30 Things You Should Never Do In Korea

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Don’t Think You’re That Young

Source: http://www.tntmagazine.com

Seniority is valued in Korean culture. Age is often determined early in social interactions, even as early as when you first meet someone, to establish seniority and make it easier on how to interact with someone more politely. With the East Asian age reckoning still in place in Korea, don’t think you’ll be as young as what you believed all your life, because as far as this nation is concerned, you’re at least one or two years older. How? Because in Korea, you’re a year old already on the day you were born and you will age each new year. Don’t worry, it has its own advantages, as you’ll find out.