The Dark Side of Korean Society
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 พ.ค. 2024
- As we mentioned in the intro and outro, this video contains very personal experiences and it shows particularly the dark side of Korea. (Korea definitely has so many good aspects.)
One society can't be defined as one trait and every individuals in that society are different.
So if someone says we are wrong, I respect that opinion.
But I'm pretty sure no one can deny that what we talked in this video are one of the major traits of Korean society. Especially if you grow up in Korea.
Before I made this video, me and Noor talked about this topic.
And I was so surprised.
Because we had similar opinion/impression about Korean society, even though she has stayed in Korea for a short time.
As a person who was born and raised in Korea, I've got these ideas over many years.
That's why I decided to make this video with her.
I'm so happy that I can show you guys this video containing our thoughts on this society.
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00:00 Intro
02:04 Impression of Korea
04:07 Q1. Conservative Society
06:59 Q2. Competitive Society
10:05 Q3. Korean guys/Scam on Foreigners
13:30 Outro
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서울대, 택시, 클럽.....
부정적인 상황이 다반사인 상황을 선택해서, 나쁜 경험을 골고루 겪으며 한국을 부정적으로만 인식하게 된 것이 안습이다.
서울대는 한국을 망치는 무한경쟁의 탑티어인 빨리빨리 포토메모리 소시오패스들을 양산하는 학문과 정의가 없는 취업고시원이고,
택시는 한국이 덜 한 편이지만 한국뿐 아니라 만국 공통 호갱질 교통수단이고,
클럽은 양아치들의 약물 타는 사냥터니 좋은 인간 관계란 기대할 수 없고, 술과 춤을 즐기지 않는 청년들은 거의 가지 않은 곳이다.
걍 건전한 일반 청년들과 취미를 통해 대화를 나눌 수 있는 공식 이벤트나 모임이 서울대나 클럽보다 낫고,
택시보다 편리한 경제적인 대중교통 이용 하고,
한국어 하는 외국인을 놀라거나 무서워 하는 게 아니라, 신기해 하고 친근하게 보는 걸 오해한 듯 하네요
도어 매너는 대부분 베려하는 편이고, 발이 삔 경우 관심 끌기 어려운 바쁜 장소 같고, 온라인 에서는 외국남들이 한국녀들을 매우 쉽게 보는데, 외국녀들에게 추근대는 한국남은 양아치들 빼고 거의 없네요
비판적인 것과 부정적인 태도는 다르니 매사 긍정적으로 사는 마음을 가지는 게 좋은 일을 부릅니다.
좋은 생각~ 좋은 말~ 좋은 마음~ 좋은 표정이 좋은 상황을 만드니까요.....
그런데 JIN's는 동남아인 같아 보이네요~ㅎ
Well you do make foreign people afraid, even when you relativize on the end of the vid.
Both negative and positive maybe would give a broader perception.....
@@jsb7975, the title of this video is the sad or dark experiences with Korea. Obviously, there must be good too. Yet, even I think this looking away from who you talk to or the flat facial expression or maybe even looking sad as you look at the camera would put people off if conversations were like that even when cameras are gone or there is no bad, sad, or dark topic being discussed. Yet, some do not show much expression and thus are very different from Americans who show their expressions all the time and give their expressions all the time to others. Yet to show it is to experience it partly and then to think about whether you want to actually have to deal with it.
The fact that you yourself are from korea yet still so honest with representing your country your environment as it is especially to the people that might be planning to visit the country I think is so nice of you keep it up bro and I’ve gotta say your content are amazing so far.
That is really nice of you. Thank you for watching my videos and lovely comment.
agreee i totally agree i am amazed about not hiding the reality we all know that everywhere there r good and bad things and we just don't need to generalize some stereotypes while keeping the absolute respect towards anyone
I’m coming to visit Korea in a few months I hope I don’t get Scammed by a taxi driver Lol
You can not change without excepting
Not everyone is a crime whitewasher, Hippocratic and bigot 🤣
Her confidence and straight forwardness is really appreciating....normally people don't dare to say something wrong about the country they are living in but she!👌
I don't know anyone who doesn't "dare"(?) to say what is wrong about the country they're living in.
@@NoctLightCloud Such as the foreigner in Chxxx？
Older people in Korea were born in a time when Korea was a very poor developing country and lived in a time when few foreigners came. Therefore, unlike the younger generation who are living in the post-advanced period, foreigners are very strange and culture shocking. It is hard to say that they are simply bad personality. However, there are some people who are rude in nature. I apologize on behalf of them.
She looked like the type to say what is wrong with anything
Where are you from? Telling the truth is normal and/or expected in many places.
Let me just say as a former English teacher from Busan, Korea is not ready for long-term immigration especially POC immigration.... its the truth. They often say oh foriegners come in its good for our econony, but they don't really prepare their own citizens for it. Thats why they are so shocked and uncomfortable. They want itaewon or hyundae beach to be this little new york or L.A. but they don't quite know how to coexist with the foriegners once they are there. Foriegners will adapt but at the end of the day they can only do so much. They still have their own cultures. Korea wants foriegners to adapt to korean culture entirely but not all expats will do that since they still look and behave differently. Also, koreans often wont try to get to know the foriegner's mindset because they want to stay in their korean mindset 100 percent. It's like if no one meets in the middle, these issues wont resolve naturally.
Korea is not multiethnic countries like USA or Canada. Not like Thailand for sexpats.
Greetings from 🇮🇩 and thank you for the insight about 🇰🇷
Your comment helps me better understand an acquaintance's opinion about Americans and "American culture".
I am an American, who is living in the U.S.A.
I have a visiting acquaintance, who once asked why immigrants don't assimilate and become more like Americans once they arrived.
Most of em, but you will encounter some of em are not like what you will expect because i had real korean friends and adjusted to my attittude and can recieve jokes from me and laugh it out even if they were older than me..also had a korean gf in the past.. Just be authentic and eventually you will find one..
I think is not Korea that Doesn't know How to Co exist with others is the others that likes to compare and judge korean culture are the ones that Doesn't know How to Co Exist with other Cultures Because They seem to Have Some culture Superiority
I feel like this is the most truthful and legitimate testimony about life in Korea. As an African American who has fallen for korea( K-pop/kdrama) and is considering visiting, I feel this interview gives real insight into what I should come to expect if I ever were to visit korea. Thank you 🙏
Being person of color and knowing how they Stare at you and treat you differently I would never go there.
@@velmalegaspi1741 The level of medical care in S. Korea is top notch though
@@pinetworkminer8377 it doesn't matter if you're visiting or young. young people don't really need medical care anyways
@@velmalegaspi1741 it really gets to you! I worked in China and was stared at constantly. I lived in Korea and Japan, same, but at least in Japan they stop staring after 1 second. In Korea and China, however, especially the old people do keep staring forever, like minutes! In subways, that can be especially uncomfortable since you can't escape the elderly as they're everywhere. Also, in Korea, young people are much more depressed than in Japan. They're the least depressed in China.
@@velmalegaspi1741 Well, I am a light skinned blondish Finnish girl and during my studies I spent 6 months on the country side in Tanzania (East Africa) being the only light skinned, blondish haired person around. I was constantly stared and shouted at ("whitey, whitey", "mzungu, mzungu" = "white person" in Swahili), but I also made great friends, ended up living in a local family etc. If you look different, people are going to react, that is only natural. I ignored the irritations and took the good out of my stay and am still so greatfull for it!
After living in Korea for decades, I was shocked to hear that they wouldn't hold the door. I've never had an experience where the person in front didn't hold the door when I was holding something. And I always hold the door for someone coming behind me.
Indifference to others is not a characteristic of the whole of Korea, but of Seoul. I lived in Cheongju, Jeonju, etc., and I never felt that people were individualistic. However, when I went to Seoul, I felt that people were indifferent to others and did not give much help.
I think this applies not only to South Korea but also to other countries. Big city life is hectic, competitive, and hard to care about others.
I am Korean, and living in Seoul. I totally agree with you.
I think almost every people hold the door until next people pass....hmm....
But Seoul is half of South Korea’s population and it’s not like NYC where it’s so many young working people. Seoul is full of families. It’s a livable city.
@kmj 4:50 이런거 도와주면 성추행으로 고소해서 그럼 ex) cpr 했는데 가슴 만졌다고 고소
Agreed. I've seen the same thing in Seoul as well as New York, Chicago, LA, etc. I think it's just a big city thing.
My Korean wife is petite 5 feet tall. She has complained to me because even if she is carrying a heavy box and trying to open a door at the same time, guys will rush through the door cutting her off instead of holding it or helping
Thankyou Jin!! For sharing both side of korea!! It's really helpful! People really need to understand that every country has Negative and positive sides!! Don't judge whole country by watching negatives sides only or by watching positive sides only!!!
I agree 100%!
@@JinsStreetInterview 😄btw do you have any insta Id? ! Can I have it!
@@Nidhi1307 @it's_jinkwon
Lol from Korean fetishes fan's supporting korea 🤣😂
That's a very informative video ...many highlighted points...and so realistic ....keep up the good work guys👍
As a Korean, I want to explain something about your experience in Cafe,
There is a cultural word that Korean want to hate and avoid to hear. That word is 오지랖(Ojirap, little bit similar word to "NOSY")
In the past, It was taken for granted to get involved in other people's things,,, But as times went by, people became anti-nosy. Young people in Korea are especially sensitive about talking to others and asking about their privacy.
I think extreme Anti-nosy is one of the causes of what happened to you.
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Korea is commonly known as a community-based society, but recently, more and more people are individualistic, and there is a strong antipathy to meddling.
When you fall down or something, some people think it's polite for others to ignore you. These complex elements are Korean culture.😊
If you’re individualistic, then you choose your own behaviors as a single person with your own mind. If you copy and form new standards and everyone follows it…. Sorry. That’s not individualistic. That’s conformist! Uniforms and sameness.
If everyone (or most) are very anti-nosy, it’s not because of individualism. Individualists don’t think about what other people are thinking about them. They do what they want. Individualism does not mean selfishness. Individualism is about choosing your own path in life unencumbered by what your family wants you to do or about what a conservative culture tries to make you do.
Asking if someone is okay is not being nosy. Avoiding saying “are you okay?” because your culture tells you to not talk to strangers in fear of being nosy is just … anti-friendly. My opinion. I think you have to mention how South Koreans collectively conform to culture and customs. That’s collectivism of a sort. Collectively being unfriendly is not individualism. I wonder if many other Koreans think individualism is about selfishness and antipathy toward strangers?
US society is very individualistic. People don’t care about others’ opinions of them. They follow their own paths. Some people are very caring, others not.
That is quite a weak justification. It's the same way of thinking in Japan and Korea in this regard (not helping in order to avoid being noisy or making the other person 'uncomfortable') and I get where it comes from (남의 일에 간섭하지 맙시다, 등) but still, it's very easy, fast and humane to just ask 괜찮으세요? 도와드릴까요? (Are you Ok? Do you need help?) If they don't want the help, you simply walk away, but there are more times than not when people COULD actually need help. You can be helpful without being 오지랖 (Ojirap) because the intention is to 'help' and show solidarity and kindness, not interrupting the other's privacy or space. As a Korean myself, having lived in Korea, the US and Latin America, I think it is a negative development in Korean society. It's justification to be more individualistic and cold. We can do better than that.
Thank you for being so transparent.
"Any story sounds true until someone tells the other side and sets the record straight."
The reality is there are favorable as well as unfavorable conditions everywhere.
I agree 100%! Thank you for watching :)
Excellent conversation & range of topics. 💫
You two are perfect for each other. And she is really clear explaining for what she had experienced. I hope we can see more from both of you making another video like this. Your awesome...
I just came back from a 2 months trip in Korea and I relate so much to your experience..For me it was a bit easier because i already had long-term friendships with Koreans before my trip but now that i went there i can't even imagine myself going alone without knowing anyone..most of the people i got to meet were foreigners, it's really hard to interact with Koreans, mostly because they assume you can't speak any korean or they're afraid of speaking english, which i think is a real shame..if you're hoping to make korean friends long-term, from what I've experienced, you need to go there as a student at least for a semester, and speaking a bit of korean will definitely help^^
Thank you for sharing your experience.
I’m in Korea now, it’s actually my last day here. It’s extremely tough to communicate with Koreans. They get super scared to speak English, and I only know a handful of Korea sentences lol.
It was still a hell of a trip and i enjoyed it
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@@RandomShowerThoughts where r u from?
@@turinoik9477 the USA
I am an exchange student in Korea and because of videos like this, I prepared for the worst. Don't get me wrong, not everything is incorrect, but the way she looks at things is not very open-minded, to be honest. Koreans' understanding of interactions with strangers is just different, but that doesn't automatically make it impolite. My view of point as a foreigner in Korea is quite positive actually from what I expected.
P.s. I am Bulgarian too 😂
I appreciate her honest opinions but I don't agree with majority of what she said.
It's really all about what kind of attitude u have which is not just korea but any country in the world u go. I've lived and visited more than 10 different countries. And I would say korea is the best place u can make friends easily if u speak Korean. She said that she is open mined but I don't see she is really open minded.🤔
I dont understand why you guys are trying to discredit her opinion 🤔 you can't just say she isn't open minded because her experience is different from yours. In fact your statement makes you seem very close minded to the idea korea has a potential dark side.
@@michaelf4011 It is not really the purpose of our opinion to discredit hers. It's just a dispute. We never said that there is no dark side of Korea.
@@beatriceselman6555 I can tell you I love Korea and the beauty that it has is amazing, but clearly there are deep issues when it comes to "foreigners". The examples are my own so experiences may vary. My wife is korean and my children are as well. I lived in korea and have many korean friends. I never had issues with finding people I could strike up a conversation with. However, I have to say that I have noticed things decline over the years since I came to Korea in 2011. I don't know if Covid made people shelter themselves again, but people aren't as open as they used to be. Trust me I am aware of culture as well as society norms! It's an observation not a judgment! I don't live in Seoul so that could be why as well as people tend to be more conservative where I am at but from what I have seen other people say they have noticed the same thing. I would say my overall experience in Korea is positive but there are some things I had to get used to. Like the stares, the lack of personal space, the constant hovering by store workers (which I think is more of a sales technique), the lack of overall candor. If you say thank you to someone its a mixed back of if you get a response or not, it's the same for if you get anyone to help you with anything.
I agree. She's still looking at things through her cultural lens.
Excellent video. I loved the tone of the conversation, beautifully edited and great chemistry between the two. Korea reminds me a lot about my own country years ago and maybe that’s why I watch kdramas, but I can see how long as a society they have to go with foreigners and other aspects, especially violence amongst themselves. I truly hope though, that you keep your values and advance protecting your culture and be wise to open your mind to the good and leave out the bad which, according to what we are living now, is really NOT good. I come from Chile South America. Congrats!
I like how candid your conversation was in this video, thank you for posting it
Hi, I just discovered ur channel and I'm so glad that youtube recommended me ur video. Thanks a lot for sharing this kind of video. It really helps🥰💗Keep it up!
That is so sweet Thanks!
The eye contact will be the hardest for me...am Mexican and we were raise that when we speak to people or people are talking you you show respect by looking them in the eyes when they speak. It shows we are paying attention and we are interested in what they are saying
Eye contact would also be so hard for me considering that I have Asperger's. I get anxious and uncomfortable when I make eye contact. And many people already took it as rude from me even though I paid attention.
Same in Brazil! Like Mexican we Brazilians talk looking at people in the eyes, we are friendly and talkative, we are easy to adapt to new cultures but I confess that I'm not sure if Brazilians can adapt to a such different culture, I'm in love with k pop and k drama and would love to visit Korea for a short period of time.
Yeah it’s the same in the US. He looks at me in the eyes when you’re talking to them to show that you’re paying attention
Same here, as a Chinese-American, its extremely weird to not look directly at the person you're talking to. If you're not talking to them, then you don't need to look because it might be rude to stare at strangers. But once u make that conversational connection, i believe eye contact is a sign that you're pay attention and in some cases giving mutual respect.
Excellent interview. Thank you for keeping it real!❤🙏
This conversation is so important and so needed. With how success driven everyone seems to be they are not actually living life it’s more like going through the motion. I can’t wait to visit Korea one day but I will definitely visit with my sisters so I won’t be lonely.
A lot of what foreigners experience in Korea is also attributed to their lack of/ unwillingness to even try to speak Korean. They fall in love with K-Pop and K-Drama but don't take the time to even get to know real people and make real connections. I know people who have been here for 10 years and can't even hold a conversation, and also refuse to do more. I have found that by just trying to communicate, things change drastically. I agree that racism is so rife here for POC, and that is something that really needs to be talked about and something that needs to change. But all these other people that just come to Korea, make money, and just b*tch about everything, when at the same time they can't even place an order at a restaurant in Korean- sorry, but that is on you.
But she speaks korean, even doing it she has experienced all of that.
@Pamela B.M okay 😂 everything belong to korean fault !
Bitter truth
It should also be said that they complain about south korea, and ACT AS IF.... there is absolutely nothing wrong with their home countries, and nothing wrong what happens to visitors to their home countries (if they have the same amount of ppl as s. korea does). Obv constructive criticism is good, but ACTING as if their home country perfect... nah
these is the eye opener for everyone...same thing here in the U.S.people think this country are rich but when you look on the other side there is a lot of negative aspect that most people dont see it unless u personally live here and experience it in first hand
Love so much her direct, confident, honest interview. I enjoyed it and I can say.. Even many people disagree with this.. But 'not holding the door for the next person' is really Korean thing. I've heard it many times from foreigner or Korean American or something.
Great interview Jin. Keep up the good work.
Her experience is so relatable and everything she said also happened to me. It’s not a friendly or comfortable country to live as a westerner. It’s a really nice place to visit for a short time. The suicide, sexual assault issues and the general racism is very very real unfortunately
First of all, if you have a bad memory due to racial discrimination in Korea, I apologize again!
Many Koreans have joined the movement to embrace forigner. Korea is also changing. Many Koreans are also aware of what parts of African Americans and Europeans are hurting through foreign entertainers in Korea.
And sex assault problem is quickly improving. Korea is strongly catch the culprit of illegal camera photographong about waman’s body! It’s stronger than other countries. according to UN statistics, Korea has developed to 10th place in gender equality rankings
First of all, if you have a bad memory due to racial discrimination in Korea, I apologize again!
Many Koreans have joined the movement to embrace forigner. Korea is also changing. Many Koreans are also aware of what parts of African Americans and Europeans are hurting through foreign entertainers in Korea.
And sex assault problem is quickly improving. Korea is strongly catch the culprit of illegal camera photographong about waman’s body! It’s stronger than other countries. according to UN statistics, Korea has developed to 10th place in gender equality rankings
@@ToadyWoods ha ha ha 😄 Koreans are always like that. Especially against Japan.🤭
@@emippe226 and china. I am Korean (grew up in other countries) but whenever someone points something out about Korea, Korean ppl always compare it with Japan or China and put them down. (For historical and political reasons, a lot of Korean ppl hate Japan and China) Even though I'm Korean I wasn't educated to be like this. You can hate politics or history but just hating on the country or the people is racism, so I always argue then I get backfired people calling me I can't be Korean, I should be ashamed to be Korean to defend china or japan and that I must be Chosun-Jok who are Korean-Chinese. Speechless.. This won't ever change. Korea is in the middle of gigantic China and developed Japan for thousands of years and has been brutally invaded all the time by those 2 countries historically. I think it all stems from that..
@@user-dt7uq1qw7t 한국 문제점을 얘기하고 있는데 다른 나라 (특히 일본)을 비교하거나 얘기하는 건 논점에서 벗어납니다. 얼마전 중국에서 몇년동안 프렌치 기업 지사장을 하다 현재는 한국에서 지사장을 하고 있는 프랑스인 친구가 한국 사람들은 모르는 사람들과 대화 하는 걸 싫어하는 것 같다. (영상에서 말하듯, 모르는 사이더라도 부딪히면 익스큐즈미, 가게에서 나올때 땡큐 등 기본적인 말부터.. 뭘 물어보면 피하려고 한다, 대체적으로 한국 사람들은 모르는 사람에게 프렌들리 하지 않은 것 같다는 말에) 누가, 일본은 더 심하다. 모르는 사람에게 편하게 말하는 게 익숙치 않은 문화다라고 설명하니까 "왜 한국 사람들은 한국 문제를 꼭 집어 얘기하는데 꼭 다른 나라 -특히 일본, 중국- 얘기를 꺼내는지 모르겠다. 난 한국에서 느낀것만 말하는건데 왜 일본 얘기를 함? 일본이랑 무슨 상관?" 이라고 반박하는 걸 듣고 저도 한참 생각하고, 논점과 상관없이 갑자기 전혀 다른 나라를 끄집어 내 비교하는 듯한 말은 조심하기로 함.
I've taught English in Seoul twice and visited the country in-between those times but mostly stayed in Seoul. It's funny the girl mentioning her having an accident and not being helped, I went running on a green path one evening and tripped and fell flat on my face, extremely embarrassing and I hoped noone saw but two people were chatting right in front of me, I saw them turn and look at me and turn back and chat. That was a very strange and lonely experience, especially since I was bleeding from my arm and leg, but I imagine they where worried that they'd have to speak English and I think that's a big reason why Koreans don't interact. I have struck up conversation with people on the underground, I'm a creative and I spoke to them because they were drawing so I think that was a good glue. And I also spoke in Korean so that helps. Both of those people I added on Instagram and had a few conversations with them online afterwards so I think it depends but you definitely need to start with major baby steps. Saying that I've travelled on my own to goeje island near Busan, absolutely amazing place and I had an elderly couple (lady only) talk to me as they walked past, because I overheard the lady mentioned she was worried I was cold in my bikini 😄 and I just smiled and nodded so she asked if I wasn't cold, and I had the owner of the pension drive me to a restaurant in another town because there was no restaurants opened or shops of any kinds there, just hotels. So out of Seoul I was worried people would look badly at me, like who's this stupid foreigner dressing wierdly etc, but everyone was so much kinder and so much more helpful. the conservativeness I probably should mention, it can be 38 degrees and people will not wear super summer (more revealing) clothes like strappy tops or tops that show your bra straps, which is totally different than in Europe. Also they go swimming fully clothed, but if you turn up in a swimming costume it's ok, you'll just feel overly exposed 😂
I take this as the whole ahjumma hard pat on the back. They looked over, you're okay. Okay she'll be fine and she's not flagging or us down for help or unconscious so we'll get back to our talk. Women are tough as nails. Falling is embarrassing and its best no one makes it even worse by acknowledging it.
The reason Koreans don't help strangers is not simple
Fitst, Korean people were so affectianate in past! But now Korean, in particular younger generation is individualistic(help friends, family, other familiar person, not stranger)
They think that helping stranger could ‘nosy’(It means make annoyance to stranger)
second, Koreans have often been told by their parents since childhood that helping strangers can lead to criminal damage.
This is because the parents were living in Korea when the security was bad, so they are educating their children with that memory
In the past, there were quite a lot of elderly people in Korea who had heavy burdens and dragged people to help them and sold them to human trafficking organizations
The security of Korea in the 21st century is very good, but it still happens occasionally. Therefore, Koreans don’t help strangers well
@@delaineyjohnson8238 The reason Koreans don't help strangers is not simple
Fitst, Korean people were so affectianate in past! But now Korean, in particular younger generation is individualistic(help friends, family, other familiar person, not stranger)
They think that helping stranger could ‘nosy’(It means make annoyance to stranger)
second, Koreans have often been told by their parents since childhood that helping strangers can lead to criminal damage.
This is because the parents were living in Korea when the security was bad, so they are educating their children with that memory
In the past, there were quite a lot of elderly people in Korea who had heavy burdens and dragged people to help them and sold them to human trafficking organizations
The security of Korea in the 21st century is very good, but it still happens occasionally. Therefore, Koreans don’t help strangers well
@@user-dt7uq1qw7t "In the past, there were quite a lot of elderly people in Korea who had heavy burdens and dragged people to help them and sold them to human trafficking organizations" What?? I don't understand but that sounds interesting. Could you explain please?
I was stationed in S. Korea as a US Air Force officer and had a similar experience. While walking to my train at the Seoul station, I tripped and fell. There were many Koreans around me and they just ignored me and walked around me. Overall, I loved Korea, and was fortunate that many Koreans worked on my base and were open to social interaction.
I love ur interviews very much jin . His interviews so good and straight to the point and i love ur patience on listening them. Lots of love to you. Hey jin you nice keep going ❤❤
Wow that's a very detailed experience and feedback. Very interetsting and I finished the whole video.
from what i've heard about the education system in sk it seems people have goals rather than dreams because of how highly competitive it is there, in some ways I can relate to this but i can't imagine growing up in a country where the education system is hellish almost.
Thank you for this video! I am planning a trip to South Korea next year and studying the cultural norms now so I have some idea of what to expect. One part of this video that really stuck out to me that makes me really sad is the part where you were talking about how most Koreans don't have life dreams, just finding a good job and if they fail that many commit suicide. That to me is so tragic. I've worked many jobs, tried many industries and stopped and changed my life direction many times in my lifetime. I have many dreams and I am not afraid to fail, but am afraid to not try new things. I think life is meant to be experienced and try many things. I hope that the people of Korea will one day have the same look on life as though it's ok to fail and start all over again. I think some of the best life experiences I've had have come from failures and taking risks on new things.
Not only job lead them to suicide, even sometime if they become sick, there is major chances of suicide because they know no one will take care of them
I am a Korean. Of course, there are not only good things about Korea. Think about it. There are bad guys in the K-drama that you watch, too. You should know that they are also Korean. Every country has its own ethnicity, but everywhere in the world, there are always strange people. I quite agree with the bad cases in the video, but you don't have to worry too much because you don't know what will happen depending on the person you meet. Most Korean people will help you.
It is not proper to generalize Korean’s characteristic!
When I went to Italy, I experienced violent driving, sexual harassment of tourists, and blatant disregard for Asians, but I don't think this is what Italy is all about.
In northern Europe, where the best living countries are gathered, the number of people who hate immigrants is increasing, and the right-wing party is gaining ground
There have been quite a few hate crimes against immigrants, such as the Norwegian bombing (77 deaths)
And some people have racist mind even if someone who are white, not Nordic
But there are many who do not have this idea
The white nationalist who caused the Norwegian bombing made absurd remarks that Japan and Korea had made remarkable progress because they were close to a single nation state.
But is this what Northern Europe looks like? We can't condemn it as a place where the Nordic-racists live through these examples.
Racism is so widespread in the world except for decimal countries like Canada
Many Koreans have joined the movement not to to discriminate foreigner! Korea is also changing. Many Koreans are also aware of what parts of African Americans and Europeans are hurt in Korea.
in fact, there are many racists in Japan, Israel, even in European countries such as Belgium, Italy and France.
France, for example, has seen a growing number of people with the prejudice that Muslims are violent after the terrorist attacks, which has led politicians to state that "we do not want more foreigners"
In the case of Japan, it was pointed out that the Japanese passengers were uncomfortable because of the foreigners in the subway...Subway broadcast announcement said ‘Our passenger feel uncomfortable to Forigner’ so blatantly!!
and the Japanese traveled to Turkey to kill the cats and eat them. And they said ‘It is Japanese custom’
In addition, the Japanese who traveled to Nepal praised their country for white people, pretended to be friendly, and ignored non-white people.
These Japanese travelers said that they had been exposed to a lot of nationalistic broadcasts and books that Japan looked up to Japan in Japan, and that they thought they were tolerated in any foreign country.
In Belgium, there was a controversy about the the educational broadcasts, saying that the ‘Asian people are like a stupid Chinese’ to children(even it was children’s song)
In addition, the Belgian ambassador 's wife assaulted a shop clerk in Korea, and the Belgian embassy apologized for this, but afterwards this state institution showed a duality in pressing the likes of foreigners' sns comments that made racist remarks about Korea. In addition, shocking and widespread racism in Belgian universities has been exposed by students.
I know Korean senior people staring at you is nettlesome!
but in Korea, also many young generation and gentle senior people consider forigner’s mood
Older people(It contain Ajuma) in Korea were born in a time when Korea was a very poor developing country and lived in a time when few foreigners came.
Therefore, unlike the younger generation who are living in the post-advanced period, foreigners are very strange and culture shocking to them.
It is hard to say that they are simply bad personality. However, there are some people who are rude in nature.
I apologize on behalf of them.
Many Korean like Jonathan, who is youtuber and celebrity! His family came from congo democratic republic(refugee)
But Korean advocate them without prejudice
Also African Korean Han-hyun-min and many other people are accepted ‘as it is’
And many people appreciated to hero who saved many wounded people in Itaewon(They are African american)
So It is not proper to generalize Korean’s characteristic
Very frank talk about the less positive side of Korea, interesting insight & although have never been I see this mirrored in some Idol/Actors work ethic, sometimes too on Reality Shows. I love watch Sung Hoon for instance, but one Show so hard driven, it was hard to watch. More representative of a Computer Game. Sad for me, because he seems like a hard working, decent young man who is very grounded, but also lonely. Luckily he has his wonderful dog companion, who he rescued. It's a joy to see his care & enjoyment of caring for her.
Thank you so much, enjoyable videos, new here so will watch when I can 🤗👏🙆
Thanks for sharing your experience
I am so happy about this honest inside look at the other side of South Korea aside from the kdrama and kpop portrayal. As a Canadian, I think I would find it hard because Canadians are known for their good mannerisms. Understanding the culture difference and keeping that in mind still would not soothe the hurt if I were not treated the same as o treat others.
True
The reason Koreans don't help strangers is not simple
Fitst, Korean people were so affectianate in past! But now Korean, in particular younger generation is individualistic
They think that helping stranger could be ‘nosy’(It means make annoyance to stranger)
second, Koreans have often been told by their parents since childhood that helping strangers can lead to criminal damage.
This is because the parents were living in Korea when the security was bad, so they are educating their children with that memory
In the past, there were quite a lot of elderly people in Korea who had heavy burdens and dragged people to help them and sold them to human trafficking organizations
The security of Korea in the 21st century is very good, but it still happens occasionally. Therefore, Koreans have no choice but to help strangers
When you get hurt just ask them you need help instead wait for someone to help. In Korean if you don't ask they think you're okay.. They do not want to get too nosey and they think it's rude thing to ask if you are ok.. They are good ppl in general and she just doesn't know enough about them. If you are in Korea try to understand their culture instead of applying your own norms..
This was really eye opening, would be nice to see a foreigner male's perspective aswell. Great video keep it up!
Thank you so much. Yes that's a good idea. I'll try to make it in the future!
@@JinsStreetInterview yeah I think is a great idea, even try to explore other cities differents that seoul, most videos focus on life in seoul and experiences in cities not that used to foreigners can be educational as well, I've been living in korea for 2 years now (not in seoul), if you want to carry on the idea, I gladly would help you
Very beneficial interview. Thanks!!
Very interesting and informative. Thanks 👍
It was so interesting to hear about dark side of Korea. All of us know that each country has a negative side.
I am dream of visiting Korea about 12 years, so none of these facts scare meㅋㅋ
Nothing is purely perfect. It happens in every country...coz of language an communication problem...its really great to Gin is so transparent abt his country. Showing Both good nd bad side about his country..all hv faults .. 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
thank you for this kind of video which will help us fir improving English i need your more video 🤗💗💗
Thank you. I’ll keep uploading videos, so stay tuned :)
지역과 나라가 어디든 본인하기 나름이라고 생각해요. 친구 사귀기 어려운건 현재의 한국인들의 특징,모습 그 자체이기 때문에 본인의 마인드 변화없이는 긍정적으로 전환되기 어려운 부분인 것 같아요. 그렇지 않은 외국인도 많으니깐요.
또한, 외국인들은 유독 클럽같은 곳을 사교의 장으로 생각하는데 한국인들이 생각하는 클럽은 그냥 즐기는 곳이라서 본인이 외국여자라서가 아니라 한국여자라도 그곳에선 남자들이 가볍게 대하는 경향이 있어요.
다만, 말씀하신 여유롭지 못한 일상과 지향하는 방향성, 성숙되지 못한 의식 등에 대해선 반성해야 것들이 있은 것 같아요.^^
when you need help, it is better to ask to help. Then they will really do their best to help you. We have a little fear of rejection, so i think we tend not to actively offer help unless you ask me first.
I definitely agree with her. As a foreigner in Korea this is a very relatable video.
Chicken noodle soup with a soda on da side
I love this video 🤧🌷✨️
broo u need more subs. ur channel is so underrated🔥🔥🔥
대부분의 의견에 공감합니다. 하지만 길거리에서 사람들이 도와주지 않는 다는 건 이해하기 힘드네요. 자기 짐은 자기가 들면 되고 자기가 발목을 삐었으면 병원을 가면 되는 거고 문도 그냥 자기가 열면 되는 거죠. 생각해보면 전부 자기가 알아서 할 수 있는 것들인데 굳이 도와주어야 하나요? 한국에서는 사소한 걸로 도와주는 건 결례입니다. 이걸 오지랖이라고 부르죠. 발목을 삔 게 아니라 교통사고가 나거나 갑작스럽게 기절을 했다고 해도 도와주지 않았을까요? 그렇진 않습니다... 그냥 상식적으로 생각하면 될 일입니다.
ㅇㅇ 도움이 필요하면 도와달라고 한마디만 하면 됨. 본인의 고통이나 도움의 심각성을 생전 모르는 다른 사람들이 다 알아줄거라고 생각하는게 오산이 아닐까..
Better to go there with a tour guide. It's more safe and enjoyable. Someone who can show you the beautiful places and sumptuous food. That's all! 😉
Not everyone is a vlogger or wants guided tour. Travellers want to explore on their own, especially nowadays that we have Google maps and the internet. There are good and bad people everywhere.
I remember getting scammed in Istanbul Turkey at the airport when I booked a hotel from the agents there, they charged me 80 Euros per night, but when I arrived at the hotel, it was horrific. The area had car parts shops everywhere, hotel had cockroaches everywhere and I foolishly paid 3 nights in advance. My whole Turkey experience went down the drain. So, it happens when you travel to a new country.
Hi, great video. Can you perhaps show us places that a tourist can eat and stay at that's safe? Even markets to visit, please. Thank you, thank you!!!
Good vlog. Was concerned sending my daughter to sth korea to study. So it was informative from social and education and safety aspect
dont do it. its not safe. look up molka/spycams in korea
@@lambsauce8937 good info. Thank u
honesty and respect are the best ingredients for a perfect discussion
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계속 쳐다보는 것은 불쾌하게 생각하지 않으셔도 될 것 같습니다.
예뻐서 계속 쳐다보는 것이니까요.
해외에서 자라서 한국인인데도 한국와서 처음 문화충격 받았던 기억. 전혀 야하지도 않은 브이넥이 살짝 깊게 파진 스웨터 -그렇다고 클리비지가 보이는 것도 아님- 입고 있으면 아주 노골적으로 가슴을 빤히 쳐다보던 아저씨들.. 역겨움. 그게 이뻐서 쳐다보는 건가요. 이쁘던 안 이쁘던 비매너. 남이 넘어지거나 헤매고 있는데 돕는 건 오지랖이고.. 전혀 모르는 남이 입은 의상 빤히 쳐다보는 건 괜챦고? 흠..
@@jaynenyc1954 실제로 노친네들 어린여자 성희롱하고 무례하신분들 계십니다. 실제로 뉴스에서도 나오구요.. 유튜브에 쳐도 나옵니다.
영상에 나오신 여성분처럼 여자에 미쳐가지고 들이대는 애들 꽤 있습니다.
저런 부류들 존재하는거 사실이고, 안 좋은 경험을 하신건 진심으로 안타깝고 죄송하지만 일반화는 살짝 위험하지 않을까 생각이 드네요..😂
I’ve been to Seoul a few times and my experience has always been extremely positive. People were helpful, kind, polite and made me
feel comfortable. I only had one uncomfortable interaction with one guy who approached on the streets and was kinda pushy. He followed me for a bit but then gave up. I had worse experiences with men back in my country so I wasn’t really shocked.
Same. I have worse experiences here in California than I ever did in my many trips to Seoul. I won't even step foot in LA. Hellllllnah
Thing is... Visiting a country and living there are completely different things. You'll usually experience the country's best features during a visit and won't get a chance to experience the terrible parts until you have time to put some roots on the ground.
Probably you are from western countries so found it cooperative culture
From everything I've seen on numerous videos. Learning the language IS A MUST. It shows you care enough to try to learn about them. I've always gotten its a sheep mentality where everyone has to fit in and no one stands out or be harshly judged by society. So they have unreasonable expectations for those that can't be successful,smart or beautiful . I'm so saddened by the suicide rates. I'm not surprised tho.
on the scamming part.. it is a huge thing in korea. For koreans as well. (The word for scammer is 사기꾼 and they are famous for being so many in korea as opposed to other countries)But it's worse for foreigners of course as a lot of scammers will take advantage of you not knowing korean. The worst ones are the ones that can speak english well and then charge you much more for services then they would to koreans. Beware if you are new to or first time in korea! Make sure you are getting a reasonable price for things and check with multiple suppliers
I felt she was actually holding back and was choosing her words carefully as to not offend. I think if she were interviewed by another foreigner and maybe outside of Korea, she would have felt more comfortable to really express her opinions.
No Sucha Trauma Wood Normally Ever Happen to an Average Girl like her in Korea lol its seems more likely she has Negative Agenda to promote about other Cultures
It is not proper to generalize Korean’s characteristic!
When I went to Italy, I experienced violent driving, sexual harassment of tourists, and blatant disregard for Asians, but I don't think this is what Italy is all about.
In northern Europe, where the best living countries are gathered, the number of people who hate immigrants is increasing, and the right-wing party is gaining ground
There have been quite a few hate crimes against immigrants, such as the Norwegian bombing (77 deaths)
And some people have racist mind even if someone who are white, not Nordic
But there are many who do not have this idea
The white nationalist who caused the Norwegian bombing made absurd remarks that Japan and Korea had made remarkable progress because they were close to a single nation state.
But is this what Northern Europe looks like? We can't condemn it as a place where the Nordic-racists live through these examples.
Racism is so widespread in the world except for decimal countries like Canada
Many Koreans have joined the movement not to to discriminate foreigner! Korea is also changing. Many Koreans are also aware of what parts of African Americans and Europeans are hurt in Korea.
in fact, there are many racists in Japan, Israel, even in European countries such as Belgium, Italy and France.
France, for example, has seen a growing number of people with the prejudice that Muslims are violent after the terrorist attacks, which has led politicians to state that "we do not want more foreigners"
In the case of Japan, it was pointed out that the Japanese passengers were uncomfortable because of the foreigners in the subway...Subway broadcast announcement said ‘Our passenger feel uncomfortable to Forigner’ so blatantly!!
and the Japanese traveled to Turkey to kill the cats and eat them. And they said ‘It is Japanese custom’
In addition, the Japanese who traveled to Nepal praised their country for white people, pretended to be friendly, and ignored non-white people.
These Japanese travelers said that they had been exposed to a lot of nationalistic broadcasts and books that Japan looked up to Japan in Japan, and that they thought they were tolerated in any foreign country.
In Belgium, there was a controversy about the the educational broadcasts, saying that the ‘Asian people are like a stupid Chinese’ to children(even it was children’s song)
In addition, the Belgian ambassador 's wife assaulted a shop clerk in Korea, and the Belgian embassy apologized for this, but afterwards this state institution showed a duality in pressing the likes of foreigners' sns comments that made racist remarks about Korea. In addition, shocking and widespread racism in Belgian universities has been exposed by students.
I know Korean senior people staring at you is nettlesome!
but in Korea, also many young generation and gentle senior people consider forigner’s mood
Older people(It contain Ajuma) in Korea were born in a time when Korea was a very poor developing country and lived in a time when few foreigners came.
Therefore, unlike the younger generation who are living in the post-advanced period, foreigners are very strange and culture shocking to them.
It is hard to say that they are simply bad personality. However, there are some people who are rude in nature.
I apologize on behalf of them.
Many Korean like Jonathan, who is youtuber and celebrity! His family came from congo democratic republic(refugee)
But Korean advocate them without prejudice
Also African Korean Han-hyun-min and many other people are accepted ‘as it is’
And many people appreciated to hero who saved many wounded people in Itaewon(They are African american)
So It is not proper to generalize Korean’s characteristic
I really appreciate your work.. I subscribe your channel...keep sharing
I would like to ask if I may not only for the young persons but for persons that are of a certain age how is it for them. Because I like Korea and Busan from what I seen in videos of your beautiful country but it seems like I need to learn a lot before I go.? I didn’t leave a like your response thank you. Take care and stay strong for yourself thank you for your video😊
This was a honest and truthful video. Korea has the highest suicide rate among young people in the world.so something needs to change. Young people need to be allowed to express their individuality, and also it's not every one who won't to be a Doctor or Lawyer or Engineer. I didn't attend college because I wanted to work for myself. I have a cleaning business and that help me to live my best life.so I hope Korean parents could stop pressuring their children and young Adults to be something that they do not won't to become.that's my opinion.
One thing I observed is that Korean mentality can never ever be changeable
@@chemophile14 that's not true ,human being can always change for the better that's our strength as humans.
@@humanconnectionflores yeah I get what you are saying , but what you are saying is related to western countries that people are mostly individualistic, but Korea culture is group oriented like military hierarchy deep rooted. The majority of population is now old generation due to the lowest birthrate in the world and old generation has mindset of hierarchy, patriarchy, narcissism, and confucianism, which are all associated with control, power, force, and manipulation. I always spread out this message that do not fantasize about Korea just by K drama and BTS. Just travelling to this country for several months could be so fun, but once you live and work, you will be suffocated by this culture.
@@kanadian9418 I hope the young people can change that in the near future,don't give up hope.
@@kanadian9418 confucianism is not a bad thing. Just like capitalism is not a bad thing. They are both ideas that have taken root because they work. You can find evil or good in whatever political view or ideology. People are the root cause of both evil and good. An evil person will be still evil even if he follows Christianity, Captialism, Confucianism or Communism.
Thanks very much for the good video.
I really love ur videos so much thanks so much for helping all my dreams before is to get married to a Korean guy in future I really love them alot both they drama I love it but now the way am hearing about them it really bored I don't wish to married them again I hard people like that they don't even hear in English talk less spiking English that is why they life is like that thanks bro we love u. ❤️❤️❤️
한국의 안좋은 부분에 대해 지적하고 있다보니 확실히 댓글이 많이 공격적이네요.. 제작자분께서 혹시라도 상처를 받았을까봐 안타까운 마음에 댓글을 씁니다. 저는 영상 대부분에서 언급한 부분에 대해 동의합니다. 특히 경쟁적인 사회 분위기는 정확하게 짚고 넘어가야 할 부분이 맞는 것 같아요. 고쳐져야 할 부분임은 확실하지만 분명 개선되고는 있다고 생각합니다..
하지만 아무래도 여러 사람의 의견이 아닌 한 사람의 의견만을 다루고 있다보니 영상 앞에 disclamier 을 통해 this is based on personal experiences~~ 라고 명시해두는 것이 좋지 않았을까라는 생각은 듭니다!!
It's obviously her opinions, she only can speaks for herself, she isn't showing an investigation about Korean society, so she only can speaks for what she has observed. Why you felt hurt?
Korea is a country with its very own problem structure, like every other country too.
Korea's fame lives off an image of K-Pop and K-drama, which of course, has nothing to do with Korean real daily life.
You simply have to know the difference. On the one hand you have these beautiful and inviting storylines in K-dramas, where people do look into each others eyes for hours, where people stand up against bullies, where people are considerate and deal with serious matters like death in a positive way etc. And on the other hand you have the real Korea, with Korean people struggling themselves with real life problems, which of course are not so nicely solved as in K-dramas.
I have two longterm Korean friends, one man in his 50s, and a woman my age, in her 40s, and after many years we are on a positively personal level so we really do share our true opinions even about critical topics, and they both say, K-Pop and K-drama is great for a positive representation of Korea abroad, of how Korea would like to be seen, and of how in an ideal world, Korea could be. But both, K-pop and K-drama even more, has nothing to do with real life in Korea and how people normally interact with each other - sadly. Both my friends said many times they would like to leave Korea for many reasons if they only could, but for individual reasons there never was a chance for that.
So, as for me, I love the Korean language and that will never change, I love to hear and speak it, same goes for traditional Korean food, I fell in love with the cuisine and cook Korean dishes myself probably 80% of the time. I do enjoy totally ignoring reality and crying my eyes out watching a touching K-drama, but I know it's not reality in the end.
I love visiting Korea, it's a beautful, culturally rich country to visit, but I would not consider moving and living there for many reasons.
Good take buddy
Excellent topic to discuss, even with me, I love Kdrama's and Kpop so that would attract me big time to korea, however I am a romantic and love helping people, based on what she said I would struggle considerably not being aware of these things. You need to know both the positive and negatives about a place when you go, so you get a better experience.
What's sad is that Korean dramas are primarily written by Korean women. So the men in Korean dramas are idealized fairy tale type men that don't exist irl. real Korean men are nothing like you see in those dramas. It creates a false image of the country and its people.
Also can you ask Noor please what degree she is studying at kings college london to do the exchange in London and the fees etc. since im attending the same uni from this september
Like any place, it's important for visitors to know some history & culture.
Oh.. This reminds me of when I was in Seoul for 5 weeks, fall 2019, before the pandemic started. I did not speak any Korean, was travelling on my own and obviously was often totally lost with everything. Most times I tried asking for help - at the subway, food store etc. - I would turn to a person starting to say: "Excuse me, could you help me.." before I was able to finish the sentence they had run away.. It made me laugh so many times.. Then I met a Korean girl who knew an Irish friend of mine - who had worked in Korea for several years ago - and she was so nice and helpfull. We made "cultural dates" every week to visit some sights together and also if I was confused when buying foods, I would send her photos via Kakao Talk and she would tell me what it is. So it is just about how to find those few people you can genuinely connect with. I am sure everywhere you go in the world they are there, but how to find them, that is the challenge.. 😊
I noticed some of these things, but it was a great trip
I have a bunch of questions about Korea..
It will be very helpful for all if you tell us about some major topics that comes in my mind whenever I think about life in Korea and those are
1.what about low acceptance rate for foreigners
2. High living standard or society pressure
3. High competition in almost everything
4. Beauty standards and expensive living standards
I'll be covering some of them in the next video. And I'll try to cover the other topics in the future. Thank you for suggestion.
About the low acceptance, it’s not that bad. It’s just ordinary korean don’t speak english very well so that’s it. If you can speak korean then, you would feel the opposite way. 2. It’s true but only for koreans and this happens cos koreans never ever stop comparing themselves with others. 3,4 answers are same as no2
This video is superb based on real facts and not any hatred. I am from Pakistan. Pakistanies are the most welcoming to forigners. They treat you like guests. Korean TH-camr DAUD KIM recently visited Pakistan.You must see his vlogs to know the Real Pakistan apart from what media presents. Love From Pakistan 🇵🇰.
That is so true
So true bro! Pakistan is the most welcoming county to foreigners 🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰
@@shamimshahid2276 what up withda kush though?
Even to christains without enforcing headcovering
It is not proper to generalize Korean’s characteristic!
When I went to Italy, I experienced violent driving, sexual harassment of tourists, and blatant disregard for Asians, but I don't think this is what Italy is all about.
In northern Europe, where the best living countries are gathered, the number of people who hate immigrants is increasing, and the right-wing party is gaining ground
There have been quite a few hate crimes against immigrants, such as the Norwegian bombing (77 deaths)
And some people have racist mind even if someone who are white, not Nordic
But there are many who do not have this idea
The white nationalist who caused the Norwegian bombing made absurd remarks that Japan and Korea had made remarkable progress because they were close to a single nation state.
But is this what Northern Europe looks like? We can't condemn it as a place where the Nordic-racists live through these examples.
Racism is so widespread in the world except for decimal countries like Canada
Many Koreans have joined the movement not to to discriminate foreigner! Korea is also changing. Many Koreans are also aware of what parts of African Americans and Europeans are hurt in Korea.
in fact, there are many racists in Japan, Israel, even in European countries such as Belgium, Italy and France.
France, for example, has seen a growing number of people with the prejudice that Muslims are violent after the terrorist attacks, which has led politicians to state that "we do not want more foreigners"
In the case of Japan, it was pointed out that the Japanese passengers were uncomfortable because of the foreigners in the subway...Subway broadcast announcement said ‘Our passenger feel uncomfortable to Forigner’ so blatantly!!
and the Japanese traveled to Turkey to kill the cats and eat them. And they said ‘It is Japanese custom’
In addition, the Japanese who traveled to Nepal praised their country for white people, pretended to be friendly, and ignored non-white people.
These Japanese travelers said that they had been exposed to a lot of nationalistic broadcasts and books that Japan looked up to Japan in Japan, and that they thought they were tolerated in any foreign country.
In Belgium, there was a controversy about the the educational broadcasts, saying that the ‘Asian people are like a stupid Chinese’ to children(even it was children’s song)
In addition, the Belgian ambassador 's wife assaulted a shop clerk in Korea, and the Belgian embassy apologized for this, but afterwards this state institution showed a duality in pressing the likes of foreigners' sns comments that made racist remarks about Korea. In addition, shocking and widespread racism in Belgian universities has been exposed by students.
I know Korean senior people staring at you is nettlesome!
but in Korea, also many young generation and gentle senior people consider forigner’s mood
Older people(It contain Ajuma) in Korea were born in a time when Korea was a very poor developing country and lived in a time when few foreigners came.
Therefore, unlike the younger generation who are living in the post-advanced period, foreigners are very strange and culture shocking to them.
It is hard to say that they are simply bad personality. However, there are some people who are rude in nature.
I apologize on behalf of them.
Many Korean like Jonathan, who is youtuber and celebrity! His family came from congo democratic republic(refugee)
But Korean advocate them without prejudice
Also African Korean Han-hyun-min and many other people are accepted ‘as it is’
And many people appreciated to hero who saved many wounded people in Itaewon(They are African american)
So It is not proper to generalize Korean’s characteristic
This video realy helpfull
Awesome video
This video was very helpful, as a foreigner who wish to visit korea, this is a great check on reality.
What I think about Korea is that it is an introvert country and west in extrovert. So I prefer introvert country. Every people is different some are nice, considerate, rude, bad even in my country.
I underantand how Korean behave because I'm Introvert myself
A bit more about adjusting to Korean and understanding and appreciating Korea would be nice instead of what the foreigner wants or expects. My Korean friends and experiences of Korea is very different to what is being expressed so there are different views, opinions and experiences.
Interesting Video! Nowhere is perfect, we just need to make the best of things no matter which country we live in!
I love her honesty and confidence to speak up on her experience ,being a foreigner!! Korea Is definitely very conservative ..In the states It’s so Diverse , people have no problem expressing themselves.. South Korean People are so beautiful ❤ I love traveling to different countries,And experience their cultures 🇺🇸
I guess that is her opinion. She said that she understood different cultures but seems to me that she doesn't understand many cultural things in Korea. Plus, learn the language or use a language app or both. Most of the other things she talked about is pretty common knowledge.
I actually look similar to this lady. I honestly was helped so much in Seoul when I was there I was really shocked. I'll never forget when I was struggling with my luggage. I had a huge bag and at 5ft nothing & 88lbs I couldn't handle it with another bag. It was really stupid on my part not to have two bags I could handle --- but lesson learned. Anyway...I'd just come off the plane and was coming down into the lobby to exit and the top bag fell off the cart. Someone literally left all their baggage and came over to help me. The man didn't speak a word of English but I can't tell you how grateful it was to exchange a thank you in Korean for the first time. Then I was on the subway and must have put my transfer card next to a credit card or something that interfered with the scan bar. I got stuck in between subway terminals in the tunnel and had no idea where the kiosk was. A man came over and called the Subway security to get me a new card. He spoke broken English and I spoke broken Korean to help him understand what the problem was. I was on my way in no time. There's really great people there. Even when my Korean pronunciation was probably shit I still got a "Your Korean is really good," from many people I interacted with.
I'm impressed with the answers.,,,, I'll stick to watching Korean drama ...and visit s.korea some more years to come 👌🌹😁
When I saw the title "The Dark Side of Korean Society" I was expecting something very bad about Korea or Korean people.
To me this title for this video is incorrect. Perhaps something simple as "My personal impression and thoughts during my visit in Korea" would be more accurate.
I am Korean-American man living in US. I speak and understand Korean culture pretty well.
What bothers me about this interview and content is that it's based on very limited experience of one person but can influence many people who never visited Korea.
This woman mostly speaks about negative experiences in Korea rather than positive ones.
Just like any other countries, South Korea has positives and negatives for visitors as well as Korean people. I know this: South Korea overall is consider as very safe especially for women. You can walk around late at night in most places without feeling uncomfortable or unsafe. I can think of so many places in the world including USA that late at night it doesn't feel that safe for women or men!
If I am visiting any country, I don't expect people to smile with open arms and always ready to help me.
Things like safety, infrastructure, transportation, food etc... are what's important. Which I think South Korea is quite good, overall.
Let's talk about Racism and friendly people. If you go to places like Europe, it's much more likely that Asian and other people get name calling and other racist events daily. You won't see that happen too much in Korea, at least compare to some other places in the world.
When you are visiting countries as a foreigner, you try to understand their culture rather than trying to preach your culture and feel uncomfortable because it's different than your own.
Life can be good or bad, depending on how you make of it.
Totally agree.
It will be difficult perhaps to understand the discomfort westerners can experience due to the these so called cultures differences. What can be perceived as “safe” environment can actually come across as quite the opposite - when there is no eye contact, smile, or even vague acknowledgement this actually can feel threatening by itself.
@@seohn I can only imagine - for me it is deeply unsettling - cultural difference feel so alien sometimes, don’t they!
@@stefheathcote6123 문화적 차이는 당연하죠. 다른문화권 국가니까. 그걸 불편하다고 생각하면 다른 문화의 여행을 다시 고려해보세요
그냥 같은 문화권 여행이나 국내여행만 하는것을 추천합니다. 그럼 이런 불편함을 안느껴도 되잖아요?
전 오히려 모르는 사람이 갑자기 말걸면 불편합니다. 왜? 다른문화니까
@@user-hr4rx1cb3w All cultures have aspects others would find strange or unsettling. You can’t change the culture, nor you can change how you feel. You just take it as it is.
일어나기도 힘든 나쁜 일들을 많이 만난 것 같다.
어짜피 본인이 느끼기에 불쾌하면 그 나라 문화따윈 이해할 생각 하지 않고, 자기 문화권에 맞춰서 생각해 나쁜 것으로 단정하지.
Bulgaria is great btw! Honored to be represented.
In Bangladesh 🇧🇩, people are friendly toward foreigners. We do stare but we also wanna talk to them. And the English language is so normal here, people in slums know basic English. Here most of the products, shops and many other things use Bangla and English language both for names and to give instructions. We learn English at the beginning of our school life. But some drivers will try to scam you but if you ask for help any person nearby will help you. You will get food and clothes at a cheap price but take a Bangladeshi with you for shopping they know the right place and they would love to come. But make sure you were a decent dress if you are a girl. Because it is a Muslim majority country.
She is so honest❤️
I lived in Seoul for a year as a part of my JD/MBA program from the USA. I really enjoyed my experience overall in Korea. However one major criticism would be the intense focus on status and image. One of my best friends growing up was back in Gangnam while I was in Seoul and we met up. He told he loved America because he was more free to pursue his academic pursuits without having to worry so much about image and status. He’s slightly overweight, but honestly a straight up genius (he’s currently doing a PhD in robotics at Cornell). It’s insane that his academic achievements could be discounted due to being slightly overweight and not meeting the image standards of his country.
My French friend at the university was also dating a barista and she’d tell us stories about how people treated him like crap due to him working a low class job. Like refusing to look at him, slamming their credit cards on the counter and saying rude things.
I had absolutely amazing experiences as well. My colleagues in business school are some of the greatest people I’ve met. They’d often take me and others out to expensive seafood experiences and pay for the whole thing outright. I met some incredibly generous and kind people and I’m looking forward to eventually returning.
People who work low status jobs deserve to be shunned
@@gibememoni why WTF man
New subscriber here. Greetings from the Philippines.
Ótimo video, saudações do Brasil 🇧🇷🇧🇷
The title would have been more lighter than it is given.
As she was wrapping things by saying it’s her own experience. They are slightly serious but can be presented under lighter manner. Itseems like she is upset with the expectation that is set before experiencing it personally.
“Dark side” is far big word for the things that she experienced. Hope you both receive the message in positive way.
It was eye opening and many things resonate as understandable where the Asian strict parenting comes from , but it’s time to move on now . I grew up with listening to my elders praise whoever could be doctor/ engineer or lawyer . 😬
Just like anywhere in the world is like that but I believe in the americas, the continent, is easier since we are new and very very very diverse. It’s tuff to understand such a homogeneous unvaried peoples but there’s lots to admire and “ steal “ to our own lives. Only fear separates us when we stop fearing, well we may get hurt but we may also get super lucky. Ahhhhh to be young in this time and age and able to commune with all the world… what a blessing. Anyone remember “ pen pals “ and paper huge dictionaries? Lol.
As a Korean, I was subjected racism when I traveled to Turkiye. It was not just a level of ignoring luggage and not making eye contact, but racism that followed it by mimicking a monkey. But I still love Turkiye. Because I know there were more kind people even though they went through those events. However, one strange thing is that if you look at TH-cam videos, you can see that the standard is too high, especially in Korea. Did Koreans assault foreigners by calling them "coronavirus"? Just like Koreans were beaten abroad? Did they go on a shooting spree due to xenophobia? Like what happened in Atlanta? Did Asians even do the "Slap a Foriegner" challenge? Like the "Slap an Asian" challenge? Even BTS was a victim of racism. Why are countless TH-camrs silent about these things and demonizing Korea by distorting facts to the idea that "I am a righteous person who reveals the dark reality of Korea behind K-drama"? Videos related to "Guryong Village" are representative examples. Guryong Village is a slum street in Gangnam, and as Gangnam gradually developed, it tried to redevelop it. However, the discord between the natives and Seoul City (the city wanted to give government-backed housing, but the natives wanted private construction housing) has made progress so far, and the situation has become more complicated with the rich who have recognized the potential value of the land. "Look at that slum in Gangnam! Korea is a country with a wide gap between the rich and the poor." That's the way TH-camrs behave. If you really want to show the gap between the rich and the poor, showing poor living conditions like "Goshiwon" is a way not to hurt the truth, but it makes me angry to see people twisting facts just for the sake of views.
I'm Korean and grew up both in Korea and other countries. Korean people don't hold doors for you, it's not usual. it's not in the culture nor manners in Korea and you don't get educated about it so people don't think it's necessary. I've had the heavy doors slammed on my face all the time with or without heavy stuff on both my hands, plus in the video, she talks about how Korean people don't say Thank You nor reply to thank yous.. but also it's not in the culture to say Excuse Me even someone bumps into you, steps on your foot, etc. When I first came back to Korea at a young age all these stuff were so stressful like people bumping into me, slamming up against me in the subways and elevator, ajummas (old ladies) stepping on my foot and acting as if nothing happened, Ajossis (old guys) blatantly stares at my breast when I wear deep V-necks, but! friendly enough for a stranger to point out my jeans were torn that my ass is almost showing (it wasn't showing, but had a tear on the back of my thigh.) or a neighbor i don't even know tells me I should cover my chest when i was wearing a summer dress on my way to throw out the trash.. Quite ironic how the majority of Korean don't want to invade personal space or talk to a stranger ('excuse me's and 'thank you's) but often invade personal fashion styles with unsolicited bits of advice out of nowhere
it's true. korea need change many things in many aways I think. as a foreign korean.
It can't change that fast lol maybe in a few years we will see.
why do they need change ? I'm guessing ,bc it's a homogenous society ,bloodlines are a bigger deal than in the US or much of Europe so that can work both ways ----Also ,They have like 51mil people in a country way smaller than Florida -That can't be changed -The east just has way more people that's why so competitive and aggressive -Like New York
@@5Antvin
need to change manners be human being don't cross people personal space and stop being rude and judging people based on their look educated yourself and learn how to accept people's differences
@@cloudy-xu5lb I'm not Korean nor have I been there -My comment was based on cause and effect -People act a certain way for a reason --I was just critical thinking the "why"
I think there’s something to be said about the level of cultural sensitivity she has, but I also understand that she is comparing to her expectation of Korea and what she is used to back in the UK
좋은 방송감사합니다. 한국에 대한 진지한 고찰 감사합니다
Sometimes language barrier is a big reason why Asian people come across as unfriendly. I am from bangladesh, and I visited Bangkok a few years ago. Whenever I tried to talk to the locals (mostly about direction) in English, I could see some of them immediately looking self conscious /uncomfortable . I am an English teacher, so I get this kind of look from new studets all the time. I personally didn't take the response as unfriendly, because that's not what I got from their expression /body language. That being said, as an introvert I prefer to be invisible anyway 🙂. I can see how the situation will be difficult for people who want to make friends immediately.
I agree with you. language barrier is one of the biggest reasons.
If korea wants to spread its culture around the world then it should prepare its citizens for acceptance of foreigners
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They want the west to accept Koreans and Kpop but would not accept other cultures music or people. Don't expect what you won't give.
Yeah you are right, I am watching this Korean series all the time, I deserve a penthouse in Seoul, beautiful Korean women, and they should accept me how I am listening to music at midnight and smoking weed in my boxershorts will sunbathing in the middle of the road, just accept it. They would kick our ass like you have never seen before 😂
@@noniboo1521 i totally agree 100% they are promoting their country but koreans should be the number one attraction and obviously they are not ready.
Thank you for liking Korean culture. But I have no intention of fixing it for you guys. All of our culture is made for Koreans. But you guys liked it. However, I don't feel the need to make extra efforts for foreigners. You like it or dislike it, but don't force it.
Welll....it's really so nice, honest and genuine 👍 keep it up
But i like your side face more... 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Thank you :)
Respect works both ways, my experience in South Korea is that they are hard working responsible people trying to provide the best education for their children, Lived in Korea for two years and never had any problems with the people as long as you are considerate and respectful.
This woman is a little negative about everything IMO...
Me, a white Western guy from Belgium, just got back from a solo trip to Seoul for a month in October/November, and my experience with interactions were almost all positive, except on one occasion.
I remember the day I just arrived at T2 Incheon, I just bought my AREX ticket to Seoul from the vending machine and gone down to the platform. I was a very jet-lagged and didn't sleep at all on the plane, so I was awake for almost 26 hours by then, and I couldn't for the life figure out in which carriage and which seat I had to go, even though it clearly said so on the ticket. I guess it must have shown, because a Korean girl, who was also waiting to board, came up to me and helped me out without me asking for it.
Then two days later, I was eating a red-bean pastry bread thing on a park bench, and a local just came up to me and started telling me his life story. I thought it was kinda weird, because you'd never see that happen in Belgium, unless it's someone trying to rob you... But anyway, that person seemed nice to me. This was not a single occurrence, because on that one-month trip, it would happen no less than 3 times while resting in a park or on a bench, while eating or drinking something.
On one occurrence, I was hiking Ansan. I was going down the trail and at some point, I wanted to take a photograph, but there was an old Korean lady behind me. So, I was waiting for her to get out of the shot, but out of nothing, this lady started making small talk to me in perfect English. I was the one who was shocked that moment. I'd expect that from a young person, but this lady was at least 60+, and she conversed in perfect English, that was amazing.
In Namhansanseong, while photographing a long shot of Lotte Tower and Namsan in the far-end from the top of the mountain, a Korean lad came up to me and started talking to me. We eventually went down together, and I found out about his story of traveling Korea on his 90-cc (or something) motorcycle all the way from Busan. He was a cook in Busan, but because of the Covid situation, he decided to do a cross-country. Amazing.
There was only one interaction that left me feeling a bit awkward, and that was in a metro-convenience store, I can't exactly remember where. I said my usual 'hello', 'thank you' and 'good-bye' in Korean no less, but that person behind the register didn't reply or even said one word to me. But other than that, I didn't have any weird/negative experiences.
Maybe it's because I'm a guy with pale skin and bright blue-green eyes, but uh, yeah... I'm sorry, I don't agree with this girl in the video. It's true that you shouldn't expect things to happen like in K-drama. But drama is drama, of course you shouldn't. But my overall experience in interactions with Korean people was superb, and I'm a bit socially awkward when it comes to striking up a conversation and interacting with people. So don't worry if you're about to embark on a trip to South Korea.
댓글만 봐도 한국인은 부정적인 의견을 인정할 줄 모른다. 감정적으로 타격받았다고 생각하고 역으로 감정적으로 공격한다. 아주 못된 미성숙한 태도다. 감정적으로 받아들일 이야기가 전혀 아니다. 역지사지. 여러분이 해외 나가서 솔직한 인터뷰를 한다고 하면, 단점을 말하는 것이 못된 짓입니까? 그냥 저런 의견도 있구나 하면 되는거고, 나는 다른 생각이면 말하면 됩니다. 시비 걸듯이 "일본이나 가라 그럼" 이렇게 말하지 말고요. 엄청 미성숙한 태도인 거 아시는지요. 단순히 우리나라 단점을 말했다는 이유로요. 그들의 의견이고 솔직한 의견 말할 때 들을 줄도 알아야지, 전세계가 한국을 찬양하는 줄 압니까... 아이휴
근데 한국에 실망햇다는댓글에 어떤외국인이 일본으로 가세요 이러는데 일본도 외모차별심하고 성형한걸로 뭐라하는건똑같은데 일본인이라고 뭐 다를줄아나
일본놈들 한국은 성형의나라다 ㅇㅈㄹ하는데
찬양 바라지도 않음 그냥 한국싫으면 다른나라로 가버렸으면 좋겠다 왜 와서 g랄 인지.
@@llIlllllllllllIlIlI 그렇게 생각할 수도 있는거죠. 아시아 나라 중에 본인이 더 선호하는 나라가 있을 수 있고 성형, 외모에 대해 그런 의견을 갖고 있을 수 있는데 뭐가 그렇게 화가 나시는지. 한국을 안좋게 생각하는 사람도 많다는 걸 인정해야죠. 우리도 다른 나라에 대해 안좋은 의견을 낼때가 훨씬 많지 않나 싶네요