South Korea is one of the Asian countries that has known by its arts , culture and the highmlevel of development in terms of technology, and it is one of the best examples that started from scratch to become a leader in several fields. And here we are going to give you 10 interesting facts about south korea.
1- In south korea , babies are considered as one year old at birth.
2- In south korea , it is perfectly legal to drink alcohol in public and in front of people.
3-South koreans consider the number ‘ 4 ‘ as unlucky number , and it is associated with death. This belief seems to have come from china.
4- korean men do the military service for about 2 years , for 21 months exactly.
5- Taxi cars in south korea are color coded according to the level of service they offered.A grey or white taxi is a basic car with a qualified but potentially inexperienced driver , while the black cabs are luxury cars with experienced drivers.
6- south korea is the largest market for plastic surgery per capita in the world.It is estimated between 1/5 and 1/3 of the women in seoul have gone under the knife for at least one cosmetic procedure ( mostly , double eyelid operations ,nose , chin carving ).
7- playing the online video game "starcraft" is a legitimate career in south korea. Since the game launched in 1988 , nearly half of all the games have been sold in south korea. It is one of the best selling games for personal computers in history. There are also cable channels devoted solely to the game.
8- The country is a pioneer in terms of technology , It is one of the countries that have the fastest wireless speeds on the planet.
9- south koreans enjoy showing off their relationship statuses publically. So it is common to see couples holding hands , kissing , and even wearing matching outfits.
10- "pepero day" ~ "빼빼로 데이" Pepero - 빼빼로 : is a light biscuits like a stick covered with chocolate , almonds etc..In 11th november of every year , koreans celebrate in this day with their lovers ,friends and families , but it is more common between couples where they exchange this biscuits , chocolate and romantic gifts.
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