I think foreigners have a lot of wrong stereotypes about Korea. There are restrooms in every subway station, and they are very clean and free. Even at highway rest stops, you'll be greeted by big shopping centers and clean hotel-quality restrooms. Water is also free, and side dishes other than the main dish are also free and refills are available. The overall infrastructure and services of all societies, from policing, transportation, healthcare, finance, and government offices, are among the best in the world..
30:50 식당 주인한테 화장실 가고싶다고 하면 알려줄텐데... 다음에 놀러올때는 ㅜㅜ모르면 물어봐 . 공중 화장실 진짜 많아 길을걷다가 그냥 주변에 보이는 건물 어디를 들어가도 화장실은 다있어.. 돈은 필요없다 ^^ 몰라서 참았다니... ㅠㅠ 그럴수 있다 여행자가 모든걸 알수는 없으니까 그러면서 배우는거지 그래도 발견해서 다행이네 ㅋ 어떤 나라를 가도 모를땐 주변 사람들 한테 꼭 물어봐 다음 영상 기대할게 ㅋ
한국인도 다른 나라 사람들과 똑같아요.10대, 20대에 외모에 신경 많이 쓰지만 다른 사람들 때문이 아니라 그 나이 대에 자연스러은 거죠. 아닌가요? 저는 그렇고 제 친구들도 그래요. 제 친구들 중 성형수술한 친구도 거의 없어요. 그리고 흰 피부를 좋아한다기 보다는 잡티없는 깨끗한 피부를 좋아하는 거고요.
also the only people that compares japan to korea and trys to associate Japan with korea are Japanese people and foreigners living in Japan or obsessed with Japan. you'll never see a korean person compare korea to japan. its always the japanese and foreigners that try so hard to someway connect japan to korea for some reason. the most similar country to japan would be taiwan not Korea. korea and japan is like uk and Italy in europe. korea being Italy and japan being the UK.
꼭 그렇치만도 않은게 2000년대까지는 많은 부분을 일본과 비교대상을 해왔고 경제력부분도 일본을 따라잡기위해 고군분투했었고 언어적 문법이라든지 고개숙여 인사하는 문화라던지 한일은 아시아에선 가장 가까운 나라일거같아요 대만이 일본의 문화와 경제를 많이 받아들이고 유입되서 그렇게 보일수도 있음
@@RAINWOOLF 한국문화와 일본문화는 심각하게 달라. 한국문화는 베트남이란 더 가깝다. 일본이 서양을 비교대상으로 그들을 따라잡기 위해서 많은 것들을 모방하며 고군분투해왔지만, 서양문화와 크게 다르듯이, 그런 것이 문화를 가깝게 해주진 않아. 유럽과 비교하자면, 한국은 라틴유럽처럼 인간들의 사이가 좁은 나라이고, 일본은 북유럽처럼 인간들이 간격을 유지하는 나라야.
Nah Taiwan is too chaotic compared to South Korea and Japan. Also ethnically, Tawianese are Chinese but Japanese and Korean are really different from Chinese.
Your competition for Korea and your perception of looks and plastic surgery came from the media, not from what you have experienced. Actually, not many Koreans have had plastic surgery. Because of Korea's high plastic surgery technology, many Asian people come to Korea for plastic surgery... If you go to plastic surgery, dermatology, you can see that almost all of them are from China, Japan... and some Southeast Asian people. And we invest hours to improve our looks?? Most people who are interested in looks may be like that, but most of them are not. Italians dress up well because they are interested in fashion. But I don't understand why Koreans say this weird thing when they dress up well because of the pressure on their appearance when they don't say it's pressure on their appearance.
exactly. online articles written by chinese and westerners are all incorrect info written from anger and jealousy. korean government statistics show almost 95% of plastic surgery performed in korea was on foreigners mainly from China then Japan southeast Asia and then europe and usa. in fact almost 7 million chinese came to korea in one year as medical tourism. also millions of foreign patients sign confidentiality forms so the surgery is hidden from public.
many westerners and asians cannot accept the fact that many koreans are naturally beautiful and not from surgery. they expected koreans to look like farmers from china Japan southeast. and when they find out they dont they suddenly say its plastic surgery. not only plastic surgery but leg surgery to increase height and butt implants and breast implants. also almost all koreans have even paler skins under their clothes. according to westerners koreans must be bathing in bleach. please accept reality and the truth. not what you read online written by angry jealous chinese Japanese and westerners
Although it has only been six months, I’d like to share my thoughts as a Korean who has lived in a Western country. Currently, Korea has an excessively competitive atmosphere in various areas. From my perspective, Koreans don’t seem to view this as a source of unhappiness but rather as something natural. After all, they’ve lived this way since they were born. I believe this is one of the reasons why foreigners from Western countries often find it difficult to adapt to life in Korea. To be honest, I don’t really like the competitive nature of society in my country, but I think It was an inevitable choice to achieve rapid economic growth as a country that suffered from the Korean war. That being said, Korea also has many advantages, such as public safety, efficient administration, healthcare, and well-developed infrastructure.
Beware vloggers making sweeping generalisations after less than one day in a place!! 🙄 Seoul has one of the best public toilet systems in the world along with it’s wonderful public transport system.
This channel is all about being authentic, showing both the ups and downs of my trips. There are some stressful and difficult challenges to overcome when visiting any foreign country, which is exactly why I do it, to learn and grow from these experiences. No need to feel sympathy for me, I had an amazing time and I will most definitely be returning again someday.
I agree with almost everything minus the beauty expectations thing. It's far off from reality. People care about looking nice in Korea but they're not that obsessed. It's actually a very healthy thing where the standard is to just be clean. Dress nicely (not expensive) and be clean (take a shower, wash your hair, stuff like that). And they have a lot of focus on outside activities. Parks are full. People go jogging. People go around the river with their bicycle. They always do something with their friends or loved ones. They don't sit at home. It's healthy. It makes you wanna go outside and chill. And nobody in Korea really gives a fuck about any standards as long as you look like you take care of yourself. It's not exaggerated. It's blown up by the media. Do things like that happen? Yes. But in parts of society that 99% of us don't reach nor do we care about. So what's the point of being worried about how Lambo drivers live their life and by what standards?
Appreciate you sharing this take. That’s really refreshing to hear! My thoughts developed over my 10 days there, I got the feeling people are extremely friendly and outgoing, always saw people enjoying themselves out in the parks and whatnot.
Unfortunately, you visited Korea before summer. I am worried that you may have remembered those few months with prejudice and misunderstanding about Korea. It's not that I want anyone to evaluate and look at me, it's that I like to dress up and be neat and cool and be satisfied with myself. In the 90s, many people thought that tanning and dark skin looked healthy and attractive, so natural or machine tanning was popular. Then and now, people prefer clean skin, not obsessed with white skin like white people. And none of my mother, I, or my daughters have had plastic surgery. Koreans have the image of wanting white skin because they're addicted to plastic surgery. Even though there are many who haven't had plastic surgery. It's interesting that there are many foreign tourists who come to Gangnam for plastic surgery because plastic surgery techniques are good. It's interesting that there are many foreigners who have had plastic surgery. They say that Japan and Korea are close but distant countries. In particular, if we look at the history of invasion, Japan invaded Joseon (Korea in the past) several times. Not too long ago, Korea was under Japanese colonial rule from 1910 to 1945. Because of this, there were many struggles for independence, and after South Korea became independent, Japan became a defeated nation. Not long after independence, the Korean War broke out, and Japan became rich again by selling military supplies. Korea was divided into North and South due to the war. Despite this, the Japanese government has not made a proper apology, and the Japanese people do not properly study the history of that time. Ironically, anti-Korean books sell well in Japan, and there are anti-Korean protests. It is not that they hate the Japanese or are rivals, but rather that they hate those people and want a sincere apology and admission of their mistakes. It would have been nice if you had visited the Seodaemun Prison Museum in Korea. What a shame.
also hongdae is not the most popular area in seoul. for korean people hongdae was and still is known for clubbing only. hongdae and itaewon is only for nightlife clubbing.
This person is the kind of person who can only view things in his own way no matter what country he goes to. Anything that is not convenient for you will be rated as NG.
서울이 너무 과대평가되어 있긴 한데 특히, 외국인들이 공항전철이나 화장실 같은 공공시설 사용하는데 직관적인 정보가 부족한거 같네요. 화장실은 꼭 공공시설이 아니어도, 급하면 눈에 보이는 아무 큰 건물에 들어가면 쓸 수 있습니다. 대부분의 큰 건물들에는 상업시설이 있기 때문에 층마다 공공으로 사용하는 화장실이 있습니다. 그게 아니어도, 외국인들이 아무 건물에나 들어가보는 대담한 모험 컨텐츠도 보고싶네요. (그것은 아직 블루오션 컨텐츠임)
Your flow of thoughts is interesting. I appreciate that you’re not just visiting for sightseeing but also taking an interest in the culture, way of life, and mindset of people. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. As a Korean, I somewhat agree with your impressions of Korea. No one really likes the competitive nature of our society, but it’s deeply rooted due to historical circumstances, and changing such an entrenched social phenomenon is not easy. I found it fascinating that you were intrigued by how Japanese people tend to hide their emotions. Koreans are generally more expressive with their emotions. Personally, I feel that British people are somewhat similar to Japanese people in how they conceal their feelings. For instance, when I was working in the UK, a customer once told me everything was “lovely” , but later sent a lengthy complaint email to my manager. Honestly, I found this approach better than openly expressing anger, but at the same time, I felt a slight sense of betrayal. 😅 Since then, I only half-believe compliments from British people. What do you think? I’d love to hear your opinion! Btw, I like UK and their sarcastic humor😊
As a Korean, living in Europe, I can quite understand where your perception or stereotype is coming from. But one thing I would like to mention is that, the area you spent time, it's usually where people hangout when they want to meet friends and go to a nice shops, stores or a bar not like a regular residence area where you can wear casually and more easy-wear. Of course there can be some people feeling pressured about how they should look like or what you should wear but I just wanted to mention here that Hongdae is not really the right place to show what Koreans or all Seoul people look like. About the white skin you mentioned, traditionally, if you are from a high class, then you have slaves and you don't do physical work outdoor, right? Then you naturally have untanned skin and you don't have a lot of freckles and have clear and smooth skin, right? That's the skin that Korean people are looking for. Not just the colour they are mentioning. It has nothing to do with fantasizing Europeans or what so ever. Also, another topic I would like to write down is about Korea and Japan. Korea was under colonization of Japan for 35 years and there was so many massacre and we have horrible history. I am pretty sure not a lot of Koreans would love to hear when you compare Korea and Japan too much. I know we look similar and I know our culture might look the same from an outsider point of view. Still, we are different and Koreans are proud of what we have achieved after the independence! Anyway, I am very glad to see you traveling in Korea and I hope you can have tons of fun and make so much fun experiences! Wow I wrote quite some haha Welcome to Korea! 🎉
As a korean, I do think we care about others a lot, (like how they would think of me) and this manifests through fashion or beauty style. For example, we don't usually go for bright, expressive color for clothes because we don't wanna stick out but wanna blend in. Sometimes it feels weird and funny to me when I find everyone on the street wearing the same black winter jackets😅 And then I realize I'm also wearing black jackets and I'm like "well I'm also korean eventually". Consuming the social standards not knowing it. And yes, this might be stressing and overwhelming to people, but I belive they wouldn't even notice how it actually puts pressure on them and how they are not really free from the standards. just like my own experience. I'm still learning English so hope I made myself clear. By the way I love your video, keep it up!
I have been to Seoul twice and can absolutely vouch for your statement about everyone looking 'beautiful' even though I must say Koreans have an amazing cosmetics industry which obviously will help. In saying that, I'm a big K-POP fan (girl groups mostly eg Dreamcatcher, fromis_9 etc) and those girls' beauty is beyond incredible. Weirdly I also live in Da Nang, I'll keep an eye out for you.
I hope you will not take unconfirmed information about Korea for granted and look at it without prejudice.I think it would be more fun to tell you what you've seen for sure
There are many patients from China and Japan who mock Korea as a plastic surgery powerhouse in Korean plastic surgery clinics. It's a cultural difference. In Korea, plastic surgery is not considered a big deal, so people don't hide the fact that they've had it, but in China and Japan, they hide it because they feel ashamed of it.
Even though Seoul is lnown for the city that never sleeps, Seoul airport is quite dead at night and early morning. Most services are closed and just a few transactions option to the city center and a slim chance to outer cities. I'm a Korean myself but whenever I visit Korea, I'm getting frustrated by that
I enjoyed watching your video and appreciate you for all your efforts indeed. I however want to correct some of the wrong information here. As far as I know, there is no such cosmetics in the world, not to mention in Korea, that makes your skin "whiter" or "lighter". Koreans have the lightest skin among all Asians by nature. When I was a kid in the 90's and 2000's, every TV entertainers artificially tanned their skins as tanning was a popular trend back then. There are cosmetics called "whitening cream", and that sort of cosmetics exist everywhere in the world, not just in Korea. The idea of whitening cream is to help make freckles and hyper-pigmented patches lighter by gradually exfoliating the old skin. It cannot change the skin color, or "whitens" your skin at all. That's not possible unless you manipulate DNA of melanocytes in your body. As for plastic surgeries, as Korean pop culture has been very popular since the 90's, Asians such as Chinese and Japanese come to Korea for the surgeries dreaming to look like Koreans or Korean entertainers they admire. That makes plastic surgeries in Korea well known to the world. Plastic surgeries are not common medical procedures to ordinary people in Korea unless you regard Botox, removing spots, orthodontics,and pinching eyes as plastic surgeries as well.
Hey Oli! Absolutely loving your latest, from Korea no less - it's so insightful!! Your point about the pressure to look good there really hit home. I've noticed the same thing in other East Asian countries like Japan. It makes me wonder: Do you think this pressure is connected to Korea's incredible economic success and rapid development? Maybe striving for perfection in appearance is a reflection of that drive in other areas of life? (part of status / striving)... Just a thought! 🤔 Can't wait to see more of your adventures in Seoul!
That’s an interesting connection you’ve made-I hadn’t thought about it that way before, but it makes a lot of sense. The idea of striving for perfection in appearance reflecting Korea’s drive for success is fascinating. Although it somewhat contradicts my previous idea of Japanese people, where I thought people generally avoided standing out in any way possible. Maybe it’s the same idea but expressed in a more understated way? Definitely something I'll think about!
@@OliBarrettTravel - Thanks for responding Oli, - I think it's deffo there in Japn too but way more subtle in Japan though, not seen in the surface as much, - because they've been a developed society for longer.. coupled together with their very strong and unique cultural identity, in fact it was the Japanese who developed and modernised quickest post WW2, followed by the South Koreans and then finally China/Vietnam caught up.... it's more likely the natural phases that these nations go through in redefining themselves as cultures and also countries as they go through the process of developing, but yes, -- definitely something to ponder on, eh.. not many ever explore this niche of modern humanities study, would make for a great video actually ... I think culture is really highlighted and understood, only when you draw comparisons and compare with other cultures, especially when it comes to Asia. No continent on Earth is more fascinating, hence the reason for it being the most populated both in terms of people, and in wildlife alike!
여행경력이 그리 많지 않나봐요? 자정 넘어 공항에 도착해 시티까지 연결되는 대중교통편이 있는 나라 그리 많지 않아요. 새벽 공항 도착 처음인가요? 저만큼 사람 많은데 뭐가 그리 두려운가요? 아시아 여행은 싱가폴 같은 도시국가만 다녔나요? 중동도 아시아인데.. 예멘 같은데 한번 가보세요... 며칠째 계속 알레고리에 떠서 눌렀다가 9분까지 보고 카메라 들고 짜증내는 유투버 취향이 아니라 이만 나갑니다... 전 비상게엄령 하 레바논을 쥐죽은 듯이 다녔던 기억이 새삼 떠오르는 요즘입니다. 경엄령 속 그루지아도...그 어떤 상황에서도 여행자의 멘탈이 좋은 여행의 기반입니다. 천천히 하나하나 이 나라의 모든 공기를 몸으로 느끼겠다는 마음만 있으면 호텔까지 가는 게 뭐 그리 어려운 일이라고...
Feel free to pretend like these situations aren’t sometimes stressful. There are plenty of RUclipsr’s who cut out the many difficulties of travel, so you may watch those instead.
There is no need to worry about comparing it to Japan. Korea is a country that has been greatly influenced by the US, Japan, and China, so there are bound to be similarities in each part.
몇몇 사람들은 부정할지 모르겠지만 한국인이 타인의 시선에 민감하다는 것은 사실이고 그로 인한 스트레스 또한 분명 존재하며 다른 나라보다 심할 것이라 생각합니다. 다른 나라의 상황을 모르는 사람들은 그걸 느끼지 못할지 모르겠지만 확실히 한국은 타인의 시선에 신경을 많이 쓰고 외모지상주의적인 성향이 강한 나라 중의 하나입니다. 분명 단점이 존재하지만 이런 점들이 국가의 전반적인 미의식을 향상시키고 다른 나라가 한국의 미의식에 좀 더 관심을 가지게 만드는 면이 있기에 단점만 존재한다고 할 수는 없는 것 같지만 한국에서 살아가는 데 있어 스트레스적인 요소 중의 하나인 것은 부정할 수 없죠.
You have very wrong information on toilets in Korea. Every 10 minutes you can find free toilets in Korea. Every Building on the streets is ready to allow you to use it all the time no matter they are restaurants or not. Any country in Europ doesn't provide people toilet even for its minimum necessary number of toilets.
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30:46 잘못된 정보가 퍼질 것 같아 댓글로 남김. 한국은 무료 화장실임. 가게에서 화장실이 어디있냐고 물어보면 됩니다. 한국화장실은 누구나 사용가능합니다. 공공화장실은 공공시설에 있음.
I’m glad to hear, thanks for clearing that up
작은 가게엔 잘 안 가구요. 좀 큰 건물의 공용화장실, 지하철, 그리고 주유소 화장실은 법적으로 개방되어 있습니다.
I think foreigners have a lot of wrong stereotypes about Korea.
There are restrooms in every subway station, and they are very clean and free.
Even at highway rest stops, you'll be greeted by big shopping centers and clean hotel-quality restrooms.
Water is also free, and side dishes other than the main dish are also free and refills are available.
The overall infrastructure and services of all societies, from policing, transportation, healthcare, finance, and government offices, are among the best in the world..
💯💯💯❤❤❤
30:50 식당 주인한테 화장실 가고싶다고 하면 알려줄텐데... 다음에 놀러올때는 ㅜㅜ모르면 물어봐 . 공중 화장실 진짜 많아 길을걷다가 그냥 주변에 보이는 건물 어디를 들어가도 화장실은 다있어.. 돈은 필요없다 ^^
몰라서 참았다니... ㅠㅠ 그럴수 있다 여행자가 모든걸 알수는 없으니까 그러면서 배우는거지 그래도 발견해서 다행이네 ㅋ 어떤 나라를 가도 모를땐 주변 사람들 한테 꼭 물어봐
다음 영상 기대할게 ㅋ
전세계서 가장 화장실이 많은 곳이 한국인데.... 외국을 여행해 봐도 한국만큼 편리하게 화장실을 사용할 수 있는 나라는 별로 없음
더 여행해보세요.
@@Jade-j2m 팩트인데 뭐가 불만이냐ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
@ 나는 한국보다 더 많은 공중화장실이 있고 더 많은 쓰레기통이 있는 나라를 알거든 그래서 더 여행하라는건데 너야말로 왜 그래???
한국인도 다른 나라 사람들과 똑같아요.10대, 20대에 외모에 신경 많이 쓰지만 다른 사람들 때문이 아니라 그 나이 대에 자연스러은 거죠. 아닌가요? 저는 그렇고 제 친구들도 그래요.
제 친구들 중 성형수술한 친구도 거의 없어요. 그리고 흰 피부를 좋아한다기 보다는 잡티없는 깨끗한 피부를 좋아하는 거고요.
ㄴㄴ 잡티없고 깨끗한 흰 피부를 좋아하는게 절대 다수임.
맞아요 흰피부가 아닌 깨끗하고 잡티없는 피부죠😂
@@KH-rt3pv 우린 예전부터 화이트보단 라이트임
😊@@KH-rt3pv흰피부는 동남아인이 선망하고...한국인은 절대로 흰피부를 선호하는게 아님...그냥 깨끗한 걸 좋아하는거지
화장실이 없는 음식점은 접해본 적이 없습니다. 확인해 보시기 바랍니다.😊
30:43 한국에서 화장실이 없는 식당은 존재하지 않습니다. 직원에게 물어보면 화장실이 어디에 있는지 알려줍니다.
also the only people that compares japan to korea and trys to associate Japan with korea are Japanese people and foreigners living in Japan or obsessed with Japan. you'll never see a korean person compare korea to japan. its always the japanese and foreigners that try so hard to someway connect japan to korea for some reason. the most similar country to japan would be taiwan not Korea. korea and japan is like uk and Italy in europe. korea being Italy and japan being the UK.
꼭 그렇치만도 않은게 2000년대까지는 많은 부분을 일본과 비교대상을 해왔고 경제력부분도 일본을 따라잡기위해 고군분투했었고
언어적 문법이라든지 고개숙여 인사하는 문화라던지 한일은 아시아에선 가장 가까운 나라일거같아요
대만이 일본의 문화와 경제를 많이 받아들이고 유입되서 그렇게 보일수도 있음
@@RAINWOOLF 한국문화와 일본문화는 심각하게 달라. 한국문화는 베트남이란 더 가깝다. 일본이 서양을 비교대상으로 그들을 따라잡기 위해서 많은 것들을 모방하며 고군분투해왔지만, 서양문화와 크게 다르듯이, 그런 것이 문화를 가깝게 해주진 않아. 유럽과 비교하자면, 한국은 라틴유럽처럼 인간들의 사이가 좁은 나라이고, 일본은 북유럽처럼 인간들이 간격을 유지하는 나라야.
@@RAINWOOLF 한국과 일본의 언어가 비교적 비슷한 것은 고대에 한반도인들이 건너가서 토종 조몽인들과 섞이면서 생겨난 게 일본인이기 때문이지. 조몽의 영향 떄문에 한국과 일본의 문화 차이는 매우 크다.
@@RAINWOOLF 허리를 숙여 인사하는 관습은 아프리카에도 있다. 중국/베트남도 공산화되기 전앤 그랬고. 인도네시아인은 한국인처럼 허리를 숙이지.
Nah Taiwan is too chaotic compared to South Korea and Japan. Also ethnically, Tawianese are Chinese but Japanese and Korean are really different from Chinese.
Your competition for Korea and your perception of looks and plastic surgery came from the media, not from what you have experienced. Actually, not many Koreans have had plastic surgery. Because of Korea's high plastic surgery technology, many Asian people come to Korea for plastic surgery... If you go to plastic surgery, dermatology, you can see that almost all of them are from China, Japan... and some Southeast Asian people. And we invest hours to improve our looks?? Most people who are interested in looks may be like that, but most of them are not. Italians dress up well because they are interested in fashion. But I don't understand why Koreans say this weird thing when they dress up well because of the pressure on their appearance when they don't say it's pressure on their appearance.
exactly. online articles written by chinese and westerners are all incorrect info written from anger and jealousy. korean government statistics show almost 95% of plastic surgery performed in korea was on foreigners mainly from China then Japan southeast Asia and then europe and usa. in fact almost 7 million chinese came to korea in one year as medical tourism. also millions of foreign patients sign confidentiality forms so the surgery is hidden from public.
many westerners and asians cannot accept the fact that many koreans are naturally beautiful and not from surgery. they expected koreans to look like farmers from china Japan southeast. and when they find out they dont they suddenly say its plastic surgery. not only plastic surgery but leg surgery to increase height and butt implants and breast implants. also almost all koreans have even paler skins under their clothes. according to westerners koreans must be bathing in bleach. please accept reality and the truth. not what you read online written by angry jealous chinese Japanese and westerners
많이하긴하지 ㅋㅋ 쌍거풀수술, 모발이식, 보톡스 이런거도 성형수술로 잡혀서ㅋㅋㅋ 솔직히 저정도는뭐 ㅋㅋㅋ 그냥 애교자나
@@shdj1hshs1shshs1너 중국인이지?
@@shdj1hshs1shshs1 아니 내 주변에도 성형에 아무 관심 없다 일반화 하지마
Although it has only been six months, I’d like to share my thoughts as a Korean who has lived in a Western country.
Currently, Korea has an excessively competitive atmosphere in various areas. From my perspective, Koreans don’t seem to view this as a source of unhappiness but rather as something natural. After all, they’ve lived this way since they were born. I believe this is one of the reasons why foreigners from Western countries often find it difficult to adapt to life in Korea. To be honest, I don’t really like the competitive nature of society in my country, but I think It was an inevitable choice to achieve rapid economic growth as a country that suffered from the Korean war.
That being said, Korea also has many advantages, such as public safety, efficient administration, healthcare, and well-developed infrastructure.
다음에 한국 다시 온다면 실수하지 않을것이다 그리고 되도록이면 비행기 도착시간은 낮시간으로 끊는게 좋아~ 난 여행 할때..저녁에 도착하는 비행기를 타면 하루를 날린 기분이라서 싫어함
Welcome to korea 이태원 녹사평 놀러오세요 좋아요~!
구독했어요~~
한국은 모든상점에 화장실있어요~~!
Beware vloggers making sweeping generalisations after less than one day in a place!! 🙄
Seoul has one of the best public toilet systems in the world along with it’s wonderful public transport system.
OK, I may have been wrong about the toilet situation… apologies. But to “Beware” might be a slight over exaggeration 😂
You literally lectured the entire country on being shallow on your first morning there @@OliBarrettTravel
유튜버 따위가 한국을 비하한다고? 화장실? 유튜버야 너가 사는 나라보다 선진되고 그리고 화장실이 많다 🙈🙈😁😁
재밋게 잘봤습니다! 다음 영상 기다릴게요❤
From the beginning of the video, I felt sympathy seeing how much effort you put in.
I can only hope it turned out to be an enjoyable journey.
This channel is all about being authentic, showing both the ups and downs of my trips.
There are some stressful and difficult challenges to overcome when visiting any foreign country, which is exactly why I do it, to learn and grow from these experiences.
No need to feel sympathy for me, I had an amazing time and I will most definitely be returning again someday.
여러분 공공 화장실이든 상가 화장실이든 공짜로(세금포함) 쓰면 깨끗이 씁시다!
I agree with almost everything minus the beauty expectations thing. It's far off from reality. People care about looking nice in Korea but they're not that obsessed. It's actually a very healthy thing where the standard is to just be clean. Dress nicely (not expensive) and be clean (take a shower, wash your hair, stuff like that). And they have a lot of focus on outside activities. Parks are full. People go jogging. People go around the river with their bicycle. They always do something with their friends or loved ones. They don't sit at home. It's healthy. It makes you wanna go outside and chill. And nobody in Korea really gives a fuck about any standards as long as you look like you take care of yourself. It's not exaggerated. It's blown up by the media. Do things like that happen? Yes. But in parts of society that 99% of us don't reach nor do we care about. So what's the point of being worried about how Lambo drivers live their life and by what standards?
Appreciate you sharing this take. That’s really refreshing to hear!
My thoughts developed over my 10 days there, I got the feeling people are extremely friendly and outgoing, always saw people enjoying themselves out in the parks and whatnot.
한국에서 여행이 즐거운 기억이 되었길 바래요!!
즐거운 여행 되세요!
In korea, people even leave their wallets, phones, and luxury bags on tables in cafes when they leave their seats momentarily lol.
Unfortunately, you visited Korea before summer. I am worried that you may have remembered those few months with prejudice and misunderstanding about Korea.
It's not that I want anyone to evaluate and look at me, it's that I like to dress up and be neat and cool and be satisfied with myself. In the 90s, many people thought that tanning and dark skin looked healthy and attractive, so natural or machine tanning was popular. Then and now, people prefer clean skin, not obsessed with white skin like white people. And none of my mother, I, or my daughters have had plastic surgery. Koreans have the image of wanting white skin because they're addicted to plastic surgery. Even though there are many who haven't had plastic surgery. It's interesting that there are many foreign tourists who come to Gangnam for plastic surgery because plastic surgery techniques are good. It's interesting that there are many foreigners who have had plastic surgery. They say that Japan and Korea are close but distant countries. In particular, if we look at the history of invasion, Japan invaded Joseon (Korea in the past) several times. Not too long ago, Korea was under Japanese colonial rule from 1910 to 1945. Because of this, there were many struggles for independence, and after South Korea became independent, Japan became a defeated nation. Not long after independence, the Korean War broke out, and Japan became rich again by selling military supplies. Korea was divided into North and South due to the war. Despite this, the Japanese government has not made a proper apology, and the Japanese people do not properly study the history of that time. Ironically, anti-Korean books sell well in Japan, and there are anti-Korean protests. It is not that they hate the Japanese or are rivals, but rather that they hate those people and want a sincere apology and admission of their mistakes. It would have been nice if you had visited the Seodaemun Prison Museum in Korea. What a shame.
嫌韓本なんて見たことないし、あったとしても売れてないから。
日本ではそんなことでデモは起きない。小さい団体が勝手にやっていることはあるかもしれないが、誰も興味ないし、やってるのは極小数。
間違ったある一定の情報に左右され、勘違いのある情報を広めるのなら、自分の目で確認してからの方がいいですよ。
まずなんで、すぐ謝罪がとか、日本が悪いとか、そこにすぐ繋げたがるのか意味が分からない。
韓国好きだけど、時々こうゆう人がいるのがショックでしかない。
My two fav phrases from Oli's vids are "What a BARGAIN!" and "GOOOOD Morning!" lol luv it plz upload the next one quick!!
外国人が日本に観光はいいけど
住んだり、働く、友達になるって簡単じゃないよ
日本人は道聞かれたりしたら答えるけどそれ以外相手にしないこと多いと思う
In Korea, you should be quiet in public places where there are many people. Public morals are very important in Korea. Don't forget it.
also hongdae is not the most popular area in seoul. for korean people hongdae was and still is known for clubbing only. hongdae and itaewon is only for nightlife clubbing.
국내 상가 권리금, 임대료 가장 비싼 지역은 명동과 홍대 상권입니다
여행지의 공항에 늦게 도착하면 호텔까지 이동수단은 미리 정보를 알았어야지 요
다른 여행객들 신용카드는 사용되는데 댁의 카드가 안되는건 댁의 문제이지 공항의 문제는 아니지 요
This person is the kind of person who can only view things in his own way no matter what country he goes to.
Anything that is not convenient for you will be rated as NG.
Thanks!
That’s so generous, thank you!
서울이 너무 과대평가되어 있긴 한데 특히, 외국인들이 공항전철이나 화장실 같은 공공시설 사용하는데 직관적인 정보가 부족한거 같네요. 화장실은 꼭 공공시설이 아니어도, 급하면 눈에 보이는 아무 큰 건물에 들어가면 쓸 수 있습니다. 대부분의 큰 건물들에는 상업시설이 있기 때문에 층마다 공공으로 사용하는 화장실이 있습니다. 그게 아니어도, 외국인들이 아무 건물에나 들어가보는 대담한 모험 컨텐츠도 보고싶네요. (그것은 아직 블루오션 컨텐츠임)
Your flow of thoughts is interesting. I appreciate that you’re not just visiting for sightseeing but also taking an interest in the culture, way of life, and mindset of people. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. As a Korean, I somewhat agree with your impressions of Korea. No one really likes the competitive nature of our society, but it’s deeply rooted due to historical circumstances, and changing such an entrenched social phenomenon is not easy.
I found it fascinating that you were intrigued by how Japanese people tend to hide their emotions. Koreans are generally more expressive with their emotions. Personally, I feel that British people are somewhat similar to Japanese people in how they conceal their feelings.
For instance, when I was working in the UK, a customer once told me everything was “lovely” , but later sent a lengthy complaint email to my manager. Honestly, I found this approach better than openly expressing anger, but at the same time, I felt a slight sense of betrayal. 😅
Since then, I only half-believe compliments from British people.
What do you think? I’d love to hear your opinion!
Btw, I like UK and their sarcastic humor😊
즐거운 여행하세요 ^^
옷차림을보니 여름에 찍었네요. 지금은 겨울인데😅
As a Korean, living in Europe, I can quite understand where your perception or stereotype is coming from. But one thing I would like to mention is that, the area you spent time, it's usually where people hangout when they want to meet friends and go to a nice shops, stores or a bar not like a regular residence area where you can wear casually and more easy-wear. Of course there can be some people feeling pressured about how they should look like or what you should wear but I just wanted to mention here that Hongdae is not really the right place to show what Koreans or all Seoul people look like. About the white skin you mentioned, traditionally, if you are from a high class, then you have slaves and you don't do physical work outdoor, right? Then you naturally have untanned skin and you don't have a lot of freckles and have clear and smooth skin, right? That's the skin that Korean people are looking for. Not just the colour they are mentioning. It has nothing to do with fantasizing Europeans or what so ever.
Also, another topic I would like to write down is about Korea and Japan. Korea was under colonization of Japan for 35 years and there was so many massacre and we have horrible history. I am pretty sure not a lot of Koreans would love to hear when you compare Korea and Japan too much. I know we look similar and I know our culture might look the same from an outsider point of view. Still, we are different and Koreans are proud of what we have achieved after the independence! Anyway, I am very glad to see you traveling in Korea and I hope you can have tons of fun and make so much fun experiences! Wow I wrote quite some haha
Welcome to Korea! 🎉
다바오에서 홍보하셔서 들어와봤어요 굿럭
Thank you! May I ask what promotion you are referring to?
There's Mega coffee shop everywhere u should go if u looking for very cheap coffee
As a korean, I do think we care about others a lot, (like how they would think of me) and this manifests through fashion or beauty style. For example, we don't usually go for bright, expressive color for clothes because we don't wanna stick out but wanna blend in. Sometimes it feels weird and funny to me when I find everyone on the street wearing the same black winter jackets😅 And then I realize I'm also wearing black jackets and I'm like "well I'm also korean eventually". Consuming the social standards not knowing it. And yes, this might be stressing and overwhelming to people, but I belive they wouldn't even notice how it actually puts pressure on them and how they are not really free from the standards. just like my own experience. I'm still learning English so hope I made myself clear. By the way I love your video, keep it up!
Coffee ☕ is life...
what year and month was this filmed by the way?
세계에서 경쟁이 없는 나라는 없다. 왜 한국만 유독 안좋게 과장하냐. 다 유튜버 언론이 과장해서 만든 영상보고 세뇌된 거야.... ...경쟁적으로 느끼는지 아닌지는 그냥 자기 개인 기준에 따라 다른거야. .
Try going to the Philippines 🇵🇭
I have been to Seoul twice and can absolutely vouch for your statement about everyone looking 'beautiful' even though I must say Koreans have an amazing cosmetics industry which obviously will help. In saying that, I'm a big K-POP fan (girl groups mostly eg Dreamcatcher, fromis_9 etc) and those girls' beauty is beyond incredible. Weirdly I also live in Da Nang, I'll keep an eye out for you.
13:20 iu's song , love wins all
What was the name of the place u had lunch
Hansukwha Bibimbap, let him know I said hi if you visit!
@@OliBarrettTraveldefinately
Dang you learned all that about a country's culture in a couple hours?
I hope you will not take unconfirmed information about Korea for granted and look at it without prejudice.I think it would be more fun to tell you what you've seen for sure
반가워요~
Thanks for coming :)
There are many patients from China and Japan who mock Korea as a plastic surgery powerhouse in Korean plastic surgery clinics. It's a cultural difference. In Korea, plastic surgery is not considered a big deal, so people don't hide the fact that they've had it, but in China and Japan, they hide it because they feel ashamed of it.
It is true that Koreans enjoy plastic surgery, but the statistics are inflated due to the large number of foreign patients.
@@piggy2023-sk3lq so true. half of them are foreigners.
brother please vlog the actual plane rides to japan or Korea in the future
I think I just saw you in louwu border this morning illusion?
Haha yes that was me!
Haha small world was on my way to work, you looking sharp🎉🎉
28:25 True True but the funny part is that hongdae is actually considered shrine of graffiti writers.
한국에 방문하신걸 환영합니다. 악플은 너무 신경쓰지 마세요. ㅎ 어딜가나 이상한 사람들이 있으니..
It’s about time you made it to the best country!
25:44. You’re quite astute. There’s famous Korean phrase “PonSengPonSa” meaning live for appearance, die for appearance. 😅
Awesome video mate!
Thanks!
아주 긴 영상. 처음부터 끝까지 다 봤다~wow 👏
Even though Seoul is lnown for the city that never sleeps, Seoul airport is quite dead at night and early morning. Most services are closed and just a few transactions option to the city center and a slim chance to outer cities. I'm a Korean myself but whenever I visit Korea, I'm getting frustrated by that
Love the video
Thanks for coming :)
I found this channel is lucky...!
Thanks for coming :)
I would like to go in Korea i think it will be a great experience
I enjoyed watching your video and appreciate you for all your efforts indeed.
I however want to correct some of the wrong information here.
As far as I know, there is no such cosmetics in the world, not to mention in Korea, that makes your skin "whiter" or "lighter". Koreans have the lightest skin among all Asians by nature. When I was a kid in the 90's and 2000's, every TV entertainers artificially tanned their skins as tanning was a popular trend back then.
There are cosmetics called "whitening cream", and that sort of cosmetics exist everywhere in the world, not just in Korea. The idea of whitening cream is to help make freckles and hyper-pigmented patches lighter by gradually exfoliating the old skin. It cannot change the skin color, or "whitens" your skin at all. That's not possible unless you manipulate DNA of melanocytes in your body.
As for plastic surgeries, as Korean pop culture has been very popular since the 90's, Asians such as Chinese and Japanese come to Korea for the surgeries dreaming to look like Koreans or Korean entertainers they admire. That makes plastic surgeries in Korea well known to the world.
Plastic surgeries are not common medical procedures to ordinary people in Korea unless you regard Botox, removing spots, orthodontics,and pinching eyes as plastic surgeries as well.
내용은 한국 서울에 관한 내용인데 유튜브 썸네일은 일본 도쿄(신주쿠) 사진이네요ㅋㅋㅋ 좀 더 세심함이 필요합니다😅😅
Hey Oli! Absolutely loving your latest, from Korea no less - it's so insightful!! Your point about the pressure to look good there really hit home. I've noticed the same thing in other East Asian countries like Japan. It makes me wonder: Do you think this pressure is connected to Korea's incredible economic success and rapid development? Maybe striving for perfection in appearance is a reflection of that drive in other areas of life? (part of status / striving)... Just a thought! 🤔 Can't wait to see more of your adventures in Seoul!
That’s an interesting connection you’ve made-I hadn’t thought about it that way before, but it makes a lot of sense. The idea of striving for perfection in appearance reflecting Korea’s drive for success is fascinating.
Although it somewhat contradicts my previous idea of Japanese people, where I thought people generally avoided standing out in any way possible. Maybe it’s the same idea but expressed in a more understated way? Definitely something I'll think about!
@@OliBarrettTravel - Thanks for responding Oli, - I think it's deffo there in Japn too but way more subtle in Japan though, not seen in the surface as much, - because they've been a developed society for longer.. coupled together with their very strong and unique cultural identity, in fact it was the Japanese who developed and modernised quickest post WW2, followed by the South Koreans and then finally China/Vietnam caught up.... it's more likely the natural phases that these nations go through in redefining themselves as cultures and also countries as they go through the process of developing, but yes, -- definitely something to ponder on, eh.. not many ever explore this niche of modern humanities study, would make for a great video actually ... I think culture is really highlighted and understood, only when you draw comparisons and compare with other cultures, especially when it comes to Asia. No continent on Earth is more fascinating, hence the reason for it being the most populated both in terms of people, and in wildlife alike!
日本人は陰湿で内向的な人が多いですよね…。あまり関わらない方が良いと思います。
あなたのビデオを見て韓国は素晴らしいと再確認しました！街並みも人々も自信に満ち溢れています。
사람마다 다른거지 일본 이라서 음습하고 내향적인것은 아닙니다~한국 사람들도 그런사람 있음요
이렇게 답답한 사람은 처음본다ㅋㅋㅋ😂 공항버스부터 시작해서 걍 초등학생 외국에 혼자 던져 놓은 것 같다😂
i'm sorry but just curious.. did you get paid for uplaoding this clip..?
명동은 가지마세요 😂 관광객화되어서 현지인도 안가는 비싼곳. 맛집을 찾고싶다면 차라리 을지로, 종로쪽으로 가세요 😊😊 네이버지도 어플은 필수 !
김포공항에서 1시간 비행기를 타고 갈 수 있는 jeju island도 추천합니다. 제주도를 잘 돌아다니기위해서는 렌트하기를 추천드려요.
Thanks for the advice!
이게 잘못된 한국인의 세뇌 사고방식임...명동이 서울에서 가장 먼저 현대화된 상징적인 곳이고 땅값이 가장 비싼곳은 변함없는 사실
What's the name/location of the small restaurant you ate at? Looks delicious and the owner is enthusiastic
Hansukwha Bibimbap, let him know I said hi if you visit!
썸넬은 신주쿠인게 웃음포인트네 ㅋㅋ
基本的にどの国に行っても褒めるのですね😊
뭐야 구너였어??
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공공기물을 왜 파손하는가? 그것은 나의 것은 아니지만 우리의 것이다. 내가 낸 세금으로 만들어진다.
수박과 같은 일본인과 비교하는건 현명하지 못한 짓이다
Every restaurant in Korea has a toilet
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여행경력이 그리 많지 않나봐요? 자정 넘어 공항에 도착해 시티까지 연결되는 대중교통편이 있는 나라 그리 많지 않아요. 새벽 공항 도착 처음인가요? 저만큼 사람 많은데 뭐가 그리 두려운가요?
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Feel free to pretend like these situations aren’t sometimes stressful.
There are plenty of RUclipsr’s who cut out the many difficulties of travel, so you may watch those instead.
There is no need to worry about comparing it to Japan. Korea is a country that has been greatly influenced by the US, Japan, and China, so there are bound to be similarities in each part.
역시나 홍대라고 메인 스트리트만 가고 수박 겉핥기식이네. 홍대는 서교동 말고도 연남동 상수동 합정동까지 아우르는 엄청나게 넓은 지역임.
조심해라 중간다리 짤린다
The only country that fits you is the one you were born and raised in.
I hope not!
Untrue!!!
as soon as I hear you Arsenal. Disliked this video. Sorry mate.
jk. big thumbs up for it. Good editing!
why travel if you're going to live in your head
몇몇 사람들은 부정할지 모르겠지만 한국인이 타인의 시선에 민감하다는 것은 사실이고 그로 인한 스트레스 또한 분명 존재하며 다른 나라보다 심할 것이라 생각합니다. 다른 나라의 상황을 모르는 사람들은 그걸 느끼지 못할지 모르겠지만 확실히 한국은 타인의 시선에 신경을 많이 쓰고 외모지상주의적인 성향이 강한 나라 중의 하나입니다. 분명 단점이 존재하지만 이런 점들이 국가의 전반적인 미의식을 향상시키고 다른 나라가 한국의 미의식에 좀 더 관심을 가지게 만드는 면이 있기에 단점만 존재한다고 할 수는 없는 것 같지만 한국에서 살아가는 데 있어 스트레스적인 요소 중의 하나인 것은 부정할 수 없죠.
헛소리하고 있네...그건 개인차야
@@gaweekin524 개인차가 물론 있지만 지난 20여년간 다른 나라에 살아본 경험으로보면 일본과 한국이 유독 타인의 시선에 민감한건 사실입니다.
You have very wrong information on toilets in Korea.
Every 10 minutes you can find free toilets in Korea.
Every Building on the streets is ready to allow you to use it all the time no matter they are restaurants or not.
Any country in Europ doesn't provide people toilet even for its minimum necessary number of toilets.
일뽕 영국인의 한국체험.전형적인 서양우월주의의 한국체험