself. I'm so glad there's more acceptance now.
Real idk why people are so small minded smh..
As a korean, I feel so bad for you. I'm so sorry that it happened to you.
Really.
I'm Korean too, we need to educate our people better! If I witness racism in Korea I will always speak up and protect the foreigner. 💪
@@user-j5ja95 Nah, u won't
You will just stand there, earphones in, ignore everything
@@firstnamesurname2482 who tf are you and what do you know about me? Gtfoh
@@user-j5ja95 good joke 😂😂😂
😢 that’s so sad! I don’t understand the hate people carry in their heart towards ppl who did nothing wrong to them
My husband had a garbage can thrown at him. I'm so sorry that you went through that dear.
Which country did that happen in?! That's nuts!
What!?? For speaking Chinese??
@VoVina111 No, because he is Chinese. He didn't say anything at all. The man yelled a slur so he knew what it was about. We understand not all Korean people are this way. His experience was overall good in Korea.
@@chiukid so people can tell he’s Chinese without him speaking? Or the way he dresses reminds them so?
@manofsesame3024 probably recognized by looks but he didn't stick around to ask.
This is so sad because let Yuqi Song from G Idle come in speaking Chinese and they’d be all over her fawning and saying “oh so cute you speak so many languages so well”.
It’s all about kissing the right asses while also discriminating behind people’s backs. If they are so rude as to do it to your face like here I’d be too afraid to speak up as well because I’d feel like they’d just gang up on me.
They discriminate right to their faces too, they've been very openly discriminating against foreign idols - including actual Koreans born elsewhere - for decades
Just look at what they did to Tzuyu when she held up the flag where she was born. Literally shamed for being Taiwanese yet they all want to look like her and I’m just like ?????
I meaaaan just take a look at how Han Geng was treated in Super Junior.
@@qv2945 Koreans weren't the ones who were mad at Tzuyu for waving a Taiwanese flag...
You just described the average human, not just korean.
I didn’t have such discriminatory experiences even though I was full on in my hijab and being someone from SE Asia when I was in South Korea. But this was way back in 2012 when South Korea entertainment industry was not as massively popular world wide as it is now. I think this could be a reason as to why they’re so arrogant now.
Good observation.
Something changed since 2000. My uncle was in S. Korea back in early 2000 and said everybody was friendly and respected him since he spoke English. What a cultural change.
I agree, I went to SK in 2012 then again in 2023 and the experience was very different, people were much less friendly the second time. I think tourists aren't special to them anymore and they're a little bit over them, so they don't even try to be welcoming
Imagine just going about your day, being a nice & friendly _decent_ human being & suddenly Korean bus driver pulls a Jekyll and Hyde on you 😳.
I am sad that has happened to you and yeah, an incident like that would've ruined my day personally, so kudos to you for pulling through.
It was xenophobia, i know that would ruin anyone’s day but it’s so good that you still pushed through. Also sad that no one else spoke up about your mistreatment
They all have a sheep mentality getting procedures left and right. Hopefully they will wake up at some point
Ya mam
yes the old classic mistreatment🧍♀️traumatised myself when I went to the retail store as a hijabi plus size south east asian😂
I won’t even think about going to Korea until I lose 130 pounds. It just would be awful.
yeah it seems like if you’re not 50kg or less in korea then you’re basically a ginormous whale 🥲
@@ameeeeliawhere I live the average weight for a tween 10-11yrs (idk about 12 or 13yrs) was 40kg idk about my age but like 30yr women are like 45kg
@@freyaegrey thought so too🥲 but idk i cant be waiting around to ‘lose weight’ to do stuff, so i did it anyways😂
i might got insulted here and there but my confidence is indestructible ✨🤺
@@mxnnxe1 damn im guessing you’re asian but not south east😂
In PH we usually treat foreigners like some sorta VIP😅 and you usually pay as you order unless it's a restaurant. 🎉 I hope people enjoy our beaches and mangoes.❤
In Indonesia too 😊
This happened to me in Japan. Wasn't served in a restaurant bc we were westerners and tourists. Sat in the restaurant for 40 minutes and tried to call staff but was ignored.
Few bad apples, but the bad apples are everywhere.
few?
Not few, it's probably 50% bad apple in SK
@@UtkaMedvedTravelssweet 62.
@@UtkaMedvedTravelsexactly my point...
Just some people act different but don’t let that get to you love u girl
And first ❤
Thank you🥹 love uuu, ur so sweet! I’m fine now, but I’m going to Korea again soon for studies and I’m getting really nervous:(
I was taught never to speak anything but English while there. I’m sorry to hear this happened to you and your grandmother.
I'm half Filipino. When I lived in Japan I was often told by other foreigners to hide that I'm half Asian to get better treatment from the locals.
I’m SEasian but grew up in America and I’m too scared to go to Korea tbh. I do not fit Asian beauty standards and I just do not want to experience their ridiculous biases. As if their country was no more advanced than other SEasian countries a few decades ago
Japan is far better. Korea is shit
I’m sorry u had to go thru that…. Ur gorgeous though 🫶 hair looked so good on u
Ahhh thank you so much Kay🥹🥹
That makes me so sad 😢I’m sorry you and your grandma had that experience. It hurts to see how close minded people can be
As a Korean, I genuinely feel bad for yall like I'm concerned about my country and the way they're treating you. I hope you still had a good time besides those little brats that tried to ruin it
Anti-Chinese sentiment is extremely high in Korea, among both old & young Koreans. I'm really sorry this happened to you; racism is a drug that too many people love to use.
I'm not surprised at all that this happened to you. I visited SK a few years ago and they were very unwelcoming and rude.
This is so sad ☹️ stay strong girl, you’re beautiful
I'm from the Indian subcontinent and I went to Singapore once. You won't believe the discrimination I faced there. I thought we asians stick together. I was looking for a souvenir to take back home at a local market, and all the owners started shooing me from their shops. I have never felt so humiliated that I swore never to come to Singapore ever again.
Omg! That's sad to hear. I'm an Indian studying in Singapore and it's been ok so far. May I know which area you had that experience in? If you want to!
They dont see you indians as asians.
Singapore really?? I'm indian and my experience was nothing but great. Cab drivers, shop assistants, staff were so helpful and refused when I wanted to tip them.
Asia is too big and has big variances in Phenotypes. Take the average person from India, Qatar, Kazakhstan, Cambodia and Japan and they are notably varied.
Why do people go to Korea despite all this? I’d keep my self respect thank you. There are so many beautiful places in the world where who won’t have to wake up and feel scared about experiencing racism. Yes it’s there everywhere but it’s way too much in some countries and we need to let them know that it’s not ok. And other countries actually try to do something about that racism unlike Korea.
Just go to Thailand. Country is beautiful but people are even more beautiful inside out.
Korean obsession syndrome (basically kpop/kdramas fan)
@@catchingfeelings2691not even that, I don’t care about Kpop or the k dramas I wanna go there for the food and street vendors and cute accessories plus fancy hair cuts. They have so many beautiful sights to see. They are def racist but not every single Korean person is like that.
Because only a few people do this, and many people are actually nice? Maybe stop living on the internet
@@profile1565 Almost every country is equally on the internet. And yes there are bad apples everywhere. How come we don’t hear so many stories about other countries ?? I mean people visit so many countries not just Korea, yet it’s mostly Korea that’s on the news for their discrimination. There is a clear problem in that country that people are not even willing to acknowledge. Try taking responsibility for once.
its also possible that they wouldn’t have been as racist if she met the beauty standards.
Woah, that is not a rant, that is very important to share. I am sorry to hear that you experienced this.
People should be judged by actions, never by race/ethnicity.
Why do you think that?
@@bituinl Nationality and skin color does not make what a person is.
@@roguejester4986 please explain more.
@@bituinl Why? It is as simple as that. Color and Nationality have nothing to do with character
@@roguejester4986 Very interesting because I think that pays a part in a person. I think it has a lot to do with a persons character.
I wouldn’t have wanted to stay for the appointment if I didn’t get offered the coffee. Why? Because I would be afraid the person would sabotage things for me. You did the right thing not asking for the coffee. Someone might have spit in it.
The bus drivers are insane here. I've had the worst experiences
Welp, if they’re racist towards people that share their phenotype….I’m honestly scared to go as a black woman. This racism mess is so lame. I’m sorry you experienced that. I know first hand it can be emotionally draining.
My sis and mom visited Korea (we're Korean Americans) last year and literally same thing happened to them. The bus driver yelled and swore at them for no apparent reason. My sister yelled back and used same profanities at the driver. It's not because you speak Chinese, it's them. They snap at everyone.
Asian on Asian hate is wild
Crazy saying she was scared to speak Chinese in public! 😢
Have you noticed the anti-China/anti-Chinese propaganda coming from Western media? And the USA controls South Korean media so it's no wonder.
Im not korean nor chinese ( I'm half thai and British) but this is absolutely disgusting. This is why I'm worried/ scared if i go to Korea which I'm planning on in the future! I hope u and ur grandma are okay now, and I'm so sorry this happened to u...
It’s very common in South Korea (and most the world), even like idols get this BS. People who act like that are tacky and stupid, because being nice isn’t hard. Like at all.
That's what I've been hearing! It's so sad that they're that way. There's so much hate in the world as it is. Can't we all just be kinder to each other because we all have to live on this planet. The world would be so much better with more love going around.
I'm a brown Asian and went to SK this year and we received NO discrimination. All the Koreans we encountered were friendly and nice. We were lost in the subway and a nicer older Korean gentleman helped us find the train. He even followed us all the way to the train doors to make sure we got on.
Please stop acting like this is a rare occurrence. Racism in Asia overall is practically normalized, stop minimizing- its helping no one.
Lol so true
The world is sometimes so racist. Every time I go to other countries and people see me they initially treat me better because they think I'm Korean until I speak Chinese and there's an immediate shift in mood. How can people be biased to some cultures and think they're better and others worse? Everyone is the same
this is so sad but i rlly look forward to china for being a top country in the future😢
You’re very understanding. I’ll put it out there that at least in the Philippines my cousins have met more entitled Chinese (from the main land) tourists than American Chinese and it gets very frustrating for them. Not good that they treated you like that and not your fault at all, but I wanna put some perspective in this ig
being mad about racism or xenophobia is not ENTITLEMENT
No one said anything about entitlement wtf @@alyssafair2003
That's because there are over 1 billion mainland Chinese and it's near the Philippines compared to what.. Maybe 20 million Chinese Americans and they are far away?
To be fair, some people that are still alive have lost family during the Chinese/N. Korea invasion/separation. My mom is one who lost her dad and other family members when their town was invaded.
It's sad because this information and mistrust is perpetuated through the younger generations, and also that they will feel betrayed, even if the family member is connecting with someone who is Chinese and has nothing to do with the past. It will eventually work out through the generations though.
Aww I'm sorry that happened to you 😢
Some people are just so mean. Anyway you look gorgeous ❤
OMG! I'm so sorry you and your grandma had to experience this.
So sorry you went through this. :(
Tell us the salon so we can avoid it
This is why I get upset when people act like America is uniquely racist. Yes, racism exists in America and yes, it's a problem, but I struggle to believe it's the _most_ racist country, even though people often point their fingers at us when talking about racism. Believing that America is the poster child for racism is actually an embarrassingly America-centric opinion.
For real, though, I'm sorry anyone has to experience this anywhere.
You sound like someone who hasn't really travelled very much and believes that everything you see and experience in your own back yard encompasses the entire world.
@@scott5966how so? Didn’t she literally say that racism exists in America AND in other places? In what way does that mean she feels experiences in America are the same everywhere? YOU sound like someone who lacks reading comprehension and probably thinks only America is racist and everywhere else is a utopia.
I’m so sorry you had to deal with that. I had a few negative experiences in Korea, but for the most part people were very kind and welcoming. You look awesome, btw 😊
Had gotten a taxi to go back to our hotel in Korea. The driver yelled into his phone the entire time. I don't know who he was arguing with but it was uncomfortable. He was losing it.
I'm glad I've met a few nice aunties that sold food. I think food related experiences were the most positive ones I've had in Korea. Otherwise, I don't remember meeting any other friendly Koreans. Even the staff at the airport as we were leaving had a stank face and attitude.
I don't hate the country, it's beautiful. But I'll avoid the people unless it's time to eat.
omg yes the airport staff! and korean air staff are THE WORST. I see people say korean air is the best but I've had four flights with them now and I'll never fly with them again
@@miss_jess aww I'm sorry for your experience. I went once and that's it 😅. I think it's a nice place plus Korea is getting super popular worldwide due to the entertainment industry. But not sure if I'd wanna go again 🤷♀️.
I am so sorry to hear this as my nephew is half Chinese and Vietnamese but he only speaks English. He said the Koreans were very nice to him when he visited so I think it depends on your experiences.
You look so beautiful with and without makeup. You keep on being yourself especially when you are with grandma trying to make beautiful memories. That’s their problem not yours.
As a korean american, i have to admit my family says some very ignorant things about chinese people. They can’t separate the government and people. They don’t go so far as to do things like this tho! I’m so sorry you experienced this
Right same with me kinda, I’m Congolese American and my family will sometimes say ignorant things/stereotype other Africans, and even other Congolese tribes. It’s so stupid, but ofc same they would never go as far as to do what happened in the video.
Just remind then koreans come from Chinese and Koreans and Japanese were/are heavily influenced by Chinese culture.
@@slevinlindsay3624 the racism is also an influence from Chinese culture then?
Thats cause you can't separate the two. Chinese people support their government cause they improved their lives every year.
Beautiful transformation! Sorry for your troubles. I can not imagine. Well, I can, and that is why I feel for you and your mom.
your GLAM look was gorgeous but you are pretty just as you are!
I’m so sorry you had that experience 😢 i’ve been living in SK for around 7 years and unfortunately, racism toward other asian cultures and people is definitely real. I’ve seen it and heard it. It’s disgusting and upsetting. Like you said, it’s not everyone, but even just one experience is damaging. You are a lovely person and your makeover looks amazing ❤
Classic Korea moment. 🤷♂️ Is anyone even surprised.
don't take their anecdote about "a few bad apples" as a chance to be full racist towards a whole country, dude
be better
Too many anecdotes .....
Their society's basically proof how as apples don't fall far from the tree so to speak
@@he4rt5 They've earned it. Too many "bad apples" stories out there.
I'm sad that you had to go through that.. Btw you look gorgous ❤❤❤
Aw thank you so much🥹🥹
been to both china and korea. Met some the the friendliest people in china cant say the same about korea.
So sorry this happened to you. Why can't we all just be kind to everyone ❤
So in conclusion...
Normal Chinese people in Korea: gets discriminated
But...
Chinese Kpop Idols in Korea: gets loved...
Wtf