9 THUNGS NOT TO DO IN SOUTH KOREA

 9 Things not to do in south korea .must know before you go

 Seoul

 Seoul is the fifth most popular city in the world. There are number of culture that might be surprise you..here are some thing to know before you go korea.

1) Drinking etiquette

There are surprising number of drinking rules when it comes to korea , but the main one is that if a glass is empty you're obligated to fill it especially if you're younger than the person you're drinking with. That means that things can get out of hands pretty quickly so if you don't  want to drink a lot make sure you leave your glass half full. In addition in this when someone is pouring a glass for you make sure to always receive the glass with two hands to show respect and .Again if the person you're drinking with is older when you sip from the glass turn your head slightly away from that  person as another sign of respect. You have to be careful when drinking in korea because refusing  drink from someone basically means that you don't want to be friend with them and they will take it personally.

2)Using chopstick

There is common mistake people do while using chopsticks is leaving them sticking upright in a bowl of rice and this act is actually part of many Asian culture funeral ceremonies and should be avoided at all cost.

3)Seating in the trains

    Now it they should obvious to say not to sit in the reserved elderly seating but in some culture like America you can take that seat if there are no elderly present and then get up and move on if someone comes along.However in Korea that's absolutely not acceptable. And you will likely be scolded if you do .

4)Do not talk 

       In most Asian countries showing respect to those around you is a big deal and you will notice that no one carries conversations on trains little alone make a phone call this is seen in disrespectful  of a personal space of others so try to keep a low profile .

5)Don't leave a tip

   While tipping in korea isn't like tipping in Japan where if you leave tip its actually considered insulting tips aren't expected or required here so if you do decided to tip the amount is totally up o you .

6)Shout at your waiter 

  Don't be afraid to shout at your waiter while it may seem rude in other countries in korea the way to get your waiters attention is by yelling the reason for this is that waiters in korea will leave you alone for your meal which means the only way to get their attention is to either yell at them or use the call buttons if there are.

7)Don't get into a fight 

  South korea is one of the safest countries in the world but their legal system is unfairly Biased against International visitors and resident begin to any altercations with Koreans it's best to just walk away as the law is likely to side with the Korean nearly every time

8) don't receive things with one hand

 In case you can't already tell Korean is about respect and part of that comes from understanding how to give and receive things. in most Asian culture receiving things with one hand is considered insulting and  receiving things with two hand shows respect the person giving you something that's why a lot times when you get changed back from someone even a cashier hold one arm with the money and then use the other arm to touch that arm to show their respect to keep in mind whenever receiving anything always received with to hands whether it be drink a bill or any other kind of gift

9) always share

 Korean have a special concept of sharing ,call Jeon and its difficult to translate into English but it basically means the connection between people in the society if you don't share it you will seen as a greedy which means you have little or no jeone and in order to travel in cooriya its important to be aware of these aspects of their culture and that's about it if you made it to the end of the blog ,thank you