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Tings Newcomers Need to Know to Live in Korea

Tings Newcomers Need to Know to Live in Korea

-2011 Edition

Copyright 2011

Published by

Korean Culture and Information Service

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

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Korea at a Glance

Provinces & Cities o Korea

Korean History through Tales

Korean Lie and Culture

01 _ Family

02 _ Family Events

03 _ Traditional Holidays

04 _ Wedding Ceremonies

05 _ Funerals and Jesa

06 _ General Etiquette

07 _ Etiquette Reected in Language

08 _ Table Manners

09 _ Food

10 _ Housing

Adapting to Daily Lie

11 _ Finding Housing

12 _ Using Utilities

13 _ Using TV and Communication Systems

14 _ Disposal o Trash and Garbage

15 _ Economy

16 _ Where to Buy Things

17 _ Banks

18 _ Transportation

19 _ Drivers Licenses

20 _ Public Institutions

21 _ Amenities

22 _ Medical Facilities

23 _ National Health Insurance or Foreign Nationals

24 _ Educational System

25 _ Education or Foreign Nationals

26 _ Korean Language and Lie Education

27 _ Cultural Facilities

28 _ Employment

29 _ Job Training

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1 _ Laws Foreign Nationals Should Know

2 _ Service Institutions or Foreign Nationals

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The Republic Of Korea is a small country

on the ar eastern edge o Asia. Although

it ranks 109th

in the world in terms o land

area, the country is a center of economic

activities, culture and arts in Asia. Korea

was colonized by Japan in the early 20th

century and later had to endure the Korean

War (1950-53), but it has achieved amazing

economic growth in a short period, dubbed

the Miracle on the Han River.

Today, Korea is an industrial nation standingtall on the world stage. Its semi-conductor,

automobile, shipbuilding, steel making

and IT industries have a leading edge in

world markets. It hosted the 1988 Seoul

Olympics and the 2002 Korea-Japan FIFA

World Cup. More recently, Korean dramas,

movies and music are attracting manyaudiences in Asian countries, creating

what is being called the Korean Wave.

Koreas new standing in the international

community was highlighted in 2010 with

the nation becoming the frst Asian country

to chair the G20 and host the G20 Seoul

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Language /

Korean Alphabet (Han-geul) /()

In 1443, King Sejong t he Great, the ourth monarch

o the Joseon Kingdom, made the unique Korean

alphabet (Han-geul), which people could learn

and use easily. Han-geul is very scientiic and

systematic in structure. UNESCO recognized its

cultural value in 1997, listing Han-geul on the

Memory o the World Register. Han-geul consists

o 10 vowels and 14 consonants, which can be used

to represent every sound in Korean.

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Consonants /

Vowels /

The Korean National Flag /

National ower /

Mugung-hwa /

The mugung-hwa (rose o Sharon) is said to

blossom eternally and never ade away. In Korea, it

has come to symbolize an unbreakable spirit.

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Taegeukgi /

Depicted on the ag is a taeguek symbol, a circle

divided equally and in perect balance. The upper,

red section, represents yang and the lower, blue

section, yin, an ancient symbol o the universe.

These two opposites express the dualism o

the cosmos. The central thought in the taegeuk

indicates that while there is movement within

the sphere o ininity, there is also balance and

harmony. The trigrams at the our corners also

carry the ideas o opposition and balance. They

represent heaven, earth, the sun or ire and the

moon or water. The white background symbolizes

the peace-loving spirit o the Korean people.

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National anthem /

Aegukga(A Song o Love o Country) /

The Aegukga was written to encourage Koreans

to love their country ater it was colonized in the

early 1900s. Ahn Eaktay composed the music or

the national anthem in 1935.

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Republic o Korea /

Korea /

South Korea /

Capital City /

Seoul /

Seoul frst became the capital at the beginning o

the Joseon Kingdom in 1392. The Bukhan, Surak

and Gwanak mountains surround Seoul while the

Han River lows through the middle o the city.

With a population o more than 10 million, Seoul

is the center o the economy, culture and politics

o the country. The city was the venue o the Asian

Games in 1986, the Seoul Olympics in 1988, the

FIFA World Cup in 2002 and the Seoul G20 Summit

in 2010.

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Major cities /

Busan /

With 3.6 million people, it is the 2nd largest city and

largest international port in Korea.

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Incheon /

With 2.7 million people, Incheon, located on the

northwest coast, is central to international logistics

with its harbors and international airport.

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Daegu /

With 2.5 million people, its major industry is

textiles and ashion rounded out with sports.

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Daejeon /

With 1.5 million people, Daejeon is a core city

o central Korea, specializing in science and

technology research & development. It is also an

administrative city, with a government complex.

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Ulsan /

With 1.1 million people, it is noted or shipbuilding,

automobiles, and other large scale industrial

complexes.

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Gwangju /

With 1.4 million people, Gwangju is the central

city o the southwestern region and is amous or

culture and art.

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Location /

The country is located in the southern hal o the

Korean Peninsula in the northeast Asian continent,

neighboring Japan, China and Russia.

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Economics /

Voting right / Voting right /

GDP(GrossDomesticProduct)

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US$832.9 billion (2009),

15th largest GDP in the world

832.9 (2009)

Gross National Income

(GNI)

US$837.2 billion (2009)

837.2 (2009)

Per capita income

US$17,175 (2009)

17,175(2009)

Baekdu Mountain /2,744 m

Halla Mountain /

1,950m

Jiri Mountain /

1,915m

Taebaek Mountain /1,567m

Amnok River /

790 km

Nakdong River /

521.5 km

Duman River /521 km

Han River /281.7 km

Population /

Political system /Korea has a presidential system. The president o

Korea is elected by direct popular vote and has a

single ive-year term. The legislative, executive,

and judicial powers are independent o each other.

Through checks and balances, a concentration o

power is prevented and the reedoms and rights

o the people are protected. In addition, Korea haslocal autonomy making it possible to balance the

development o each province in cooperation with

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Voting right / Elections /

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Lawmakers : every 4 years

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49,773,145total /

Males

24,929,939Females

24,843,206

Foreigners

870,636

Religions /

Korea has religious reedom, and a number

o religious aiths coexist in Korea, including

Buddhism, Christianity (both Protestant

denominations and Catholicism), Islam and several

native religions.

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Major mountains & rivers

Major industries /

semi-conductors, automobiles, shipbuilding, iron

& steel, mobile devices, home appliances and

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Weather /

Temperate with our distinct seasons.

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Spring /

In spring, lowers blossom on mountains and

in ields, and its a little cold in the morning and

evening but warm in the day. In mid April, light

clothes are enough. Although the air is usually

resh in spring, yellow dust rom t he north

sometimes lows onto the Korean Peninsula,

causing respiratory problems or many. When the

weather turns abruptly cold rom time to time ater

the lowers have begun to blossom, Koreans say

the cold is jealous o the owers.

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In summer, the temperature usually ranges rom

25o to 35oC (77o to 95oF), and its very hot and humid.

The rainy season is rom June to July. In late

summer, typhoons sometimes hit the Peninsula,

accompanied by strong winds.

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Autumn /

In autumn, it begins to get cool but there are still

warm days. The temperature ranges rom 10o

to 25oC (50o to 77oF), and many days are sunny

with blue skies. Mountains and ields are illed

with colorul autumn leaves, which attract many

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Winter can be very cold, and the temperaturesometimes alls below 10oC (14oF). It requently

snows with chilly winds, making people wear thick,

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014 Provinces and Cities of Korea 015

The Republic of Korea consists of 16 regions: 1 special city (Seoul), 6 metropolitan

cities (Busan, Daegu, Daejeon, Incheon, Gwangju and Ulsan); 1 special self-governing

province (Jeju-do) and 8 Provinces (Gangwon-do, Gyeonggi-do, Chungcheongbuk-do,

Chungcheongnam-do, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gyeongsangnam-do, Jeollabuk-do and

Jeollanam-do)

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Jeju-do (Island)

Ulleung-do (Island)

Dok-do (Island)

Jeollabuk-do

Jeollanam-do

Gyeongsangnam-do

Provinces and Cities of Korea

Seoul

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Cheomseongdae, built in the Silla Kingdom, is the oldeststone observatory in the world

Cheukugi, a kind o rain gauge, was invented during

the reign o King Sejong the Great (r. 1418-1450), theourth king o the Joseon Kingdom. 4 . .

Korea has a long history o thousands o years, which

is commonly expressed as 5,000 years. With the arrival

o Bronze Age weapons and tools, walled-town states began

to develop in the region o present-day northeast China and

the Korean Peninsula. According to ancient documents, one

o the states, called Gojoseon (Old Joseon), was established

in 2333 BCE in the Daedong River basin. Gojoseon was headed by Dan-gun

Wanggeom (King Dan-gun). Dan-gun is revered as the ounder o the Korean

nation. By the 4th century BCE, Gojoseon became the most advanced o these

walled states and proceeded to combine with other states scattered throughout the

region between the Daedong and Liao Rivers, orming a single large conederation.

In 108 BCE, Gojoseon was conquered by the Han Dynasty o ancient China.

Ater that, three strong kingdoms (Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla) appeared on the

Peninsula. The Baekje Kingdom (18 BCE-660 CE) brought Buddhism to Japan. The

Silla Kingdom (57 BCE-935 CE) blossomed into a glorious culture over a period o

about 1,000 years. The Goguryeo Kingdom (37 BCE-668 CE), through courage and

valor, grew in strength and extended its vast boundaries.

In 676 AD, the Silla Kingdom unifed all the three kingdoms with the help o

Tang China. Ater uniication, political stability made it possible or Buddhism to

prosper and a sophisticated art to blossom.

Ater the Goguryeo Kingdom collapsed, the people o Goguryeo had a diicult lie

under various rulers until they were reunifed under Dae Jo-yeong, who ounded the

state o Balhae, which grew strong, inheriting the spirit and culture o Goguryeo.

By 935, the Uniied Silla Kingdom had become weak and was divided into three

states again. Wang Geon reunifed these three states under the Goryeo Kingdom (918-

1392). Goryeo accepted people rom the Balhae Kingdom that had perished by then and

became widely known or overseas trade. The name Korea comes rom Goryeo

During the Goryeo Kingdom, Buddhism prospered, and many invaluable

artistic works, such as celadon,

were created. O special note,

movable metal type cast in 1234

during the Goryeo period precedes

Gutenbergs type by more than 200

years. The 80,000 woodblocks or

printing the Tripitaka Koreana are

registered on the UNESCO CulturalHeritage list.

Korean History through Tales

Dolmen from the Paleolithic Era

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When Goryeo collapsed, Yi Seong-gye ounded

the Joseon Kingdom in 1392. It revised the political, economic

and social systems based on Neo-Conucianism. In particular,

according to the teachings o Conucius, they emphasized a spirit o loyalty to

country and flial piety, values that are still maintained today. King Sejong the Great,

the ourth monarch o the Joseon Kingdom, created the unique alphabet called

Han-geul, and greatly advanced agriculture, science, technology and music.

In 1592, the Joseon Kingdom aced a crisis due to Japanese invasions.

However, volunteer armies, known as righteous armies, were raised and ought

the Japanese army. Admiral Yi Sun-sin (1545-1598) built several Geobukseon

(turtle-shaped warships) and won great naval battles against Japan. In the Battle

o Myeongnyang, Admiral Yi deeated a Japanese eet o 133 warships with only

13 warships o his own. This is recorded as one o the three greatest naval battles

in the world. Admiral Yi is the most respected person in Korean history.

In the 18th century, practical studies grew greatly, resulting in technological

advancement in astronomy, medical science, agriculture, commerce and other

areas. In addition, the lower classes who had become auent enjoyed Pansori (long,

solo epic song), Talchum (mask dance-dramas), novels in Han-geul (the Korean

alphabet) and music.

At the end o the 19th century, Japan and several other western

imperialist countries competed to gain control o Joseon. Japan robbed Joseon o its

sovereignty and colonized the country. The Koreans in exile ounded the Provisional

Government o the Republic o Korea in Shanghai, China and organized an army to

fght or Korean independence. On August 15 1945, Japan surrendered to the Allied

Forces, and Korea was liberated.

Although librated, Korea was quickly divided into

North and South. The US Army was stationed

in the South and the Soviet Army in the North,

divided by the 38th parallel. On June 25, 1950,

the North invaded the South, starting the Korean

War. Many people died during the three years o

war and the country was completely ruined. The

people suered terribly rom poverty and hunger.

Korea was rebuilt rom the ruins o war. Koreans

worked hard, and by the 1970s, the countrys

economy had grown remarkably, earning the titleThe miracle on the Han River. In 1988, Korea

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The Korean drama Daejanggeum (Jewel

in the Palace) contributed to spreadingHallyu, the Korean Wave, in Asia

King Sejong the Great, the ourth monarch o theJoseon Kingdom, reigned rom 1418 to 1450 4

Despite the ruins o the Korean War (1950-53),Korea achieved amazing economic growth in ashort period. This has been dubbed the Miracle onthe Han River.

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hosted the Seoul Olympics, and in 2002, co-hosted

the FIFA World Cup with Japan. The enthusiasm

o the Red Devils, who wore red t-shirts while

cheering or the Korean World Cup ootball team,

caught the attention o people around the world.

Since the 1990s, Korean pop music,

movies and dramas have been very popular in

Asia creating Hallyu (the Korean Wave). Ater

spreading out to China, Taiwan, Japan, Vietnam,

Mongolia, the Philippines and Thailand, Korean pop culture can even be ound in

Central America, Europe and Arica. A Korean drama Daejanggeum or Jewel in the

Palace was exported to 60 countries around the world. The actor and actress, Bae

Yong-joon and Choi Ji Woo, acting together in the drama Winter Sonata, became

top celebrities in Japan. Furthermore, young Korean singers enjoy

skyrocketing popularity in Southeast Asia and Japan. The movies Old

Boys and Secret Sunshine (Milyang) won awards at the Cannes Film

Festival, which attracts people rom all over the world.

Korean artists are very active and have achieved much on

world stages. Jo Sumi, soprano; Chang Han-na, cellist; Kang Sue-

jin, ballerina; Chung Myung-whun, conductor; and Nam June Paik, video

artist, have all made Korea shine.

IIn addition, Korea has risen as a powerul country in sports. The country

reached the semifnals o the 2002 FIFA World Cup and was ranked eighth at

the Beijing Olympics in 2008. The Korean archery team improves on its world

record at every competition. The Korean short-track skating team has shown

at every recent winter Olympics that it is the strongest in the world.Soccer player Park Ji-Sung, who is playing in the Premier

League in the United Kingdom; swimmer Park Tae-Hwan, who won gold

and silver medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics; fgure skater Kim Yuna

who won the gold at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics; Park Se-Ri and Shin Ji-

Ae, who have won LPGA tournaments; Yang Yong-Eun and Choi Kyung-Ju who have

won PGA tournaments; Park Chan-Ho, who is a major league baseball player in the

United States; and Jang Mi-Ran, who set a new world record in weightliting: these

are Koreas best sports stars.

Korea is currently ranked in the top 15 in economy in terms o Gross National

Income. Furthermore, in 2010 Korea has shown itsel as one o the worldseconomic leaders by holding a G20 Summit.

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01 _ Family

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03 _ Traditional Holidays

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07 _ Etiquette Reected in Language

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These days, most Koreans live in nuclear families, with a husband and wife living with their unmarried children.

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Korean amilies have traditionally been

extended, with grandather, grandmother,

parents, and children all living together. he

oldest man in the house was the head and

ruler o the household. Family members

usually ollowed him.

As Korea has changed rom an agricultural

society into an industrial society, the extended

amily had to give way to the nuclear amily, with a husband and wie living

with their unmarried sons and daughters. However, the role o head o the

amily is still important in Koreas amily system, a carryover rom the days o

large amilies. In addition, as it is inuenced by the large amily tradition, Korea

emphasizes harmony among amily members. Seniority and proper order among

amily members are used to maintain Koreas amily system. Korean people show

respect to their grandparents and senior relatives by being very polite in speech

and behavior.

raditionally men have worked outside the home and women at home. But

as the number o workingwomen is increasing, men are naturally taking part in

housework. However, most Korean men still tend to think that house chores is

really the womans responsibility.

Koreans have traditionally maintained an extended family system.

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Koreans set a special table or their baby to celebrate the frst birthday or dol. .

Te One-Hundredth Day Celebration

In Korea, when a baby is 100 days old, people

invite their relatives and riends and hold a east

or them to celebrate the babys wellbeing. It is

the tradition to put rice, thread, and money on

the dining table to wish or the babys health

and long lie. Ater the east, the parents give

white rice cake to their guests to take home.

Te First Birthday

Relatives and riends gather or a east to celebrate a babys

irst birthday or Dol. hey set the table or the baby

putting noodles, rice, a pencil, book, thread and money

on it and wait or the baby to grab one o those items.

I the baby grabs rice, they think she will be very

ortunate throughout lie. I the baby grabs

money, he will be wealthy. I the baby grabs

thread or noodle, she will live long, and

i he grabs the book or pencil, the baby

will study hard or become a great

scholar.

Other Birthdays

Korean people usually eat miyeokguk

(seaweed soup) or breakast on birthdays. Family or riends buy a birthday cake

or special ood and throw a party. Te guests give gis to the birthday person

and play games together.

Hoegap, Gohuiyeon 61st birthday, 70th birthday

Hoegap or hwangap is the 6oth birthday (although it is the 61st birthday

according to the way Koreans count it). In the past, ew people lived that long,

so the 61st birthday was a big event to be celebrated by all the relatives and

riends. As people live longer now, the 61st birthday party is much simpler, but it

is still special. Although it depends on each amilys situation, people oen travel

and receive gis on their 61 st birthdays. Gohuiyeon is the 69th (70th) birthday

celebration with amily and close riends.

When a baby is 100 days old, Koreans invite theirrelatives and riends and hold a east or them tocelebrate the babys wellbeing. .

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Koreans eat tteokguk (soup with sliced ovals o unsweetenedrice cakes in a clear bee broth) on Seollal or Lunar NewYears Day.

On Seollal or Lunar New Years Day, Koreans hold ancestral memorial rites and sebae (make a deep bow) to older relatives. .

raditional holidays are celebrated with amily

gatherings. People cook special ood and play

games. Koreas traditional holidays are Seollal

or Lunar New Years Day; Daeboreum or the

First Full Moon o the New Year and Chuseok

or the Harvest Moon Festival. All traditional

holidays are based on the lunar calendar.

Lunar New Years Day

Te First Day o the First Month by the lunar calendar is a estive day, which

most Korean people eel is the real beginning o the New Year. On New Years

Day, people visit their hometown. hey wear new clothes, hold ancestral

memorial rites and sebaeor make a deep bowto their older relatives, who

give them money. Families gather together and eat special oods and wish each

other well. Tey also play traditional games.

On Lunar New Years Day, people eat tteokguk (soup with sliced ovals o

unsweetened rice cakes in a clear bee broth). When they eat tteokguk on the

rst day o a new year, they say they are eating one more year. Other oods

prepared on New Years Day are jeon (oods prepared by dipping in our and

egg and then pan rying), japchae (a colorul dish made with glass noodles,

strips o bee and stirried vegetables), tteok (sweetened rice cakes) and namul

muchim (parboiled greens mixed with soy sauce and other seasonings).

Daeboreum First Full Moon Day of the Lunar Year

Korean people used to regard the irst ull moon o the year (January 15

according to the lunar calendar) as a big estival day signiying the start o

arming. People held some rituals to hope or a year o abundance. Tey alsoenjoyed selling my heat (a game where people pretended to sell their heat or

the upcoming summer to others beore sunrise on this day), viewing the rst

ull moon, stepping on a bridge (as people step on a bridge, they eel as though

their legs are getting stronger) and ying kites.

On the irst ull moon day, people cook and eat

Bureom (nuts), Yakbap (sweet rice with nuts

and jujubes), Ogokbap (vegrain rice), Mugeun

namul (sauted dried vegetables) and Bokssam (rice

wrapped in dried seaweed or various leaves. It is said

that bok (good luck) or the New Year is wrapped

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Koreans bow to their ancestors at gravesites and holdancestral rites on Chuseok. .

Chuseok Harvest Moon Festival

Chuseok is one o the most important holidays in Korea, celebrated on the

15th day o the Eighth Month by the lunar calendar. On that day, many

Korean people visit their hometowns. People hold ancestral rites in gratitude

or nishing the years arming well and share with their neighbors and play

games.

On the morning o Chuseok, ancestral rites are held. Food rom the new

harvest is prepared, including rice, songpyeon (halmoon shaped, lled ricecakes), liquor, jeon (panried oods) and three colored mixed greens, as well

as chestnuts, jujube, persimmon and pear. Aer the ancestral rite, people visit

the graves o their ancestors and cut the grass and clean around the burial

mound. Tey also hold a rite that includes oering rice wine and bowing to

the ancestors.

Villagers oten organize themselves into teams between villages or

neighborhoods and have a juldarigi (tugowar) while they enjoy armers

band music and dancing. In Jeollanamdo (South Jeolla Province), women

perorm a Ganggangsullae, holding hands and dancing in a circle while the

Chuseok moon rises.

Food or Daeboreum /

Bureom /

Nuts such as chestnut, pine nut and walnut that are eaten on this day to protect against boils

and abscesses

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Ogokbap/

Five-grain rice made with white rice, glutinous rice, barley, millet, sorghum or other grains plus

red beans

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Dried vegetables such as radish, cucumber, zucchini, gourd, eggplant, mushrooms and

bracken are reconstituted in water and then sauted.

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Yakbap /

Soak glutinous rice in water and then steam in an earthenware steamer. Simmer honey or sugar,

sesame oil and jujube and strain through a sieve. Add this liquid to the steamed rice with soy

sauce, chestnut, jujube, cinnamon, dried persimmon and pine nuts and steam again.

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Hanbok(traditional Korean clothes) /

Hanbok, tradit ional Korean clothing, is

distinctive in design. It exudes harmony

between straight lines and curves as well as

beautiul colors. It is made o such materials

as silk, ramie or hemp cloth. Traditionally, the

basic color or hanbok was white, but the colors

and materials varied depending on the season,

place and time. Today most hanbok are made o

colorul materials.

The hanbok consists o a jeogori (a short, loose

shirt-jacket or men or blouse or women with

long, ull sleeves), baji (wide, baggy trousers,

tied at the ankle and waist) or men, chima (a

high-waisted ull wrap-around skirt) or women

and a durumagi (a long overcoat). The usual

hanbok or men consists basically o a jeogori,

a jokki (vest) and magoja (outer jacket), which

is worn when going out. The usual hanbok or

women consists o jeogori and chima. A magoja

and durumagi are worn when going out. Thesedays, people wear hanbok or special days

such as traditional holidays, weddings, the

60th birthday celebrations, and the babys frst

birthday.

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In traditional Korean weddings, the bridegroom

puts on wedding clothes and goes to the brides

house or the wedding ceremony. But today,

this traditional wedding ceremony is almost

gone, and most Koreans have simpler weddings

with the bride wearing a white bridal dress and

the bridegroom a tuxedo as Korean society

increasingly ollows Western culture.

Although most people use wedding halls, many people use temples or

churches. Aer the wedding ceremony, the bride changes into traditional Korean

clothes and holds a Pyebaek (a traditional ceremony held immediately ollowing

the wedding ceremony when the new couple pays respect to the grooms amily).

Pyebaek was traditionally the rst greeting a bride gave to her parentsin

law. Te brides amily prepares ood or her parentsinlaw, and she bows rst to

them and then to the bridegrooms older relatives one by one. Foods or Pyebaek

are usually jujube, chestnut, chicken, liquor, meat and tay. Jujube and chestnuts

represent a wish or many children. Jujube symbolizes sons and chestnuts

daughters.

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Candle /

Sinwi (ancestral tablet) /

Soup /

Bap (steamed rice) /

Meat /

Po (dried fsh) /

Buchim (pan-ried ood) /

Namul (seasoned vegetables) /

Jogi (yellow corbina) /

Jujubes /

Chestnuts /

Persimmons /

Pears /

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Incense Burner /

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Funerals

Funerals in Korea are usually carried out

according to Conucian traditions. Te amily

o the deceased send notices to their relatives

and acquaintances and prepare the uneral.

hey dress the deceased in a shroud and

wear mourning clothes. Most people prepare

shrouds in advance while the deceased was

still alive. People wear hemp clothing or white or black clothes or mourning.

Te uneral is perormed at dierent places, as determined by religious customs.

Funerals are held on the last day o a threeday mourning period. Both burial

and cremation are generally accepted.

When people come to oer condolences, black or white clothing are

recommended. Mourners make a deep ormal bow twice in ront o the picture

o the deceased and then the guest and the chie mourners make a deep ormal

bow to each other. When its diicult to bow or religious reasons, the visitors

will pray or the deceased or the amily. Ater expressing their sympathy,

people usually give money to help the amily with uneral costs according to

their ability.

Jesa Ancestral Memorial Rites

Jesa is the ancestral rites in general or

remembering ancestors and deceased

parents or which much ood is

prepared. Gijesa is memorial rites

perormed on the anniversary o the

day o death, while charye is the ritesperormed on traditional holidays

such as Lunar New Years Day or

Chuseok (Harvest Moon Festival).

Jesa is perormed or up to two generations o deceased relatives. Te time or

jesa is rom midnight on the date when the ancestor passed away to 1am. However,

these days, any time aer sunset is an acceptable time or jesa. Although preparation

and procedures or jesa vary depending on the region or amily tradition, people

put bap (rice), tang (soup), namul (vegetables), jeon (panried oods), chestnuts,

liquor, yakgwa (honey cookies), dasik (tea cookies), and ruit such as jujubes, dried

persimmons and pears.

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How to Make a Deep Formal Bow /

Bowing is started by putting one o your own hands on top o the other just below your waist;

this is called gongsu ( ) .

Mens Posture or Bowing /

1. While perorming gongsu, with the let hand on the right hand, keep elbows and hands

horizontal at your abdomen,

2. Bend at the waist and put your hands on the oor, keeping your let hand on the right,

3. Kneel down on your let knee and then right knee. Put the top o the right oot over the sole o

the let oot and hold your heels apart and sit down on your heels,

4. Make sure your orehead touches the back o your hands by bending enough or your elbows to

touch the oor but keep your buttock down, and fnally

5. Lit your upper body up and then stand by liting your right knee frst. Keep your eet together.

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Womens Posture or Bowing /

1. While perorming gongsu, with your right hand over your let hand, raise your hands to shoulder

level, lower your head slightly, keeping hands and elbows horizontal.

2. Keep your eyes down and the right hand over the let.

3. Kneel down on your let knee and then right knee. Put the top o the let oot over the sole o the

right oot and hold your heels apart and sit down on your heels,

4. Bend your upper body orward about 45, and fnally

5. Lit your upper body up and stand by liting your right knee frst. Keep your eet together.

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Greetings

he traditional ormal greeting in Korea

was a deep bow, down on the knees with the

orehead touching the back o the hands.

Nowadays, the deep ormal bowing is rare in

daily lie, but is still common as a gesture o

respect on traditional holidays such as Lunar

New Years day and Chuseok or during the

Pyebaek ceremony at weddings. People also bow to the deceased and chie

mourners at a uneral or during jesa.

Normally, people greet each other by bending at the waist and neck slightly

and saying Annyeong haseyo? or Annyeong hasimnikka? (Are you well?)

regardless o time and place. People say Bangap seumnida (Its nice to meet

you) the rst time they meet someone.

Etiquette toward Neighbors

When Koreans lived mostly in small communities, they were well acquainted

with all their neighbors. Tey showed respect to the elders in the neighborhood

the same as they would to their parents. hese days, Koreans still greet their

elders politely every time they meet them. Tey always use honoric words or

seniors.

Titles / Meanings /

Eoreusin

used or parents riends, riends parents or elderly persons

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used for older people the speaker respects and teachers

Hyeongnim, Hyeong,

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Mans termsor his in-laws

Titles usedby the couples children

Parent

Jangineoreun, Jangmonim

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Yeobo, childs name +Eomma

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Wies older brother

Hyeongnim

Oesamchon

Older brothers wie

Ajumeoni

Oesungmo

Younger brother

Cheonam

Oesamchon, Oesukbu

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Younger brothers wie

Cheonamdaek

Oesungmo

Elder sister

Cheohyeong

Imo

Elder sisters husband

Hyeongnim, Dongseo

Imobu

Younger sister

Cheoje

Imo

Younger sisters husband

Dongseo

Imobu

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Family itles Vary According to the Relationship

Members o large Korean amilies call other members by dierent titles depending

on their relationship. Words or honoriics or relatives are very dierent and

complex depending on ones exact relationship, or position or situation. his can

result in discourtesy when certain words are misused.

Titles

Womans termsor her in-laws

Titles usedby the couples children

Parent

Abeonim, Eomeonim

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Husbands elder brother

Si-ajubeonim

Keunabeoji

Elder brothers wie

Hyeongnim

Keuneomeonim

Husbands elder sister

Hyeongnim

Gomo

Elder sisters husband

Ajubeonim

Gomobu

Married younger brother

Seobangnim

Jageunabeoji

Younger brothers wie

Dongseo

Jageuneomeoni

Unmarried younger brother

Doryeonnim

Samchon

Younger sister

Agassi

Gomo

Younger sisters husband

Seobangnim

Gomobu

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Etiquette to remember when having a meal

Having a Meal with Your Elders /

- When you have a meal with your elders, let them sit away rom the door.

- Sit up straight.

- Let them pick up their spoons and chopsticks frst, and try to keep pace with them.

- Wait until they get up rom the table beore you do.

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- Put rice on the let and soup on the right.

- Put cold or dry ood on the let side o the table.

- Put kimchi in the middle o the back o the table.

- Put meat on the right, vegetables on the let.

- Put the spoon on the right o the soup bowl and chopsticks on the right o the spoon.

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able manners in Korea are relatively simple.

Younger people wait until older people begin

eating. Overall table manners

are as ollows:

- Do not lit up bowls o rice

or soup when you eat.- Do not pick up ood with

your hands.

- Do not hold the spoon and chopsticks at the same time.

When you use chopsticks, put the spoon on the table.

- Do not place the spoon or chopsticks on rice or soup bowl.

- Do not make loud noise when chewing.

- Do not clink spoon and chopsticks on dishes or containers.

- Do not move the ood around in the side dishes or rice bowl with your spoon or

chopsticks. Do not pick things out o the ood or shake the sa uce o.

- Do not leave ood on your spoon or chopsticks.

- Set the spoon and chopsticks down neatly ater eating.

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Popular Korean oods, including rice and a side dish

Bibimbap /

Bibimbap is a distinct Korean ood. It is rice mixed with greens, bee, sesame

oil, red pepper paste and garnishings. Jeonju Bibimbap is the most amous.

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Bulgogi /

Bulgogi, along with kimchi, is one o the most popular oods or oreign

nationals. It is thin slices o bee seasoned in a marinade o soy sauce,

garlic, green onion, sesame seed, sesame oil, and sugar; and then roasted.

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As agriculture is advanced in Korea, various types

o rice and other cereals are grown and eaten.

Moreover, as the Peninsula is surrounded by

the sea on three sides, there is an abundance o

ish and other marine products. Many kinds o

ermented ood such as salted seaood, kimchi and

soy sauce have been developed. A wide variety o

seasonings are used to avor ood.

Cooked White Rice

Rice is the most basic staple in Korean cuisine, so much so that the term bab,

meaning steamed white rice, is synonymous with a meal in Korean. Barley,

beans and millet are sometimes added to rice, as well as chestnuts, potatoes,

greens, kimchi, meat and seaood.

Side Dishes

Side dishes are any kind o ood eaten together with rice. here are alsodishes, such as guk or tang meaning soup and jjigae or jeongol meaning stew,

which are cooked by boiling meat, sh or vegetables in a broth. Te names o

soups and stews are made up o the main ingredient plus the type o cooking

method. For instance, galbi+tang = galbitang (short rib soup), kimchi + jjigae =

kimchijjigae (kimchi stew), myeolchi + bokkeum= myeolchibokkeum (stirried

anchovies).

Other side dishes are muchim (seasoned), jjim (braised), jorim (boiled in a

sauce), gui (broiled), bokkeum (stirried), twigim (deep ried), jeon (pan ried)

and hoe (raw sh or meat). Even dishes with the same ingredients have dierent

names depending on the cooking method, such as roasted sh and braised sh.

Bulgogi, one o Koreas best known oods, is roasted (gui).

Fermented oods

Korea has many traditional ermented oods, which include ingredients good

or health. he main ermented oods are kimchi, doenjang (soybean paste),

ganjang (soy sauce), gochujang (red pepper paste) and jeotgal (salted seaood).

Kimchi, the most wellknown ermented ood rom Korea, is made by

salting napa cabbage and white radish and leaving it overnight beore rinsing

them. Te cabbage is then mixed with red pepper powder, green onions, garlic,

ginger and salted sea ood and le to erment. It has been proven that kimchi

can prevent cancer and strengthen the immune system, and this has recently

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Yangnyeom (Seasonings) /

Seasonings are not only used to avor oods, but to reduce the strong fshy and animal-at smell o

some oods. The Korean word yangnyeom means healthy ingredients, which act as medicine.

Korean yangnyeom includes green onion, garlic, dried red pepper powder, ginger, black pepper,

sugar, salt, powdered sesame seeds, sesame oil, vinegar and soy sauce.

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Tteokbokki, a popular Korean snack

made kimchi more attractive in many countries. Tere are numerous kinds o

kimchi, including Pogi kimchi (whole napa cabbage kimchi), Chonggak kimchi

(whole young radish kimchi), baek kimchi (white napa cabbage kimchi), nabak

kimchi (radish and napa cabbage water kimchi), yeolmu kimchi (young radish

kimchi), dongchimi (winter white radish water kimchi), oi sobagi (stued

cucumber kimchi), gat kimchi (mustard lea kimchi), kkaennip kimchi (perilla

lea kimchi)

Doenjang (soybean paste) is a ermented ood made by crushing meju

(ermented soybean paste blocks) that remain aer making ganjang (soy sauce).

It is known or its anticarcinogenic eects.

Eating between meals

Some oods are easily and quickly cooked and eaten mainly between meals

as snacks. hese oods are tteokbokgi (stirried rice cake), ramyon (instant

noodles), mandu (Koreanstyle dumplings), gimbap (dried seaweed rolls) and

sundae (Koreanstyle sausage).

Seasonal oods and ruit

In Korea, there are many kinds o ruit and vegetables in every season. Tese

days, there are greenhouses throughout the country, which allows people to eat

ruit and vegetables any time during the year. However, sunripened ruit and

vegetables are much better.

Greens are picked in spring on the mountains or in elds and eaten raw

or parboiled and seasoned. Cherries and strawberries are among the spring

ruits in Korea. In summer, people oten eat cold oods such as naengmyeon

(chilled buckwheat noodle soup) and ruit punch or nutritious hot oods such as

samgyetang (whole chicken soup with ginseng) or yukgaejang (hot spicy meat

stew). Korea produces many kinds o ruit such as peaches, watermelons, Korean

melons, and plums. In autumn, such healthy oods such as chueotang (loach

soup made with bean paste) are popular. Autumn ruit includes persimmon,

pears, apples, jujube, chestnuts and grapes. In winter, people eat rice with soup,

such as siraegiguk (soup made with cabbage and radish leaves that are dried and

then reconstituted in water) and manduguk (dumpling soup) along with stored

oods such as kimchi and several kinds o jangajji (vegetables pickled with soy

sauce) and seasoned dried vegetables. Mandarin oranges become available in the

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Hanok, traditional Korean houses

Apartments are a popular orm o housing in Korea

Korean traditional houses, called hanok,

are built with materials mostly taken rom

nature, including stone, wood and clay, and

are intended to harmonize with the natural

surroundings. In addition, people have added

other natural things to their homes, such as

applying hanji (traditional Korean mulberry

paper) on windows or doors.

Korea has our distinct seasons, with cold winters and hot summers. Tus

homes have an underloor heating system called ondol or the winter, and

woodenoor rooms called marubang, which are cool in summer.

In Korea, people have sat on the loor since long ago. Even ater the

introduction o chairs rom the West, people take o their shoes beore entering

a home. Ideally, houses were built acing south, so that they are well ventilated

in summer and catch the sunlight in winter. Tere are various kinds o houses

in Korea, including chogajip (thatched houses), giwajip (tilerooed houses) and

neowajip (shinglerooed houses).Nowadays, apartments, oicetel (a single room that can be used as a

residence or oice), row houses and villas (small apartment buildings) have

greatly increased. Housing in Korea is very expensive. Te capital area is densely

populated, and house prices are more expensive than in other areas.

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What is Jipdeuri? /

A jipdeuri is a house-warming party. The guests, including riends,

relatives and colleagues, bring gits such as laundry detergent or toilet

paper. Giving soap is a symbol o the hope that the person's assets

will increase like soap bubbles and giving toilet paper symbolizes the

wish that all the problems in the persons lie will be easily solved like

unrolling the toilet paper.

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11 _ Finding Housing

12 _ Using Utilities

13 _ Using TV and Communication Systems

14 _ Disposal o Trash and Garbage15 _ Economy

16 _ Where to Buy Things

17 _ Banks

18 _ Transportation

19 _ Driver's Licenses

20 _ Public Institutions

21 _ Amenities

22 _ Medical Facilities

23 _ National Health Insurance or Foreign Nationals

24 _ Educational System25 _ Education or Foreign Nationals

26 _ Korean Language and Lie Education

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Things to be careul o /

1. First o all, visit the unit you wish to live in and check the appliances and surroundings.

2. Be sure to identiy the landlord and make the contract with the landlord. I you make a contract

with someone other than the landlord, and the landlord doesnt acknowledge the contract, you

may not get your deposit back (usually a signifcant sum).

3. You can see a certifed copy o the property register to identiy the landlord. You will see the

name o the landlord, the address, size and structure o the unit and the status o any debt on

the unit. You can get a certifed copy o the property register by visiting registry ofces or on

their website.

4. At the time o contract, 10 percent o the total deposit is paid, with the remainder paid on the

day you move in. Be sure to get a receipt.

5. Check the list below beore signing any contract.

- Check i the address o the property in the contract is identical to that o the certifed copy o the

property register;

- Make sure the amount o deposit is correct;

- Check that the dates or the down payment, any interim payments and payment o the remainder are

correctly recorded;

- Make sure you understand the terms o the contract and everything else in the contract;

- Make sure the landlord has signed or stamped the contract him- or hersel;

- There should be three copies o the contract made: one or you, one or the landlord and one or the

real estate agency. All should be stamped or signed.

6. Ater you move in, make sure to fll in the proper documentation to notiy the dong ofce that

you have moved in, and get a stamp saying Date confrmed on the contract, otherwise you

might not get your money back i there are any problems.

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here are several dierent ways to ind a

place to live in Korea. Its possible to do so by

reerring to local ree newspapers such as the

Byeoruksijang (Flea Market). But in general,

real estate agencies are used. Real estate

agencies provide such services as preparation

o documents or a contract and conrmation

o procedural checklists or moving into a

home. When a client uses a real estate agency, he or she needs to pay a ee or

commission. Instead o buying a house or condo, it's also possible to lease.

Leases are divided into two types; one is called jeonse, requiring a large one

time deposit and the other is wolse, monthly rent.

he large amount o money or jeonse is given to the unit owner or the

right to live there; it is returned to the tenant aer the contract expires. Wolse is

monthly rent paid to the unit owner, who oen also requires a sizable deposit but

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IIn order to use the electricity, gas and tap

water aer moving into a new house (or turn

them o beore moving out), you need to

contact KEPCO, the gas company, and the

waterworks company online or by telephone.

Electricity and gas bills are issued every

month while water and sewage bills are issued

every two months. You can pay or these bills

at the bank or post of ce beore the due dates, or you can opt to have the money

automatically withdrawn rom your bank account.

Using Electricity

All home appliances in Korea use 220V, as that is the standard voltage. I any

home appliance uses 110V, a transormer is needed to convert the voltage.

I many electrical devices are used at the same time, a shortcircuit

breaker may kick in, which results in electrical ailure. In this case, turn o any

unnecessary electrical devices and li the breaker up.

Using the Water and Sewage System

Korea has good water and sewage systems in every house. In many places, tap

water is clean enough to drink, but most people drink boiled or puried water.

Many also drink bottled water.

Using Natural Gas

As cities in Korea are equipped with city gas systems, most houses are supplied

with gas, with consumers paying or what they use. City gas is used or heating

rooms and cooking. Farmhouses mostly use LPG or cooking and oil or

charcoal or heating, as most o them do not have city gas connections. LPG is

delivered to each armhouse as ordered. I there is any abnormality with the gas,

stop using it immediately and ventilate the rooms by opening windows. Call the

nearest gas company immediately and do not use any open ame.

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For any enquiries about telephone use, call 100. 100 .

Foreigners need to have an alien registration card in orderto purchase a mobile phone in Korea. .

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Korea has very advanced communication

systems and Internet acilities. People can

use the Internet, telephone and even mobile

phones everywhere.

elephones

I you want to install a new telephone orhave problems with it, you can dial 100

everywhere in the country. elephone bills can be paid at banks or by automatic

withdrawal rom your bank account.

Mobile phones

Buying a mobile phone isnt easy or

nonKoreans. He or she must have an

Alien Registration Card with them and

must pay or the phone with cash. For

this reason, most oreign nationals rent

a mobile phone and use a prepaid phone

card, which can be used by entering the

card number into the mobile phone,

allowing them to use the balance on

the card. Although there isnt any

subscription ee or other charges, calls

are a bit more expensive.

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Using V andCommunication

Systems

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In Korea, you need to separate garbage and

recyclables, such as paper, plastic and cans,

rom rubbish. Korea uses a volume rate when

charging or rubbish disposal; you pay or as

much rubbish as you throw away. here are

designated plastic bags or the disposal o

rubbish, which you can buy in local grocerystores. Each neighborhood has a speciic

location to dump rubbish, garbage and recyclables. Fines are charged to those

who violate the disposal system.

General rubbish

Put into the specied waste bag and dispose.

Food waste

Drain liquid and put into a ood waste bag or dump it in the ood garbage bin.

Recyclables

Separate paper, glass, plastic and cans and put them in specied locations. You

can reduce the volume o plastic or cans by washing and drying and attening

them.

Inammable wastes

Put into specied bags and dump at designated locations.

Large items such as home appliances and urniture

Notiy the dong or village oice and get a sticker issued and attach it on the

items. Te cost o the sticker depends on the size othe item. In some provinces, people can buy stickers

at supermarkets.

Clothes, bedding or leather

Put into specied boxes.

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5,000 won bill

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Koreas gross national income is high, ranking

13th in the world. Although consumer prices

are less expensive compared to Europe, the

United States or Japan, they are a little higher

than Southeast Asian countries. While living

in Korea, you need to consider the value o

your currency and the price o goods in Korea.Koreas currency, the won, comes in 10,

50, 100 and 500 won coins and 1,000, 5,000, 10,000 and 50,000 won bills. You

can get checks or 100,000 won or higher at banks.

Consider the amount o Korean won you will need or various things: 1,000

won to take the bus; around 5,000 won and up or a meal out; 70 won to use

a pay phone and 6,0009,000 won or the bus to and rom Seoul and Incheon

International Airport.

Value o Korean currency /

Currency / Won /

United States US$ 1 / 1 1,133 Won / 1,133

Thailand 1 Baht /1 37.78 Won / 37.78

Bangladesh 1 Taka / 1 16.06 Won / 16.06

Vietnam 100 Dong /100 5.91 Won / 5.91

China 1 Yuan /1 170.41 Won / 170.41

Pakistan 1 Rupee / 1 13.21 Won / 13.21

Philippine 1 Peso /1 25.94 Won / 25.94

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Online shopping mall

Tere are many places to buy things in Korea,

ranging rom neighborhood supermarkets to

largescale department stores, rom traditional

markets to discount stores. You can purchase

whatever you want anywhere at almost anytime

Neighborhood supermarketsIn Korea, small ood stores are also called

supermarkets or just super. hey primarily sell groceries such as snacks,

ramyon, noodles, vegetables, meat and rice

Convenience stores

Tese stores are oen open around the

clock. Tey sell some grocery items, as

well as books and magazines, at prices

a bit higher than supermarkets.

Big discount stores

You can buy clothes, groceries, home

appliances and other items. hese

stores, including EMart, HomePlus

and LotteMart, are convenient or

buying a large number o goods or a

good price

Department stores

Tese have many kinds o goods such as clothes, groceries, cosmetics, jewelry,

brandname products, home appliances and urniture o good quality. Prices are

rather expensive. From time to time, they hold discount sales.

V Home shopping

It is possible to immediately order products by phone rom companies on

V home shopping channels. Books, clothes, shoes, bags, home appliances,

computers, cosmetics, insurance, ood and all kinds o other things are available.

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Internet shopping malls

It is also possible to order all kinds o products online. You should be warned

that sometimes the photographs on the sites might be dierent rom the real

products, and you need to be careul about giving companies your Resident

Registration Card number and credit inormation.

raditional marketsPeople can buy groceries, including resh vegetables and ish, clothes and

numerous other things in traditional markets. Prices are lower and sometimes

you can get additional things or ree. hese markets include market days in

rural areas, small neighborhood openair markets in Seoul as well as the large

markets o Namdaemun (South Gate Market) and Dongdaemun (East Gate

Market) in Seoul.

Payments and Reunds /

Depending on where you shop, you can pay or goods with cash, checks, credit cards, debit cards

and git cards. I you want to return something or get a reund, you have to do so within seven or 14

days ater purchase. However, i you've already used the items or damaged them, you can't return

them or get a reund. When you return something, make sure to bring the receipt. I you have any

problems when you return something or ask or a reund, call the Korea Consumer Agency (02-

3460-3000, www.kca.go.kr) or Consumers Korea (02-739-5441, www.cacpk.org).

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Credit cards /

Banks in Korea are open rom 9 am to 4 pm,

Monday to Friday. AMs (oten called 365

Corner) are open at each bank aer business

hours. When you wish to open a bank account,

go to the appropriate teller, and make sure you

have your passport, Resident Registration Card

and money or your initial deposit.

Deposits and Withdrawals

Deposits and withdrawals with a teller

Fill in the deposit or withdrawal orm. Withdrawals require your signature and

PIN number.

Depositing and withdrawing money at ATMs

You can do this by bankbook or

bankcard. I you wish to use your

bankbook to deposit or withdraw

money rom the AM, notiy a teller,

as they need to make some changes in

your bankbook to allow you to do so.

Withdrawing money with a bankbook

or bankcard requires a PIN number. I

the PIN number is entered incorrectly

3 times, you cant use the bankbook or

card. A ee is charged or the use o an

AM that does not belong to your own

bank or i you use an AM aer business

hours.

Internet banking

You can do your banking online, but you will need a digital authentication rom

KFC (Korea Financial elecommunications and Clearings Institute), which needs

to be saved on your computer. You also need a security card (sometimes called secret

card) issued by your bank.

Tele-banking

You will need a card with a unique pass code issued by your bank and a PIN number.

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I you want to transer money to your home country, you need to get the

inormation about a bank account in your home country in the name o

someone in your amily. Te receivers name, address, telephone number, name

o the receivers bank and account number need to be given. Go to the oreign

currency desk at the bank and show your Resident Registration Card.

Paying or Utilities

Utilities include electricity, gas and water. You can pay utility bills and your

residence tax at a bank or post ofce. I you pay or the bill at a bank, you can

choose one o the ollowing methods:

Payment in person

You can pay or the bill by visiting a bank with the bill. Nowadays, people like to

use the automatic payment machine. You will need to have your bankbook.

Automatic Withdrawals

You can pay the bill by automatic withdrawal (money is automatically

transerred rom your account to the utility company). You can apply or this

at the bank or by making a phone call to the utility bill issuer. Be sure you

have enough money in your bank account to pay the bill, or there will be an

additional charge or insufcient unds.

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nearby cities.

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Yellow buses/

ransportation and highways are well developed

in Korea. Public transportation includes buses,

subway, taxis, trains, ships and airplanes. O

course, many people preer to use their own

cars, motorcycles, scooters, or bicycles.

I you want to drive a car in Korea, you

need a drivers license issued in Korea or aninternational drivers license issued in your

own country.

Buses

City buses

City buses are numbered and ollow set

routes. Check the route map beore you get

on. Bus stops are located all over the city.

here are three types o city buses:

general buses, seat buses and village

buses. General buses are available all around

the city. Seat buses stop only at major bus

stops allowing a quicker arrival at their destination. Village buses circulate

around a certain neighborhood, sometimes going through narrow roads where

general buses cant.

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ransportation

Using the City Buses /

- Pay the bus are with cash, credit card or transportation card.

- Touch your transportation card to the card reader on the bus. The bus are is withdrawn rom

your card.

- You can buy transportation cards at stores near the bus stop. Cards can be charged in units o 1,000

won up to a maximum o 90,000 won.

- There is a discount o 100 won when using the transportation card instead o cash. There is also

a substantial discount when you transer to subway or another bus.

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You can catch a bus to other cities or the provinces at the Express Bus Terminal. .

Intercity Buses and Express Buses

People take intercity buses or express

buses to go rom city to city. here

are oten dierent terminals or the

two types o bus. Intercitybuses take

longer as they go via several cities

whereas express buses are nonstop,

and reach their destinations in less

time.

here are three kinds o express

buses: general express, premium and midnight buses. Premium buses have wider

seats and single seats or passenger comort and charge higher ares than general

express buses. he time they take to go rom one place to another is about the

same time. Midnight buses are or those who need to travel at night to another city.

Passengers need to buy bus tickets rom the departure station beore getting on the

bus.

*Reer to www.kobus.co.kr or www.gbus.co.kr or more detailed inormation such as timetables and

reservations.

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What Is the Transer Service? /

The transer service is a discount are depending on distance when people transer rom bus to

bus, bus to subway or subway to bus. This service is available only with a transportation card.

When passengers use cash to take the bus, they have to pay the ull are with every transer. But

i passengers use a transportation card, they do not pay extra or transers within a 10 km area.

And i the total distance exceeds 10 km, passengers will be charged only 100 won or every 5 km.

Be sure to touch your transportation card to the card reader by the exit doors, and wait or a single

beep. This service is available on all subway routes and the discount varies outside o Seoul. , ,

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Te Subway

Subway service is available in Seoul, Busan, Incheon, Daegu, Gwangju and

Daejon. Te subway in Seoul has nine routes. Some subway routes connect with

metropolitan electric railway system, which goes rom the suburbs o Seoul to

satellite cities in Gyeonggido.

Service runs rom 5:30 a.m. to midnight with 2.53 minute intervals during

rush hour and 45 minute intervals at other times.

axis

Although taxis are expensive, they

are convenient or those who are not

amiliar with the city, or when other

transportation is not available.

axis are easy to locate due to

the colored lamp on the roo and are

available around the clock. People

lag down taxis on the street or wait

at a taxi stand. An empty taxi runs a

red Empty sign (in Korean) on its

windshield or people to see.

here are three types o taxi:

general taxis, deluxe taxis and large

taxis (call vans). axi are is a basic

rate plus distance (based on the meter)

and time. he basic rate or taxis is

Using the Subway /

- The basic are is 1,000 won cash or 900 won with transportation cards. When using cash,

passengers need to buy a ticket in advance rom ticket machines installed at each station beore

getting on the subway. You can also use a credit card.

- Transportation cards enable passengers to receive transer discounts. Passengers can buy or

recharge transportation cards rom ticket machines.

- All instructions are available in Korean and English. In addition, Korean and English

announcements are made in the subway at each stop and Japanese and Chinese at specifed

stops.

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2,2002,400 won, varying by province. Te basic rate or premium taxis or large

taxis (with capacity o up to nine passengers) is 4,500 won. axi ares can be

paid with a credit card or cash when the passengers get out.

rains, Airplanes and Ships

Trains

As almost all major cities in Korea have train stations, its a convenient way to

travel quickly between cities. rains include KX (highspeed trains) as well

as the Saemaeul and Mugungwha trains. Te KX, which began operations in

2004, travels ast and stops at a limited number o stations. It is more expensive

than other trains. Mugungwha is relatively slow and stops at a larger number

o stations, but is the cheapest. Saemaeul costs less than KX but more than

Mugungwha. rain tickets can be purchased at train stations, online at www.

korail.com, or rom travel agencies, and can be bought in advance.

Airplanes

Korea has nine international airports, including Incheon, Jeju and Gimpo, and

seven domestic airports, making air travel convenient. Domestic airlines include

the big airlines, KAL and Asiana, and budget airlines such as Jeju Airlines,

Eastar Jet, Jin Air and Air Busan. Airplane tickets can be bought at airports or

rom airlines and travel agencies online or by telephone.

Ships

ravel to islands is possible by ship. It is recommended that you check the

weather inormation rom the ship company beore purchasing a ticket, as ship

travel is dependent on weather conditions.

Scooters and Motocycles /

In Korea, scooters and motorcycles with an engine displacement o even

less than 50cc require a drivers license. I the driver does not wear

a helmet, drives without a license or violates traic laws, he or she

will be fned the same as drivers o cars as they are all classifed as

automobiles in Korea.

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Testing procedures or a driver's license

1. Complete trafc saety education

Trafc saety education takes place in the trafc saety education center at drivers license test

sites or at driver training institutions.

2. Complete physical examination and written test

Available languages : English, Chinese and Vietnamese Required items when taking the written

test: Application orm (with three photos), a marker or computer paper and an ID card

3. Test on a driving course ater passing the written test

Necessary Documents : Application orm, Resident Registration Card (or other document

proving your identity)

4. Ater passing the test on the driving course, a learners permit is issued to complete 10 hours o

road training.

5. Complete the road test.

6. Notifcation o pass or ail

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*Multicultural amily support centers and police stations can help oreigners or married

immigrants to acquire a driver's license or ree. For detailed inormation, contact your

local Multicultural Family Support Center or police station or driver's license examination

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people need a drivers

license or an international

drivers license rom their

own country.

International drivers

licenses are valid or a period

o one year. hose who have drivers licenses

rom their own countries need to submit an original copy o the license, a

certied translation o the license, certication rom the embassy, their passport,

Alien Registration Card, certication o immigration and three colored photos

to the drivers license examination of ce to be exempted rom some o th