5 Things You Should Know About Before Traveling To South Korea

5 Things You Should Know About Before Traveling to South Korea A foreign country means there are different customs and cultures - exactly what the reason for some of us who are traveling to these foreign lands. Korea is quite a modernized country and there are some eccentricities that some people should expect before going into this foreign and different land. So these five things should be able to help you be prepared for your new and the exciting trip to South Korea. 1. Restaurants
In Korea, there are many historical places and cities, such as Gyeongju, which consist of many traditional restaurants. In addition, in Korea there are many rural areas and many of these restaurants have a traditional setting as well. These restaurants would usually consist of low tables with seat cushions that are set along the sides of these low tables. Then on the ends of the tables there will be a box of silverware which hold chopsticks and spoons. Including, sometimes the host of the restaurants do not allow shoes within the restaurants, so if this occurs the shoes will be placed outside of the eating area until the meal is finished. But there is an increasing number of time-crunched locals who are going the Western way and keeping …show more content…
For instance, many of these marketplaces have food stalls and stores for clothes for just the right price. This place is known as a familiar place, sort of like a home for many koreans. Furthermore, marketplaces are sort of the asian version of New York. Most stores in the marketplace tend to offer a pretty fair price to begin with, so negotiation isn’t needed, but if you negotiate with them they might take you for granted. So here is a rule of thumb, if a price is posted, it usually not open for negotiation about the price, but if the price is not posted, take that chance and quickly and offer a price. This sort of negotiation can help you save some money on your trip in