Approximately a year ago, we are the Perm traveler of Elnara Mansurov, who has been traveling for several years to a variety of corners of the world. Now his notes have grown in a full-fledged travel project. Mishka.travel. Today, Furfur publishes a report on the trip to North Korea, in which Elnaar told how he went to Kim Il Shen's mausoleum, got acquainted with Korean girls and almost he was accepted for a spy.
On the plane, we flew along with Dennis Rodmann, who, after kim Jen Yana, decided to head the North Korest Basketball team. Surrealism is some kind: I'm flying at the new An-124 in Pyongyang, the stewardess brings a burger for lunch, and not far from me is sitting a big dark-skinned guy, which I remember on the NBA game on the SEGA console.
Much that they write in the media about North Korea is not true. Even the information that enters television and leading media in Russia is very distorted. For example, according to some of them, on September 9, a military parade was held on September 9 in Pyongyan, which was personally supervised by Kim Jen. In fact, the military equipment that day was not in the city, there were many holidays in this small country, and any military parade is a costly event, so on September 9, we were the labor army of the militia (this is something like an army in stock) or working Peasant Red Guard DPRK. I felt myself in the chronicles of military film, as if I defend the fighters of North Korea to the war. Hundreds of Zilov with people in shape, girls with guns Kalashnikov, Medical, Military orchestra and one long black limousine with a portrait of the Great Chiefs on the roof. Koreans cry, launch balloons into the sky and throw artificial flowers to militia. There are no living flowers in this country, at the airport we also watched as close to the artificial colors.
In the reports of visiting the DPRK, you can read about the cult of personality, banning photographing from the windows of the bus and the complete absence of cars on the roads. Times are changing, most of the facts become myths, and the truth is that in Pyongyang we even stood in a small automotive traffic jam. On the roads there are cars mainly in Chinese production, sometimes our UAZ and "Priors". In the villages you can meet the legendary trucks with a gas generator, drown them with firewood or coal. On the way to Wansan, we repeatedly met them, but the Koreans react rather zealously when you start taking pictures.
At the entrance now, the phones are not taken - on the contrary, you can buy a local operator's SIM card and call home, however, it is cheaper to call from the hotel.
Photographing is still impossible for military, military facilities, working people, as well as those places that the guide will say (for example, inside the mausoleum or some museum). It is possible to take pictures of ordinary people, but the guides are asked not to frighten the North Koreans, but ask for permission to take pictures of them. I travel around the world with a bear's head, but to take photos in it against the background of the monument two leaders were banned for me. It is also forbidden to take sculptures, parodying the leaders, or cutting parts of the phone in the picture. They may be asked to remove. Photos from the head of the bear secretly still managed to do.
In the DPRK destroyed collectivism and knocking, the system of denunciation works smoothly. Therefore, even if you fade out of the hotel from the supervision of your guide, the ordinary citizens will immediately surrender. Near the restaurant after lunch I moved to the tram stop, tried to get acquainted with the local, chat; The first thing they did is felt. And the next day the guide asked: "Alnalar, why did you try to talk with Koreans? Understand that they rarely see tourists. " That is, this information has already been reported to her, and a friendly explanatory conversation was held with me.
Photographing is still impossible military, military facilities working people,
as well as those places that the guide will say (for example,
inside Mausoleum or
some museum).
The driver of our bus was proud that for 25 years he did not get into any accident. Probably because there were practically no cars in the last 25 years, and the roads themselves are six or eight-way "concrete". Now you can meet a taxi on the streets of Pyongyana, and private traders are beginning to appear on motorcycles. It is possible that in the years ten Pyongyang will not be a half-empty city, and will become an ordinary Asian noisy megalopolis with all exhaust gases and mototaxists screaming and arguing with each other because of the next client.
For me, all the journey was a solid film with spies. And, I must say, I was not disappointed. In the voice recorder on the phone, I sometimes record travel notes, but once the guide after our conversation saw the microphone icon on the phone and suspected me that I would record all our conversations. I was waiting for the departure from the country to me there would be a special interest of the special services, so I pulled the memory card with photos. But it cost.
But Igor, the representative then another not a well-known Ukrainian party "Strike", was less. He loved to joke over signs and slogans, joking them to his manner, Koreans Humor did not appreciate and suspected him in Korean's knowledge. During the visit to the Mausoleum "Chekists" caught Igor and interrogated on the topic "of the present purpose of his visit to the DPRK."
We were fascinated by one Korean girl, her name was Unhe, she was a training guide in another tourist group. Asked our guide to organize a date with my idle friend, jokes jokes, and we managed to turn the meeting. True, the date was four: in addition to their two there were me and our guide. On another it is impossible. Friend took French wine (I think you can imagine how much it is in a closed country), I took beer to watch what is happening with pleasure. Koreanka drank only water, embarrassment increased, we discussed the general topics about whether they were on the Internet, whether Russia was collected again, there are harmful tourists from our country. It seems to be all for pioneer aglerge and acquaintance with another detachment. After 20 minutes of the boring monotonous conversation, our guide became bad and she went into the room, Unhea followed her immediately.
That evening, we called to celebrate our departure to our Jo Guide, who, in her age, was most like a representative of the special services, since our guide, Comrade Pak, was, by a general opinion, really guide, which was confirmed by the emergence of it in other reports. The third of our guide, travelers, was very young, the knowledge of his tongue was noticeably worse, so Joe (we called him Joe or Tsoi) in our eyes from the authorities. That evening, our Spy Games continued. After we decided that we were all brothers and went into our room for whiskey, the most interesting thing began. It is believed that each room in the hotel is listening, Dzo added the sound of the TV to chat with us is tricky. He asked who in our group "good", and who is "bad," said that Igor is clearly nothing to do. They spoke about prohibited books, about the real state of affairs in Russia, and not what their propaganda says. They exchanged cash bills for memory, which, as subsequently, it turned out, came out of turnover.
We were fascinated by one Korean girl, her name was Unhe, she was a training guide in another tourist group. Asked our guide to organize a date with my idle friend.
So far, Kim Chen Yun threatens his atomic weapons and launches of ballistic missiles in front of the world, while some talk about the benefits of life in North Korea, and some domestic bloggers after a visit to this very closed country will be brought and publish only "glossy photo reports", taken under the scrutiny Employees of the local government service, other bloggers violating local laws make pictures of real and real life in the DPRK.
Recently, snapshots of Socialist Korea from the Polish blogger-photographer appeared in the network. Michal Huniewicz.now living in England.
He shows North Korea as it is in reality. It must be said that the photographer could be attached to the local prison if on the border staff of the state security service would find these photos in his luggage.
Military are present everywhere
On one side of China, to another North Korea. The difference is obvious.
Especially the difference is obvious at night.
The first illegal photo made in North Korea from the train car
Do not believe, but these people are waiting at the station when they can clean toilets to pick up waste for fertilizer to their gardens
Snapshot from a train of one of the village of DPRK
North Koreans are allowed to travel only within the country
Patrol of North Korean soldiers
Poor, but proud people.
Arrival in Pyongyang. Blogger claims that it was a statement, because there were no more than other trains and the grounds for elegantly dressed people to leave somewhere either.
Local guides have already met in Pyongyang, who did not leave a blogger.
Just street photography and local flavor
Urbanism Pyongyang
View of the city landscape and the hotel itself Ryuong
In the elevators in hotels there is no button 5 of the floor. There can be only on the stairs. And the blogger tried to get there and saw that the floor was all the service of the state. security. It is assumed. that there is installed equipment for surveillance
All service personnel in the restaurant and hotel are wary and is afraid of foreigners.
Square Kim Il Siena. One of the places where guides are strongly asked to take a photo.
To live in the capital of the DPRK, it is necessary to have a special permit for this and a special icon, which is issued to the official residents of the capital. But, the author notes that in China such icons can be bought on the market.
Such a photo initially would not miss the border guards, because Guides are urged to photograph two statues in full growth. In the photo - the locals of Pyennyan, who come with flowers and binds.
This grocery store is only for residents of the DPRK. The author writes that he had only 20 minutes for this photo. Next, his curator-excursion brought out this store.
Souvenir products
Muscovite's dream was given from traffic jams. In the DPRK car is a non-disabilities.
Workers perform work practically
Sociological frescoes on the streets of Pyongyang
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Back in 2015, the world community was shocked by the sincerity of the French journalist Marseille Cartier, who decided to speak independently in the DPRK, which is now increasingly called simply - North Korea. His goal was to know whether everything is so bad there as Western (and not only) the media describes. As it turned out, not every of the existing myths corresponds to reality. This article can somewhat change your myths about the closed state, and its charms, disadvantages and all like that.
Cartier confesses that many things struck him before the depths of the soul and stone on the stone did not leave the stereotypes before that in his mind. Here are just some, but the brightest, of which.
Americans do not hate at all, but they happily meet, as guests
Koreans at the highest level are class consciousness. They never hide their contempt for imperialism, which in the United States is part of the regime system, but if you say a citizen of the DPRK that you arrived from America, then your conversation will not be at all about hate to each other, but about sports, differences in politics , culture and much more. That is, secular. For example, in the People's Palace of study in Pyongyang (where, on a second, more than 30 million books), the most frequent product of musical art is not the local performer, but a collection of hits of immortal the beatles. But do not despair, because about the same frequency, the inhabitants of North Korea are asking for themselves disks with Linkin Park records. This is especially true of progressive youth, which there was a place here. Not much like the iron curtain, isn't it? And if you add that here is actively interested in the American basketball league, it becomes generally strange. And this interest is not limited to the most famous names of this type of sport.
Cartier passed customs and border control twice as fast as in the European Union
Many of the citizens of the West, who had a courage and finally headed from Beijing to Pyongyang were concerned that the immigration process would be painstaking, long and, as they say, "with the addiction". What was their surprise when the cherished printing in passports appeared within a few minutes. Only a few passengers selectively examined the luggage, but without fanaticism. The travel company urgently recommended the journalist not to take the images of the American flag or posters, books, films and other things that could narrow about the events of the Korean War. Cartier did not take, but he was very surprised and later noted that even if he had been with an excess, he would not have experienced the problems, because customs officers were not very interested in similar trifles.
Pyongyang - Extremely beautiful, cultural and pure city
Cartier speaks about the capital of North Korea, as about one of the best cities that he had ever seen. Pyongyang struck him with its extension and comfort even for a tourist who does not know the word in Korean. Given the fact that in the Korean War (here it, by the way, is called the domestic liberation war) US troops subjected the city by mass carpet bombings, by 1953 only two buildings left here. What happened to the city during this time worthy of deepest respect. Mass of statues and majestic official buildings, large park areas for recreation people, residential buildings that do not stop growing up like mushrooms. Previously, they said that at night in Pyongyang at night, the impenetrable darkness, but this is not true. Yes, there is no mass glowing at night advertising, which is inherent in Western cities, but the coverage of important aspects of the capital of the DPRK works constantly and it is even more pleased, because to fall asleep at night much easier than, for example, in eternally noisy and burning all lights in Paris, from where by the author of the article.
Hairstyle, "How Kim Chen Yana" is not obligatory and those who wear it is practically no
A French journalist managed to notice only one man in North Korea for all the time of his stay in North Korea, who tried to imitate the leader of the DPRK. Hairstyle, notes Cartier, he absolutely did not go and at first the reporter thought that rumors were really true, but afterwards he was convinced that this is another fiction from BBC, Time and other publications, which, with the easy hand of South Korean media, distributed this information. Also Cartier was convinced that the lie is that the inhabitants of North Korea are limited in choosing hairstyles. Yes, in local hairdressers, portraits of models are really hanging on the walls, but this is done, not as the only choice, but rather, it is designed to simplify the life of the client who cannot decide. Also in some beauty salon in New York. Only the price is five times lower.
Residents of the DPRK constantly joke and smile
Here you can ask a reasonable question, what does this happen, most likely, appeal? The journalist claims that he would have sincerely surprised if he learned that all the laughter that the Koreans were divided with him was talked. If we argue in this way, it can be assumed that in North Korea, some incomprehensible way can guess what exactly the cars of other countries are sitting in the huge speed, in order to laugh at this very moment. Koreans have a lot of very witty jokes, on a variety of topics, including Americans on the demarcation line. The French journalist is confident that the most successful as follows: "The American soldier conveys a soldier from the DPRK Sigaretu through the demarcation line. The Korean soldier takes her, and then the American asks if he hates the Americans, then why he smokes American cigarettes, to which the Korean soldier answers: "So I do not smoke her, I burn it."
Monolith of ideology - not monolithic inhabitants of the DPRK
It should be immediately able to understand the fact that there is individualism, and that individuality and what a big abyss between these two concepts. In fact, Cartier notes, his observations made it possible to understand that people in the same Pyongyang could communicate on a variety of topics, to support the thought, which seemed to have to come into mind only a native of the "Ovetered West". People here have a lot of interest, and everything is going on: sport, culture, music, cinema and much more. They are free to choose what they like, and what is not.
People are dressed as "with needles", and, across the country
Even in the countryside, where we managed to visit the French journalist, the Koreans are dressed very worthy. There was not a single place he visited where people would look untidy or in that clothes that would like pickups. Another myth was the fact that all men and women dressed in the same way. Everything is not the way they learned to think of typical Europeans and Americans. Men often wear clothes more bright than modern teens, but at the same time there is a place for business style. Tie - international symbol. It was found his place in North Korea. Women do not refuse themselves in the dresses of bright colors, some choose traditional Korean clothing, while others choose the clothes of sports club at all. At the same time, no one violates the norms of decency, but people look absolutely different.
English is a mandatory school subject with grade 1
Knowledge among young people in English is impressive. Even shocking. Cartier says that 90% of those to whom he approached the street freely communicated with him in English, without experiencing visible discomfort. As it turned out, the whole thing as education. Previously, foreign languages \u200b\u200bwere taught here from the first class, however, due to the fact that the children were not so simple, there was absolutely someone else's English, the discipline was transferred to grade 3. In addition, the study of Chinese and German is actively studying, but here it is already on the choice of parents of the student of younger classes.
Korea residents love tourists very much and want to develop this sphere
One aspect of the economy, as Cartier seemed, which the Government of the DPRK will develop, first of all, will most likely tourism. The new building of the airport, located in Pyongyang, is in the construction phase and will soon expand to expand. Koreans would really like to open their country for the outside world, but they are confident that it is necessary to do this somewhat different than, at one time, the People's Republic of China did. They do not want North Korea to become another pillar of Western culture and lifestyle, because their concerns are in many ways clear.
Also, Cartier also noted the AIR KORYO aerocation. In all directories, she gives it only one star, but he said that he was ready to argue with anyone, that the assessment was understated artificially, because in terms of service and comfort, this is one of the best agencies whose services he had to use ever. First, they have a new fleet, which consists of Russian aircraft flying between Beijing and Pyongyan. In addition, there are entertainment during the flight, even a hamburger can be bought, and to it, to choose from, coffee, beer, juice or carbonated water. Such a service deserves at least three stars. But choose, unfortunately, not the passengers themselves.
Beer in the DPRK is officially recognized as a non-alcoholic drink.
In almost every area of \u200b\u200bthe country, you can now find a local brewery that provides people with needs in this place on the ground. There is a huge variety of varieties that are enjoying great popularity throughout the country. Most dishes in local catering buildings are served by default, with small amounts of beer. For example, if you have a tourist visit to the Stadium named after Kim Il Sen, then you can see, as under a friendly match between the football teams of the DPRK, the locals with plastic cups drink beer. The most striking example can be any football in Russia - the stadium and in the Russian Federation, and in Korea is filled, but the crowd in the latter is not aggressive, which helps to enjoy the game, and not be afraid of their own safety.
Most of the stories that public in the West about the DPRK - the shallow lies and slander
With a French journalist in Pyongyang, approximately 100-120 US citizens were simultaneously. In many ways, this happened due to the fact that for the first time, fans runners were allowed to Pyongyang Marathon. One couple told that it was their second visit to the DPRK. Interestingly, in North Korea, they were literally a year ago, but in the country they liked so much that they wanted to return. They noted that last time they were afraid to go. Especially they were terribly after the story about how supposedly Kim Jong Yun gave an order about the shot of a friend for the fact that she refused to take a porn movie. Other rumors that Kim Jun executed his own uncle with the help of a flock of hungry pieces (dogs in various interpretations changed mortar, machine gun, hanging and many others). Educational camps and prisons really exist, but it does not reject the fact that the Western press quite a few strength throws a campaign to demonize the DPRK, distorting objective reality, which, naturally, is not the best way to affect the people of North Korea.
Nikolai Officers
We are not trying to surpass that propaganda, which is directed against South Korea their northern neighbors. Only the personal sensations of a person living in the country of the morning freshness.
1. Increased attention
If you are a European look, then you are infinitely staring, every time I get a look or head, pretending that they just look somewhere in your direction. Well, such is the fate of blond people, others wish to fully enjoy the beauties of Korea.
2. Crashing people
The concepts of real friendship in Korea and the countries of the former USSR are very different. We, for example, are far from everyone called a friend, but only those who have already proven about the time and actions that he is worth your trust. Koreans are called a friend of almost every acquaintance, even if there is no particular relationship with whom.
However, this does not mean that Koreans are such friendly and open people. They just try to maintain the status quo of the universal human-loving relationship to each other (I do not interfere with you, and you do not interfere with me). Often, Koreans are friends due to mercenary motives, such as learning English, seem in a favorable light before friends with the fact that you are friends with a foreigner, or just because of the money.
Therefore, I would like to advise not to rely on the word, given by Korean, especially if this is your business partner or employee, because it is a great probability that trusting, you can get into an inconvenient position, and that Korean will prevent the view that it's all your wines. Unfortunately, real strong relationships in Korea are very rare.
3. Skolkitism
If in the Western world, first of all, people value individuality and creative approach to everything, then in Korea, the opposite is true: the skill will not all be allocated and to be like everything. At school, for example, even in conditions of high competition, many schoolchildren do not implement their potential, only because they do not want to stand out or seem like anxious or "clever". The tradition is also strong to form their narrow circle, in which everyone follows one rules and mod.
The other example can often be seen on the streets: if a little bit began to rain, the Koreans get or run to buy umbrellas rather, even if the rain is not strong. However, if you go in the rain and simply decided to enjoy autumn weather, then passersby Koreans will mow on you, because you clearly stand out.
Everything else, it is very difficult to make friendship with Koreans, if you do not belong to the same group as they, whether class or club. Very often, Koreans avoid expressing their opinion publicly or openly in the face, instead, so as not to stand out, they will most likely agree with everyone, and afterwards not at extra witnesses will spill their indignation or anger.
4. At least talk right
Very rarely, Korean asks you about something directly, basically it will walk around and about, trying to apologize to a thousand times, and asking: "You are sorry, but if I worry you with my request?" etc. And only after a series of long explanations and apologies, Korean hints at what he actually wanted to ask.
And here it lies the greatest difficulty for foreigners, especially for those who are not familiar with the culture of the East: foreigners simply do not understand what they want from them, while spending their time for meaningless explanations. As a result, a conflict may occur, or one of the parties (Korean) may feel offended, because yes, as this foreigner dares not to understand if I have half an hour in front of him.
However, the same applies to foreigners: if possible, when conversation, or if you need a Korean help, be the most modesty and naivety, as if you do not have another way out as to disturb your Korean friend. In this case, being modest and polite, both parties can come to mutual agreement. And finally, most importantly - learn to read hints, never Korean will tell you right "yes" or "no", his answer will almost always be somewhere in the middle.
5. Warast matters
Perhaps the very first thing that you will be asked in Korea is your age. Even in the era of colossal progress and high technologies, Korea retains the Confucian gesture of society. This means that all interpersonal relationships are clearly structured in accordance with the concepts of ethics and seniority. Even with a minimum difference in age, people turn to each other in different ways using different styles of courtesy. It may seem that this is very respectfully and politely, but, as my experience shows, most of it is nothing more than the blind following the traditions.
6.Otics and manners
In theory, this is a topic for a separate article, so I will try to be brief. Even with all the intake politeness, Koreans are very rarely able to behave at the table, especially for the older generation. I and my friends often noticed how the Koreans (most often old people) are loudly chavised, talking with a full mouth, and create all sorts of other uncomfortable sounds. Unfortunately, I do not understand why this behavior is not directly condemned by anyone, and is permitted.
Another example of a bad manner can serve what Koreans do not know the framework of personal space. For them, the norm stand and chew a chewing gum, while loudly thoroughly in the elevator, or approach you closely in public transport. The most interesting thing is that, according to Korean stereotype, such behavior is more inherent to the Chinese, for which Koreans laugh above them and look at the Chinese.
7. Education system
If you are planning a family life in Korea, then rather all you have to get acquainted with the Korean education system. I do not think that everyone will like it, because, in my opinion, education, deprived of all creativity and based on a constant cramp, simply has no future and cannot compete with other countries. In addition, during the final exams, the whole country flows into the hysteria, when parents visit the temples and churches, praying for high points for their children, and schoolchildren in infamousism are trying to register what they missed.
At this time, schoolchildren have tremendous stress and pressure from parents, schools and society, because they are firmly convinced that if they do not surrender the highest score exam, then 12 years of study, the money of parents and the hours of self-preparation were spent in vain.
Therefore, I advise you to think firmly, are you going to persuade your child on 12 circles of academic hell? I think no.
8. Power products
If you are a fan of Korean cuisine, then numerous snack bars scattered throughout the streets of cities, at your service. However, if you are an adherent of your national cuisine and want to prepare yourself, then there are several problems. First, the price of products is the procedure higher than in Kazakhstan. Secondly, such food familiar to us, like kefir, sour cream or cottage cheese is simply not. Third, the disgusting quality of bread.
Koreans simply do not make good bread, and if there are bakers who prepare good delicious bread, then the price of one loaf can exceed 4 dollars, which personally looks like a complete madness.
9. Description of diversity in the kitchen
If you are a strict Muslim, Buddhist or vegetarian, then Korea is absolutely not the country where you will feel comfortable. Korean cuisine is replete with pork and many other types of meat, so if you, because of your religion, you can not have one or another type of meat, then the food can be one of the problems.
The insufficient number of Muslim restaurants and snack bars makes the lives of many students quite complicated because the time it takes to find good meat and cook it, or to find a restaurant in which they do not serve a pork, looking at her beef.
The same applies to vegetarians: in most cities, with the exception of Seoul and Busan, it is very difficult to find a good vegetarian restaurant, so you will most likely have to prepare food yourself.
10.Borch !!!
I, being a student of Russian nationality, the will of the fate abandoned to a foreign land, is unbearably miss my mother's soups, and in particular, fighting.
Once I had the idea of \u200b\u200bcooking borsch (everything is on my mother's recipe), and then problems began.
There are almost no beets in Korea, naturally without which there is no good borscht. So, in order to taste a plate of borscht (even if the most low quality), you will have to give three more money than the usual lunch in the diner.
I tried to list the main problems of life in Korea, which in my humble opinion can be an obstacle to a comfortable life or travel for Korea.
Now let's talk about the opposite direction of the medal.
Each country has its drawbacks. In order to insure itself from strong disappointments, I suggest consider 10 minutes of life in Korea. All of course, subjectively, it personally seems to me that 10 minuses look as follows:
1.
No basic concept of etiquette and concept of personal space
This refers to the eldest people who consider to tell you to tell you, despite the fact that you yourself can have already children, what and how to do, and in an ordinary tone, even if they do not know you. They can start communicating with the younger in age with the phrase "Hey, you!". And some individuals can even openly turn out, sorry, in the subway (what happened to me twice), not to mention the permanent harpany on the street.
2.
TO orean traditional holidays
In Korea, two significant traditional holidays - Chusok - Harvest holiday in the fall, and Sollyl - New Year in the lunar calendar. Predated these holidays were considered very important who collect all relatives at one table in the house of the oldest relative, where they play games and having fun.
But now everything has completely changed due to the permanent employment of the Koreans and their inability to have fun, and because of the difference in generations: younger do not have the right (!) Ask something from the elders. Type is not decent and also a bunch of all sorts of cockroaches. This picture comes out (it is not only in the family of her husband, but in most Korean families): relatives who go to visit, the whole road matooks that it is necessary to go so far (usually this is another city, and often the relationship between relatives to put it mildly Very ", and it is necessary to go - the tradition of the same), and relatives who take guests are paying for that you need to cook before Fig food for the whole Orava. Then everyone meets with smiles on his face, as if only waiting for this meeting.
Then make bows of the ancestors (only men), that is, exhibit food, ignite fragrances and bow the dead ancestors. Then begin to eat. What are all the women, and the type men are sitting such important. Then it begins to "squeeze out" communication for general, and the topic discussed annually, to maintain a conversation. After the themes are exhausted, the pulling time begins, such as it is inconvenient to leave immediately, it is necessary to create visibility that everyone is interesting)). You can watch a telly. Hmm, in general, for the usual "Russian" man, like me, all this nudochin is very difficult to survive, even if it is a few hours only 2 times a year! Brrrr ... And the most interesting thing is that Koreans are always proud and protrude their "family values." Yeah! As if not like that!
BUT! Well, the most important thing is that these holidays give money that for the Korean is above all and for which all the inconvenience of Koreans can be squeezed)) because the money for Korean is everything!)
3. Inability to get closer to people, be sincere
I think already understandable from paragraph 2, but I will add a bit. It's a shame that in most cases Koreans become "friends" if it is profitable. And about the sincerity, you will never know that they really think about you, as they always have politeness on the face of "mask".
4. Lack of New Year's Atmosphere
This is my sick topic. They have a Catholic Christmas on December 25, on this day usually couples are arranged! That's how. Well, sometimes the family can go to the restaurant. Our new year on December 31 in Korea practically goes without attention. No trees at home! The only only thing is that in the heart of the city, many people are going to see enough people to see as mayor or someone else beats in a large iron bell in 12 nights. And if you are in another part of the city, then in general, zero feeling that this is a new year. Once I just returned to the funeral on December 31 .... But this is another story.
5. Elder worship
Again, this cult of age in Korea. Here at the acquaintance, the first thing is asked how old you are to understand how to behave. If you are older, even for a year, then such respects and departures, if younger, then frivolous, relaxed communication. The most interesting thing is that even twins are distinguished by the eldest and younger brother or sister!
6. The effort will not stand out from the crowd
Oh, God forbid, you ordered noodles at dinner with employees of different ages, when everyone ordered rice. Oh no no no! Now, of course, nothing will say anything (not as a few years ago), but I spoke will look. We have 2 canteen in the company, that is, 2 menus. We go there our department all together. So, you have the youngest girl in the department of 20 years. Usually everything is suitable for the menu and "type choose" (because they still usually eat that the head preferage). Although, okay, I will not exaggerate, our chief is fairly loyal and still can listen to the desires of younger employees. Although not all are. But the most interesting thing is that when that girl is asked, her answer is always one: "Oh, and I do not know how to make such a choice" and looks at the floor.
7. Talk about plastic operations
Korea is just a paradise for people with "defects", as plastic surgery is very developed here and prices are quite cheap on it. Suppose if the girl is not pretty, then she can have a release from school to ask her parents to give her an "surge of the nose", for example.
Recently, the elevator was the following situation: two women were driving and gone the girl's mouth, which they know, but, apparently, have not seen it for a long time. After the greeting, the question was followed: oh, what's your nose? Something you changed so much. (very cool to ask such a question for strangers in the elevator!). And the girl answers: yes no, just hairstyle changed!))))
I certainly broke me. The most interesting thing is that the girl earlier came out, and these women began grinning and discuss, like: Well, well, she did her hairstyle ..)))
8. No cheese
It is possible to find it, in principle, it is possible, but it is necessary to look for and, sooooo dear (((no comments
9. Wearing children as Gypsies
Just infuriates! Wrap, more precisely, they tie to themselves the baby behind the blanket !!! Even little! What is happening there with bones ?? I can not imagine.
10. Vacation
In Korea, the smallest holidays in the world!
Here is such a life in Korea for me, with your minuses. Maybe you can calmly survive and they will not seem to you so terrible 🙂 What is the minus for you unacceptable most?