My first travel to Korea (#6 updated)

[color=Purple]One Canadian friend dislikes Korea and its people. He considers that Korean people are too arrogant. Another friend dealing in foreign trade holds similar point of view. He was once deceived by Korean merchants. I had no idea at that time.O1y;@,z~VbR
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I traveled to Seoul for business last week.
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)]{L+zv.s ^(ArM When I strolled around, I found small national flags all along the street. On the Korean international channel, I heard they called their own country the best country in the world. Does this demonstrate that Korean people are arrogant? I was kind of puzzled.
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!p6oQ)H7Ls Then one day, we couldn't manage to find the way to the exhibition center. So I asked two passers-by. They were two young men. E&oth'F-m+d
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When he finished his task, one blush escaped him.
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The other day, I couldn't find my hotel. The only information was the room card. Again I asked a passer-by, a young girl. She took out her cellphone and called the hotel at once, with the telephone number recorded on the room card. Then she kindly accompanied me to the hotel, which was actually 200 or 300 meters away.
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So polite, kind and introverted they are. Do they embody most Korean? My brain cells were running fast and complicatedly.
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On the show, one man approached our booth. I gave him a gentle and polite smile. He looked through our products. To my surprise, the first sentence he uttered was 'our face is very pretty?' with his poor English. I got the meaning after begging his pardon many times. He repeated patiently. Oh my! How can a man say such words to a girl at so formal occasions?? j9Yz#D5A-OI
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I do not like Korean people either.{0j
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They love their country but with arrogance.4e*wW_bUH/A
We Chinese will be also polite if we see foreigners in the street. It is very strange, why, we do not be polite and kind to our own people but good to foreigners. Korean people too.)D"f#a~1W5g-z5F#}(O9W_5S
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great! I am dreaming of having a trip to Korea
W!jTs6B arrogance! ? I do not think that arrogance is the right word to describe their behavior.
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6w!o"S'E8Gz6^6n When can I see the pictures you took in Korea

Reply #2 peter-jetstar's post

how it comes such an unpleasing impression about Korean?
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gW%NMU it's true that we Chinese always behave more politely to foreingers, which pressing the impression of kindness and friendship.

Reply #3 lpgliqinger's post

the impression of Korean is divided.
_w$M5|.d-?x anyway, the Korean people i met were kind-hearted and polite, excluding that strange man.:) jkPD5u T9k2C

9Y'O0S\KsTh3N i will send you the pictures as i promised, sooner or later.!{#L4D5Bi'b.rr1EP{
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[color=Purple][b]Korean Food[/b]
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We strolled along the street, in hoping of searching one restaurant whose waiters could speak Chinese or English, at the first night in Seoul. H[-yd3\D
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Since we took an informal taxi that cost us nearly RMB1000 just for one-hour journey, we realized the purchasing standard of Korean. Our boss decided to choose one less luxurious restaurant.
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?4RG9QI,} Then we entered one, and luckily found that two waiters were Chinese. As we took off our shoes and sat down at the table, a female waiter kindly presented the menu, which was illustrated with vivid pictures. Most dishes were spicy. At the printed prices, our eyes were bugging out of our head. Only one plain soup would cost RMB30. Chinese knew well of Chinese taste. We left the honor of ordering to the Chinese waiter. As soon as she ordered, some small dishes of Kim Chi were displayed. Currently Kim Chi is quite popular in China. I was always scared at its color, which giving me the impression of deadly spicy. But I was convinced of its charm after tasting a bit. It was not as spicy as I thought. Our first meal cost about RMB300, with only four bowls of soups and rice.
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After dinner, we headed for a 24-hour shop to buy something for breakfast. We bought some instant noodles and two pretty big pears. One small size bowl of noodles cost RMB13, another RMB8, in all of which we found no dehydrated vegetable or meat the next day.
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Mdq-ja ujP The other day, we tasted Korean baked beef and alcohol. It was the most luxurious dinner we had during our stay in Seoul. It was about RMB1000. I will upload the picture of our feast later if needed.  
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It draws to the conclusion that few Korean eat plenty of vegetables or meat every day. They often have simple dishes. I once asked one Korean friend about their daily meal. He told me that usually there were many dishes of Kim Chi and one big bowl of soul which with some vegetables. One more thing, most Korean use steel chopsticks as we see in their TV series. Only the weights of chopsticks differ.[/color][/color]!n
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One hour journey costed you RMB 1000,  I am shocked by the standard of living in Korea
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can you post some pictures here

Reply #7 lpgliqinger's post

the products are pretty expensive in Korea, compared with those in China.
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Concerning Korean BBQ,I'm dying to have another try on it,very delicious and special way for eating.:victory: :lol

Reply #6 violet1119's post

Hi violet, how expensive is food in korea! :o I can't afford a trip to Korea if it's such cost:D OG!P*h@(tI
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orI4^a p%lp5K :) When you plan to upload some pictures to here? I expecting your pictures|
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Reply #10 Cindy1021's post

Korea is more developed than our country.
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the meal which cost us RMB1000
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I think friendship is more important.l)wA6cG x
In any case, we should be polite and kind to them.

Frankly, not all Korean are arrogant, but yes, the new generation could behave more arrogant than the older guys.

Oh, my God. So expensive.(g ~6R.u
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I'd like to have a trip to Korea. HeheW \7j-qI,o
Violet, you are so lucky. I envy you a bit little.:P

i have seen many short korean tv play and so many beautiful actors and actresses in the play:P

I like to watch Korea TV:P

every-way,i don't like Korea and its people

Reply #18 Duguzi's post

;P  oh, really? ok, i see.

Um, so that's it? Just one picture~~~~?
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I'm waiting for more...:)

Korea should be very beautiful,if I have the chance to visit the country,I'd glad to.%K7Di$OS
And I like Korea pickled vegetable very much!

Really very expensive dinner .In shanghai ,You'll get a big feast just cost ??¨¨100/person .+NL1^TD-qx@

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p But I still think Korea is a nice place after learned your words :P

Reply #22 Candycat's post

nice to know you candy?!:victory:

mazy ,are you helen?:L :L :L

Reply #24 feng0921's post

pardon?C!u&UBm$B#s u
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helen, who is helen, sorry i haven't hear he/her before.;P ^,t GIM
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i am mazy and i am mazy and i am also mazy.:P :lol

KOREAN I ALSO DO NOT LIKE

YES , i woked  in  a korean company, i get that the korean  is  so narrownes, u kown they  think   chineses food  is dirty , chinese people is shot sight  chinese street ....  in a  word , no  kindly  words for us ,  what's the worse is the occupied our mraket , u see all commordity is MADE IN KOREA , MADE IN KOREA, SO BAD , I REALLY  DO NOT LIKE IT . :@

Reply #25 mazy's post

:$ who  call me    ,  i'm helen ,  how many helen  here , which Helen u   are calling ,  my  dear...:P

Reply #27 helenbaby00's post

glad to know you helen and we just here waiting for u and thank godness ! you are here.
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I want to try Korea food:lol

Reply #29 lindajianglan's post

no problem !
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uM&c w9s,V+j1_x/H there are so many korea food in china now like ...er....sorry, i can't put them in english, :Q