| 10. most homes/apartments don't come with ovens (because Koreas and most people in Asian countries don't use ovens-historically it's just not part of how they cook) |
| You know you're in Korea when... |
| 1. people bow to greet each other. |
| 2. chopsticks are the prefered eating utensil |
| 3. you take off your shoes when entering a house or restauraunt |
| 4. the decor of choice for the city streets is neon lights (there is an extraordinary amount of neon lights on the streets) |
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| 5. outdoor food stands sell fried squid legs, dried fish patties(looks like a fish wafer) and silk worm larva soup (looks like chilli but it's not beans) along more familar fare of chicken shish kabob and hotdogs |
| 6. many music videos end with one lover tragically dead and the other lover left crying in despair |
| 7. often at nice restaurants you sit on a mat on the floor at a low to the ground table |
| 9. people eat kimchi with every meal (kimchi is a fermented or pickled cabbage with hot spices-I think it's fairly tasty but I can't eat too much of it) |
| 11. students study very, very hard and workers work very, very hard |
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| 12. you eat out at restaurant many side dishes are set at the table but you don't have to eat them all (it's a sign of hospitality) |
| 13.friends of the same gender often hold hands or link arms as they walk down the street (girls- but men are also very affectionate with each other in comparison to western countries) |
| 14. people gaze curiously into your grocery cart as they walk by |
| 8. people eat rice, rice, rice at every meal |
| 16. little kids and occasionally adults say "hello" to you in English on the street then giggle if you reply |
| 17. people are very, very helpful. Often if you are looking for something they will go out of their way to help you find it. |
| 15. there are so many commited Asian Christians (there are a lot of Christians in South Korea, however, not in the nations surrounding Korea) |
| 18. language changes depending on if a person is younger or older than you (if someone is older than you, you never just say their name-you call them "older brother" or "older sister" or another title depending on the situation) |