Join us today on another episode of How to Korea, the best podcast in South Korea, where we tell you what it takes to live in South Korea. In this episode, we take a break from our history coverage and have a full-fledged tinfoil discussion regarding conspiracy theories and interesting theories regarding the future of AI and the fate of the world as we know it. If you've liked this episode, please leave a comment and subscribe so that you can be notified when our next episode is live! We upload a new podcast every week on Sunday at 2 P.M. (Korean Time). If there is a guide that you want, feel free to reach us as follows: IG: @howtokorea1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553899179696 E-mail: howtokorea1@gmail.com. Episode 21 00:00 - Introduction 02:15 - Apple AI 04:10 - The Scary Side of AI and Technology 06:00 - North Korea & China Conspiracies 07:45 - Tourism in North Korea 09:15 - North Korean Propaganda Balloons 11:05 - Nukes in South Korea 11:50 - Russia, North Korea & the World 15:30 - Nuclear Arsenal around the World 18:45 - Czech President Forecasts World War 3 25:00 - Living in the 1990s 26:47 - 3 Body Problem 28:49 - Artificial Intelligence 33:10 - Conspiracy Theories 43:25 - The Forgotten War 47:30 - Korean Presidential Impacts 48:00 - World History 51:20 - DMZ Defense Preparation 51:42 - Trash Cans in South Korea
Join us today on another episode of How to Korea, the best podcast in South Korea, where we tell you what it takes to live in South Korea. In this episode, we continue our exploration into Korean history, discussing the Korean War as well as other predominant news that happened in Korea this week. Tune in to refresh or learn your Korean history and as always, feel free to reach out if you have any questions! If you've liked this episode, please leave a comment and subscribe so that you can be notified when our next episode is live! We upload a new podcast every week on Sunday at 2 P.M. (Korean Time). If there is a guide that you want, feel free to reach us as follows: IG: @howtokorea1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553899179696 E-mail: howtokorea1@gmail.com. Episode 20 00:00 - Introduction 03:50 - Recap of Joseon Kings 08:10 - Queen Myeong Seong 10:08 - Korean Nobles 13:54 - KPG (Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea) 15:59 - Buldak Ramen Gets Banned in Denmark 19:07 - Ahjummas 22:08 - Cheating During Mountain Hiking 24:52 - Korean History Recap of Last Episode 26:50 - The Korean War 33:32 - Theories on Why the Korean War Happened 41:18 - Korean War Begins 48:30 - Unification of North and South Korea 49:52 - Tourism in North Korea 51:25 - Guerilla Warfare During the Korean War 51:59 - North Korean Propaganda
Join us today on another episode of How to Korea, the best podcast in South Korea, where we tell you what it takes to live in South Korea. In this episode, we continue our exploration into Korean history, discussing mostly the Japanese colonization of Korea and the division of South Korea into what it is today. Tune in to the next couple of episodes as we discuss Korean history so that you can learn a bit more about the country before deciding if you want to make the move! If you've liked this episode, please leave a comment and subscribe so that you can be notified when our next episode is live! We upload a new podcast every week on Sunday at 2 P.M. (Korean Time). If there is a guide that you want, feel free to reach us as follows: IG: @howtokorea1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553899179696 E-mail: howtokorea1@gmail.com. Episode 19 00:00 - Introduction 00:12 - Addressing Comments 02:49 - Cultural Appropriation & Mingling 04:47 - Korean Geography 05:56 - Oil Findings in Korean Oceans 07:17 - Dokdo Island 07:48 - Korean Relationships with Japan 08:30 - Japanese Annexation of Korea 19:13 - South Korean "Comfort Women" 22:32 - Japanese Annexation Continued 23:30 - Gyeongbukgung 24:00 - Japanese Annexation Continued 30:44 - Korea Fights Back 35:12 - American Politics 38:44 - The Division of Korea 45:00 - Kim Il Seong and China Relationship
Join us today on another episode of How to Korea, the best podcast in South Korea, where we tell you what it takes to live in South Korea. In this episode, we do a deep dive into Korean history, starting from the very first Korean man. Tune in to the next couple of episodes as we discuss Korean history so that you can learn a bit more about the country before deciding if you want to make the move! If you've liked this episode, please leave a comment and subscribe so that you can be notified when our next episode is live! We upload a new podcast every week on Sunday at 2 P.M. (Korean Time). If there is a guide that you want, feel free to reach us as follows: IG: @howtokorea1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553899179696 E-mail: howtokorea1@gmail.com. Episode 18 00:00 - Introduction 02:37 - Reviewing Comments Left on Shorts 07:00 - Discussing Korean History 08:29 - Learning History as Adults 12:47 - The Next World War 14:08 - Korean Memorial Day 16:04 - A Bear and A Tiger 21:33 - The 3 Kingdoms 25:42 - Chinese Invasion of Korea 28:03 - Goguryo 29:04 - Joseon Dynasty 30:43 - The King Born from an Egg 32:28 - King Sejong and Hangul (Korean Language) 35:43 - Historical Korean Bureaucracy & Cultural Development 41:37 - Public Servants in South Korea 44:20 - General Yi Sun Sin 45:36 - 200 Years of Peace
Join us today on another episode of How to Korea, the best podcast in South Korea, where we tell you what it takes to live in South Korea. We have a guest speaker today, Amy Melhuish, who speaks to us about her experience living in South Korea as a foreigner from South Africa. Be sure to tune in to understand the perspective of a South African woman living in South Korea! If you've liked this episode, please leave a comment and subscribe so that you can be notified when our next episode is live! We upload a new podcast every week on Sunday at 2 P.M. (Korean Time). If there is a guide that you want, feel free to reach us as follows: IG: @howtokorea1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553899179696 E-mail: howtokorea1@gmail.com
Youtube: @howtokorea1 00:00 - Introductions 04:14 - COVID experience in South Korea 08:22 - Lack of common courtesy in South Korea 11:35 - The strength/weakness of the South African passport 17:02 - South Africans as cheap labor in South Korea 21:14 - Teaching in Thailand 23:40 - Korean CSAT(수능) tests and special needs in South Korea 30:00 - Taxi experiences in South Korea 34:17 - Tipping in South Korea vs South Africa 35:30 - Life in Thailand 37:48 - Studying Drama Therapy in England and working as a therapist in South Africa 40:16 - Teaching in South Korea 44:21 - Missing South Africa 47:17 - Meeting the friendliest lady in South Korea 50:08 - Getting homesick 54:59 - Vacations in South Korea are ridiculous 58:14 - What some English academies are really like in Korea 66:53 - Why are Non-Americans asked to speak with American accents 71:53 - Things to do in your free time in South Korea (Cycling, F54, snowboarding) 77:57 - Korean food experiences, COVID and taste buds and strange food
Join us today on another episode of How to Korea, the best podcast in South Korea, where we tell you what it takes to live in South Korea. In today's episode, we discuss housewarming parties and gifts in South Korea and what you can do to prepare gifts when visiting someone's home for the first time! We then discuss self-checkout stores in South Korea, which truly speaks to the security and safety of the country once more. If you are a frequent customer at a shopping center such as HomePlus, Emart or Costco, make sure you sign up for a membership because you'll be surprised at some of the benefits and discounts! If you've lived in South Korea for a little bit, you'll notice that fruits are ridiculously expensive in South Korea and you'll want to try to get as much of a discount as you can. On that note, we speculate about why fruit prices are so high in South Korea and how that has an effect on the diet of the country. Finally, we discuss two big tragedies that happened since the year 2000, including the Itaewon Halloween tragedy and the Sewol Ferry tragedy. To find out more details, visit the links below as Rotten Mango does an excellent job of going in depth into explaining what truly happened during these tragedies. Mentions @kenjikundesu @rottenmangopod Links Itaewon tragedy https://youtu.be/F3sIDvFh3Os?si=9EdTfW5nt1-yfHXs Sewol tragedy https://youtu.be/VMs5bTRjjeI?si=J1wesvtDbj99QD6W If you've liked this episode, please leave a comment and subscribe so that you can be notified when our next episode is live! We upload a new podcast every week on Sunday at 2 P.M. (Korean Time). If there is a guide that you want, feel free to reach us as follows: IG: @howtokorea1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553899179696 E-mail: howtokorea1@gmail.com
Youtube: @howtokorea1 Episode 16 00:00 - Introduction and responding to comments 06:01 - Housewarming gifts in South Korea 13:51 - Self checkout stores in South Korea 24:40 - Memberships from a big marts like HomePlus 27:17 - Why fruit is expensive in South Korea 35:10 - Itaewon Halloween tragedy 46:48 - Sewol ferry tragedy
Join us today on another episode of How to Korea, the best podcast in South Korea, where we tell you what it takes to live in South Korea. In today's episode, we start by talking about a very controversial topic, dog meat. We talk about the reasons for why people consume it and the background behind how it became a source of food for South Korea. We then briefly mention a new coffee shop that's been popping up in Ulsan, "Galvat" and the amazing flavor of its coffee. As usual, we react and respond to the comments to our videos (Thank you for the comments, regardless of the nature) and speak briefly about forex trading, stock trading and the Bitcoin/Ethereum and meme coins boom in South Korea. With summer coming up, we discuss the popularity of ice cream in South Korea although it seems that it's popular all-year round, not just during the summer and then we dive into some hilarious spelling mistakes that Koreans make with food and menus. Our next topic speaks about the blind date and arranged dating/arranged marriage culture in South Korea and how you can experience these first-hand in Korean Dramas or "K-dramas" as they're popularly labeled. A word of advice, anything and everything you need to know about Korean culture, you can learn from K-dramas. (Albeit, a bit exaggerated) We finally discuss MBTI and blood types, and how Koreans are adept at using them to determine the type of person you are and the way it has intertwined into Korean culture. If you've liked this episode, please leave a comment and subscribe so that you can be notified when our next episode is live! We upload a new podcast every week on Sunday at 2 P.M. (Korean Time). If there is a guide that you want, feel free to reach us as follows: IG: @howtokorea1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553899179696 E-mail: howtokorea1@gmail.com
Youtube: @howtokorea1 00:00 - Introduction 01:55 - Dog meat consumption in South Korea 09:29 - Galvat coffee chain in South Korea 10:21 - Reaction to video comments (trash in Korea, food waste, trading in Korea) 16:27 - Forex, trading in Korea, stocks, bitcoin, etc. 18:14 - Koreans love ice cream 25:28 - Soondae and related Korean foods 29:11 - Blind dates and arranged dates 37:55 - Learning Korean Culture through K-Dramas 39:55 - MBTI and blood types regarding personality
Join us today on another episode of How to Korea, the best podcast in South Korea, where we tell you what it takes to live in South Korea. In today's episode, we have quite the variety of stories. We talk about putting your business listing up on Naver Places, and some answers and experiences regarding Naver blogs and scam callers. We then divert straight into the topic of the Shincheonji Church, and the controversy they had during the COVID-19 outbreak. We also talk about Jehova's Witnesses and their role in South Korea, and a little bit about their religion based on our personal knowledge and experience. Then, we discuss the monitor-state of China and the presence of the social credit score that is being reinforced in China currently, and the surveillance technology of South Korea and how everything you do (almost everything) is monitored very closely, so smile for the camera! Given the nature of the topics that we discuss, we proceed to talk about superstitions and shamanism in South Korea, and some of the strange foods that we've tasted and experienced here. Naturally, we transition to a ghost story from Ian and an experience with God with James and how some of these instances and supernatural experiences may link with night terrors. A final comment to leave you with, is "Don't take candy from strangers" and it seems to apply moreso to adults (especially women in South Korea) than children. Be careful what you accept from strangers in South Korea! If you've liked this episode, please leave a comment and subscribe so that you can be notified when our next episode is live! We upload a new podcast every week on Sunday at 2 P.M. (Korean Time). If there is a guide that you want, feel free to reach us as follows: IG: @howtokorea1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553899179696 E-mail: howtokorea1@gmail.com
Youtube: @howtokorea1 00:00 - Intro 05:44 - Naver Places, blogs and scam callers 10:26 - The Shincheonji Church 11:54 - Surveillance in Korea and China’s Social Credit Score 15:23 - back to Shincheonji and Jehovah’s Witnesses and religion in Korea 20:56 - Shamanism and superstition in Korea 24:58 - Superstitions and strange foods in Korea (when is it okay to eat certain foods) 41:02 - Ian tells the story of when he saw a ghost in South Africa 50:20 - Ghosts, shamans and night terrors 54:19 - James reflects on him getting a sign from God 61:38 - Reflecting on todays episode 67:24 - Don’t take candy from strangers
Join us today on another episode of How to Korea, the best podcast in South Korea, where we tell you what it takes to live in South Korea. In today's episode, we start by discussing and amending some statements on a previous video, especially when it comes to the success of foreign companies like Starbucks and McDonalds in South Korea. For the most part, foreign companies struggle to succeed in South Korea but there are obvious exceptions like Starbucks. We briefly discuss Asian zodiac signs and their relationship with Starbucks merchandise, and how Starbucks is adept at adopting to the country that they're present in, when it comes to goods and merchandise. Until recently, you would've find it impossible to find a public trash can in South Korea but Seoul has started this movement recently and we talk about the benefits and potential pitfalls that this move may encourage. Along these lines, we talk about the presence or lack thereof of rats and mice in South Korea, as well as the presence of cockroaches and bugs in South Korea. It's also very common to see many stray cats here as well, and you'll quickly start noticing that there is an amazing number of wildlife just running about in South Korea. We then discuss the prevalence of drugs in South Korea and how the South Korean government is offering a large reward to people who submit tips leading to the arrest of drug dealers and brokers, and shift our attention to other crooks, namely JMS who has been extensively covered in the Netflix video "In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal", and the various religious groups in South Korea along with their recruiting tactics. (Be careful, they're very friendly and they get to you without you suspecting a thing) If you've liked this episode, please leave a comment and subscribe so that you can be notified when our next episode is live! We upload a new podcast every week on Sunday at 2 P.M. (Korean Time). If there is a guide that you want, feel free to reach us as follows: IG: @howtokorea1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553899179696 E-mail: howtokorea1@gmail.com
Youtube: @howtokorea1 00:00 - Introduction 02:11 - Foreign companies that are doing well in South Korea (Starbucks, McDonald’s etc.) 07:13 - Asian(Chinese) Zodiac and Starbucks merchandise 08:29 - Trash cans in South Korea and littering 16:16 - Rats or mice in South Korea 18:50 - Cockroaches and other bugs in South Korea 27:55 - Stray cats in South Korea 31:35 - Drugs and rewards in South Korea 36:29 - JMS church in South Korea 53:54 - South Korean religious groups and recruitment tactics
Join us today on another episode of How to Korea, the best podcast in South Korea, where we tell you what it takes to live in South Korea. In today's episode, we start off by responding to comments on our previous videos. As always, all your comments and feedback are motivational and helpful so keep them coming! The Korean population, as you may be aware, is declining at a rapid pace and the projected growth of the Korean population is slowing down, almost to a standstill. South Korea is trying to adjust their policy for foreigners to make it more attractive for foreigners to move to South Korea, which may eventually lead to greater inter-cultural integration in South Korea. While speaking about foreigners, we dive a little bit into the current price of the global currencies at commodities. Due to the instability in the Middle East, gold prices have been fluctuating for quite some time now and is creeping toward an all-time high, if it hasn't hit it already. Further, the value of the Japanese yen is declining at a rapid pace and is at an all-time historical low. Only time will tell how the currency will fare in the global market. We share our thoughts in the current situation in the Middle East and shift back to South Korea, where we discuss the hierarchical culture and the use of formal and informal language. In a sense, South Korean has two different cultures and two different languages. One is used for friends and people who are younger than you, and one is used for your bosses, co-workers and people who are older than you. It gets complicated quickly, but it's very interesting because it shapes the culture and mindset of the South Korean people. We dive into how education and income can dictate someone's hierarchy as your occupational and educational standing are strong factors in dictating how people treat you. It's the same in other countries, we believe, but it's a bit different in South Korea due to the formal/informal culture mentioned in the previous note. It takes time to get used to and you may never get used to it while living in South Korea, but you'll definitely start noticing the differences in terms of behavior and vocabulary when you start adjusting to life in South Korea. We go a bit further into South Korean culture with a discussion about the beauty standards and desirable traits in South Korea, and how skin care and taking care of your appearances are one of the top priorities in South Korea. We then divert to more entertaining options like fortune telling in South Korea and South Korean comedy. South Korean comedy is an interesting area because the comedy doesn't translate so you may not find it entertaining, but you'll need to understand the language a bit to catch the nuances that garner the laughs of the audience. It's similar to how if you went to the movie theater in South Korea and watched Deadpool, and found that you were the only person laughing at some of the jokes because many of them got lost in translation. If you've liked this episode, please leave a comment and subscribe so that you can be notified when our next episode is live! We upload a new podcast every week on Sunday at 2 P.M. (Korean Time). If there is a guide that you want, feel free to reach us as follows: IG: @howtokorea1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553899179696 E-mail: howtokorea1@gmail.com
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Join us today on another episode of How to Korea, the best podcast in South Korea, where we tell you what it takes to live in South Korea. Disclaimer: In today's episode, we switch back and forth between Korean and English so our Korean and English viewers can watch and understand what's going on! Today, we finally put a face to a name - Mo! We've shouted him out a couple times in our past videos and he's always kept us in check, telling us when we were mistaken about certain things or helping us further explain certain things that we were unclear about. Naturally, we had to have him on the show so that we could thank him in person, and show our viewers who our Korean savior is! We begin the episode by talking a bit about Mo and his background, as he tells us a bit about his family and the stage in his life. It's interesting because Mo's birthday is literally one day away from James's birthday but they are both living such different lives! Mo is currently trying to obtain his certification for boiler maintenance, which is an upgrade on his current occupation. He works at STM which is a subsidiary of SDI (Samsung) and is a very hard worker, father and husband. We talk a bit about his personal life, and how he lives in a separate home from his wife. In Korea, "Weekend couples" or "주말부부" is very common, as the husband works in a different city based on his job, and the wife lives with her parents in another city as she raises the children with the help of her parents. Mo's situation is a bit different but is also common place in Korea. He has a place of his own during the weekdays so that he can get enough sleep in order to be fully rested for work, so he can continue making enough money to support his family, while his wife stays with her parents to raise the children, with the help of her parents. We conducted this interview during Korean Election Day, so naturally we had a lot of questions regarding election day, which Mo was more than happy to discuss with us. In this episode, we speak about why Koreans can vote before Election Day, and how that affects queues when lining up to vote. (There barely is a queue, voting in South Korea is very fast and efficient, as is almost any other governmental process in this country) We talk a bit about political parties in South Korea and their political platforms, and a bit about the history of Korean politics. Interestingly, the colors in South Korea are seemingly chosen at random, which was a huge surprise for James who's accustomed to red for Republicans and blue for Democrats, but wasn't such a surprise for Ian who's accustomed to different political parties having different colors in South Africa. We discuss why voting in South Korea is done so quickly and some controversies regarding the voting process, as is common in almost every other country in the world. We dive a bit into the difference between the political parties in South Korea as well as the a bit of South Korean political history. Naturally, we dive into trying to figure out which historical presidents South Koreans preferred, which apparently are wildly different based on their political preferences and party preferences, for a variety of reasons. Finally, we discuss a bit about the current state of affairs when it comes to South Korean people's opinions of USA, and then wrap up the episode talking about the presence or lack-there-of of beards and mustaches on Korean men. If you've liked this episode, please leave a comment and subscribe so that you can be notified when our next episode is live! We upload a new podcast every week on Sunday at 2 P.M. (Korean Time) and we post new How-To videos every Wednesday at 2 P.M. (Korean Time). If there is a guide that you want, feel free to reach us as follows: IG: @howtokorea1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553899179696 E-mail: howtokorea1@gmail.com
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Join us today on another episode of How to Korea, the best podcast in South Korea, where we tell you what it takes to live in South Korea. As usual, on today's episode, we start off with a few shoutouts and comments regarding the people who have helped us, as well as to all of our viewers for showing us love with your subscriptions, comments and likes. Thank you everyone for your support! We dive right into finding paid dates in South Korea, where you can pay women or men to go on a date with you, especially during the seasons when you may be lonely, the Cherry Blossom season and Fall Foliage season. We then dive into the way people make money with streaming in South Korea (Afreeca TV) and the variety of content you can find being streamed in South Korea. Meokbang is one of the more popular ones which you may be familiar with, especially since they have expanded their boundaries outside of South Korea and it's a common type of broadcast all over the world now. We further discuss how difficult it is for major companies in other countries to compete with South Korean brands. Some brands that come to mind are Twitch and Sephora. They tried to enter the South Korean market but weren't able to succeed against their South Korean counterparts, namely Afreeca TV and Olive Young. Cherry blossoms "were" in view when we recorded this episode but it seems like they've all but disappeared now. We hope you enjoyed the view. They bloom quickly but fade away almost as quickly! All the cherry blossom leaves probably took about 2 weeks to fall of this year, which is actually a big longer than it usually lasts! We proceed to talk about some AI and technological advances in South Korea, because as far as we're concerned, Korea is living in 2050 all by itself! There are apps on the phone that block your phone from functioning when at the crosswalk waiting to cross the street, so that you don't get into an accident. There are robots serving food and clearing away dirty dishes in restaurants. There are robots in airports ready to guide you and help you with your travel plans and journeys. We are truly living in the future in South Korea and you can experience these things first hand, regardless of what neighborhood you live in. You'll quickly find you don't have to live in Seoul to experience the benefits of South Korea. However, we do discuss one point of interest that is sorely lacking in South Korea and that is the plumbing and irrigation, as well as some of the old-school squat toilets that you may have run across, or will run across in the future. You'll find that living in South Korea is convenient for the most part, but you'll definitely run across some mixtures of old-school Korean cultures while living in South Korea. For the record, DON'T FLUSH WET NAPS INTO THE TOILET. YOU WILL DESTROY YOUR WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD'S IRRIGATION. Lol. If you've liked this episode, please leave a comment and subscribe so that you can be notified when our next episode is live! We upload a new podcast every week on Sunday at 2 P.M. (Korean Time) and we post new How-To videos every Wednesday at 2 P.M. (Korean Time). If there is a guide that you want, feel free to reach us as follows: IG: @howtokorea1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553899179696 E-mail: howtokorea1@gmail.com
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Join us today on another episode of How to Korea, the best podcast in South Korea, where we tell you what it takes to live in South Korea. In today's episode, we speak a bit more about the low birth rates in South Korea and speculate on some of the reasons why the birth rate might be so low, based on our experiences in this country. The good thing about the low birth rate means there are less children and less employees to work in the country, so South Korea is much more open about opening its borders to foreigners, and giving them more benefits to visit and live in the country. Ian is able to provide some statistics in this episode that support the increase of South Koreans getting married to foreigners, and you'll be interested to find out which countries the South Korean women prefer, and which countries the South Korean men prefer. We then dive a bit into the continued tension and terse relationship between South Korea and Japan, and a brief recap of the history of that relationship which leads to the continued tension to this day. Plastic surgery is amazingly popular in South Korea, and for good reason. However, it's not just popular for South Koreans but foreigners as well! Did you know that several people recently got rejected at the airport on their way back to China after visiting South Korea because their faces were so different than their passport photos? That's how good South Korean plastic surgery is! Some procedures are considered so minor in South Korea that students receive the procedure as gifts for graduating middle school and high school, especially the double eyelid procedure! As two men discussing topics, we gunst to talk about how it feels to be men living in today's world, especially in a foreign country. We discuss how South Korean men are more comfortable embracing their feminine side, leading to extravagant skin care routines and amazing skin care complexion for these men. You'll quickly find that you'll become accustomed to a variety of types of men who are culturally a bit different from what you may be exposed to from the Western countries, or any other country in the world and a large part of it has to do with the dramatic influence which K-Pop and K-Drama has to do in their everyday lives. We then dive into a bit about the work ethic of South Koreans and how they fully live by the motto, "Work Hard, Play Hard" because they work a ridiculous number of hours in a day but when they go party, they party like they've compressed the 8 hours of work into 2 hours of play time. South Koreans go hard when it comes to drinking alcohol and relieving stress, and all for good reason because there are so many outlets to do so in South Korea, ranging from Karaoke (노래방), screen golf, PC rooms (PC방) , and sporting events, among many others. We wrap up the episode discussing how doing a variety of activities and trying a variety of hobbies in South Korea can help you meet you people and find new friends, so if you're living in South Korea, don't be afraid to approach people and say hello! You'll find they're a bit more wary of foreigners but once they get to know you, they're very open-minded and capable of showing you a lot of love! If you've liked this episode, please leave a comment and subscribe so that you can be notified when our next episode is live! We upload a new podcast every week on Sunday at 2 P.M. (Korean Time) and we post new How-To videos every Wednesday at 2 P.M. (Korean Time). If there is a guide that you want, feel free to reach us as follows: IG: @howtokorea1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553899179696 E-mail: howtokorea1@gmail.com
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Join us today on another episode of How to Korea, the best podcast in South Korea, where we tell you what it takes to live in South Korea. We started talking about pizza again today for some apparent reason, going over some of the toppings that were a bit more acceptable than some that weren't. Pizza in Korea is definitely... different so check out the pizza places near you and see what you prefer! You may even end up liking some of the.. unique combinations you see in South Korea. We then speak about the comforts of living in South Korea, starting from being able to leave your delivery packages outside your house without the fear of getting them stolen, to having bidets and other comforts and amenities of the country. We took a chance to thank our viewers, many of whom reached out to us and told us that our podcasts, how-to guides and shorts were helping them with their lives in South Korea. That's what we're here for and we're glad we're helping. Your feedback and comments help motivate us so keep them coming! Finally, we dive into the meat of the podcast today. We briefly discuss South Africa and the problems the country has with infrastructure and crime, and then speak about the different hobbies and activities that you can do in South Korea. For the most part, you'll find that the group activities themselves are segues into drinking and eating together with the group, which leads to a great opportunity to meet new people in South Korea and make new friends. We go over one of the most popular foods in South Korea, "전" (jeon) or Korean pancakes and the variety of pancakes that are available and it leads us to finding out how picky of an eater Ian really is! The discussion of Korean pancakes leads us to briefly discuss the Korean funeral ceremony and annual rituals performed for the deceased in South Korea. Next, we discuss a staple of Korean food, the hangover soup (해장국) and pork backbone stew (감자탕) which you'll almost certainly eat more than once in South Korea. When it comes to restrictions on time and money, you can always find quick and easy food at convenience stores, the most popular of them being "kimbap" or rice rolls wrapped in seaweed. We wrap up the episode by discussing other hobbies such as visiting the many available cafes in South Korea, drinking at sports events in South Korea, and how big of a sport soccer is, especially since if you become very good at it, it exempts you from the mandatory military service. Fishing and camping are two of the most popular and expensive hobbies you can find in South Korea and we dive into the differences between camping in South Korea and camping in other countries. One final thing we discuss before we sign off is the low birth rates in South Korea. We contemplate on some of the causes as well as reasons for why we think the birth rate in South Korea is so low, given our experience of living in the country and what we've seen first-hand as we progress with our South Korean journey. We have some shout-outs for this week's episode. We'd like to shout out Tahmina Aslanova (IG: @tahmina_aslanova) for her IG posts that are entertaining as well as informative about South Korea. You can also visit the link below to see the most recent article regarding foreign marriages in South Korea, published by the Korean Herald. https://m.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240319050671&ACE_SEARCH=1 If you've liked this episode, please leave a comment and subscribe so that you can be notified when our next episode is live! We upload a new podcast every week on Sunday at 2 P.M. (Korean Time) and we post new How-To videos every Wednesday at 2 P.M. (Korean Time). If there is a guide that you want, feel free to reach us as follows: IG: @howtokorea1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553899179696 E-mail: howtokorea1@gmail.com. Youtube: @howtokorea1
Join us today on another episode of How to Korea, the best podcast in South Korea, where we tell you what it takes to live in South Korea. Today, we begin by discussing "Star Talk", one of the many things you can take advantage of as a foreigner in South Korea. We then begin to talk about hobbies. Before pursuing said hobbies, we explain how you'll need a form of payment because you won't always be rolling around in cash money like Scrooge McDuck. We discuss a new trend in South Korea called "cash living", where you live your life based on dividing up your cash into different buckets (not a new idea but it seems to be trending in South Korea). We discuss the benefits of opening up a bank account in South Korea, and the most friendly banks for foreigners living in South Korea. You'll find that for the most part, you'll be paying for your transactions using your debit or credit card, but there can be some cash discounts , similar to most countries. That being the case, and Korea being the country of comfort that it's known for, Samsung pay is huge in South Korea for all your payments provided your mobile has the NFC capability (which most phones these days do) and we talk about some of the difficulties of Apple Pay in South Korea. We talk briefly about getting cellphones for foreigners, specifically a company called "Kimbap Mobile" @kimbabmobile_ on IG, that seems to offer cheap rate plans to help you get started in South Korea. With your new credit/debit card and phone, we talk about some of the common scams that you can avoid while living in South Korea, and some security measures you should take to protect your identity and your personal information. South Korea can be a tricky place to navigate in the beginning, given your lack of the knowledge and you might find yourself getting scammed in more ways than one so find out how you can protect yourself from potential scammers! We then talk about some of the things you can start doing, now that you have a form of payment. You'll find that there are tons of things to do, despite the small size of the country and that the entertainment is very well-developed in this country. We start talking about some of the free and cheaper ways where you can entertain yourself so you're not driven crazy by your constant work/sleep/eat schedule while living in South Korea. Finally, we provide some tips on getting around in South Korea and the process for getting your driver's license in South Korea. (James failed his driver's license test 3 times in Korea, despite having driven for 13 years. He recommends exchanging your license, instead of trying to pass the driver's license exam) In case you haven't done so already, check out our how-to videos on how you can start travelling around South Korea using public transportation, or more eco-friendly ways! https://youtu.be/lz35CNuajmk - Kakao Taxi / Kakao Bike https://youtu.be/CPsuooWZ09c - Signing up for Kakaotalk https://youtu.be/RrrkTcY_-NA - How to use Naver Maps If you've liked this episode, please leave a comment and subscribe so that you can be notified when our next episode is live! We upload a new podcast every week on Sunday at 2 P.M. (Korean Time) and we post new How-To videos every Wednesday at 2 P.M. (Korean Time). If there is a guide that you want, feel free to reach us as follows: IG: @howtokorea1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553899179696 E-mail: howtokorea1@gmail.com.
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Join us today on another episode of How to Korea, the best podcast in South Korea, where we tell you what it takes to live in South Korea. We go over the feedback we received and the corrections we made to some of the information we mentioned in our previous podcasts. All feedback and comments are appreciated as they help us grow and help you provide the most accurate how to guide for surviving and living in South Korea! We talk about Karrot Market in South Korea and how it can be your first step in making any purchase, big or small. It's a very useful online used market store that you can utilize to help you get setup when you first move to South Korea, or if you're looking to upgrade your lifestyle. In this episode, Ian was chock full of stories about his experiences in South Korea and we have a few stories and anecdotes that perhaps you can relate with, or that you can experience first hand if you decide to move and live in South Korea! We skip around a bit in between to talk about what to do if you find an item on the floor, and what to do if you lose an item and want to find it. South Korea is a very safe country so for the most part, if you lose something, there's a very likely chance that you'll be able to find it at the place you lost it, or a good Samaritan may have found it and handed it in to the local police station, in which case they will call you and let you know to come pick it up! We also go over some tips and tricks for Karrot Market (당근) and some tips on how to communicate on Karrot market given that the app is in Korean, as well as some of the top items you should consider buying on the marketplace, as they can be fairly good deals for amazing quality. We then discuss, ordering delivery food in South Korea! We talked about two of the most used apps, Baemin (배달의민족) and Yogiyo (요기요) which Ian had the unfortunate experience of comparing with a very well-known anime and card game, Yugiyo (lol). If you're going to take away anything from this episode, it's to check the review section because if you tell them you will leave a photo review during your order, most stores usually give you something for free, so make sure to check that out! We dive a bit deeper into food and the differences you may experience with food from South Korea compared to your home countries. The two things that definitely stand out are pizza and chicken. South Korean food has its own unique.. palette so you may love it, or it may take you time to become accustomed to it. One thing we can tell you for sure though, is that the food in South Korea is definitely different than what you may be accustomed to at home, even for major franchises including McDonalds, Pizza Hut, Dominos, and others. We briefly talk about adjusting yourself to using Korean Won, the standard currency in South Korea, and how it can seem like everything is very cheap, but it's a direct correlation to the amount of income so once you start earning money, it may not seem as cheap as you once thought, or expensive for that matter. Finally, we discuss North Korea and how we feel about North Korea as current residents of South Korea. We don't really feel the way the news portrays the country is an accurate depiction of what we experience in our day-to-day lives, but feel free to listen to hear our opinions regarding this matter! If you've liked this episode, please leave a comment and subscribe so that you can be notified when our next episode is live! We upload a new podcast every week on Sunday at 2 P.M. (Korean Time) and we post new How-To videos every Wednesday at 2 P.M. (Korean Time). If there is a guide that you want, feel free to reach us as follows: IG: @howtokorea1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553899179696 E-mail: howtokorea1@gmail.com.
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Join us today on another episode of How to Korea, the best podcast in South Korea, where we tell you what it takes to live in South Korea. We go over a few mishaps that happened in the previous episodes and make sure to reconcile for all of them, being the professionals that we are. We were especially dumbfounded by the nomenclature for clusters of grapes. If you've watched episode 4, you know by now that we had some video issues which we made sure to never have again starting on this episode. South Korea has a lot of tunnels which go through mountains and rivers because the South Korean terrain is very mountain-heavy. You'll see as you're driving that you're either on a bridge connected through a mountain, or in a tunnel going under a mountain or a river. We go over the history of Busan a little bit, and a bit more about the Korean War as well, describing why Busan has the roads that it has. We briefly review the physical locations you can shop at like Daiso, HomePlus, Emart, Costco, and explain why a Korean phone number is essential to accomplish anything in South Korea. We then go into the meat of our episode, dealing with ordering and using Coupang which is basically the Amazon of South Korea. We talk about setting up the Coupang app, ordering anything and everything from Coupang, and using Naver as a replacement if you can't find something on Coupang. Naver Shopping will be your best bet to find something if you can't find it on Coupang. In terms of Coupang Fresh, if you need to order food from Coupang, all you have to do once your receive the food is leave the eco-friendly bags outside your door and the delivery person will pick it back up for you. If they don't pick it up within 30 days, you'll need to request for them to pick it up however, using the Coupang app. We briefly discuss Ian's venture into fixing his own car, and how he used Naver Shopping to save an arm and a leg on the price tag! Then we get into did you know that Hyundai and Kia are basically the same company? The body of their car is exactly the same, but they use different skins on the outside of the car, which give it a distinctly different appearance. Taxi drivers in South Korea are terrible drivers. They stop and go every time, every second, every minute of every kilogram that they drive. Which is why we need to ban electric vehicles for taxi drivers. They're too aggressive and the electric cars react too quickly so by the end of your trip, you're feeling sicker than if you had a bottle of whiskey on the rocks. If you want to save some money on your streaming apps such as Netflix and Disney plus, there's an app called Pickle Plus on Naver that allows you to share your accounts with others. Check it out to save some money on your monthly fees! Amazon Prime still works in South Korea but it's a bit restrictive, in terms of the inventory that's available for sale in South Korea. If you need something, you'll most probably be able to find it on Coupang or Naver, unless it's unique to a specific country like Ian when he needs to buy spices for Biltong. If you've liked this episode, please leave a comment and subscribe so that you can be notified when our next episode is live! We upload a new podcast every week on Sunday at 2 P.M. (Korean Time) and we post new How-To videos every Wednesday at 2 P.M. (Korean Time). If there is a guide that you want, feel free to reach us as follows: IG: @howtokorea1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553899179696 E-mail: howtokorea1@gmail.com
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Join us today on another episode of How to Korea where we tell you what it takes to live in South Korea. Did you know that public entrance passwords for villas are normally written down near the entrance? It's usually for the food delivery and other delivery people so that they don't have to call you every time they need to enter your building, but go ahead and use it next time to surprise your friends and show up at their front door! (Keep it legal folks) For some reason, we started with shopping but we end up going into James's wedding plans! He discusses the process of booking the wedding, and some do's and don't's to follow South Korean wedding etiquette. He also updates you on some more recent scams that have been happening in weddings, so keep your eyes peeled for these suspicious trolls and make sure they don't ruin what is supposed to be one of the happiest days in your life!
You can also hear about meetup groups as an excellent way to meet new people in South Korea. As a foreigner, you have a distinct advantage over Koreans because people will naturally be interested in what you have to say, and especially what you look like. It's almost like a point of pride to hang out with a foreigner for some people.
We jump into how similar screen golf is to regular golf in South Korea, and how sophisticated it is in trying to replicate the actual experience of golf as close as technologically possible. There is a short segment where we are appalled and outraged at the stupid prices of fruit in Korea, to the point where you'd almost think fruit is literal gold growing on trees! Along these lines, you'd also figure that they feed gold-covered truffles to the cows in Korea because their pricing structure is no joke either. That's not to say that the Korean Beef (a.k.a hanu) doesn't melt in your mouth, but they say that too much of a good thing also isn't a good thing. Finally, we discuss some of the issues we've had as foreigners, (More Ian than James) especially when we feel like we've been discriminated against when we enter restaurants and they reject you because as foreigners, we fail to understand that some restaurants won't serve just one person. They're not being racist against you, they're just being discriminatory against single folks. So make sure you pick up a friend or a significant other when dining out! If you've liked this episode, please leave a comment and subscribe so that you can be notified when our next episode is live! We upload a new podcast every week on Sunday at 2 P.M. (Korean Time) and we post new How-To videos every Wednesday at 2 P.M. (Korean Time). If there is a guide that you want, feel free to reach us as follows: IG: @howtokorea1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553899179696 E-mail: howtokorea1@gmail.com. Chapters: 00:00 - Welcome to How to Korea 01:08 - Wipe those oily fingerprints! 02:33 - The secrets of villa door codes 03:19 - The meat of today's episode 05:36 - Screen golf in South Korea 10:21 - Bunker and fairway photo in screen golf 16:44 - Don't be alone, join a meetup! 18:44 - I now pronounce you Korean and Foreigner 21:04 - Sure, take my arm and leg to pay for this wedding 28:29 - At least the food is worth it... sometimes 35:23 - How to get rich robbing weddings 42:09 - Food shopping, one of South Korea's luxuries 46:02 - Get married, get discounts on appliances! 49:05 - Pay for your new TV with 60 months, interest-free payments! (Not really) 50:19 - Some food for thought 50:46 - Fruit grown in golden shrubs 53:26 - South Korean cows fed golden truffles 54:47 - Costco for the win! Along with other Korean supermarkets 58:28 - Coming soon to a supermarket near you 01:00:16 - Thank you, come again 01:02:02 - All about those membership points, yo 01:04:28 - A nice cup of espresso in the midst of fine dust 01:05:38 - You will get caught. 01:06:34 - It's not you, it's just all of South Korea
Welcome to How to Korea, your ultimate guide for living in South Korea as a foreigner. In this episode, we talk about navigating public transportation in South Korea! It can be quite the challenge when you're trying to figure out how to get to somewhere new, in a new country, looking at a foreign language! We talk about some of the troubles we've had which you may be able to relate to, whether it be in the past or in the future. If it's your first time in South Korea, you'll inevitably start from Incheon Airport so we've got you covered on how to reach your primary destination. As always, we veer off topic to discuss visiting other countries and the challenges we faced in countries besides South Korea, like Japan, but we also discuss the differences we felt during our transition from the two countries. We also talk about traveling in South Korea via the "Enjoy Korea Travel Company". Did you know that a two-room apartment in Korea is actually one bedroom, one living room? That's one of the other distinctions that we clarify in this video as well! So when you first come to Korea, don't be surprised if your "three-room" house is just a living room and two rooms! If you've lived in Korea, there has definitely been a time your phone had scared the shit out of you with one of those "End of the world" alerts. We talk about the importance of not dying from a heart attack from those alerts and how useful they can be! Along these lines, if you ever want to know what the hell these Korean messages mean, because you'll receive a lot of them, did you know that you can screenshot a message and put it directly into Google translate? It's one of Ian's favorite go to apps. We talk about a staple of Korean culture, Daiso, which quite literally translates to "We've got it all." and they definitely live up to their name. Finally, we discuss how the trash system works in Korea (not that the system in Korea is trash, but quite literally, the trash system) discussing recycling, food waste, and other useful tips when it comes to trash. If you've liked this episode, please leave a comment, and subscribe so that you can be notified when our next episode is live! We upload a new podcast every week on Sunday at 2 P.M. (Korean Time) and we post How-To videos as we complete them so that you can look up any guide that you need. If there is a guide that you want, feel free to reach us as follows: IG: @howtokorea1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553899179696 E-mail: howtokorea1@gmail.com. Below are some links that can help you understand more about some of the topics we discussed during this episode: Enjoy Korea https://www.enjoykorea.asia/
Welcome to How To Korea, your ultimate guide for living in South Korea as a foreigner. In this episode, we talk about our first experiences in Korea, from landing at the airport to finding our way to our respective cities. We discuss what to expect when coming to Korea and how to be as prepared as possible. We also briefly discuss what to expect during an online interview and what we experienced during our interviews. We will also be making a "how to" video on interviews especially for academies, in the future. We talk about the process of getting all your documentation in order before coming to Korea and the process involved for getting a working visa in Korea. Later in the video, we discuss some of the legal issues with regards to contracts and visas. Below, you can find the links to the social media pages, videos and other useful information we discussed during this show. Daves ESL Cafe - Korean Job Board https://www.eslcafe.com/jobs/korea?koreasearch=&koreapageno=1&koreapagesize=60&chinasearch=&chinapageno=&chinapagesize=&internationalsearch=&internationalpageno=&internationalpagesize= LOFT: Legal Office for Foreign Teachers https://www.facebook.com/groups/520811644598894/