Literally 99% of what happened so far is my fault but let me just let out some steam okay lol - let me know your thoughts though! Use my code HELLOBISS to get $15 off your first Hello Kitty snack box! partner.bokksu.com/hellobiss
It's okay to admit a Country has problems, even me I'm nigerian and I can easily say that Nigeria is not the best place, I can confidently note when it's not being a fair country with feeling anyway. Just because ur from somewhere doesn't mean that you have to pretend that its this great place when it really isnt
I relate a lot to you since I also always second guess myself and convince myself that I must've been the one in the wrong but you did absolutely nothing wrong here. Please don't be so hard on yourself Steph, we love you :( ♡
99% of it is not your fault Steph! You are allowed to feel that way and feel culture shocked. I was born in Vietnam, and came to the states but if I go back there now I’d feel the same. I already do when I’m around Vietnamese Americans 😅
As a Mexican, it's so bizarre to see how different cultures are with food 😭 not to be mean or anything, it's just in my experience we make so much food so everyone can take it home and enjoy! We love making food and bringing it to our neighbors and even restaurants give you lots to take home
And with the respectful mannerisms I think as long as the person is older than you regardless of their job title you say usted until they establish that informal is okay
Kind of glad the AITA didn't work out lol. I loved hearing about your experience as an Asian American visiting Korea and how you view culture in America vs Korea.
the fact that no one talks about what actually goes down in Korea but our biss tries to shed light on it and letting the viewers know that it’s not always dandelions and shi. Kudos!!
I've been crying for the past 2 days cause of the recent passing of Moonbin. Thank you for consistently posting. It makes me feel a lot better. Take care of yourself too!
Literally me too, I’m not necessarily apart of the fandom but I have listened to astro songs and watched some of their shows and they are really talented :) I even took a nap today because my mind was just full of Moonbin
i didn’t even know this since i haven’t kept up with kpop in a few years..😭 they were one of my very first group that was introduced to me when i first joined kpop…that hit hard. take care of yourself!! 💕💕
I just wanted to say, KOREA LOOKS SO GOOD ON YOU BISS!! The pictures you posted were so CUTEE, me and cousin kept passing the phone to look at each one a hundred times lol.
As much as I love to hear some AITA stuff, the stories shared about your experience and thoughts and takes being in Korea for few day are even more interesting. The social status and hierarchy so real... And I just see again how kind and nice people you and Stephiance really are.
Aww I'm so sorry your grandma had to feel that way. That was terrible customer service honestly. The social class issue in Korea is really sad to see. I see that experience a lot... just sad.
In Japan, there's no tipping culture either, but there's a culture of "omotenashi" so incredible customer service is expected. So when I went to Korea I was shocked by the restaurant/conbini services first time I went to Korea 😅
@@bellabermudas My favorite thing in Japan is their convenience store food 😄 They always have seasonal offerings, the fresh desserts are top-notch, and it's all affordable! Enjoy!
I had a 17-hour layover in Korea from the Philippines to the US. My family and I took two airport tours that were being offered for free. The first tour was with this really strict lady. She told us that we needed to be back on the bus on time. We thought she was joking around because we were only given a few minutes to look around. On the first stop, we had to wait for this couple because they were late. She warned that if they were late, she’d leave them. So, on the next stop, my family and I couldn’t even enjoy a nice stroll around the place. We went inside a store that just opened, ordered food, and eat as quickly as possible. We didn’t even have enough time to truly enjoy the food and appreciate the restaurant. We had to rush and go because we didn’t want to left behind in a country whose language we can’t understand. Luckily, the next trip was a lot more chill. We had a nice and funny ahjussi as a tour guide. He even made a joke because his name was similar to my brother’s. He taught us a bit of Korean like “hello”, “thank you”, and “how much”. Our short Korean trip ended on a happier note.
@@catchingfeelings2691 Really?! This was my very first one so I didn’t know about that. I get that we had to be on time but her overall vibe was just giving that she didn’t want to be there.
Worked in Korea for 2 years recently as an English teacher at public schools... the hierarchy is so present to the point that I've gotten in trouble (my principal, vice principal and fellow teacher upset at me) for reaching out to my contact at the education office because my school was giving me a hard time and I needed someone who spoke English to help me figure out my rights. To them, that was a sign of rebellion and tattling... Anyways, overall, I had some of the best times of my life thanks to the great friends and coworkers I had.
as a korean american who worked in a korean restaurant, i think the reason why restaurant service is SO bad in general is because we're genuinely treated as like ... subhuman sometimes ... (most of the time). i feel as though koreans view service workers (but ESP food service workers) as inherently beneath them and therefore they justify the gross mistreatment of food service workers. my time as a waitress in korea i honestly cried every day and i lost 12 pounds from stress 😭
Really ?? May you share with us how people did treat you? Because I know that service work is awful everywhere but your experience seems pretty traumatizing 🥹
Actually, I think I can seriously understand and empathize about the "to-go" situation. I've grown up fairly poor (to this day I'm poor lol) and as a result I'm now really awkward around money and really self-conscious about doing things that can be seen as "poor people behaviour" which sounds ridiculous, but allow me to explain. My mother would always dress in the most worn-out and old clothes she had because of the nature of her job: cleaning houses. So to clean houses she obviously wouldn't want to wear her best clothes because they'd get all kinds of bleach and cleaning products on them and ruin them, and as a result, besides liking fashion, I do tend to not want to wear clothes that look "worn out" or "old", ofc I won't be wasteful, but I'll instead try to mend them, donate them, etc. Then there's things like asking for a box for my leftover food at restaurants. Growing up it was almost a rule that we'd ask for boxes to take our leftover food because then we'd have yummy food to eat later, but I always noticed that people who clearly had more money than us (for context, we're Mexican, and the people around us that had more money were usually white people) never asked for takeout boxes and instead would leave whole plates of barely touched food behind. I guess after a while I grew to feel that to be "wasteful" meant that you had more money and could afford to not care for the things you bought as much as I did because my mother had to work her ass off to gain the little money we had. Idk, it's a weird and complicated concept to explain, but classism is definitely a very controversial and not great thing, and I'm obviously working to untangle myself from it. Anyways, I love you Stephanie, you're my comfort "character" (I say "character" but obviously you're a real person XD) and I listen to you and watch your videos almost everyday, you're pretty much part of my close friend group at this point. Stay safe Bisss ~
Just wanted to comment that I also came from a working class / lower income family and we always got to go boxes. I still ask for to go boxes now even tho I’m in a good financial situation because I just don’t want to contribute to food waste, so keep doing you!
@@snowbunny2675 Yes, ofc, food waste is such a huge problem and i always feel so bad throwing away perfectly good food so yes I'll always continue to ask for a to-do box, thank you sm for commenting and letting me know about your experience 💕💖
My mom is Mexican from a poor family and my dad is white American from a middle class family (not rich but had a second fridge in the garage type) but I mostly grew up with Mexican culture so the amount of food white people waste is shocking to me. Like of course my Mexican family isn’t perfect but very much tries to not waste food while my white family will literally have three loaves of white bread open at the same time, not keep the bag properly closed, let them get moldy, and throw them out as if it’s nothing. They’ll buy hundreds of dollars of food from Costco and let a third of it go to waste. WILD.
You shouldn’t feel shame for not being wasteful and you shouldn’t feel shame for learning at a young age the concept of how much money others have. Don’t be embarrassed. You should let it go because actually that uncomfortable experience taught you to be a resourceful person. So even if it made you not feel good, it taught you things that made you a better person.
I feel like that's a common Asian culture thing though, no? Like I'm Indian and it's very common for a man or woman to call their in laws mom and dad because they essentially do become another set of parents. I've seen similar things in Thai, Cambodian, Chinese, etc cultures.
@@panjabipandit yeah, at least where I'm from it's pretty much expected to start calling your in laws mom/dad when you get married. I think it's because in asian culture referring to your seniors (those who are not your friends) by their name is not really a thing, and once you get married it becomes more appropriate to call your in laws mom/dad rather than auntie/uncle as you usually would
This video was actually so good, it’s rare as a American to know this side and what your getting into cause you know you normally see the romanticized versions of different countries. Thankyou babes you slay, chug that mustard and vinegar
Girl. In the Philippines, we normally call the higher ranks Sir or Ma’am but then I entered an australian company and they refused to have any ranking at all. I got a reverse culture shock 😂
I travelled to the Philippines and the hotel and restaurant service are amazing. I work in recruitment for medical staffing in the UK and I speak to a lot of Filipino nurses and can straight away tell when they are on the phone because they greet you with “Good morning/ Afternoon Ma’am 😀
Right! When I watch Korean dramas and see how people treat each other, I know I will only experience Korea through RUclips. I come from a totally different culture we’re a boss doesn’t have the right to treat the worker anyway he wants. Period. An abusive boss can find themselves in court.💃🏽
@@bellabermudastrue, but also ofc depending on the location even in a more balanced country in terms of hierarchy there’s some real messed up stuff going on, honestly it’s more of a shock when you hear about it in places like the US (esp if it happened in a big city) then hearing about it from someplace else where it’s common. The shock hearing workplace horrors in places where you least expect it and its like how did that happen in a country where you can actually sue them for doing that？
@@累-b9o Agreed. Work place bullying occurs everywhere no doubt but you’re not allowed to openly assault your subordinate in US or in my country. There’s such a thing as suing anyone who steps over the line not to mention union action. Take care💃🏽
I'm Muslim and in our religion it's forbidden to waste food like it's a sin and in my country Algeria it's considered ill manners to waste food even if you're full so it soo normal and preferable to take the rest with you don't worry stephanie you're completely normal and sane if some things are difficult to handle in Korea in other places it's okay
Right and isnt east asia also pro no wasting food?? Its so weird, like i dont wanna waste so much food, its also almost like you didnt enjoy the food enough to not want to bring it home..
That's crazy that the workplace hierarchy trumps the age seniority in Korea... I had always known that the culture is very big on seniority, but I assumed in the same way as China where it's about respecting the elderly. I feel like it would be suffocating for me personally if I had to live in such an environment and having a lot workplace stress
When we also went to Korea, I realized that they weren't as nice culture-wise 😭 Which was heartbreaking because we didn't enjoy a lot of restaus because of the attitude of their staff
It's so cute how your mom is hanging out behind the bed ahahahah PS: If anyone is curious, I've bought Stephanie's merch before, her hoodies specifically, and they are super comfortable to the point where my dad said, "do i need to buy you other hoodies? you always wear this one" XD and, I have eczema, so when I say they're comfortable, they're COMFORTABLE
In the Philippines, we even pack the bones for the dogs at home. 😂 But we don't request the staffs to package it for us, we just ask for an extra plastic then we'll collect it as ourselves. But for the human-grade food, we ask the staffs for it. If we have big parties at home, we often prepare for the guests' take homes. 😂
In my country we just say “Dapao ah” which means “to go” in chinese. But when it comes to a higher end restaurants…it’s weird to do that but welp I just bring an extra container and secretly stashed the food AND IT FEELS SO ILLEGAL like freakin stashing druuugie or smtg
Hi Stephanie! Great video again. I can soooo relate with the change of voice because Filipino- Chinese and my voice change too when I speak Chinese. I looked online before, and some say a person's voice changes when they speak a different language because switching languages changes our pitch, and people unconsciously adopt a persona and copy the social codes or mannerisms of the country's language that we are speaking.
I've been to Korea a few times and I completely agree! XD It's fun for short holidays, sights, food, kpop etc but the closer you look at it.. It's honestly so stifling! The social culture just boggles me, they look like they're open minded but honestly they're not so much. Japan or south east asian countries are more enjoyable! Also definitely better savory foods in south east asia!
@GrassCannibalsI am planning to study at Chang Mai for AS level since it is has affordable international schools but i still don’t know the life there, I have been bangkok once but it was only a holiday
My favorite thing about this video is the lovely couple are so lacking in entitlement that they feel bad at Korean etiquette. Don’t be burdened! This is is their whole lives, they know nothing else (mostly)! You guys are sooooooo cute and I hope your trip is just lovely!❤❤❤❤
Btw Stephanie- you are a very sweet and nice person to deal with that restaurant almost making your Grandma cry, actually making you cry, and you STILL didn’t publicly label the restaurant name. Really much more forgiving of them than I could have managed after that situation!! 🤯❤️🩹
My family is from El Salvador so I’ve traveled there a lot to visit family and it’s always a culture shock. They have such an intense hierarchy culture and people are literally at the top or bottom. Feels like no inbetween 😢 People instantly know I’m from the states even before I say a word 🥲
I speak Indonesian, English, and Japanese, and my tone always changes depending on the language I'm speaking. My voice will go deeper and lower when I speak English, and with Japanese I will go higher and softer, Indonesian will be in between. I guess that's the thing with languages. My personality also kinda changes a little depending on the languages 😅
Steph please please please never lose your happy and excitement, it’s so cute and makes me get so happy you are seriously helping with my depression SO SO much!! Thank you for being you and being amazing ❤
I noticed the take out culture when we went to korea too. Like we want to try a lot of food so you end up getting full fast but we felt bad wasting food so we asked for take out but they gave us weird look too. Maybe the concept of food waste is different too.
14:06 totally agree with this. When I was little, my dad used to be embarrassed when my mom asked to package the leftover to go, because he thought others are gonna look down on us. But in the past few years, China has been promoting “光盘行动”meaning clearing your plate (basically do not waste food). And there are posters about this in most restaurants. People have become accustomed to pack the extra food to go now. 😆
Oh my goodness Stephanie, I completely empathise with your experience with Korea! I'm half Korean and I just went on holiday to Seoul and my speaking voice goes so high and unintentionally aegyo filled, gah. I genuinely agree that it must be from the experience of just talking to your mum and older relatives in Korean.
I love the more personal mukbangs like the reading things we send in, and even girl/small talks like this. A true crime break is always appreciated bc I can never get enough of ur vlogs 🥰
I started my first semester of college this past January, It was also the same time I found ur channel. Thank you Stephanie and MMB for helping pull through this semester it has been so stressful but watching ur videos has help me so much! ❤️
As someone from South East Asia, eventhough I now have the means, Korea is becoming less and less attractive as a tourist destination. I mean, their attitude towards foreigners when their rise to prominence is because of Halyu - the main principle of which is GLOBAL INTEREST in anything Korean. Global. Foreigners. And they act that way? (In this case, despite her lineage, Stephanie is seen as a foreigner cuz she grew up in the US) Add to the fact that they are mindblowingly racist. As a person with a dark complexion - which I loooove. No plans to whiten my skin whatsoever, I am anxious that it might be an issue in Korea. I don’t wanna blow my hard earned money in a country where people are programmed to look down on me. No ma’am.
I also watch this channel called Kelsey the Korean, and she did a street interview with some guys. They were talking about beauty standards and preferences, and one of the guys (who had lived in the Philippines) kept on putting Southeast Asian women down. It was disgusting to watch
@@y2m3e.45 It's upsetting. Southeast Asian features are freaking beautiful. My bff is Indonesian, and she has curly hair, full lips, tan skin, etc. (all the desirable features where we are in the US), but even her own relatives criticize her for being "so dark" when she visits home.
Yup, that’s exactly what will happen. My daughters girlfriend traveled to Korea who is dark skinned and was treated badly. She will never go there again. I on the over hand, will keep hope alive as I’m a serious K-drama lover. Due to the global impact, maybe we will see a change that will not only benefit a dark skinned visitor back the Korean people in general. 💃🏽
It's interesting to hear how you feel about the cashier staff because what you mentioned as friendly in US was on the other hand a shock to me at first. I'm not from South Korea but Hong Kong (we are quite infamous of being cold in foreigners' eyes), and I still remember when I visited and studied in US the first time, I was shook by how many staff would chit chat with each other / with me and that a usually brain-less one minute order would end up much longer. No bad or good of course but different way of doing things - just to plant a perspective is that here sometimes (especially in local stores/ shops) it would be considered as inefficient and hence somewhat bad service if you do small talks - because that's using up customers' time to do things outside of the order itself; and staff probably think they ain't paid enough to do small talks too :D
omg I visited South Korea for the first time in March. My family and I were shocked that we couldn’t package things back to the hotel. Fortunately our servers were really nice about it
Omg the taxi ahjussis!! So true!!! I was in Korea a few weeks ago and every time my mom and I tried to help with our own luggages because they were heavy they would all be like “no no no I’ll do it” we felt so bad!! We did have a few that would talk to us informally but honestly we don’t mind since is not a thing in our culture but I was stressing out the whole time hoping I wouldn’t offend anyone, minding my manners trying not to say anything informal and being sure to use both hands when giving or receiving something 😅
I really loved this video. I just got into KPop this March and I'm learning so much about Korea from just watching interviews and such. This was fun, Thank You❣
I have been going through a rough time, and I really enjoy watching you. You bring so much comfort and happiness. Thank you to everyone on this channel/comments ❤️
When I was in Korea, my family wanted to pack leftovers to-go and the restaurant told them that they couldn’t and the only way to get to go is to order a whole new meal
People shouldn't have to conform to the norms and act a certain way, just to be treated with some basic human respect and kindness. Yes you should be respectful of other cultures and traditions ect but not to the extent of making yourself uncomfortable. Making someone feel utterly unwelcome just for being themselves shouldn't happen anywhere. :(
English is my second language and my voice goes sooooo high and proper on it, and I always thought it's because since it's a learnt languange, you are taught the "nice" or technical way of speaking it...glad i'm not the only one lol
I'm really looking forward to seeing similar videos in China, trying food seeing society, and what's the differences between China, Korea, and the USA.
I was doing grad school in one of the top 3 in Korea...and omg, the discrimination I faced there. I am not saying it is a generalized experience btw! My department TA once screamed at me for contacting my professor for my thesis approval. He wrote back to me saying "if you don't understand Korean, just don't say it", while I was speaking fully in Korean to him most of the time. When I did my thesis (I was doing something a little on feminism and how the judicial system has oversights), my professors were all happy about it, while this SENIOR wrote down notes for me in banmal (informal writing) because I gave my presentation in English and thought it was okay to talk down to me.
this video is so good! I've been watching South Korea travel videos to hopefully be ready when we travel there and everything I've seen so far has glorified their experience. This gives such a real perspective. I'm sure it's a beautiful country but all this information about the strict culture of respect, hierarchy, food etiquette, and local behavior is very good to take note of. Thank you so much! ❤❤❤
Honestly, as a North Indian(punjabi) who lived in Korea for 3 years, it's really confusing at first, but I sorta found it intriguing, and I respect it.
@@kaedeAoi27 at first, I lived in the Itaewon area, and there were more foreigners there, so the Koreans there weren't very racist because they're sorta used to seeing foreigners. I still got a few comments, but it was sorta out of mock curiosity. But then I moved to songpa-gu (after 1 year in itaewon), and there I experienced slightly more racism. The rudest thing someone said was that I was tan and I should clean my skin???? Which honestly hurt a little, but it's okay I'm a strong biss ( I feel cringy after typing that, lol)
Steph I just wanna say that your videos have been such a treat to watch, you seem like a genuinely nice and caring person and I think that's so hard to find
I agree about voice getting higher. I’m 55 but I find myself speaking aegyo style, just like you, I think it’s also a way to “get away from not being fluent” and it works!
Girl I feel you so hard on the whole voice getting higher when you speak your second language (Vietnamese for me). I don't know why it happens either, and I've seen so many bilingual kpop idols get just trashed for "trying too hard to be cute" when genuinely it just seems like a phenomenon that comes with first learning English and then speaking your Asian second language.
That's so interesting when I went to Korea as a non Korean everyone was so helpful at restaurants. Like all the older ladies would help us and even give extra free food. I assume also because we couldn't understand any hierarchy and totally looked like tourists.
Hiii bisssss! Thank you for a new post! I didn't watch it yet lol but I know it will be amazing as always! Thank you for posting so often and working hard for us. Make sure to take breaks and relax often! The food looks delectable, too, I'm starving 🩷😢
We love the rant and are always here to listen! ! So interesting to hear more about the culture and everyday lives of Koreans. Kdrama seems to romanticize a lot of aspects so people tend to have a culture shock when visiting and it’s nothing like the kdrama.
Thank you so much for this video. I am going to South Korea for my first visit in October for two weeks and the information on taxis, restaurants, etc is so interesting. Your mom is sooooo cute!❤
I feel the same way about the service here in stores. When I first got to Seoul, my most anxious experiences were with convenience stores. In Canada, when I go to the cashier, I'm very used to employees at least saying: "hello", "it costs this much", "how would you like to pay?" etc even if their tone feels passive. Once I got here, I realized how much I relied on those verbal cues to know what to do next. So, when I experienced some employees who didn't greet or didn't say how much my food cost (not even in Korean), I found it so stressful trying to figure out what to do next because I had to imagine the routine in my head without the verbal cues. I'm not sure if some people are like that because they can tell I'm not Korean and happen to act a little bit differently with foreigners (even if I could speak a bit of poorly pronounced Korean lol). But, I can't deny that I've chosen to avoid going back to places where I experienced non-verbal or really straightforward ("cold") service. LOL I'm already anxious as is trying to adapt to Seoul. I need a little bit of warmth to at least know I'm not doing anything wrong here as a foreigner 😂
I think it would be an interesting video to see the Soo Family take an mbti test. Koreans swear by the personality types and it potentially might be a good video topic/idea. Love you!
honestly i dont think the service has anything to do with tipping, its just cultural differences, because a lot of countries dont have tipping culture and the service is good. I grew up in the UAE, in the city of Dubai, and tipping isnt really a thing and service is great.
Don’t worry biss, I went to Korea in 2022 and almost immediately felt the change in customer service in general no matter where compared to when I visited Korea in 2018. HUGE DIFFERENCE. it was like their patience towards non korean speaking customers were non existent. pretty bad experience hence won’t be visiting Korea in a long while 🤧
My husband is Bosnian and it always cracks me up listening to him and his family get deep into their conversations because all of them (including the women) deepen their voices significantly. Lol. It’s hilarious listening to my mother and sister in law who typically have pretty high pitched voices deepen their voice to a raspy man voice. Lol
Take out is not done in many countries in Europe too esp France. Most won’t even do it although lately it’s a bit more open for a doggy bag. It’s totally cultural.
Stephanie, your Korean is so sweet and cute! Also, a fun fact, I watched the video with autogenerated subtitles and "aegyo" was interpreted as "egg yolk" 🤣 As regards Korean culture and society, I was drawn to k-dramas and k-pop when my kid discovered them, and I formed my opinions based on that. And I think it is quite stressful to work there, because the manager is always right, and the subordinate isn't, or the kids need to get good grades, or else they are going to be a shame for the family, or people need to go drinking when the boss says so, and even the fact that a superior can force you to drink, because that's the "drinking culture". Also people seem to be pretty judgy, my kid went there three times and she said it's not unusual for a random ajumma on the subway to tell you (a girl) that you should lose some weight. So I guess most of them feel that they are not good enough, and their last resort is unaliving themselves. Even Jonghyun from Shinee, who was a most accomplished artist and a wonderful human being, felt that he was not good enough... Or the female singers who are judged for everything they do and for how they look. Or the fact that in a group there is a "visual", who is always praised for being beautiful, which, for me, implies the others are less beautiful...
that left over take-away culture in Kr is truly fascinating 😮😮😮 thankfully in Malaysia, everyone is ok and cool for us to take left over home...we even sometimes bring our own Tupperware (food containers, we generalise food containers as Tupperware here😅)to tapao (take away) left over and no one bat an eyes😂😂😂
You usually ask for the container so you can pack the left over food. Demanding the waiter/waitress to handle leftover food is kinda unreasonable in Korea, is how I feel
I can't wait to see your wedding pictures and everything that happens. I'm so happy for you guys. You guys deserve each other so much love you guys have for each other. Your family love is amazing. 🎉🎉❤❤❤
I wanna watch this but also want to save it for when I’m working at work tomorrow to watch/listen 😂😂. Seriously, watching and listening to your videos are what makes me get through my day.
Literally 99% of what happened so far is my fault but let me just let out some steam okay lol - let me know your thoughts though! Use my code HELLOBISS to get $15 off your first Hello Kitty snack box! partner.bokksu.com/hellobiss
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It's okay to admit a Country has problems, even me I'm nigerian and I can easily say that Nigeria is not the best place, I can confidently note when it's not being a fair country with feeling anyway. Just because ur from somewhere doesn't mean that you have to pretend that its this great place when it really isnt
I relate a lot to you since I also always second guess myself and convince myself that I must've been the one in the wrong but you did absolutely nothing wrong here. Please don't be so hard on yourself Steph, we love you :( ♡
99% of it is not your fault Steph! You are allowed to feel that way and feel culture shocked. I was born in Vietnam, and came to the states but if I go back there now I’d feel the same. I already do when I’m around Vietnamese Americans 😅
As a Mexican, it's so bizarre to see how different cultures are with food 😭 not to be mean or anything, it's just in my experience we make so much food so everyone can take it home and enjoy! We love making food and bringing it to our neighbors and even restaurants give you lots to take home
Fr after hearing about other cultures I’m so glad I’m Mexican
And with the respectful mannerisms I think as long as the person is older than you regardless of their job title you say usted until they establish that informal is okay
It’s the classism and capitalism in Korea mentality 😅
Food is a way to show that we care for one another
We over feed 😭
Kind of glad the AITA didn't work out lol. I loved hearing about your experience as an Asian American visiting Korea and how you view culture in America vs Korea.
yesss corrupt files kinda thank u 🙈
I'm torn. I want both! I want all the Stephanie!
I keep losing it whenever your mom pops her head up from behind the bed lmao she’s so cute😭
i agree!! hahaha
Yes she’s so adorable 🤣🥰
Agreed.👍🏽Loved that🤣🤣
Yesssss Love her 😂
the fact that no one talks about what actually goes down in Korea but our biss tries to shed light on it and letting the viewers know that it’s not always dandelions and shi. Kudos!!
It's not even about "you're so poor you need to take leftovers", leaving them there is just wasteful! Glad to hear they're slowly adapting
I've been crying for the past 2 days cause of the recent passing of Moonbin. Thank you for consistently posting. It makes me feel a lot better. Take care of yourself too!
@@ssks5lets be happy like he told us to! we're all gonna be okay
Something needs to be done about the high sewercide rate in SK.
Literally me too, I’m not necessarily apart of the fandom but I have listened to astro songs and watched some of their shows and they are really talented :) I even took a nap today because my mind was just full of Moonbin
i didn’t even know this since i haven’t kept up with kpop in a few years..😭 they were one of my very first group that was introduced to me when i first joined kpop…that hit hard. take care of yourself!! 💕💕
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I just wanted to say, KOREA LOOKS SO GOOD ON YOU BISS!! The pictures you posted were so CUTEE, me and cousin kept passing the phone to look at each one a hundred times lol.
As much as I love to hear some AITA stuff, the stories shared about your experience and thoughts and takes being in Korea for few day are even more interesting. The social status and hierarchy so real... And I just see again how kind and nice people you and Stephiance really are.
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The new merch is so adorable! Mr. Mangobutt did a good job.
Aww I'm so sorry your grandma had to feel that way. That was terrible customer service honestly. The social class issue in Korea is really sad to see. I see that experience a lot... just sad.
I’d rather be judged for packing left overs than waste perfectly good food. Plus that shirt looks great on Stephanie this light blue is just perfect 💫
And when it comes to Italian food or anything pasta-based, it always tastes even better warmed up the next day.
In Japan, there's no tipping culture either, but there's a culture of "omotenashi" so incredible customer service is expected. So when I went to Korea I was shocked by the restaurant/conbini services first time I went to Korea 😅
Same! I went to Seoul thinking it would be like Japan, and I was so disappointed. The customer service was terrible, and the food was meh
Yea, lived in Japan for a year, went to Busan in summer holiday and my oh my the culture shock😂
I’m planning a trip to Japan this summer and can’t wait. I know the food there is incredible and the service is top notch.💃🏽
@@bellabermudas My favorite thing in Japan is their convenience store food 😄 They always have seasonal offerings, the fresh desserts are top-notch, and it's all affordable! Enjoy!
I had a 17-hour layover in Korea from the Philippines to the US. My family and I took two airport tours that were being offered for free. The first tour was with this really strict lady. She told us that we needed to be back on the bus on time. We thought she was joking around because we were only given a few minutes to look around. On the first stop, we had to wait for this couple because they were late. She warned that if they were late, she’d leave them. So, on the next stop, my family and I couldn’t even enjoy a nice stroll around the place. We went inside a store that just opened, ordered food, and eat as quickly as possible.
We didn’t even have enough time to truly enjoy the food and appreciate the restaurant. We had to rush and go because we didn’t want to left behind in a country whose language we can’t understand.
Luckily, the next trip was a lot more chill. We had a nice and funny ahjussi as a tour guide. He even made a joke because his name was similar to my brother’s. He taught us a bit of Korean like “hello”, “thank you”, and “how much”. Our short Korean trip ended on a happier note.
@@catchingfeelings2691 Really?! This was my very first one so I didn’t know about that. I get that we had to be on time but her overall vibe was just giving that she didn’t want to be there.
Worked in Korea for 2 years recently as an English teacher at public schools... the hierarchy is so present to the point that I've gotten in trouble (my principal, vice principal and fellow teacher upset at me) for reaching out to my contact at the education office because my school was giving me a hard time and I needed someone who spoke English to help me figure out my rights. To them, that was a sign of rebellion and tattling... Anyways, overall, I had some of the best times of my life thanks to the great friends and coworkers I had.
Mama Soo popping in and out to contribute is adorable!!
as a korean american who worked in a korean restaurant, i think the reason why restaurant service is SO bad in general is because we're genuinely treated as like ... subhuman sometimes ... (most of the time). i feel as though koreans view service workers (but ESP food service workers) as inherently beneath them and therefore they justify the gross mistreatment of food service workers. my time as a waitress in korea i honestly cried every day and i lost 12 pounds from stress 😭
Really ?? May you share with us how people did treat you? Because I know that service work is awful everywhere but your experience seems pretty traumatizing 🥹
Hope you're ok now !
That's so terrible! Geez, I hope You're better now.
OMG I hope you recovered well but thats absolutely deplorable I hope they do something about it
im so sorry bby
Actually, I think I can seriously understand and empathize about the "to-go" situation. I've grown up fairly poor (to this day I'm poor lol) and as a result I'm now really awkward around money and really self-conscious about doing things that can be seen as "poor people behaviour" which sounds ridiculous, but allow me to explain. My mother would always dress in the most worn-out and old clothes she had because of the nature of her job: cleaning houses. So to clean houses she obviously wouldn't want to wear her best clothes because they'd get all kinds of bleach and cleaning products on them and ruin them, and as a result, besides liking fashion, I do tend to not want to wear clothes that look "worn out" or "old", ofc I won't be wasteful, but I'll instead try to mend them, donate them, etc. Then there's things like asking for a box for my leftover food at restaurants. Growing up it was almost a rule that we'd ask for boxes to take our leftover food because then we'd have yummy food to eat later, but I always noticed that people who clearly had more money than us (for context, we're Mexican, and the people around us that had more money were usually white people) never asked for takeout boxes and instead would leave whole plates of barely touched food behind. I guess after a while I grew to feel that to be "wasteful" meant that you had more money and could afford to not care for the things you bought as much as I did because my mother had to work her ass off to gain the little money we had. Idk, it's a weird and complicated concept to explain, but classism is definitely a very controversial and not great thing, and I'm obviously working to untangle myself from it. Anyways, I love you Stephanie, you're my comfort "character" (I say "character" but obviously you're a real person XD) and I listen to you and watch your videos almost everyday, you're pretty much part of my close friend group at this point. Stay safe Bisss ~
Just wanted to comment that I also came from a working class / lower income family and we always got to go boxes. I still ask for to go boxes now even tho I’m in a good financial situation because I just don’t want to contribute to food waste, so keep doing you!
@@snowbunny2675 Yes, ofc, food waste is such a huge problem and i always feel so bad throwing away perfectly good food so yes I'll always continue to ask for a to-do box, thank you sm for commenting and letting me know about your experience 💕💖
My mom is Mexican from a poor family and my dad is white American from a middle class family (not rich but had a second fridge in the garage type) but I mostly grew up with Mexican culture so the amount of food white people waste is shocking to me. Like of course my Mexican family isn’t perfect but very much tries to not waste food while my white family will literally have three loaves of white bread open at the same time, not keep the bag properly closed, let them get moldy, and throw them out as if it’s nothing. They’ll buy hundreds of dollars of food from Costco and let a third of it go to waste. WILD.
@@DiMagnolia Same with my in-laws. It's wild 🤯
You shouldn’t feel shame for not being wasteful and you shouldn’t feel shame for learning at a young age the concept of how much money others have. Don’t be embarrassed. You should let it go because actually that uncomfortable experience taught you to be a resourceful person. So even if it made you not feel good, it taught you things that made you a better person.
HONESTLY I love how much steph's fam gets along with mr mango butt and that he just calls steph's mom "umma". lol ugh dream family relationship
I feel like that's a common Asian culture thing though, no? Like I'm Indian and it's very common for a man or woman to call their in laws mom and dad because they essentially do become another set of parents. I've seen similar things in Thai, Cambodian, Chinese, etc cultures.
@@panjabipandit yes I’m Middle Eastern/east African and its really common
@@panjabipandit yeah, at least where I'm from it's pretty much expected to start calling your in laws mom/dad when you get married. I think it's because in asian culture referring to your seniors (those who are not your friends) by their name is not really a thing, and once you get married it becomes more appropriate to call your in laws mom/dad rather than auntie/uncle as you usually would
What else would he call her?? That's what they call in laws in Asia🤦🏻♀️
@@oogaboogass why r u mad?
This video was actually so good, it’s rare as a American to know this side and what your getting into cause you know you normally see the romanticized versions of different countries. Thankyou babes you slay, chug that mustard and vinegar
Girl. In the Philippines, we normally call the higher ranks Sir or Ma’am but then I entered an australian company and they refused to have any ranking at all. I got a reverse culture shock 😂
Yeah, calling my teacher by name, FIRST name is the biggest shock I had when studying in Australia
I travelled to the Philippines and the hotel and restaurant service are amazing. I work in recruitment for medical staffing in the UK and I speak to a lot of Filipino nurses and can straight away tell when they are on the phone because they greet you with “Good morning/ Afternoon Ma’am 😀
Right! When I watch Korean dramas and see how people treat each other, I know I will only experience Korea through RUclips. I come from a totally different culture we’re a boss doesn’t have the right to treat the worker anyway he wants. Period. An abusive boss can find themselves in court.💃🏽
@@bellabermudastrue, but also ofc depending on the location even in a more balanced country in terms of hierarchy there’s some real messed up stuff going on, honestly it’s more of a shock when you hear about it in places like the US (esp if it happened in a big city) then hearing about it from someplace else where it’s common. The shock hearing workplace horrors in places where you least expect it and its like how did that happen in a country where you can actually sue them for doing that？
@@累-b9o Agreed. Work place bullying occurs everywhere no doubt but you’re not allowed to openly assault your subordinate in US or in my country. There’s such a thing as suing anyone who steps over the line not to mention union action. Take care💃🏽
I'm Muslim and in our religion it's forbidden to waste food like it's a sin and in my country Algeria it's considered ill manners to waste food even if you're full so it soo normal and preferable to take the rest with you don't worry stephanie you're completely normal and sane if some things are difficult to handle in Korea in other places it's okay
Right and isnt east asia also pro no wasting food?? Its so weird, like i dont wanna waste so much food, its also almost like you didnt enjoy the food enough to not want to bring it home..
@@Nickelberkelium yeah it's so bizarre they really leave for the appearances no wonder 🥱
im also muslim and i agree with you
That's crazy that the workplace hierarchy trumps the age seniority in Korea... I had always known that the culture is very big on seniority, but I assumed in the same way as China where it's about respecting the elderly. I feel like it would be suffocating for me personally if I had to live in such an environment and having a lot workplace stress
When we also went to Korea, I realized that they weren't as nice culture-wise 😭 Which was heartbreaking because we didn't enjoy a lot of restaus because of the attitude of their staff
Well yeah. It’s been on the spotlight for years you koreaboo
Food service is a low income high stress job, and since theres no tipping culture, its very barebones unless you go to a finer dining establishment.
It's so cute how your mom is hanging out behind the bed ahahahah
PS: If anyone is curious, I've bought Stephanie's merch before, her hoodies specifically, and they are super comfortable to the point where my dad said, "do i need to buy you other hoodies? you always wear this one" XD and, I have eczema, so when I say they're comfortable, they're COMFORTABLE
In the Philippines, we even pack the bones for the dogs at home. 😂 But we don't request the staffs to package it for us, we just ask for an extra plastic then we'll collect it as ourselves. But for the human-grade food, we ask the staffs for it.
If we have big parties at home, we often prepare for the guests' take homes. 😂
This is so true! We also clean up our table so it'll be easier for the servers.
stephanie always knows the right time to post😭😭😭
FRR I’ve been so sad bc of moonbins passing 😭
In my country we just say “Dapao ah” which means “to go” in chinese. But when it comes to a higher end restaurants…it’s weird to do that but welp I just bring an extra container and secretly stashed the food AND IT FEELS SO ILLEGAL like freakin stashing druuugie or smtg
5:59 steph’s always so darn cute whenever she speaks in korean!!!! ♡
Thank you for existing, truly. You’re more to us than you’ll ever know🥹🥹🥹 much love and good vibes
Hi Stephanie! Great video again. I can soooo relate with the change of voice because Filipino- Chinese and my voice change too when I speak Chinese. I looked online before, and some say a person's voice changes when they speak a different language because switching languages changes our pitch, and people unconsciously adopt a persona and copy the social codes or mannerisms of the country's language that we are speaking.
I've been to Korea a few times and I completely agree! XD It's fun for short holidays, sights, food, kpop etc but the closer you look at it.. It's honestly so stifling! The social culture just boggles me, they look like they're open minded but honestly they're not so much. Japan or south east asian countries are more enjoyable! Also definitely better savory foods in south east asia!
@GrassCannibalsI am planning to study at Chang Mai for AS level since it is has affordable international schools but i still don’t know the life there, I have been bangkok once but it was only a holiday
Agreeee🎉
My favorite thing about this video is the lovely couple are so lacking in entitlement that they feel bad at Korean etiquette. Don’t be burdened! This is is their whole lives, they know nothing else (mostly)! You guys are sooooooo cute and I hope your trip is just lovely!❤❤❤❤
Btw Stephanie- you are a very sweet and nice person to deal with that restaurant almost making your Grandma cry, actually making you cry, and you STILL didn’t publicly label the restaurant name. Really much more forgiving of them than I could have managed after that situation!! 🤯❤️🩹
Hope you're doing okay today as well Stephanie. Love you so much!
My family is from El Salvador so I’ve traveled there a lot to visit family and it’s always a culture shock. They have such an intense hierarchy culture and people are literally at the top or bottom. Feels like no inbetween 😢
People instantly know I’m from the states even before I say a word 🥲
I speak Indonesian, English, and Japanese, and my tone always changes depending on the language I'm speaking. My voice will go deeper and lower when I speak English, and with Japanese I will go higher and softer, Indonesian will be in between. I guess that's the thing with languages. My personality also kinda changes a little depending on the languages 😅
Steph please please please never lose your happy and excitement, it’s so cute and makes me get so happy you are seriously helping with my depression SO SO much!! Thank you for being you and being amazing ❤
Thank you for spilling the tea on South Korea! I appreciate these vids more than most travel vlogs that focus on romanticizing Korea.
Hope you enjoyed your time there other than getting sick!! ❤❤
I noticed the take out culture when we went to korea too. Like we want to try a lot of food so you end up getting full fast but we felt bad wasting food so we asked for take out but they gave us weird look too. Maybe the concept of food waste is different too.
not sure if Stephanie’s already applying the color theory but just happened to notice she’s wearing pastel blue and she’s glowingggggg ✨✨✨
I like how mommy just pops from behind the bed here and there honestly so wholesome
14:06 totally agree with this. When I was little, my dad used to be embarrassed when my mom asked to package the leftover to go, because he thought others are gonna look down on us. But in the past few years, China has been promoting “光盘行动”meaning clearing your plate (basically do not waste food). And there are posters about this in most restaurants. People have become accustomed to pack the extra food to go now. 😆
thank you stephanie for the consistent uploads🥲🥲
Oh my goodness Stephanie, I completely empathise with your experience with Korea! I'm half Korean and I just went on holiday to Seoul and my speaking voice goes so high and unintentionally aegyo filled, gah. I genuinely agree that it must be from the experience of just talking to your mum and older relatives in Korean.
I love the more personal mukbangs like the reading things we send in, and even girl/small talks like this. A true crime break is always appreciated bc I can never get enough of ur vlogs 🥰
I started my first semester of college this past January, It was also the same time I found ur channel. Thank you Stephanie and MMB for helping pull through this semester it has been so stressful but watching ur videos has help me so much! ❤️
As someone from South East Asia, eventhough I now have the means, Korea is becoming less and less attractive as a tourist destination.
I mean, their attitude towards foreigners when their rise to prominence is because of Halyu - the main principle of which is GLOBAL INTEREST in anything Korean. Global. Foreigners. And they act that way? (In this case, despite her lineage, Stephanie is seen as a foreigner cuz she grew up in the US)
Add to the fact that they are mindblowingly racist. As a person with a dark complexion - which I loooove. No plans to whiten my skin whatsoever, I am anxious that it might be an issue in Korea.
I don’t wanna blow my hard earned money in a country where people are programmed to look down on me. No ma’am.
That's fair honestly. You don't have to feel guilty about changing your mind. I've heard horrible things myself
I also watch this channel called Kelsey the Korean, and she did a street interview with some guys. They were talking about beauty standards and preferences, and one of the guys (who had lived in the Philippines) kept on putting Southeast Asian women down. It was disgusting to watch
@@y2m3e.45 It's upsetting. Southeast Asian features are freaking beautiful. My bff is Indonesian, and she has curly hair, full lips, tan skin, etc. (all the desirable features where we are in the US), but even her own relatives criticize her for being "so dark" when she visits home.
@@revinaque1342 I’ve seen that short. Guy having some identity crisis and forgetting who he is 🫠
Yup, that’s exactly what will happen. My daughters girlfriend traveled to Korea who is dark skinned and was treated badly. She will never go there again. I on the over hand, will keep hope alive as I’m a serious K-drama lover. Due to the global impact, maybe we will see a change that will not only benefit a dark skinned visitor back the Korean people in general. 💃🏽
It's interesting to hear how you feel about the cashier staff because what you mentioned as friendly in US was on the other hand a shock to me at first. I'm not from South Korea but Hong Kong (we are quite infamous of being cold in foreigners' eyes), and I still remember when I visited and studied in US the first time, I was shook by how many staff would chit chat with each other / with me and that a usually brain-less one minute order would end up much longer. No bad or good of course but different way of doing things - just to plant a perspective is that here sometimes (especially in local stores/ shops) it would be considered as inefficient and hence somewhat bad service if you do small talks - because that's using up customers' time to do things outside of the order itself; and staff probably think they ain't paid enough to do small talks too :D
omg I visited South Korea for the first time in March. My family and I were shocked that we couldn’t package things back to the hotel. Fortunately our servers were really nice about it
I love how her mom is hanging out back there.
Omg the taxi ahjussis!! So true!!! I was in Korea a few weeks ago and every time my mom and I tried to help with our own luggages because they were heavy they would all be like “no no no I’ll do it” we felt so bad!!
We did have a few that would talk to us informally but honestly we don’t mind since is not a thing in our culture but I was stressing out the whole time hoping I wouldn’t offend anyone, minding my manners trying not to say anything informal and being sure to use both hands when giving or receiving something 😅
I really loved this video. I just got into KPop this March and I'm learning so much about Korea from just watching interviews and such. This was fun, Thank You❣
As a japanese brazillian who’s been learning korean for a couple of years I find your korean really easy to understand
I’m so excited for the new merch!! As a Korean I’m so excited to see you living life in Korea 🙆🏻♀️ love you always 🫶
The way Stephanie's Naengmyeon experience is 80% of her whole trip this time around is genuinely so funny.
I have been going through a rough time, and I really enjoy watching you. You bring so much comfort and happiness. Thank you to everyone on this channel/comments ❤️
When I was in Korea, my family wanted to pack leftovers to-go and the restaurant told them that they couldn’t and the only way to get to go is to order a whole new meal
People shouldn't have to conform to the norms and act a certain way, just to be treated with some basic human respect and kindness. Yes you should be respectful of other cultures and traditions ect but not to the extent of making yourself uncomfortable. Making someone feel utterly unwelcome just for being themselves shouldn't happen anywhere. :(
Umma is so cute and I love seeing that she and stephiancé get along so well ❤
Hiiii congrats on the wedding. Been waiting for so long, so happy for you guyssss.
English is my second language and my voice goes sooooo high and proper on it, and I always thought it's because since it's a learnt languange, you are taught the "nice" or technical way of speaking it...glad i'm not the only one lol
I'm really looking forward to seeing similar videos in China, trying food seeing society, and what's the differences between China, Korea, and the USA.
Yesss. Thanks for the suggestion Noah!!! China, Japan or Thailand 💃🏽
so happy you posted, this has been the worst week by far this year but your jokes and laughter with your fiance always lightens my mood
I love that MMB told you not to be peer pressure to not put anything in her food. That's how you know he is the ONE!
I was doing grad school in one of the top 3 in Korea...and omg, the discrimination I faced there. I am not saying it is a generalized experience btw! My department TA once screamed at me for contacting my professor for my thesis approval. He wrote back to me saying "if you don't understand Korean, just don't say it", while I was speaking fully in Korean to him most of the time. When I did my thesis (I was doing something a little on feminism and how the judicial system has oversights), my professors were all happy about it, while this SENIOR wrote down notes for me in banmal (informal writing) because I gave my presentation in English and thought it was okay to talk down to me.
this video is so good! I've been watching South Korea travel videos to hopefully be ready when we travel there and everything I've seen so far has glorified their experience. This gives such a real perspective. I'm sure it's a beautiful country but all this information about the strict culture of respect, hierarchy, food etiquette, and local behavior is very good to take note of. Thank you so much! ❤❤❤
Honestly, as a North Indian(punjabi) who lived in Korea for 3 years, it's really confusing at first, but I sorta found it intriguing, and I respect it.
But aren't they very racist? How could you stand living there for 3 years?
@@kaedeAoi27 at first, I lived in the Itaewon area, and there were more foreigners there, so the Koreans there weren't very racist because they're sorta used to seeing foreigners. I still got a few comments, but it was sorta out of mock curiosity.
But then I moved to songpa-gu (after 1 year in itaewon), and there I experienced slightly more racism. The rudest thing someone said was that I was tan and I should clean my skin????
Which honestly hurt a little, but it's okay
I'm a strong biss ( I feel cringy after typing that, lol)
@@SHINeeWORLDDDDD your username/pic 🥺
Steph I just wanna say that your videos have been such a treat to watch, you seem like a genuinely nice and caring person and I think that's so hard to find
stephanie is the person i will willingly watch
I agree about voice getting higher. I’m 55 but I find myself speaking aegyo style, just like you, I think it’s also a way to “get away from not being fluent” and it works!
Girl I feel you so hard on the whole voice getting higher when you speak your second language (Vietnamese for me). I don't know why it happens either, and I've seen so many bilingual kpop idols get just trashed for "trying too hard to be cute" when genuinely it just seems like a phenomenon that comes with first learning English and then speaking your Asian second language.
That's so interesting when I went to Korea as a non Korean everyone was so helpful at restaurants. Like all the older ladies would help us and even give extra free food. I assume also because we couldn't understand any hierarchy and totally looked like tourists.
They probably expected more from Steph since she IS Korean.
@@diy_cat9817probably
Are you light skinned @ohdenny?
@@Celestials1aurorai assumed this as well
I died at how deadly serious you were at "And I'm NOT trying to do aegyo😠"
Yaaayy!! Another video just in time for me to sit down and watch while eating my dinner ❤
Also you look so cute in your oversized hoodies Stephanie !!
In our Arabic culture, we respect the elderly even if you are their boss, you adress seniors, uncle and auntie even if you don't known them.
Loved that you shared your impressions on the culture in Seoul ❤ and your point of view is so relevant as a korean-American, thank you for sharing !
Hiii bisssss! Thank you for a new post! I didn't watch it yet lol but I know it will be amazing as always! Thank you for posting so often and working hard for us. Make sure to take breaks and relax often! The food looks delectable, too, I'm starving 🩷😢
I’ve been so stressed for the past few days but then I saw you uploaded and I feel a bit calmer now. Thanks biss love you and ur fam❤❤🥰
We love the rant and are always here to listen! ! So interesting to hear more about the culture and everyday lives of Koreans. Kdrama seems to romanticize a lot of aspects so people tend to have a culture shock when visiting and it’s nothing like the kdrama.
Thank you so much for this video. I am going to South Korea for my first visit in October for two weeks and the information on taxis, restaurants, etc is so interesting. Your mom is sooooo cute!❤
I feel the same way about the service here in stores. When I first got to Seoul, my most anxious experiences were with convenience stores. In Canada, when I go to the cashier, I'm very used to employees at least saying: "hello", "it costs this much", "how would you like to pay?" etc even if their tone feels passive. Once I got here, I realized how much I relied on those verbal cues to know what to do next. So, when I experienced some employees who didn't greet or didn't say how much my food cost (not even in Korean), I found it so stressful trying to figure out what to do next because I had to imagine the routine in my head without the verbal cues. I'm not sure if some people are like that because they can tell I'm not Korean and happen to act a little bit differently with foreigners (even if I could speak a bit of poorly pronounced Korean lol). But, I can't deny that I've chosen to avoid going back to places where I experienced non-verbal or really straightforward ("cold") service. LOL I'm already anxious as is trying to adapt to Seoul. I need a little bit of warmth to at least know I'm not doing anything wrong here as a foreigner 😂
Spanish has proper and improper too. As an American I love it. I like that there is a way to show verbal respect.
I think it would be an interesting video to see the Soo Family take an mbti test. Koreans swear by the personality types and it potentially might be a good video topic/idea. Love you!
The workplace culture there seems so intense and stressful. I’m so glad I’m in the u.s. where everything is way more chill
honestly i dont think the service has anything to do with tipping, its just cultural differences, because a lot of countries dont have tipping culture and the service is good. I grew up in the UAE, in the city of Dubai, and tipping isnt really a thing and service is great.
I love the filled olive young bags at the background:”) we defo need a haul soon
Don’t worry biss, I went to Korea in 2022 and almost immediately felt the change in customer service in general no matter where compared to when I visited Korea in 2018. HUGE DIFFERENCE. it was like their patience towards non korean speaking customers were non existent. pretty bad experience hence won’t be visiting Korea in a long while 🤧
Why do you think that is tho? I don’t really understand why it would change drastically like that
@@aquilaaltaire3007 yeah I totally agree especially considering how much the hallyu wave and tourism is contributing to their economy 🤷🏻♀️
Sameeeee😒
My husband is Bosnian and it always cracks me up listening to him and his family get deep into their conversations because all of them (including the women) deepen their voices significantly. Lol. It’s hilarious listening to my mother and sister in law who typically have pretty high pitched voices deepen their voice to a raspy man voice. Lol
Ready for amazing mukbang Stephanie! Thank you for posting, these mukbangs bring me so much joy.
Take out is not done in many countries in Europe too esp France. Most won’t even do it although lately it’s a bit more open for a doggy bag. It’s totally cultural.
Biss is really out here making our day🥺💗
Omg stephanie looks so pretty in this video i love her 😭😭
Stephanie, your Korean is so sweet and cute! Also, a fun fact, I watched the video with autogenerated subtitles and "aegyo" was interpreted as "egg yolk" 🤣
As regards Korean culture and society, I was drawn to k-dramas and k-pop when my kid discovered them, and I formed my opinions based on that. And I think it is quite stressful to work there, because the manager is always right, and the subordinate isn't, or the kids need to get good grades, or else they are going to be a shame for the family, or people need to go drinking when the boss says so, and even the fact that a superior can force you to drink, because that's the "drinking culture". Also people seem to be pretty judgy, my kid went there three times and she said it's not unusual for a random ajumma on the subway to tell you (a girl) that you should lose some weight. So I guess most of them feel that they are not good enough, and their last resort is unaliving themselves. Even Jonghyun from Shinee, who was a most accomplished artist and a wonderful human being, felt that he was not good enough... Or the female singers who are judged for everything they do and for how they look. Or the fact that in a group there is a "visual", who is always praised for being beautiful, which, for me, implies the others are less beautiful...
that left over take-away culture in Kr is truly fascinating 😮😮😮 thankfully in Malaysia, everyone is ok and cool for us to take left over home...we even sometimes bring our own Tupperware (food containers, we generalise food containers as Tupperware here😅)to tapao (take away) left over and no one bat an eyes😂😂😂
You usually ask for the container so you can pack the left over food. Demanding the waiter/waitress to handle leftover food is kinda unreasonable in Korea, is how I feel
I can't wait to see your wedding pictures and everything that happens. I'm so happy for you guys. You guys deserve each other so much love you guys have for each other. Your family love is amazing. 🎉🎉❤❤❤
I wanna watch this but also want to save it for when I’m working at work tomorrow to watch/listen 😂😂. Seriously, watching and listening to your videos are what makes me get through my day.
BEGGING FOR ANOTHER VID LIKE THISSS. i’ve rewatched it 2 times, i like hearing about your thoughts!🤣