What We LOVE & HATE About Living in Korea 🇰🇷 | Korean American Perspective | Ep. 18

What We LOVE & HATE About Living in Korea 🇰🇷 | Korean American Perspective | Ep. 18

What do two Korean Americans living in Korea actually love—and NOT love—about life in Korea?

In this episode of Almost Korean Podcast, Tae and Gibson break down the everyday things that make living in Korea great, frustrating, convenient, and sometimes just plain confusing.

They talk about the affordability of eating out, tipping culture, food delivery, digital convenience, public transportation, parking, Korean hotels, bathrooms, driving, taxi drivers, exercise culture, and social interactions in Korea.

Some things make life in Korea incredibly convenient. Others leave them asking, "Why does Korea do it this way?" 😂

It's an honest conversation about the pros and cons of living in Korea from the perspective of two Korean Americans who have experience with both Korean and American culture.

🇰🇷 In This Episode

🍜 Affordable dining out in Korea

💰 Korean vs. American tipping culture

📱 Food delivery & digital convenience

🚗 Parking & driving in Korea

🚇 Public transportation

🏨 Korean hotels & the infamous small towels

🚽 Korean bathrooms & public facilities

🏋️ Korean exercise culture

🚕 Taxi drivers & driving experiences

😅 Things that frustrate us about Korea

🗣️ Korean social culture & communication🇰🇷 Things we genuinely LOVE about Korea🇺🇸 Comparing Korea and America

⏱️ Chapters

00:00 Welcome to Almost Korean

00:56 Why We Love Affordable Dining in Korea

01:08 Korea vs. America's Tipping Culture

04:00 The Problem With American Tipping Culture

07:26 Food Delivery in Korea

08:11 Korean Delivery Apps & Memberships

10:44 Korea's Digital Convenience

14:48 Public Transportation in Korea

17:43 Parking in Korea

18:31 Unmanned Parking Lots & Parking Culture

20:18 Things We DON'T Love: Korean Hotel Towels

22:02 Korean Pensions & Public Bathrooms

24:00 Korean Bathrooms & Public Facilities

26:00 Things Korea Has Improved

28:02 Korean Exercise Culture & "Top 3 Exercises"

30:00 Korean Cultural Differences

32:05 Driving in Korea

33:27 Reckless Driving & Traffic

34:00 Taxi Drivers in Korea

36:31 Our Experiences With Korean Drivers

38:00 Parking & Driving Experiences

40:00 Korean Social Culture & Communication

41:52 Introverts vs. Extroverts in Korea

43:00 Korean Social Boundaries

44:00 What We Love & Hate About Korean Social Culture

45:00 Final Thoughts & Part 2

한국에서 살면서 우리가 좋아하는 것과 싫어하는 것들! 🇰🇷

이번 Almost Korean Podcast에서는 한국계 미국인인 Tae와 Gibson이 한국에서 생활하면서 느낀 한국 생활의 장점과 단점에 대해 솔직하게 이야기합니다.

한국에서 외식이 저렴한 이유부터 팁 문화, 음식 배달, 디지털 편의성, 대중교통, 주차, 호텔 수건, 화장실, 운전, 택시 기사, 운동 문화, 한국의 사회적 분위기와 소통 방식까지 다양한 주제를 이야기합니다.

한국에서 살면서 정말 편리하다고 느끼는 것들도 있지만, 반대로 **"왜 한국은 이렇게 하지?"**라고 생각하게 되는 순간들도 있습니다. 😂

한국과 미국 두 문화를 모두 경험한 한국계 미국인의 시선으로 바라본 한국 생활의 장점과 단점을 이야기해봅니다.

🇰🇷 이번 에피소드에서 다루는 이야기

🍜 한국에서 외식하기 좋은 이유

💰 한국과 미국의 팁 문화 차이

📱 배달 문화와 디지털 편의성

🚇 한국 대중교통

🚗 한국의 주차와 운전 문화

🏨 한국 호텔과 작은 수건 이야기

🚽 한국 화장실과 공공시설

🏋️ 한국의 운동 문화

🚕 한국 택시와 운전 경험

🗣️ 한국의 사회적 분위기와 소통 방식

🇰🇷 한국에서 우리가 좋아하는 것들

🇺🇸 한국과 미국의 문화 차이

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