I find it totally normal to brush teeth after every meal. Dentists and parents teach us that in Europe too. Truth is, most people don't actually do it. I carry a toothbrush and toothpaste travel size in my bag.
@@Korea_expertactually you are only supposed to gargle your mouth with water/drink water after eating. Wait 30 minutes after eating to brush your teeth. If not, you will brush acid of food into your enamel. All this information taught to me by dentist and hygienist
The first one we do to in Colombia. About the second one, if you wash your hair everyday, it would be producing much more grease and the scalp produces as much grease as much as you wash it and it's going to smell more. Each person gets used to something specific and that's the way their body works.
Oh this is my place ❤ I am quite obsess, more because I have to smell my hair good or if I sat in some pubblic I feel like I get dirty❤ I don't drink tap water either, even if is safe, I don't know, so allways from bottles. Teeth are suppose to clean at least 3 times a day
it depends. it's not good to wash your hair everyday if you already have dry and fizzled hair, and dry skin. it's different when you have oily hair and skin. it also depends on the water, some countries have "harder" water that comes from the shower/bath.
I carry around toothbrush and toothpaste in my bag in Australia . I wash my hair every second day and I hate it when my sons sniff instead of blowing there noses,I think in Australia it would be considered rude to sniff and not blow as long it’s into a tissue or handkerchief not into your hand.
Hello Sue~^^ nice to see you and thanks for your comment ! When I go to Australia, I will remember that sniffing may not be good! I think Your son will blow his nose as he gets older:) !
Washing hair everyday is not weird at all. Filipinos wash hair everyday sometimes 2x specially in summer. Also, drinking tap water in UK is common. Even in restaurants you have a choice for tap or bottled water.
Yep, I was born in Vietnam where I was taught to wash yourself every day, including hair, but I grew up in the US where I found that to be unnecessary because it's not as hot and humid. When I came back to visit Vietnam 20 years later I had to wash my hair every day again because the heat made me sweat more and the humidity made grime stick to hair more as well. But now I brought that habit back to the US with me (with occasional breaks once in a while) because it keeps my hair in better condition overall.
ive been brushing my teeth at work mainly because I have a cavity and I'm trying to keep it clean and one of my coworkers said "ew that's unsanitary" so just a thought but .. I'm practicing good hygiene, but doing so in public is "unhygienic? 😂 also im curious if Korean shampoos are less "stripping" then ones in the US .... my hair can only be washed once a week if I do it daily I will be stripping the oils from my scalp to much which will make my scalp Produce more oil leading to a greasy scalp. all throughout highSchool I had this without realizing why until I watched a video explaining what was happening. loved watching this video 🥰
Hello:) thanks for your comment and sorry for late reply😭😭. I am so glad you liked my video^^! Oh~ you are practicing absolutely good hygeine ^^ and your coworker's comment sounds kind of nonsense to me, too 😄 😉 hahaha! As for shampoos made in Korea, I think some of them can be more stripping😂. That is because many Koreans have oily hair so stripping shampoo seems needed to get rid of oils lol:)!
Washing hair every day is bad because of the swealling of the cuticles of the hair when the hair gets wet, but using gentle shampoo helps to nor strip too much of the natural oils. The thing is, asian people has very closed cuticles (low porosity) so it does not affect them as much as to people with open cutticles (high porosity), like people in europe for example. Thats why if you have high porosity hair, the less you wash your hair, the better. In normal circumstances i should wash every 4-5 days for optimal health, but i do it every 2-3 days because i suffer from seborrheic dermatitis (so the shampoo treats the scalp and cleans my oily hair). I think you have to wash more often for pollution problems or greasy hair but, if you dont have those problems, spacing between washes its more healthy.
Hello:) nice to see you and thanks for a very informative comment! I agree with what you say and spacing between washes or washing more really depends on the person's hair type/condition^^! Thanks again for the comment!
About washing your hair everyday I think it's because of a mix of resasons: very oily, scarce&thin type of hair, in comparison to western people, and to that polution was added. About brushing their teeth in public there're other countries where people do it as well but no so commonly
Asians tend to have thicker hair than Europeans. It is not always oily, but daily washing is necessary to remove dirt.
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Great video! I am from Spain, and I also wash my teeth after lunch at work, and many other people do as well. Not so much in restaurants, but I recognize it is laziness due to less convenient toilets in some places. As for washing my hair every day. No, just every third day. Washing your hair everyday might cause dryer hair, and it is a waste of water when I do not have especially oily hair, and we have severe water problems in Spain. But my brother does, wash his hair every day. So, it depends on each person and kind of hair. Sniffing your nose all the time in front of others is considered very rude and annoying in Spain. Plus is not as effective. You can choose to go to the toilet to blow your nose, but if you sniff your snots, they will be back in less than a minute, so it is a little bit useless. About floor toilets, in Europe I have only seen floor toilets in motorway areas in France. Once I was at a restaurant in Korea that only had floor ones, and I preferred to wait. i simply can't use them, but I know that for "number two", that position is better. And about drinking tap water. Always. Madrid has an excellent quality of water, so I prefer to pay for my wine 😁
Hello^^ thanks for your comment and sorry for late reply! Thanks for sharing hygeine habits in 🇪🇸 ^^! Lol you pay for your wine instead of free tap water~ haha You have a good sense of humor^^! Hope to see you again!
American Sushi Girl here: It makes sense to brush your teeth after every meal because the food particles left in your mouth grow germs and bacteria. Also if you are a coffee drinker like me, your teeth look stained and need to be whitened with toothpaste often. One must also be mindful of having an offensive breath. I also have oily hair which requires me to wash it every other day (I'm 73) and still have oily skin and hair. Our hair attracts dirt from the air and gets sticky, greasy, flat no fluff if left unwashed 2-3 days. I also never blow my nose in public, only in the bathroom. Many of these "strange" habits are just common sense good hygiene habits everyone should be doing.
Hello:) thanks for your comment! Like you, I drink coffee often and try to brush teeth after drinking coffee^^ . Oh you do not blow your nose in public, either. Yes we indeed share similar habits after all😆😚
I heard Koreans wash their hair everyday but what I was always curious about is... do they blow dry their hair everyday too? I have a lot of hair so I cannot fathom blow drying my hair everyday, it takes me at least an hour and it's a total arm workout, but also air drying my hair would take 12+ hours in dry weather to fully dry. So I also wonder how they do it
Hello:) thank you for your comment! I think most of Koreans including myself blow dry their hair everyday ^^ I think it is because their hair tends to thin so it doesn't take that much time to do so:)!
It’s nice to learn more about Korean habits and uses. I watch several Korean channels on you tube and it is nice to have that information in your head while watching those films. About brushing your teeth, Korean people also use garlic in their recipes and that will give a bad breath for sure. It can change per person. Some people have a really really bad breath after garlic and others almost not. I brush my teeth minimum 2 times a day. When I am going outside for shopping or other reasons, I also brush my teeth first. I wash my hair every day!! I think that I started to do that when I was a young girl and I did not change that habit because I don’t want greasy or smelly hair. About the blocked nose… That is something that we learn our babies/toddlers to blow their nose. In my country it is impolite to snif and surely when you are accompanied. I have a nose allergy so I use a lot of handkerchiefs every day. When I was in primary school, the allergy was more present and I did sleep with a box next to my bed for the used handkerchiefs. That was a crazy time!
Hello:) thank you so much for sharing your story. It must have been a tough time to handle the nose allergy when you were a child😢! Hope you are now fine:)!
@@Korea_expert thx for your kind reply!! Yes I am fine now what concerns the allergies. I had a treatment with vaccines during several years in my youth and it solved the problem. Soooo happy that I was able to take that treatment. 🙏🙏🙏
Wow Carlo:) I really appreciate your compliment! It means a lot to me! You have been such a loyal subscriber since day one😍😍 and thanks for watching all the videos!
What a great video this is. I have been watching a lot of learning Korean language and culture videos, and the algorithm bought you to my page. You have a very pleasant screen presence . Thank you for this great information.🙂
I drink tap water in Korea. Although itˋs exclusively when I use it for hot beverages. Otherwise, I always have bottled water in our apartment especially because we want the water cold.
Hello:) nice to see you! You live in Korea?😍 I do the same. I use tap water for hot beverages and for cooking ramen haha! I have tons of bottled water at home^^!
Hello~^^ thanks for your comment! So you are in Korea now?~~ I hope you will have a great time. As for the sauna etiquette, if you go to jjimjilbang, you can eat there and you are expected to clean up your trash and you are supposed not to talk too loudly as there will be people who want to take a rest there. And if you go to bath house, people take a shower before they go into the big bath:)!
Hello:) thank you for your comment! Oh you are coming to Korea. Hope I can help you till then^^! I am thankful to you for watching and leaving me a comment😻😻 저도 고맙습니다^^!
It seems funny that most of what you have disclosed was the way I was brought up. When I have to blow my nose I usually go to the bathroom and use a tissue or two, then wash my hands after. If I am in the car I use tissues and throw them in a litter bag then I wash my hands with alcohol handwash. The squat toilets I have only seen on RUclips, also used in Japan. When I was young we brushed our teeth 3 times a day and by times I follow this rule. I also wash my hair every day, though it is thinning out. As for water I use reverse osmosis water and bottled water. Bottled water in plastic bottles currently I am stoppping and drinking reverse osmosis using thermos jugs with ice (ice also made with Reverse osmosis). Information in studies have disclosed excessive plastics from the bottles may be transported to our bodies. I would like to thank you for sharing.
Hello^^ thanks for your comment and sorry for late reply! I am getting more aware of the plastic issue regarding bottled water but still keep buying them😢😢. I haven't used reverse osmosis water. I should look for info on that! Thank you for sharing 😍!
Hello:) nice to see you! Thanks for your comment~ you must be so excited about visiting your daughter in Sep:) I hope you and your daughter will have a wonderful time in Korea😻
This was the first video of yours I've ever seen and I enjoyed it. I understood a lot of where you were coming from with washing the hair and things like that. When I'm around any of my friends that smoke when I come home I take off all of my clothes, put them in the laundry and wash take a shower because I smell like smoke and I don't want to. Lol. I found it very interesting and look forward to seeing other of your videos
Hello:) nice to meet you! I am glad you liked my video and it is so good to hear that you are looking forward to seeing other videos as well^^ I don't smoke so I do the same thing as you do after being with people who smoke~~:D Hope to see you again!
1. Washing your hair every day dries out your scalp. You should ask any doctor. 2. Not blowing your nose and sucking it in. You’re actually putting more germs into your system again ask any doctor. 3 I do agree I don’t drink tapwater. I live in the US. I rather have bottles of water taste better anyway. 4. Squat toilets are crazy and uncomfortable to use lol
Tap water in Australia is fine to drink, when bottled water became a thing here 1990s people laughed and called it just a trend, but it caught on because people liked it lol. A lot of people here just get a jug with a charcoal filter to put their minds at ease and it's just like bottled water!
Maybe in all Asian countries this is done because of the humid weather...brushing after waking up,eating and before going to bed is the norm. In the Phil, you also have your face cleaner because of the pollution, make up,lotion and perfume.. you take a shower twice a day and wash your hair every other day or everyday depending on the type of hair... The only difference is the blowing of noses...we are not embarrassed by it but girls usually ask to be excused and turn around or go to the restroom. I noticed that in the States they do not brush their teeth in public restroom.
Hello:) nice to see you! Thanks for your comment~ oh I wonder what type of face cleaner you use:) I wonder that is similar to ours in Korea. Oh blowing is ok in the Philippines:) I learned a lot from your comment and thanks^^!
A lot of this makes sense. The only thing I do is drink water from our Reverse Osmosis system. That system cleans all the particles and chemicals so it actually is better than bottled water. If not at home, I rather drink bottled water or boil water first. Thank you! I remember squat toilets in Japan, but they do also have regular sitting ones there too now. Similar culture but in Canada, I may blow my nose if sniffing doesn’t work. 😊
Hello, nice to meet you:) Thank you for your comment. You live in Canada^^! I lived in Vancouver for about a year and glad to talk to you~ I drank tap water in Canada since I thought its quality is good haha:) As for blowing nose in Canada, my homestay parents used to tell me to do so when my nose was blocked:)
Taking a bath every day (IN MORNING) before going to work or just stay at home is definitely a good habit and part of your daily hygiene , much more if you also take a bath before going to bed at night is the best. Just washing your hair I do believe your not totally clean at all compared to taking a bath daily.
Hello:) nice to see you! Thanks for your comment! You are right^^taking a bath every day is really good! I do like taking a bath before going to bed 🤗!
@@Korea_expertmy question is why only wash the hair everyday and not just take a bath (whole body) everyday? I often see it in kdramas. That’s why I wonder. The other practices you mentioned are also common here. What’s usual practice here in the PH is to take a bath (whole boday including hair) once to twice a day.
We all dtink tap water in my country. Tap water is 9f really good quality. For sure better from bottled water that comes from pipe system as well, in case you thought it doesn't. And 8s stored in plastic, releasing microplastic. So.
Hello ~ thanks for your comment! Oh it is really good that you can drink tap water~ I wish I could in Korea without worries. Yes the plastic worries me too😭😭
1. In the U.S., we're taught (as children) to brush after every meal but, somehow, a lot of us lose that habit; 2. Washing hair every day? Sry, but I can't, bc my hair is EXTREMELY long and thick, and it takes abt 24 hrs to dry; 3. I sniff. I can't help it, but I think blowing my nose IN PUBLIC is rude; 4. Bottled water, only, even when cooking (unless I can thoroughly boil the water); and 5. So glad there are flushable toilets. I always wonder how "squatters" manage to keep their clothes clean, and I'd like to LEARN the technique, bc I might one day end up in a place that only has squat toilets. Best to be prepared, right? Thank you for such helpful (useful!) information. 😉☺️
Hello:) thanks for your comment! I do wonder, too how squatters can manage to keep their clothes clean and how they can stand still in a very comfortable position:) I would like to know the techniques as well.😄😄 Sorry for late reply and hope to see you again!
I used to brush my teeth after lunch and wash my hair every day when I was in my 20s. I don’t know why I changed my habits. I think I realized I could do less and no one noticed.
My wifes family (originally from Busan) have a very modern apartment with fully tiled bathrooms, but still prefer to go to a sauna to bath.. must be a habit from when most didnot have good indoor plumbing. Im also now used to only drinking bottled water from jeju.. comming from UK its strange not the drink tap water.
Hello:) thanks for coming and leaving a comment 😊. Yes,, Koreans love to go to sauna to bath haha. And as for tap water, you must mean 삼다수, samdasu, the bottled water from Jeju:) It is very popular in Korea!
Can you tell me why a fever requires a trip to the hospital to get a shot? It’s in all the dramas. And the rush to the pharmacy to get ointment and bandaid when getting a paper cut or scabbed knee? Why?
Hi, Kristine~ thanks for leaving me comments! I do understand it may look somewhat weird to you:) Koreans tend to sensitive about when they get sick and tend to go to hospitals a lot compared to other nationalities^^!
@@Korea_expert it is so bizarre the stage 4 cancer patient continuing working and keeping it from family to a fever being an immediate threat to life and the person rushed on someone’s back to the hospital for a shot. I have been watching Korean dramas and movies since 2006? I love them. My Little Bride, Alone in Love, I Love You, Someday with Bae Doona, Five Enough, Ten, Laurel Tree Tailors, Secret Sunshine, Anna the directors Cut, Let’s Eat, My Golden Life, My Fellow Citizen, Goblin, Black Knight, Avici, like the KBS drama specials and some of the Love and War episodes, Marry My Husband, Dancing Queen, Little Forest, Empire, World of Us, Second Life, My Father is Strange. I like Screening Humanity and some of the reality shows like Hello Councelor… I have some issues with Parasite. Twists and turns and shock all the time so thrilling to watch, but had some issues with plot. It was weird that the writer and director wanted our sympathy with the wrong person. No resolution on whether the boy got the hospital. The hero the underage daughter rescuing on her back the inappropriate tutor whose parent was killing her father, the tutor only injured attempting to kill the couple in the basement. The guy trying to kill everyone in the yard was really the one defending himself, they were held hostage and they murdered his wife. Move to the country if you want to see sky. Why are we supposed to cheer on the con family? The little boy was traumatized because of the man hiding in the basement, then the Morse code. This is okay cause his parents eat instant noodles with overpriced beef? They paid upfront, didn’t give hassle to the wrongly let go staff. They tried to help their little boy. Seemed to be a happy couple. Isn’t lying about academic credentials worse than murder in Korea? I found the staff to be the parasite not the other way round. Wouldn’t a former or current neighbor tell the police about the bunkers if so common? Now another household with children traumatized with someone still in the basement.
@@kristinesharp6286 Good Grief, lady!! Why do you unload all this word vomit on this woman? She isn't responsible for answering all that nonsense just because she is Korean. Did you forget to take your meds?
Thank you this was so interesting. I want to go to Korea someday and would like to not stick out! I had to use squat toilets on trains in Kenya, quite an adventure.
I'm Mexican and i know that every person or family habits are different, but we have some similarities with koreans. We do brush our teeth after a meal and Is common to carry the toothpaste AND brush with us. We wash our hair everyday too (maybe 'cause my region has usually a very hot weather). We dont usually drink tap water neither, but that depends of every person choice. And finally we dont have squat toilets BUT in some small rural areas (out of cities) Is common no use "letrinas", ITS a kind of squat bathroom that is made of a hole on the ground, without pipes, just a small excavation on dirt, when Is full, you put on more dirt on top AND Made another letrina. 😂
Hello~ thanks for your comment 😊! It was interesting to know hygeine habits of people in Mexico! ^^ I now know about letrina!! Thanks for sharing the story^^ and hope to see you again!
Oh yes, I saw it quite often that Koreans brush their teeth wherever they are but I wonder that I don‘t see them with electric toothbrushes…and no I don‘t wash my hair every day nowadays it is really unhealthy for the sculp and the hair, here in Germany the tap water is from high quality but many prefer water bottles, that with the sneezing is combined here with the age the younger should sniff the older blow but not too aggressive it has medical reasons and last I would prefer to have your toilets here, the combination with a bidet and no need of toiletpaper sounds sooo good to me…
Hello:) nice to see you and it was informative and fun to read your comment! Now I wonder why Koreans tend not to use electric toothbrushes~^^ And you would like to use squatter toilets! It has advantages as well as you said😸😸.Thanks for your comment again!
Nothing special. Most people do these things for hygienic purposes. In the Philippines we not only shampoo our hair everyday but take a bath 2 or 3 times a day whether in cold or hot weather
Interesting list…my shock was to see Koreans never / rarely wash their hands after housing the restroom…especially gross when I saw the cook at a restaurant walk out of the stall and back into the kitchen. Also, at the gym, seeing guys urinating in the shower or using the hair dryer to dry off their private parts. 😂 Even after 25 years in Korea, still not used to this.
Hello:) nice to see you! Oh you have been in Korea for 25 years! You must have lots of experiences here. Yes, I agree with what you said. I can tell that is a no, no thing😹😹!
The belief that it's not good to wash your hair everyday is a myth, or rather, it depends on the person. Japanese people also wash their hair every day. When I asked my Japanese hair dresser, he said that Japanese hair is different, so they should wash their hair every day. Personally, if I miss a day, my scalp gets all oily and itchy and when I wash my hair, I get 4x the amount of hair shedding so even if I'm really tired, I always make sure I wash my hair before going to sleep. Also, I just find it dirty to go to sleep without washing my hair, but then again, I'm also the type that must change out of my outside clothes immediately after returning home and I never sit on my bed in outside clothes or get in bed without taking a shower and changing into my pjs so I am kind of a germaphobe. Do you have brita filters or the equivalent in Korea? I have a weak stomach so even if the tap water is safe to drink, I always filter my water or else I get tummy issues...
@@Korea_expert Thank you for letting me know! I've always wanted to visit Korea but whenever I watch Korean shows, I've never seen them drinking the tap water and even for cooking I see them using bottled water so I was worried that the water quality was not good, which would be problematic for me since I have a weak stomach. It's a relief to know that I don't have to worry about that aspect when I go
Hello:) nice to see you! You are from Morocco! I wish to visit Morocco someday~ tap water is not drinkable in Morocco as well?😹Thanks for your comment and see you!
@@Korea_expert i know that tap water is sometimes not dirnkable here, but we dont care, some people see it like a wasting of money because bottle water in korea is cheaper but some times we buy it+thanks for your love to our contry
Sounds reasonable to me. I lived in Taiwan for years and the environment tends to establish the customs you follow. The Taipei air was so dirty that head hair (which is a very good filter BTW) was gross at the end of the day (including the hair follicles in the nose). My brother in laws (see later) all had respiratory problems. Concerning the water - same. I was alerted to the poor/dangerous water quality by a manager and had to go out to buy an evaporator. Now that we are living in the US, my wife (a Taiwanese) won't drink the tap water here, so I had to have an Osmosis water filter installed. It's all good.
Hello:) nice to see you and thanks for sharing your experience! I once lived in the States and I drank tap water then:) I didn't know the air quality is such a big issue in Taiwan. I went to Taipei once and maybe I was not that sensitive haha🤗🤗
hi, the video is certainly very useful for those who have to approach Korea. All over the world we are taught to brush our teeth after every meal, then there are people who don't do it because they have no respect for themselves and others. But, allow me to say, and excuse me, the fact that you don't clean your nose with the mucus that comes down it is really small sensitive towards others 😉. I blow my nose in the bathroom, if there is one, or I step away from my interlocutor, clean myself, and then clean my hands with disinfectant. And in Korea I don't change this habit of mine. It's very strange to notice that you wash your hair every day but burst out laughing if we have a bidet in our bathrooms for intimate hygiene , in our culture, after toileting, we wash our bottoms! But my Korean friend has been laughing for a week 😂😂😂 country you go, culture you find, that's the beauty of it! However you are good and beautiful! Hello from Italy! 🇮🇹
Hello:) nice to see you and sorry for late reply 😭 I am glad you enjoyed my vidoe and thanks for leaving me a comment! Oh your Korean friend laughed for a week about bidets?^^ Many Koreans are now placing bidets in their homes but it is sure more common in Europe 🇪🇺 🇮🇹 ^^! I enjoyed your comment and thanks for saying I am beautiful 😍 🤩 Hope to see you again!
The more you wash your hair, the greasier it becomes ! I wash it 2 or 3/week and they are fine. And I don't find Korean shampoo. It's all foreigner brands ?! What is a good Korean brand ? Thx
Hello:) nice to see you! Oh you are wondering abour deodorant ~ I think the proportion of Koreans would be smaller than that of other nationalities ~shaving and waxing body hair is getting more common here in Korea!
I don't brush my hair everyday but my body more often. Tap water is absolutely fine in Sweden, drinking it everyday and it's cheaper too. The white noise is almost gone now. 👍
Hello ^^ thanks for coming back! It is so great that you can drink tap water in Sweden! I asuumed so since water surrounding Sweden looks so clean 🤗. I once went to Stockholm and loved my stay there. By the way, it is good to hear the white nose is almost gone. I will keep an eye on it:) 😻
i was born and raised in the U.S. and do a lot of these as well. i wash my hair every day, mostly drink bottled water, and i try to avoid blowing my nose in public if i can, although sometimes i can’t because my congestion can get severe 😅 i’ve always said that washing your hair every day is not bad. if your hair is oily, wash it. what else am i supposed to do if it’s greasy? it looks and feels gross if i don’t wash it every day. i don’t care if it’s bad for my scalp, i’d rather have a damaged scalp than look like bacon frying in a pan 😂 저는 미국에서 태어나고 자랐고 이런 일을 많이 합니다. 저는 매일 머리를 감고, 대부분 생수를 마시고, 가능하다면 공공장소에서 코를 푸는 것을 피하려고 노력하지만, 가끔은 코막힘이 심해져서 풀지 못할 때도 있습니다 😅 저는 매일 머리를 감는 것이 나쁘지 않다고 항상 말해왔습니다. 머리가 기름진 경우 감으세요. 기름진 경우 어떻게 해야 하나요? 머리를 감지 않으면 보기에도, 느낌도 더럽습니다. 두피에 나쁘더라도 상관없습니다. 프라이팬에 튀긴 베이컨처럼 보이는 것보다는 손상된 두피가 낫습니다 😂
Hello:) thanks for your comment and so sorry for late reply. You have a good sense of humor 🥰 The expression "bacon frying in a pan" was so funny! Wow your Korean is really good. Do you study Korean?😍😍😍
I’m not Korean I’m Filipino but I do brush my teeth every after meal in office and in school before and I wash my hair daily. Can’t get out of the house without washing hair or taking a shower. What’s weird for me is those who doesn’t wash their hair often😁
It's not unusual for filipinos because... 1. Filipinos brush their teeth every after meal for hygienic purpose and they do it even in public 2. They do wash their hair everyday and take a bath 2-3 times daily 3. Filipinos drink purified water, alkaline water, mineral water or distilled water (to ensure health and safety) 4. Around 95% filipinos use flush toilets 5% still use squat toilets but most of it can only be seen on rural areas 5. It's kinda rude and a bit disgusting to blow your nose in public in the Philippines but some do it, while others don't
Filipinos also have this hygienic habit of brushing our teeth every meal. So, we brush our teeth three times a day in school, in the office. We bring our toothbrush with us. we also wash our hair every day.
@@Korea_expert literally, Asians have several similarities in culture , beliefs, practices. nd do you know that it has been 75 years of friendship between South Korea🇰🇷 and the Philippines🇵🇭. Another thing, this is like forgotten in history but the country is trying to relive this part of history. the Battle of Yultong where the filipino soldiers helped South Korea battle against the Chinese and North Korean troops.
Huh even we don't drink from tap water.. well I sniff in public, blow in home sweet home😂. Washing hair once a while when we know it needs to be washed
I get my hair wet daily before brushing but I only use shampoo and conditioner a few times a week. I think Korean’s wash for vanity reasons. The country used to be agrarian and poor and your hair looking nice and not being dirty anywhere on your person a sign a wealth. It’s fine. I don’t think daily washing is excessive.
LOL 70's or 80's using the squat toilets? Even at 61 years of age, my knees are just not what they used to be...can't imagine having to call for help in standing back up. hehe
Hello^^ good to see you and thanks for your comment! Yes haha the squat toilet is not for me, either! Hard to sit like that and standing back up is also so painful 😫 😢 Thank you for watching and leaving me a comment! See you:)!
Squat toilet is a good idea BUT only if you have water jug or something to wash the b*tt afterwards otherwise it's the same as regular toilet with paper that cannot clean you properly without using the water 1st
What about in school? In American schools, we have tissue boxes in the classroom for anyone to use and throw away in the room. It's generally better to go blow your nose to not be distractive (sound of constant sniffling) to other people learning and teaching in class but also not have to miss learning material by leaving to go to the bathroom.
Hello:) thanks for your comment! I think Koreansstudents would do that here, too^^, blowing their nose and keep concentrating but some students may feel shy or conscious when they have to blow their nose in the classroom:)
I have spent a fair bit of time in Vietnam as my wife is Vietnamese. Lots of squat toilets there. Alway try to avoid them if possible. But unfortunately in country area it is not possible to avoid them. Also have to use the bum gun there haha. Thank again for the information.
Oh you have lived in Vietnam~I went to Hanoi a few years ago. Yes tge squat toilets are challenging to me:) oh the bum gun?😸😸 Thank you for watching my videos and leaving me comments! 😻
Well, my family brushes teeth during the day as well - not on the bus, but of course in an available restroom. Most people I know wash their hair every day....pass on the nose, but we have safe and very clean tap water, so we drink it. There are countries where you better not. Commiseration on your old toilets....
Oh. I remembered that for some blowing the nose is considered rude or even disrespectful. Is interesting how the perception changes. I also remembered that is scientifically proven that is better to squat to do the deed/ business. Because aligns the sphincter. But yeah, It's really uncomfortable.
Hello:) thank you for leaving me a comment again🤗 Yes , the perception changes:) Oh the squat is good!! Yes, like you said, I also feel find it uncomfortable to use it:)
@@Korea_expert and also, is embarrassing. 🙈 but there are ways to do similarly. You put something near the toilet and put your feet abobe does practically the same but less uncomfortable and painful.
I have Korean friends in Australia and I have noticed that they leave the table to go out to blow their noses. I Australia it is very rude to sniff (also can cause serious infections) so you are encouraged to blow your nose. It is also rude to slurp your food. I think that many people brush their teeth after every meals and wash their hair everyday. So we have similarities. Because of my Korean friends I try to pay attention to their customs such as giving or receiving a plate or glass with 2 hands rather than one, etc., there’s so much you can learn from other cultures.
Hello~ I am sorry for late reply! I may have missed your comment 😭😭 oh you have Korean friends in Australia! You are right^^ Koreans use 2 hands to give and receive things, and when we eat, we try not to eat until the eldest of the group eats. Haha 😄 Thanks for your interesting and insightful comment! Hope to see you again:)!
I have a doubt. I've heard that Koreans don't use deodorants because they don't smell. Is this true? Also, I think that if older Koreans prefer squat toilets they must have really good leg and back muscles , I wouldn't be able to hold that position . Thank you for your video, I learned very interesting information.
Hello, nice to meet you^^! Aha~ as for deodorants, it is not that common in Korea for some reason! Squat toilets are not comfortable as you said and I find it challenging to use:) I think the older people in the past didn't have other options and maybe they just got used to it~Fortunately (?), not many of the elderly use squat amy more :)!
@@Korea_expert Hi.!...thank you for answering my comment. I'm very interested not only in the use of deodorants, but other body products to prevent odor. I read an article somewhere (I wish I'd save it) it read that only 0.006% of Koreans have body odor because you are "genetically mutated" in the sense that almost all of you don't have the ABCC11 gene, which is the only gene that causes body odor. I was impressed ! That's why deodorants are not used, there is a very low, low percentage that do smell. Thank you for answering, I loved your video. Greeting from Mexico.
I thought they brush teeth because a lot of smokers in SK. Also the not blowing the nose is so disgusing 🥲 and then thy spit on the streer, I almost cried when a person spit in front of me 😭😭
Hello ~ thanks for your comment! Oh my.. I am sorry to hear that you had that experience in Korea. I almost cry and get upset too when somebody spits in front me😭😭.
@@Korea_expert I haven't been to Korea, it was a group of tourists going through the vity center. People also spit in my country but this was next level 🫠
#3 "blowing my nose in public" I was thaught to turn away, to turn my back, when I blow my nose in the presence of another person. I eventually even started to turn away from animals aswell, just in case. I really dislike the sound of someone sniffing their blocked nose😆
Hello^^ thanks for coming! I enjoyed reading your comment! Oh you are so considerate you turn away from animals:) juat in case!^^ I do love animals so I should mind when I blow my nose 😍😍!
When I am eating spicy hot kimchee and curries my nose runs! I also have terrible sinus issues. I have had to blow my nose in Korean restaurant in USA and the Koreans looked at me with horror. I just couldn’t help it. I also drink tap water. LOL My whole life. Do not waste my hair daily. That would not be good for my bi racial hair. And last but not least, NO squat toilets for me. I have terrible arthritis and could not get up.
Hello^^ Thanks for your comment! Oh that experience in the Korean restaurant in the US would have been new to you:) I hope you didn't mind^^! Yes no squat toilets for mw either! Hard to do that position:) and hard to get up like you!!😆
Koreans must have really thick hair to be able to wash it every day. With shampoo? Mine would break apart. 😅😢😂 On tv dramas it also seems the blow dry it frequently… i run away from blow driers. 😂
Korea is such a clean and hygienic country, but one thing I find disgusting is when they spit on the ground! Why is this allowed in Korea? In Singapore you will be fined if you spit in public, maybe Korea should implement this system to stop Koreans spitting on the ground. Also, why are there no public trash bins?
Hello~ nice to meet you and thanks for your comment! I find spitting on the ground also bad but it looks like no legal action is in progress to do something about it😭😭 Hope things will change. As for garbage bins, Seoul has realized the problem and has been working on it so hopefully it will get better.
Hello~ thanks for your comment! Yes you could see those soaps in some public restrooms ~ I don't like it, either😭😭. Fortunately, it is not that common any more:)!
I was at a gathering of 30 young Koreans and I had to blow my nose. It was loud😢 and everyone laughed. Why? I didn’t fart, I just blew my nose. I was embarrassed at age 63.
Hello:).nice to see you and thanks for sharing your story! Oh you must have been very embarrassed 😹 I must have felt the same in that situation. Just cultural differences😹:)
I find it totally normal to brush teeth after every meal. Dentists and parents teach us that in Europe too. Truth is, most people don't actually do it.
I carry a toothbrush and toothpaste travel size in my bag.
Hello, nice to see you!:) It is true that it is hard to brush teeth after every meal:)
@@Korea_expertactually you are only supposed to gargle your mouth with water/drink water after eating. Wait 30 minutes after eating to brush your teeth. If not, you will brush acid of food into your enamel. All this information taught to me by dentist and hygienist
Me too! It is a public bathroom but it is fine to brush your teeth in the public restrooms.
What fun learning this! Thanks for sharing!
Hello:) Aimee~ thanks for watching! I am so glad you have found the video informative^^! Hope to see you again🤗
The first one we do to in Colombia. About the second one, if you wash your hair everyday, it would be producing much more grease and the scalp produces as much grease as much as you wash it and it's going to smell more. Each person gets used to something specific and that's the way their body works.
Hello:) thanks for your comment and good to see you! You are in Colombia😍😍. Thanks for watching and sharing your story!! Hope to see you again^^!
Oh this is my place ❤ I am quite obsess, more because I have to smell my hair good or if I sat in some pubblic I feel like I get dirty❤ I don't drink tap water either, even if is safe, I don't know, so allways from bottles. Teeth are suppose to clean at least 3 times a day
Hello, nice to see you and thank you for your comment 👍 ^^! Hope to see you again 😊!
it depends. it's not good to wash your hair everyday if you already have dry and fizzled hair, and dry skin. it's different when you have oily hair and skin. it also depends on the water, some countries have "harder" water that comes from the shower/bath.
Hello:) thanks for your comment. I enjoyed reading it. I wish my hair were more dry. It gets oily so often😅! Thanks and see ya^^!
I carry around toothbrush and toothpaste in my bag in Australia .
I wash my hair every second day and I hate it when my sons sniff instead of blowing there noses,I think in Australia it would be considered rude to sniff and not blow as long it’s into a tissue or handkerchief not into your hand.
Hello Sue~^^ nice to see you and thanks for your comment ! When I go to Australia, I will remember that sniffing may not be good! I think Your son will blow his nose as he gets older:) !
Washing hair everyday is not weird at all. Filipinos wash hair everyday sometimes 2x specially in summer.
Also, drinking tap water in UK is common. Even in restaurants you have a choice for tap or bottled water.
Hello, thanks for your comment! Aha it is ok to drink tap water in the UK~ thanks for the info:)!
Yep, I was born in Vietnam where I was taught to wash yourself every day, including hair, but I grew up in the US where I found that to be unnecessary because it's not as hot and humid. When I came back to visit Vietnam 20 years later I had to wash my hair every day again because the heat made me sweat more and the humidity made grime stick to hair more as well. But now I brought that habit back to the US with me (with occasional breaks once in a while) because it keeps my hair in better condition overall.
ive been brushing my teeth at work mainly because I have a cavity and I'm trying to keep it clean and one of my coworkers said "ew that's unsanitary" so just a thought but .. I'm practicing good hygiene, but doing so in public is "unhygienic? 😂
also im curious if Korean shampoos are less "stripping" then ones in the US .... my hair can only be washed once a week if I do it daily I will be stripping the oils from my scalp to much which will make my scalp Produce more oil leading to a greasy scalp. all throughout highSchool I had this without realizing why until I watched a video explaining what was happening.
loved watching this video 🥰
Hello:) thanks for your comment and sorry for late reply😭😭. I am so glad you liked my video^^!
Oh~ you are practicing absolutely good hygeine ^^ and your coworker's comment sounds kind of nonsense to me, too 😄 😉 hahaha!
As for shampoos made in Korea, I think some of them can be more stripping😂. That is because many Koreans have oily hair so stripping shampoo seems needed to get rid of oils lol:)!
Washing hair every day is bad because of the swealling of the cuticles of the hair when the hair gets wet, but using gentle shampoo helps to nor strip too much of the natural oils.
The thing is, asian people has very closed cuticles (low porosity) so it does not affect them as much as to people with open cutticles (high porosity), like people in europe for example. Thats why if you have high porosity hair, the less you wash your hair, the better.
In normal circumstances i should wash every 4-5 days for optimal health, but i do it every 2-3 days because i suffer from seborrheic dermatitis (so the shampoo treats the scalp and cleans my oily hair). I think you have to wash more often for pollution problems or greasy hair but, if you dont have those problems, spacing between washes its more healthy.
Hello:) nice to see you and thanks for a very informative comment! I agree with what you say and spacing between washes or washing more really depends on the person's hair type/condition^^! Thanks again for the comment!
About washing your hair everyday I think it's because of a mix of resasons: very oily, scarce&thin type of hair, in comparison to western people, and to that polution was added.
About brushing their teeth in public there're other countries where people do it as well but no so commonly
Hello:) thanks for your comment. Yes that is true. Our hair tends be more oily:)and that is actually why I want to wash my hair~!
Asians tend to have thicker hair than Europeans. It is not always oily, but daily washing is necessary to remove dirt.
Great video!
I am from Spain, and I also wash my teeth after lunch at work, and many other people do as well. Not so much in restaurants, but I recognize it is laziness due to less convenient toilets in some places.
As for washing my hair every day. No, just every third day. Washing your hair everyday might cause dryer hair, and it is a waste of water when I do not have especially oily hair, and we have severe water problems in Spain. But my brother does, wash his hair every day. So, it depends on each person and kind of hair.
Sniffing your nose all the time in front of others is considered very rude and annoying in Spain. Plus is not as effective. You can choose to go to the toilet to blow your nose, but if you sniff your snots, they will be back in less than a minute, so it is a little bit useless.
About floor toilets, in Europe I have only seen floor toilets in motorway areas in France. Once I was at a restaurant in Korea that only had floor ones, and I preferred to wait. i simply can't use them, but I know that for "number two", that position is better.
And about drinking tap water. Always. Madrid has an excellent quality of water, so I prefer to pay for my wine 😁
Hello^^ thanks for your comment and sorry for late reply! Thanks for sharing hygeine habits in 🇪🇸 ^^! Lol you pay for your wine instead of free tap water~ haha You have a good sense of humor^^! Hope to see you again!
Much appreciated! 🙏🏻
Hello:) Thank you for watching and leaving me a comment! Much appreciated 😻😻
American Sushi Girl here: It makes sense to brush your teeth after every meal because the food particles left in your mouth grow germs and bacteria. Also if you are a coffee drinker like me, your teeth look stained and need to be whitened with toothpaste often. One must also be mindful of having an offensive breath. I also have oily hair which requires me to wash it every other day (I'm 73) and still have oily skin and hair. Our hair attracts dirt from the air and gets sticky, greasy, flat no fluff if left unwashed 2-3 days. I also never blow my nose in public, only in the bathroom. Many of these "strange" habits are just common sense good hygiene habits everyone should be doing.
Hello:) thanks for your comment! Like you, I drink coffee often and try to brush teeth after drinking coffee^^ . Oh you do not blow your nose in public, either. Yes we indeed share similar habits after all😆😚
We Filo Also brush our teeth every meal. In school or office.
I heard Koreans wash their hair everyday but what I was always curious about is... do they blow dry their hair everyday too? I have a lot of hair so I cannot fathom blow drying my hair everyday, it takes me at least an hour and it's a total arm workout, but also air drying my hair would take 12+ hours in dry weather to fully dry. So I also wonder how they do it
Hello:) thank you for your comment! I think most of Koreans including myself blow dry their hair everyday ^^ I think it is because their hair tends to thin so it doesn't take that much time to do so:)!
It’s nice to learn more about Korean habits and uses. I watch several Korean channels on you tube and it is nice to have that information in your head while watching those films. About brushing your teeth, Korean people also use garlic in their recipes and that will give a bad breath for sure. It can change per person. Some people have a really really bad breath after garlic and others almost not. I brush my teeth minimum 2 times a day. When I am going outside for shopping or other reasons, I also brush my teeth first. I wash my hair every day!! I think that I started to do that when I was a young girl and I did not change that habit because I don’t want greasy or smelly hair. About the blocked nose… That is something that we learn our babies/toddlers to blow their nose. In my country it is impolite to snif and surely when you are accompanied. I have a nose allergy so I use a lot of handkerchiefs every day. When I was in primary school, the allergy was more present and I did sleep with a box next to my bed for the used handkerchiefs. That was a crazy time!
Hello:) thank you so much for sharing your story. It must have been a tough time to handle the nose allergy when you were a child😢! Hope you are now fine:)!
@@Korea_expert thx for your kind reply!! Yes I am fine now what concerns the allergies. I had a treatment with vaccines during several years in my youth and it solved the problem. Soooo happy that I was able to take that treatment. 🙏🙏🙏
I totally understand why. Totally makes sense.
Hello:) thank you for your comment^^!
I've been traveling to korea a lot this year thanks for teaching these customs
Hello:) nice to see you! Oh you have been coming to Korea a lot. 반갑습니다🤗 Thanks for watching and leaving me a message!
I love your channel. I am coming to Korea for 2 weeks in October & your videos have helped in planning, gamsahabnida!
Hello:) nice to see you! Oh you are coming to Korea in October! The weather will be perfect! I am so happy that my videos.havr been helpful💓!감사합니다!
The Angel is absolutely amazing.
You have such a great camera presence. Also, fantastic narrator.
Awesome video once again.funny too 😅😅😅
Wow Carlo:) I really appreciate your compliment! It means a lot to me! You have been such a loyal subscriber since day one😍😍 and thanks for watching all the videos!
What a great video this is. I have been watching a lot of learning Korean language and culture videos, and the algorithm bought you to my page. You have a very pleasant screen presence . Thank you for this great information.🙂
Your very welcome
Hello~^^thanks so much for your lovely comment!! I am so happy that the algorithm has made us meet 😍😍
Thanks for coming and hope to see you again~!
I drink tap water in Korea. Although itˋs exclusively when I use it for hot beverages. Otherwise, I always have bottled water in our apartment especially because we want the water cold.
Hello:) nice to see you! You live in Korea?😍 I do the same. I use tap water for hot beverages and for cooking ramen haha! I have tons of bottled water at home^^!
Great post! Awesome my first visit is in October can't wait😊
Hello:).nice to see you^^! Oh you are coming to Korea in October ~^^ a great time to visit Korea! Welcome 😍
Thank you for this. I'm coming to Korea in a week, im curious to know about Sauna or bath house etiquette
Hello~^^ thanks for your comment! So you are in Korea now?~~ I hope you will have a great time. As for the sauna etiquette, if you go to jjimjilbang, you can eat there and you are expected to clean up your trash and you are supposed not to talk too loudly as there will be people who want to take a rest there. And if you go to bath house, people take a shower before they go into the big bath:)!
I am going to Korea next year and greatly appreciate this and other hygiene information, 고맙습니다 😊
Hello:) thank you for your comment! Oh you are coming to Korea. Hope I can help you till then^^! I am thankful to you for watching and leaving me a comment😻😻 저도 고맙습니다^^!
It seems funny that most of what you have disclosed was the way I was brought up. When I have to blow my nose I usually go to the bathroom and use a tissue or two, then wash my hands after. If I am in the car I use tissues and throw them in a litter bag then I wash my hands with alcohol handwash. The squat toilets I have only seen on RUclips, also used in Japan. When I was young we brushed our teeth 3 times a day and by times I follow this rule. I also wash my hair every day, though it is thinning out. As for water I use reverse osmosis water and bottled water. Bottled water in plastic bottles currently I am stoppping and drinking reverse osmosis using thermos jugs with ice (ice also made with Reverse osmosis). Information in studies have disclosed excessive plastics from the bottles may be transported to our bodies. I would like to thank you for sharing.
Hello^^ thanks for your comment and sorry for late reply! I am getting more aware of the plastic issue regarding bottled water but still keep buying them😢😢. I haven't used reverse osmosis water.
I should look for info on that!
Thank you for sharing 😍!
Thankyou so much I am visiting my daughter in September and you’ve helped so much already
Hello:) nice to see you! Thanks for your comment~ you must be so excited about visiting your daughter in Sep:) I hope you and your daughter will have a wonderful time in Korea😻
This was the first video of yours I've ever seen and I enjoyed it. I understood a lot of where you were coming from with washing the hair and things like that. When I'm around any of my friends that smoke when I come home I take off all of my clothes, put them in the laundry and wash take a shower because I smell like smoke and I don't want to. Lol. I found it very interesting and look forward to seeing other of your videos
Hello:) nice to meet you! I am glad you liked my video and it is so good to hear that you are looking forward to seeing other videos as well^^ I don't smoke so I do the same thing as you do after being with people who smoke~~:D Hope to see you again!
1. Washing your hair every day dries out your scalp. You should ask any doctor.
2. Not blowing your nose and sucking it in. You’re actually putting more germs into your system again ask any doctor.
3 I do agree I don’t drink tapwater. I live in the US. I rather have bottles of water taste better anyway.
4. Squat toilets are crazy and uncomfortable to use lol
Hello:) Good to see you! Thank you for your comment!
I also live in the US. Squatting actually helps you go better; that's why I always use a stool to elevate my legs while sitting on the toilet.
Washing your hair everyday is fine. It doesn't dry it out.
Tap water in Australia is fine to drink, when bottled water became a thing here 1990s people laughed and called it just a trend, but it caught on because people liked it lol. A lot of people here just get a jug with a charcoal filter to put their minds at ease and it's just like bottled water!
@@penelopepitstockbesides, those bottled water claim "from spring of bla in bla bla" often proven false.
Maybe in all Asian countries this is done because of the humid weather...brushing after waking up,eating and before going to bed is the norm. In the Phil, you also have your face cleaner because of the pollution, make up,lotion and perfume.. you take a shower twice a day and wash your hair every other day or everyday depending on the type of hair... The only difference is the blowing of noses...we are not embarrassed by it but girls usually ask to be excused and turn around or go to the restroom. I noticed that in the States they do not brush their teeth in public restroom.
Hello:) nice to see you! Thanks for your comment~ oh I wonder what type of face cleaner you use:) I wonder that is similar to ours in Korea. Oh blowing is ok in the Philippines:) I learned a lot from your comment and thanks^^!
South Korea is not like South East Asia - it is a very cold country in winter! It snows there and the lakes turn frozen!
Oh but you do see it a lot, at work especially.
A lot of this makes sense. The only thing I do is drink water from our Reverse Osmosis system. That system cleans all the particles and chemicals so it actually is better than bottled water. If not at home, I rather drink bottled water or boil water first. Thank you! I remember squat toilets in Japan, but they do also have regular sitting ones there too now. Similar culture but in Canada, I may blow my nose if sniffing doesn’t work. 😊
Hello, nice to meet you:) Thank you for your comment. You live in Canada^^! I lived in Vancouver for about a year and glad to talk to you~ I drank tap water in Canada since I thought its quality is good haha:)
As for blowing nose in Canada, my homestay parents used to tell me to do so when my nose was blocked:)
Thank you for this video i loved it. Your so pretty 🤍
Oh~~ thank you so much for your lovely comment 😍😍😍😍😍 Nice to see you and see you again^^!
Taking a bath every day (IN MORNING) before going to work or just stay at home is definitely a good habit and part of your daily hygiene , much more if you also take a bath before going to bed at night is the best. Just washing your hair I do believe your not totally clean at all compared to taking a bath daily.
Hello:) nice to see you! Thanks for your comment! You are right^^taking a bath every day is really good! I do like taking a bath before going to bed 🤗!
@@Korea_expertmy question is why only wash the hair everyday and not just take a bath (whole body) everyday? I often see it in kdramas. That’s why I wonder. The other practices you mentioned are also common here.
What’s usual practice here in the PH is to take a bath (whole boday including hair) once to twice a day.
I’m from
The Uk and we I do nearly all
The things that’s you’ve mentioned as well
Thank you 😊 ❤
Hello~ nice to see you:) Thank you and hope to see you again 😍😍😍
We all dtink tap water in my country. Tap water is 9f really good quality. For sure better from bottled water that comes from pipe system as well, in case you thought it doesn't. And 8s stored in plastic, releasing microplastic. So.
Hello ~ thanks for your comment! Oh it is really good that you can drink tap water~ I wish I could in Korea without worries. Yes the plastic worries me too😭😭
@@Korea_expert thanks for reaching out! Good work at your channel! I like how you bring Korean culture to us. Thank you so much!
1. In the U.S., we're taught (as children) to brush after every meal but, somehow, a lot of us lose that habit;
2. Washing hair every day? Sry, but I can't, bc my hair is EXTREMELY long and thick, and it takes abt 24 hrs to dry;
3. I sniff. I can't help it, but I think blowing my nose IN PUBLIC is rude;
4. Bottled water, only, even when cooking (unless I can thoroughly boil the water); and
5. So glad there are flushable toilets. I always wonder how "squatters" manage to keep their clothes clean, and I'd like to LEARN the technique, bc I might one day end up in a place that only has squat toilets. Best to be prepared, right?
Thank you for such helpful (useful!) information. 😉☺️
Hello:) thanks for your comment! I do wonder, too how squatters can manage to keep their clothes clean and how they can stand still in a very comfortable position:) I would like to know the techniques as well.😄😄
Sorry for late reply and hope to see you again!
@@Korea_expert Lateness? No problem. I understand that ppl have lives, and that I'm NOT the Center of the Universe. (Wait! Did I admit that???) 🤭😉😂😂
I used to brush my teeth after lunch and wash my hair every day when I was in my 20s. I don’t know why I changed my habits. I think I realized I could do less and no one noticed.
Hello:) nice to meet you and thanks for your comment! A lot of people do change their habits for the reason you mentioned:)😸😸😸.
My wifes family (originally from Busan) have a very modern apartment with fully tiled bathrooms, but still prefer to go to a sauna to bath.. must be a habit from when most didnot have good indoor plumbing. Im also now used to only drinking bottled water from jeju.. comming from UK its strange not the drink tap water.
Hello:) thanks for coming and leaving a comment 😊. Yes,, Koreans love to go to sauna to bath haha. And as for tap water, you must mean 삼다수, samdasu, the bottled water from Jeju:) It is very popular in Korea!
Interesting thank you
Thanks for your comment:) I am glad you found my video interesting^^!
Can you tell me why a fever requires a trip to the hospital to get a shot? It’s in all the dramas. And the rush to the pharmacy to get ointment and bandaid when getting a paper cut or scabbed knee? Why?
Hi, Kristine~ thanks for leaving me comments! I do understand it may look somewhat weird to you:) Koreans tend to sensitive about when they get sick and tend to go to hospitals a lot compared to other nationalities^^!
@@Korea_expert it is so bizarre the stage 4 cancer patient continuing working and keeping it from family to a fever being an immediate threat to life and the person rushed on someone’s back to the hospital for a shot. I have been watching Korean dramas and movies since 2006? I love them. My Little Bride, Alone in Love, I Love You, Someday with Bae Doona, Five Enough, Ten, Laurel Tree Tailors, Secret Sunshine, Anna the directors Cut, Let’s Eat, My Golden Life, My Fellow Citizen, Goblin, Black Knight, Avici, like the KBS drama specials and some of the Love and War episodes, Marry My Husband, Dancing Queen, Little Forest, Empire, World of Us, Second Life, My Father is Strange. I like Screening Humanity and some of the reality shows like Hello Councelor… I have some issues with Parasite. Twists and turns and shock all the time so thrilling to watch, but had some issues with plot. It was weird that the writer and director wanted our sympathy with the wrong person. No resolution on whether the boy got the hospital. The hero the underage daughter rescuing on her back the inappropriate tutor whose parent was killing her father, the tutor only injured attempting to kill the couple in the basement. The guy trying to kill everyone in the yard was really the one defending himself, they were held hostage and they murdered his wife. Move to the country if you want to see sky. Why are we supposed to cheer on the con family? The little boy was traumatized because of the man hiding in the basement, then the Morse code. This is okay cause his parents eat instant noodles with overpriced beef? They paid upfront, didn’t give hassle to the wrongly let go staff. They tried to help their little boy. Seemed to be a happy couple. Isn’t lying about academic credentials worse than murder in Korea? I found the staff to be the parasite not the other way round. Wouldn’t a former or current neighbor tell the police about the bunkers if so common? Now another household with children traumatized with someone still in the basement.
@@kristinesharp6286 Good Grief, lady!! Why do you unload all this word vomit on this woman? She isn't responsible for answering all that nonsense just because she is Korean. Did you forget to take your meds?
Thank you this was so interesting. I want to go to Korea someday and would like to not stick out! I had to use squat toilets on trains in Kenya, quite an adventure.
Hello, Jennifer ~ thank you for your comment! Oh you had that experience in Kenya:) I find that challenging as well🤗. You will be fine in Korea^^!
@@Korea_expert 💖
We brush our teeth in public in Brazil too. And we do it a lot. 😅
Thanks for your comment and watching my video in Brazil🧡🧡! Now I know that Brazilians do have similar hygiene habits as Koreans:)!
I'm Mexican and i know that every person or family habits are different, but we have some similarities with koreans. We do brush our teeth after a meal and Is common to carry the toothpaste AND brush with us. We wash our hair everyday too (maybe 'cause my region has usually a very hot weather). We dont usually drink tap water neither, but that depends of every person choice. And finally we dont have squat toilets BUT in some small rural areas (out of cities) Is common no use "letrinas", ITS a kind of squat bathroom that is made of a hole on the ground, without pipes, just a small excavation on dirt, when Is full, you put on more dirt on top AND Made another letrina. 😂
Hello~ thanks for your comment 😊! It was interesting to know hygeine habits of people in Mexico! ^^ I now know about letrina!! Thanks for sharing the story^^ and hope to see you again!
I was also taught to brush teeth 3 times a day after meals, but I only brush them in the morning now.
Filipinos wash our hair everyday, I’m in USA now I still wash my hair everyday.
Oh yes, I saw it quite often that Koreans brush their teeth wherever they are but I wonder that I don‘t see them with electric toothbrushes…and no I don‘t wash my hair every day nowadays it is really unhealthy for the sculp and the hair, here in Germany the tap water is from high quality but many prefer water bottles, that with the sneezing is combined here with the age the younger should sniff the older blow but not too aggressive it has medical reasons and last I would prefer to have your toilets here, the combination with a bidet and no need of toiletpaper sounds sooo good to me…
Hello:) nice to see you and it was informative and fun to read your comment!
Now I wonder why Koreans tend not to use electric toothbrushes~^^
And you would like to use squatter toilets! It has advantages as well as you said😸😸.Thanks for your comment again!
Nothing special. Most people do these things for hygienic purposes. In the Philippines we not only shampoo our hair everyday but take a bath 2 or 3 times a day whether in cold or hot weather
Hello, Rebecca~ thanks for your comment. It is good to know hygiene habits in the Philippines~^^ very similar to those in Korea!
Bath 2 times a day will stop when the world experience a water shortage
Interesting list…my shock was to see Koreans never / rarely wash their hands after housing the restroom…especially gross when I saw the cook at a restaurant walk out of the stall and back into the kitchen. Also, at the gym, seeing guys urinating in the shower or using the hair dryer to dry off their private parts. 😂 Even after 25 years in Korea, still not used to this.
Hello:) nice to see you! Oh you have been in Korea for 25 years! You must have lots of experiences here. Yes, I agree with what you said. I can tell that is a no, no thing😹😹!
Regarding tap water, is it possible to use residential water filters?
Hello ~^^ thanks for your comment! Yes you can use residential water filters^^!
The belief that it's not good to wash your hair everyday is a myth, or rather, it depends on the person. Japanese people also wash their hair every day. When I asked my Japanese hair dresser, he said that Japanese hair is different, so they should wash their hair every day. Personally, if I miss a day, my scalp gets all oily and itchy and when I wash my hair, I get 4x the amount of hair shedding so even if I'm really tired, I always make sure I wash my hair before going to sleep. Also, I just find it dirty to go to sleep without washing my hair, but then again, I'm also the type that must change out of my outside clothes immediately after returning home and I never sit on my bed in outside clothes or get in bed without taking a shower and changing into my pjs so I am kind of a germaphobe.
Do you have brita filters or the equivalent in Korea? I have a weak stomach so even if the tap water is safe to drink, I always filter my water or else I get tummy issues...
Hello:) nice to see you and thanks for sharing your story~~!
Yes, we have brita filterd and other brands as well so you would be fine in Korea 🤗!
@@Korea_expert Thank you for letting me know! I've always wanted to visit Korea but whenever I watch Korean shows, I've never seen them drinking the tap water and even for cooking I see them using bottled water so I was worried that the water quality was not good, which would be problematic for me since I have a weak stomach. It's a relief to know that I don't have to worry about that aspect when I go
I do not drink tap water without filtering/purifying. Old pipes have been common in the last few places I’ve lived.
Hello^^ nice to see you! Oh where do you live?~ yes, I am afraid of old pipes and not being able to see what is going on in there😨😨
Really interesting video
Hello, nice to see you and I am glad you liked my video:) Hope to see you^^!
these informations are kindda cute, im from Morocco and most of them are usual to me but the water... idont think soo
Hello:) nice to see you! You are from Morocco! I wish to visit Morocco someday~ tap water is not drinkable in Morocco as well?😹Thanks for your comment and see you!
@@Korea_expert i know that tap water is sometimes not dirnkable here, but we dont care, some people see it like a wasting of money because bottle water in korea is cheaper but some times we buy it+thanks for your love to our contry
Sounds reasonable to me. I lived in Taiwan for years and the environment tends to establish the customs you follow. The Taipei air was so dirty that head hair (which is a very good filter BTW) was gross at the end of the day (including the hair follicles in the nose). My brother in laws (see later) all had respiratory problems. Concerning the water - same. I was alerted to the poor/dangerous water quality by a manager and had to go out to buy an evaporator. Now that we are living in the US, my wife (a Taiwanese) won't drink the tap water here, so I had to have an Osmosis water filter installed. It's all good.
Hello:) nice to see you and thanks for sharing your experience! I once lived in the States and I drank tap water then:)
I didn't know the air quality is such a big issue in Taiwan. I went to Taipei once and maybe I was not that sensitive haha🤗🤗
@Korea_expert I/we left in 1989 so it might have gotten better. Or you could have visited during the wet season.
I'm from Canada and I love brushing my teeth at school after lunch. I think I just found my people
Hello:) thanks for coming and leaving a comment^^! Oh you found your people lol:D😍😍😍! I love brushing teeth after lunch as well haha:)! See you^^!
@@Korea_expert yess see you!! Thank you for your content
hi, the video is certainly very useful for those who have to approach Korea.
All over the world we are taught to brush our teeth after every meal, then there are people who don't do it because they have no respect for themselves and others.
But, allow me to say, and excuse me, the fact that you don't clean your nose with the mucus that comes down it is really small sensitive towards others 😉.
I blow my nose in the bathroom, if there is one, or I step away from my interlocutor, clean myself, and then clean my hands with disinfectant. And in Korea I don't change this habit of mine.
It's very strange to notice that you wash your hair every day but burst out laughing if we have a bidet in our bathrooms for intimate hygiene , in our culture, after toileting, we wash our bottoms! But my Korean friend has been laughing for a week 😂😂😂
country you go, culture you find, that's the beauty of it! However you are good and beautiful! Hello from Italy! 🇮🇹
Hello:) nice to see you and sorry for late reply 😭
I am glad you enjoyed my vidoe and thanks for leaving me a comment! Oh your Korean friend laughed for a week about bidets?^^
Many Koreans are now placing bidets in their homes but it is sure more common in Europe 🇪🇺 🇮🇹 ^^!
I enjoyed your comment and thanks for saying I am beautiful 😍 🤩
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The more you wash your hair, the greasier it becomes ! I wash it 2 or 3/week and they are fine. And I don't find Korean shampoo. It's all foreigner brands ?! What is a good Korean brand ? Thx
Hello, thank you for your comment:) Yes, that could be true! As for Korean shampoos, I like Ryo, Daeng gi meo ri & Dr.forHair:)!
I was wondering about deodorant . Many countries I travel to do not use deodorant. It takes some getting used to. And shaving or waxing body hair?
Hello:) nice to see you! Oh you are wondering abour deodorant ~ I think the proportion of Koreans would be smaller than that of other nationalities ~shaving and waxing body hair is getting more common here in Korea!
I don't brush my hair everyday but my body more often. Tap water is absolutely fine in Sweden, drinking it everyday and it's cheaper too. The white noise is almost gone now. 👍
Hello ^^ thanks for coming back! It is so great that you can drink tap water in Sweden! I asuumed so since water surrounding Sweden looks so clean 🤗. I once went to Stockholm and loved my stay there.
By the way, it is good to hear the white nose is almost gone. I will keep an eye on it:) 😻
In the United States, we don't blow our nose in front of other people, but we do blow our nose in the bathroom.
Hello~ thanks for your comment:)! Hope to see you again!
I’ve always washed my hair every day, shower everyday, sometimes twice because of humidity.
Hello, nice to see you:) yes humility is hard to bear😹😹
I’m Filipino born. I maintain toothbrush in my handbag. I brush teeth after lunch.
I wash hair everyday.
Hello:).nice to see you and thanks for sharing your story^^!
i was born and raised in the U.S. and do a lot of these as well. i wash my hair every day, mostly drink bottled water, and i try to avoid blowing my nose in public if i can, although sometimes i can’t because my congestion can get severe 😅 i’ve always said that washing your hair every day is not bad. if your hair is oily, wash it. what else am i supposed to do if it’s greasy? it looks and feels gross if i don’t wash it every day. i don’t care if it’s bad for my scalp, i’d rather have a damaged scalp than look like bacon frying in a pan 😂
저는 미국에서 태어나고 자랐고 이런 일을 많이 합니다. 저는 매일 머리를 감고, 대부분 생수를 마시고, 가능하다면 공공장소에서 코를 푸는 것을 피하려고 노력하지만, 가끔은 코막힘이 심해져서 풀지 못할 때도 있습니다 😅 저는 매일 머리를 감는 것이 나쁘지 않다고 항상 말해왔습니다. 머리가 기름진 경우 감으세요. 기름진 경우 어떻게 해야 하나요? 머리를 감지 않으면 보기에도, 느낌도 더럽습니다. 두피에 나쁘더라도 상관없습니다. 프라이팬에 튀긴 베이컨처럼 보이는 것보다는 손상된 두피가 낫습니다 😂
Hello:) thanks for your comment and so sorry for late reply. You have a good sense of humor 🥰
The expression
"bacon frying in a pan" was so funny!
Wow your Korean is really good. Do you study Korean?😍😍😍
I’m not Korean I’m Filipino but I do brush my teeth every after meal in office and in school before and I wash my hair daily. Can’t get out of the house without washing hair or taking a shower. What’s weird for me is those who doesn’t wash their hair often😁
Hello, nice to see you :) Your habits are similar to mine! Korea is very humid now in the summer and it is hard to stand the humidity:)!
I wash my hair everyday too.
Hello ~~thanks for your comment and hope to see you again:)!
It's not unusual for filipinos because...
1. Filipinos brush their teeth every after meal for hygienic purpose and they do it even in public
2. They do wash their hair everyday and take a bath 2-3 times daily
3. Filipinos drink purified water, alkaline water, mineral water or distilled water (to ensure health and safety)
4. Around 95% filipinos use flush toilets 5% still use squat toilets but most of it can only be seen on rural areas
5. It's kinda rude and a bit disgusting to blow your nose in public in the Philippines but some do it, while others don't
Hello:) thanks for sharing information about hygiene habits in the Philippines! It is very informative 💓
Filipinos also have this hygienic habit of brushing our teeth every meal. So, we brush our teeth three times a day in school, in the office. We bring our toothbrush with us.
we also wash our hair every day.
Hello:) thank you for your comment! Koreans and Filipinos share similar hygiene habits😻😻!!
@@Korea_expert literally, Asians have several similarities in culture , beliefs, practices.
nd do you know that it has been 75 years of friendship between South Korea🇰🇷 and the Philippines🇵🇭.
Another thing, this is like forgotten in history but the country is trying to relive this part of history. the Battle of Yultong where the filipino soldiers helped South Korea battle against the Chinese and North Korean troops.
Huh even we don't drink from tap water.. well I sniff in public, blow in home sweet home😂. Washing hair once a while when we know it needs to be washed
Hello:) thank you for your comment and for sharing your story^^! I do the same. Sniff in public and blow in sweet home🤗!
I get my hair wet daily before brushing but I only use shampoo and conditioner a few times a week. I think Korean’s wash for vanity reasons. The country used to be agrarian and poor and your hair looking nice and not being dirty anywhere on your person a sign a wealth. It’s fine. I don’t think daily washing is excessive.
LOL 70's or 80's using the squat toilets? Even at 61 years of age, my knees are just not what they used to be...can't imagine having to call for help in standing back up. hehe
Hello^^ good to see you and thanks for your comment! Yes haha the squat toilet is not for me, either! Hard to sit like that and standing back up is also so painful 😫 😢
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Squat toilet is a good idea BUT only if you have water jug or something to wash the b*tt afterwards otherwise it's the same as regular toilet with paper that cannot clean you properly without using the water 1st
What about in school? In American schools, we have tissue boxes in the classroom for anyone to use and throw away in the room. It's generally better to go blow your nose to not be distractive (sound of constant sniffling) to other people learning and teaching in class but also not have to miss learning material by leaving to go to the bathroom.
Hello:) thanks for your comment! I think Koreansstudents would do that here, too^^, blowing their nose and keep concentrating but some students may feel shy or conscious when they have to blow their nose in the classroom:)
@@Korea_expert Thanks for the answer
I am in USA, Chicago I wash my teeth three times a day or more. Public places too. Hair daily.
Hello, nice to see you:) You are in Chicago ~ I loved Chicago when I visited there:) Thanks for watching and sharing your story!
🇧🇷We Brazilians also brush our teeth in public❤
Hello, nice to meet you:) oh very similar to Koreans~~ Thanks for sharing Brazilians' hygiene routine^^!
I have spent a fair bit of time in Vietnam as my wife is Vietnamese. Lots of squat toilets there. Alway try to avoid them if possible. But unfortunately in country area it is not possible to avoid them. Also have to use the bum gun there haha. Thank again for the information.
Oh you have lived in Vietnam~I went to Hanoi a few years ago. Yes tge squat toilets are challenging to me:) oh the bum gun?😸😸
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In kdramas they are always told to wash up before dinner. What do you do when you wash up?
Hello~^^ Thanks for your comment! In K dramas, wash up before dinner usually means go and wash your hands before eating^^!
I hate using the wet bathrooms.😢I hope my hotel next month has shower stalls.
Hello~^^ thanks for coming! I do not like wet bathrooms:) Most Korean hotels have shower stalls so I hope you will not have problems^^!
I wash my hair every 2-3 days. It depends on how quickly it gets oily or dirty. It's an individual choice.
Hello:) thanks for your comment! Yes, you are right ~it is an individual choice! My hair easily gets oily so I need to wash my hair often 😹
My european red hair is very dry natrually so I can't wash it every day or it would be so dry lol
Hello:) nice to see you! I wish my hair were less greasy😭😭:) It gets oily just in one day. Thanks for your comment 😍
Well, my family brushes teeth during the day as well - not on the bus, but of course in an available restroom. Most people I know wash their hair every day....pass on the nose, but we have safe and very clean tap water, so we drink it. There are countries where you better not. Commiseration on your old toilets....
Hello~ thanks for your comment^^!
What about toilet paper? How do you discard it or you also flush it?
Hello:) we used to discard it and there are still some restrooms with trash bins but things are changing. We usually flush the paper these days:)
Oh. I remembered that for some blowing the nose is considered rude or even disrespectful. Is interesting how the perception changes. I also remembered that is scientifically proven that is better to squat to do the deed/ business. Because aligns the sphincter. But yeah, It's really uncomfortable.
Hello:) thank you for leaving me a comment again🤗
Yes , the perception changes:)
Oh the squat is good!! Yes, like you said, I also feel find it uncomfortable to use it:)
@@Korea_expert and also, is embarrassing. 🙈 but there are ways to do similarly. You put something near the toilet and put your feet abobe does practically the same but less uncomfortable and painful.
It is not really unusual because it is a common thing for Filipinos.
Yes, our subscribers from the Philippines have said so in this comment section as well:) Thanks for sharing🤗
Squatting toilets 🚽 would mainly be the reasons for the other reasons ya think 🤔🫵🏾🤨🤣🤦🏾♀️
My sister and I used to brush our teeth 3x a day🇺🇲
Hello:) thank you for your comment! 😻
I have Korean friends in Australia and I have noticed that they leave the table to go out to blow their noses. I Australia it is very rude to sniff (also can cause serious infections) so you are encouraged to blow your nose. It is also rude to slurp your food.
I think that many people brush their teeth after every meals and wash their hair everyday. So we have similarities.
Because of my Korean friends I try to pay attention to their customs such as giving or receiving a plate or glass with 2 hands rather than one, etc., there’s so much you can learn from other cultures.
Hello~ I am sorry for late reply! I may have missed your comment 😭😭 oh you have Korean friends in Australia! You are right^^ Koreans use 2 hands to give and receive things, and when we eat, we try not to eat until the eldest of the group eats. Haha 😄
Thanks for your interesting and insightful comment! Hope to see you again:)!
I have a doubt. I've heard that Koreans don't use deodorants because they don't smell. Is this true?
Also, I think that if older Koreans prefer squat toilets they must have really good leg and back muscles , I wouldn't be able to hold that position .
Thank you for your video, I learned very interesting information.
Hello, nice to meet you^^! Aha~ as for deodorants, it is not that common in Korea for some reason! Squat toilets are not comfortable as you said and I find it challenging to use:) I think the older people in the past didn't have other options and maybe they just got used to it~Fortunately (?), not many of the elderly use squat amy more :)!
@@Korea_expert Hi.!...thank you for answering my comment. I'm very interested not only in the use of deodorants, but other body products to prevent odor. I read an article somewhere (I wish I'd save it) it read that only 0.006% of Koreans have body odor because you are "genetically mutated" in the sense that almost all of you don't have the ABCC11 gene, which is the only gene that causes body odor. I was impressed ! That's why deodorants are not used, there is a very low, low percentage that do smell. Thank you for answering, I loved your video. Greeting from Mexico.
Swedish tap water is drinkable
Good ^^! I wish I could drink tap water here as well!
I thought they brush teeth because a lot of smokers in SK. Also the not blowing the nose is so disgusing 🥲 and then thy spit on the streer, I almost cried when a person spit in front of me 😭😭
Hello ~ thanks for your comment! Oh my.. I am sorry to hear that you had that experience in Korea. I almost cry and get upset too when somebody spits in front me😭😭.
@@Korea_expert I haven't been to Korea, it was a group of tourists going through the vity center. People also spit in my country but this was next level 🫠
#3 "blowing my nose in public"
I was thaught to turn away, to turn my back, when I blow my nose in the presence of another person. I eventually even started to turn away from animals aswell, just in case.
I really dislike the sound of someone sniffing their blocked nose😆
Hello^^ thanks for coming! I enjoyed reading your comment! Oh you are so considerate you turn away from animals:) juat in case!^^ I do love animals so I should mind when I blow my nose 😍😍!
You should brush your teeth 3 times a day, and definitely after a meal.
Hello:) nice to see you and thank you for your comment 🤗
When I am eating spicy hot kimchee and curries my nose runs! I also have terrible sinus issues. I have had to blow my nose in Korean restaurant in USA and the Koreans looked at me with horror. I just couldn’t help it. I also drink tap water. LOL My whole life. Do not waste my hair daily. That would not be good for my bi racial hair. And last but not least, NO squat toilets for me. I have terrible arthritis and could not get up.
Hello^^ Thanks for your comment! Oh that experience in the Korean restaurant in the US would have been new to you:) I hope you didn't mind^^! Yes no squat toilets for mw either! Hard to do that position:) and hard to get up like you!!😆
I lived in the Middle East country in the 80-90’s they have squat toilet mostly all homes, I don’t have a choice. Do what the Romans do😀
Hello, nice to meet you:) oh I didn't know the Middle East had squat toilets mostly in the 80 to 90s! Thanks for sharing ^^!
Hygiene habits not hygienic habits 😊
Strange I only see the opposite here 😂
Oh hahaha 😆 😂 🤣
Koreans must have really thick hair to be able to wash it every day. With shampoo? Mine would break apart.
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On tv dramas it also seems the blow dry it frequently… i run away from blow driers. 😂
Hello ~^^ thanks for your comment! The driers often seem to damage my hair 😹😹 as well^^!
Absolutely wash my hair every day or I feel gross
Hello, thank you for your comment! Same as my hair😹 It gets greasy if I don't wash my hair every day!
Korea is such a clean and hygienic country, but one thing I find disgusting is when they spit on the ground! Why is this allowed in Korea? In Singapore you will be fined if you spit in public, maybe Korea should implement this system to stop Koreans spitting on the ground. Also, why are there no public trash bins?
Yup so true.
Men spit on the ground all over the world not just south Korea.and yes I agree men should be fined for splitting it's disgusting.
Spitting
Hello~ nice to meet you and thanks for your comment! I find spitting on the ground also bad but it looks like no legal action is in progress to do something about it😭😭 Hope things will change. As for garbage bins, Seoul has realized the problem and has been working on it so hopefully it will get better.
Do you recycle, what about all the plastic waste.
Hello^^ thanks for your comment! We do recycle plastic waste and we have separate trash cans for recyclables!
I still don’t get the community soap on a stick in public restrooms. Seems unsanitary and very strange.
Hello~ thanks for your comment! Yes you could see those soaps in some public restrooms ~ I don't like it, either😭😭. Fortunately, it is not that common any more:)!
I was at a gathering of 30 young Koreans and I had to blow my nose. It was loud😢 and everyone laughed. Why? I didn’t fart, I just blew my nose. I was embarrassed at age 63.
Hello:).nice to see you and thanks for sharing your story! Oh you must have been very embarrassed 😹 I must have felt the same in that situation. Just cultural differences😹:)