Korean Job Discussion Forums

ultrahipnosis · Joined: 22 Jun 2003 Location: Pusan, South Korea

One of the most frequent criticisms of Koreans that comes up is their public behavior. That said, what public behavior would you like to see change? I will list a few to get the thread started.

- Cutting in lines

- Running at full speed through an extremely crowded area

- Washing one's entire body in the bathroom sink

- Picking one's ear or nose, followed by looking at or sniffing one's finger

- Charging through narrow, crowded spaces, resulting in a head-on collision with another person

- Leaving the door wide open in public restrooms in crowded areas

- Not washing one's hands after using the bathroom (this one is aimed at restaurant workers)

Alyallen · Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 5:45 pm Post subject:

Pointing. Don't point at me, DAMN IT.

That is all...

uberscheisse · Joined: 02 Dec 2003 Location: japan is better than korea.

sauntering. if this country is in such a hurry, then BE IN A HURRY and notice when someone's pretty close to kicking you in the achilles tendon because you're walking 7 abreast with your friends in the mall.

blaseblasphemener · Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 5:48 pm Post subject:

one I don't mind is a) nubile young women being scantily clad whilst in public
Wink

Bibbitybop · Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Location: Seoul

Don't hit women in public or private (unless they strike you in the privates first or it is in serious self-defense).

twg · Joined: 02 Nov 2006 Location: Getting some fresh air...

dave1977 · Joined: 14 Apr 2007

Where I live, I'm really getting sick of the staring (I'm just a tall white man with brown hair). Even 'mature' adults stare at me and don't know when to stop. I'm sick of it.

RACETRAITOR · Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea

I'm much more concerned with private behaviour than public behaviour.

Alyallen · Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:33 pm Post subject:

Oh! I just thought of something...

I was in Busan this weekend and on Sunday went to the bus station to get out of there. I bought my ticket and started walking to where the buses are. As I'm walking I notice this little 2 year old boy with his pants down. His mom is in front of him with a bottle and he's peeing in it. I slowed down and was sort of surprised since I thought that sort of thing had stopped. What really got me was that I had just come out of the empty ladies bathroom and there was a mens' bathroom as well, so this strange event was sort of unnecessary.

So...I'd add like to add moms letting their little boys pee into bottles in public....

Paji eh Wong · Joined: 03 Jun 2003

Jarome_Turner · Joined: 10 Sep 2004

atomic42 · Joined: 06 Jul 2007 Location: Gimhae

The staring is annoying but seems to stop when I stare back and burst into laughter.

Ginormousaurus · Joined: 27 Jul 2006 Location: 700 Ft. Pulpit

The spitting

Running red lights

Stopping on crosswalks

indytrucks · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Location: The Shelf

My goodness, but some of you people are a real bunch of fusspots.

oldfatfarang · Joined: 19 May 2005 Location: On the road to somewhere.

1) Koreans in a group (co-workers, friends etc) talking about me as if I wasn't there.

2) Koreans constantly (and publicly) refering to my appearance / clothes etc. (Wake up people - this is EMBARRASSING.)