Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Oreovictim]

This is for the people out there who have done a lot of living/travelling in Asia. Who do you consider to be the friendliest out of the three? Koreans, Chinese, or Japanese? (If you want to choose "Thai" or something, be my guest.)

Thanks!

[jajdude]

7 Asian countries, Koreans least friendly.

Someone will rebuff or top this.

And you know what, many places, you really do only need a few days to tell.

[djsmnc]

ALL the Chinese are the rudest

ALL the Koreans are less rude

ALL the Japanese are the most polite and friendly

[bonanzabucks]

Tough question...I'd have to say Filipinos or Thais are the friendliest in my experience. Japanese are definitely the most polite, but I'm not sure if it's genuine friendliness.

[princess]

I thought the Chinese in Hong Kong were some of the nicest, lovliest, most well-mannered people I've ever met. So yes, I'd have to say they beat the Koreans. So do the Japanese. And yes, it only takes a few days to tell. Also, the turks in Istanbul were pretty nice, too. Thais were nice when I was in Bangkok a few years ago. So, I'd have to say, pretty much anyone is nicer as a whole than Koreans. The people in Bali were nice, too. Some Koreans are nice, but many are rude and have zero manners. Just my two cents.

[thebomb]

After just returning from the Phillipines, and it being my last south east asian country to visit, I would rank them as being the most friendliest and genuine, with the Vietnamese second. The Thais are nice as long as you get out the tourist areas.

[mrsquirrel]

Interestingly Thailand was rated as the most xenophobic country last year ahead of Korea.

Korea was even behind most of the middle eastern countries. I will need to try and dig up the ranking again.

[Doogie]

[Real Reality]

A Society that Spares Greetings

[wo buxihuan hanguoren]

I don't know - does one ajumma out of six saying thanks to me when I buy booze from her store constitute friendly?

If so, then yes - I like booze.

[RACETRAITOR]

It's probably different for everyone depending on their personality.

In Beijing, there were a lot of old women shoving wooden ducks in my face yelling "You buy this!" Also, the Chinese people my age that I met didn't seem interesting.

In Japan, they seem very formal and strict about obeying rules. I didn't feel comfortable cutting loose there.

In Korea, people are friendly and forward. Sometimes irritating, but I prefer it.

[Dev]

I'm never sure in Korea if the friendliness I do get is genuine or if the person being friendly just wants something from me. The ways Koreans act toward strangers in public places give me doubt.

I would tend to agree with the other posters in this thread on other points.

[aphong420]

This whole thread is offensive. If you want to know where racism stems - look no further than people that judge entire groups, rather than individuals.

Pathetic.

[Doogie]

[laogaiguk]