How to Korea - Episode 9

Join us today on another episode of How to Korea, the best podcast in South Korea, where we tell you what it takes to live in South Korea. In today's episode, we speak a bit more about the low birth rates in South Korea and speculate on some of the reasons why the birth rate might be so low, based on our experiences in this country. The good thing about the low birth rate means there are less children and less employees to work in the country, so South Korea is much more open about opening its borders to foreigners, and giving them more benefits to visit and live in the country. Ian is able to provide some statistics in this episode that support the increase of South Koreans getting married to foreigners, and you'll be interested to find out which countries the South Korean women prefer, and which countries the South Korean men prefer. We then dive a bit into the continued tension and terse relationship between South Korea and Japan, and a brief recap of the history of that relationship which leads to the continued tension to this day. Plastic surgery is amazingly popular in South Korea, and for good reason. However, it's not just popular for South Koreans but foreigners as well! Did you know that several people recently got rejected at the airport on their way back to China after visiting South Korea because their faces were so different than their passport photos? That's how good South Korean plastic surgery is! Some procedures are considered so minor in South Korea that students receive the procedure as gifts for graduating middle school and high school, especially the double eyelid procedure! As two men discussing topics, we gunst to talk about how it feels to be men living in today's world, especially in a foreign country. We discuss how South Korean men are more comfortable embracing their feminine side, leading to extravagant skin care routines and amazing skin care complexion for these men. You'll quickly find that you'll become accustomed to a variety of types of men who are culturally a bit different from what you may be exposed to from the Western countries, or any other country in the world and a large part of it has to do with the dramatic influence which K-Pop and K-Drama has to do in their everyday lives. We then dive into a bit about the work ethic of South Koreans and how they fully live by the motto, "Work Hard, Play Hard" because they work a ridiculous number of hours in a day but when they go party, they party like they've compressed the 8 hours of work into 2 hours of play time. South Koreans go hard when it comes to drinking alcohol and relieving stress, and all for good reason because there are so many outlets to do so in South Korea, ranging from Karaoke (노래방), screen golf, PC rooms (PC방) , and sporting events, among many others. We wrap up the episode discussing how doing a variety of activities and trying a variety of hobbies in South Korea can help you meet you people and find new friends, so if you're living in South Korea, don't be afraid to approach people and say hello! You'll find they're a bit more wary of foreigners but once they get to know you, they're very open-minded and capable of showing you a lot of love! If you've liked this episode, please leave a comment and subscribe so that you can be notified when our next episode is live! We upload a new podcast every week on Sunday at 2 P.M. (Korean Time) and we post new How-To videos every Wednesday at 2 P.M. (Korean Time). If there is a guide that you want, feel free to reach us as follows: IG: @howtokorea1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553899179696 E-mail: [email protected] Youtube: @howtokorea1