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Where in Korea have you been to? <The surprising things to foreign tourists in travelling Korea>

by 라리리루 2016. 9. 24.

Where in Korea have you been to?

<The surprising things to foreign tourists in travelling Korea>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<All survey results below are from the writing TalkToMeInKorean.com in Huffington Post Korea>

 

 

 

This survey is about the things make foreign tourists surprise when they travel Korea,

 273 foreigners from 29 countries

who have been in Korea or are studying in Korea are helped

through online and offline survey!

 

 

1. Very Comfortable Transportation

 

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Lost on the road is the destiny of tourists!

However, foreign tourists in Korea had surprising moment!

Transportation!

They could go everywhere in Seoul by bus and subway

and they could read information in Eng, Jap, Chi as well!

One more thing they think good is that

they have relatively cheaper price to take a taxi and bus!

 

Comfortable Korean Public Transportation,

Isn't it the best thing to tourists?

 

 

 

 

2. Clean Street

 

 

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Some people surprised when they saw the cleaner street than they expected,

and the subway was so clean even many people used a day!

On Friday night or Saturday night,

all the streets are crowded with people and many trashes are produced,

But the impressive thing is after next morning every trashes gone~

 

 

On the other hand, It is hard to find trash can on the road,

and people spit on the road a lot!

 

 

 

3. Kind Korean

 

 

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They felt safe in Korea

because they don't need to be careful to be robbed their luggages,

and don't feel any danger when they walk alone at night!

When they ask the way, many people show the way and answer them kindly~

Outgoing personality of Korean people is shown in many situations!

 

 

 

4. Full of Coffee Shops and Phone Shops

 

 

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.kr/2014/09/22/story_n_5859364.html

 

 

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There are so many coffee shops and phone shops on the road,

We get used to it now but new discovery in other perspective!

 

 

 

5. Easy to Communicate in English

 

 

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.kr/2014/09/22/story_n_5859364.html

 

 

 

 

     http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=103&oid=008&aid=0003693240

<2016 K-SMILE PROJECT>

 

 

Korea is not English-speaking country and not same as Singapore and Malaysia,

However, many foreign tourists from English-speaking countries are surprised that

Koreans are good at speaking English!

 

It seems Korean couldn't speak in English but when foreigners ask for help

and meet someone for the first time,

they usually could speak and know well about English!

 

 

 

There were other opinions such as

they swim in the beach in their clothes,

taking a shower in the public shower room without clothes,

they thought Asian people are short but Koreans are taller than they thought,

Many Koreans are surprised when foreigners speak in Korean even though there are many people in the world have interests in Korea

 

It is getting less because there are many foreign entertainers in Korea broadcating

such as nonsummit conversation, and they are very good at speaking Korean!

 

 

 

http://www.kookje.co.kr/news2011/asp/newsbody.asp?code=0500&key=20160120.99002001543

 

Nonsummit Conversation : Foreign pannels from diverse countries discuss everything including society, politics, lives, cultures of their countries and Korea

in Korean language

<Popular show nonsummir S01>

 

 

 

http://www.kookje.co.kr/news2011/asp/newsbody.asp?code=0500&key=20160120.99002001543

<nonsummit S02>

 

 

http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=030&aid=0002499221

 

 

 

<Experiencing Korean countryside show and so on>

 

 

This result make we think we need to be kind to foreign tourists who have trouble in finding ways!

 

It was all about the surprising things to foreign tourists in travelling Korea~