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by magic_beans 3388 days ago
Really? All my girl friends who've been to Korea (even the Korean ones) can't stand it at all. I wonder if it's different for white American men vs minority (incl. Korean) American women.
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Yeah, absolutely. It's a fun, lively, very modern country with an astonishing amount to do, experience and see. Lots of friendly people who are eager to share their country and culture.

There's some social pressures and responsibilities for people who live there that can make it difficult if you can't get into the groove of the place, lots of Koreans will complain about them in various ways -- but they are what they are.

Admittedly, white foreigners (men and women) get treated fairly well. I've only ever had a couple of incidents where I didn't feel welcome as a foreigner. Non-white foreigners have various observations on their own treatment.

Here's some examples:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRdhJEl5FTc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KTPpgjdl4s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGxrW_PB8gI

Same question to white people

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9PscUvu_Dk