Things You Should Know When Traveling To Korea

As a modern country, but Korea still retains the unique national identity with its cultural, language and culinary characteristics, the taboos you should know when traveling to Korea based on 600 years old Confucianism. Along with that, when traveling, working, studying or living in Korea, you should pay attention to some ceremonial rules in communication and activities to quickly socialize and adapt to life, people here. These taboos or rules, rituals are quite similar to the concept of formal rites in Vietnamese society and also need our attention to perform everywhere, anytime.1. In public - Do not blow your nose or spit in public - very impolite

.- When riding a bus, subway or other public transport, you are not free to laugh freely. You must keep quiet, avoid affecting others, especially give seats to the elderly and pregnant women if you do not want to receive negative eyes from everyone.- Do not call for too long, say It's too loud while on the bus or subway - Don't stare or point at others in public.



Koreans are always in line waiting for their turn.- Line up anytime, anywhere, while waiting bus, when waiting for the turn to pay, buy goods ... - The first row of seats on the bus usually prohibits talking privately (with the person sitting next to) or not speaking on the phone (because it will affect the driver in front, do losing the driver's attention while driving) 2. When entering temples, pagodas- Entering temples in Korea, you should avoid going to the main door and go to the side door of the temple, leaving your shoes outside.- You should not sit or stand right in front of the main Buddha statue but have to sit The side of the hair should be tied up neatly, dressed politely and discreetly When invited to a Korean's house- Must remove shoes and sandals outside because most Koreans clean the house very clean, even houses with their own dining table are still living, chatting, watching TV .



.. on the floor. Many restaurants, especially traditional restaurants in Korea, still keep the tradition of sitting on flat tables and sitting mattresses, so guests are forced to take off their shoes if they want to eat rice. So before you leave the house, you should make sure you are wearing a clean pair of socks and your feet are not ... smelly.



- Prepare a little gift to show your sincerity, thanks. If you want to visit the house or touch an object, you must consult the owner first. When using rice - Koreans often do not carry the rice bowl but put the rice bowl on the table and use chopsticks and spoons to scoop the food. Meanwhile, Japanese or Vietnamese eat their bowls. This action depends on the perceptions of each country. If the Japanese say, "Only a dog ...



collapses in the bowl when eating", Koreans also have a saying "Only beggars can bring the bowl of rice!". Nowadays, these conventions have also been more open, so if you are not familiar with the Korean way of eating, it can be clear for Koreans who dine together to understand and bring a Vietnamese-style rice bowl. However, rice bowls in Korea are often made to hold iron to keep the heat so it is very hot, so pay attention when holding them lest they burn! - Korean table arrangement: Rice to the left, soup or other The dish is hot watery to the right. Cool and dry dish to the left. Keep all kinds of kimchi in the center of the table. Meat dishes to the right, vegetables on the left. With the spoon and chopsticks in the right hand, place the chopsticks right next to the spoon.- Do not put the chopsticks in the bowl of rice.



Just like in some countries, inserting chopsticks into a rice bowl is like an offering rice bowl. So you have to be careful when giving the bowl of rice to someone, because if you plug in the chopsticks they will understand that you are cursing them - Do not put the spoon down, always leave the spoon on the table. Do not hang or put the chopsticks or spoon on top of the bowl.- When chewing, do not make a sound. Take care not to let the chopsticks and spoon hit the bowl to make any noise.- Do not use the chopsticks and spoons to stir the rice and food. Do not choose foods you do not eat and do not shake marinated spices into dishes to pick up food.- When eating, do not leave leftovers on chopsticks and spoons.



- After eating, leave The chopsticks and spoons are neatly placed in their original positions.Do not hold the chopsticks or spoons at the same time.- In everyday life, when it becomes a 'team' or 'a group', Koreans can obviously use a spoon to Scoop and eat in a common bowl of soup, like soybean soup (tuenchang) or kimchi soup. But in formal meals with people of rank or age, it is best to use a separate spoon to scoop the soup, in case of sharing soup with others. . So don't be surprised when you go out to eat with any Korean that they don't say a word during the meal. There is a part of Korean people think that talking while eating is impolite, disrespecting the individual rights of the opposite person.- When eating with an adult: Let them sit inside, away from the entrance.



Keep sitting upright in front of people.

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