10 Common Things In South Korea That Are Extremely Strange For The Rest Of The World...

• 12:19 am December 3, 2020
• surabhi

South Korea is a world within itself. Unlike its famous Nothern Counterpart, atleast South Korean culture is known to the world due to its Kpop sensations, K dramas etc. The whole Asian wave is fuelled by South Korean cultural influence and while the whole world is just beginning to learn about them, there is also immense speculation about a lot of things they do. Some casual things that South Koreans do, are indeed very weird for the rest of the world!

AGE IS NOT JUST A NUMBER!

That's right, Its two numbers. TWO! Koreans calculate their age way differently from the rest of the world. Their calculation is basically working on the concept of the child is born at 1 years. Every time a Gregorian New Year starts, the child turns one year older. So basically if you are born on December 15th 1990, you will be 1 year at the time of your birth. A few days later, on 1st January 1991, you would become 2 years. Whereas for the rest of the world you will be less than a month old!

FAN BELIEFS!

There is a belief in South Korea that if a person sleeps with an electric fan on the whole night, he / she will pass away. Now no one really knows from where this belief came into being, but the truth is that it is as scary as weird!

FOOD DELIVERY!

Food delivery is big in South Korea. Almost all restaurants will deliver your chosen food to your place including cutlery. Once done eating, leave the dishes outside and the delivery guys will come back again to pick it up!

SLEEPERS!

South Koreans are trained from school days to sleep off anytime - anywhere. Their school education system is so tough and hectic that they learn the art of dozing off irrespective of the places, easily. After all kids in South Korea get only 4-5 hours of sleep!

LOVE MOTELS!

This is a strange concept. The country is heavily populated and cities are crowded. More often than not, young couples do not get alone time with each other. To encourage this, there are things called Love motels where couples can go and spend some time by themselves. Most countries will find this creepy and illegal, but not in South Korea!

TOILET PAPER!

Toilet paper can be used for multiple purposes. The world will want to disagree with this, but when in South Korea, it doesn't really matter what the product is, multiple uses are common. So next time you get a double ply paper for the bathroom, remember it can also be used in the kitchen!

Also read: 12 Things That Are Extremely Common In South Korea But Strange For Rest Of The World

PREGNANCY PAYS!

That's right. Being Pregnant in South Korea means you get a credit card worth $500 that you can use anytime anywhere. You also get a lot of special offers and concessions. Needless to say you will definitely find a seat on the subway!

BLOOD GROUP!

While the world judges people based on zodiac signs, South Koreans weirdly believe in Blood Group theory. Those with the same blood group will behave in certain ways they think and that is what keeps them connected. Strange isn't it?

MAKE UP MAN!

Men do not shy away from make up. While the world is only now realizing that men too can apply make up and choose to groom themselves, Koreans have been ahead at this game since decades now. Men and make up are no biggie. In fact, most actually use make up regularly!

PLASTIC SURGERY!

This is no biggie! Koreans care way too much about their appearances - Its just a very integral part of their culture. So when a girl turns 16 and expresses to her parents that she is unhappy with her appearance / if the parent believes so, the girl goes through a transformation almost instantaneously. There are segregated holidays for this and people do not shy away from it!