Interesting Facts About South Korea
Interesting facts about South Korea. Interested to learn some fun facts about South Korea?
1.The number “4″ is considered extremely unlucky, to the point where most buildings in Korea do not have a 4th floor. This is actually true in many parts of Asia because the number four is a homonym with the word death in Chinese. For this reason, many countries in Asia consider the number to be extremely unlucky. So much so that many hotels skip the fourth floor.
2. In Seoul, Taxi’s are color coded. a grey or white taxi. And you get a basic car. With a less experienced but still fully qualified driver. Choose a black cab. And you get a bit more luxury and a more experienced driver. But it costs you a few more Won. Whichever way you go the driver will probably be watching the TV in the cab. At the same time as driving you!
3. Soju is South Korea 's rice wine. It tastes good. But it 's pretty strong! At least 20% alcohol content.
It 's traditionally served in small shot glasses. And on the shout of 'Gumbay! ' It 's the custom to drink the whole glass full in one go. Then when your glass is empty. Your host will quickly refill it. And it 's not really polite to refuse.... So you can see it 's quite easy to get pretty drunk. Pretty quickly! Another way to drink Soju is as a Korean Bomb. Where a shot of Soju is added to a beer.
4. Korean age is calculated differently than international age. The way the majority of the world measures age seems common sense to most people. We are born without a year, and then every year on our birthday we get one year older. Simple right? The Korean system isn’t so easy. Koreans are all two years older than they really are. When Koreans are born they are instantly one. In Korea, a baby is born being one year old because they include the time in the womb as being alive, so they are already technically a year older than westerners consider themselves. Every New Year another year is added to their age. Thus, if a baby is born on the last
1.The number “4″ is considered extremely unlucky, to the point where most buildings in Korea do not have a 4th floor. This is actually true in many parts of Asia because the number four is a homonym with the word death in Chinese. For this reason, many countries in Asia consider the number to be extremely unlucky. So much so that many hotels skip the fourth floor.
2. In Seoul, Taxi’s are color coded. a grey or white taxi. And you get a basic car. With a less experienced but still fully qualified driver. Choose a black cab. And you get a bit more luxury and a more experienced driver. But it costs you a few more Won. Whichever way you go the driver will probably be watching the TV in the cab. At the same time as driving you!
3. Soju is South Korea 's rice wine. It tastes good. But it 's pretty strong! At least 20% alcohol content.
It 's traditionally served in small shot glasses. And on the shout of 'Gumbay! ' It 's the custom to drink the whole glass full in one go. Then when your glass is empty. Your host will quickly refill it. And it 's not really polite to refuse.... So you can see it 's quite easy to get pretty drunk. Pretty quickly! Another way to drink Soju is as a Korean Bomb. Where a shot of Soju is added to a beer.
4. Korean age is calculated differently than international age. The way the majority of the world measures age seems common sense to most people. We are born without a year, and then every year on our birthday we get one year older. Simple right? The Korean system isn’t so easy. Koreans are all two years older than they really are. When Koreans are born they are instantly one. In Korea, a baby is born being one year old because they include the time in the womb as being alive, so they are already technically a year older than westerners consider themselves. Every New Year another year is added to their age. Thus, if a baby is born on the last