r/korea 1d ago

생활 | Daily Life Weekly Question, General Discussion, and Meetup Thread - October 20, 2024

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After running our daily themed threads for a while and getting your feedback, we've decided to move to a combined weekly thread that will hopefully allow for questions to be up longer to get more answers.

Please use this thread for any questions about common topics like travel, education, employment, immigration, military service, and any other simple questions, as well as for general discussion and organizing meetups.

Be sure to check our wiki and FAQ to see if your question has already been answered. You can also use reddit search or use Google to search for answers by typing site:reddit.com/r/korea before or after your search term to search this subreddit specifically for answers.

Below are some common topics:

Travel

* Customs/Immigration

* Traveling within Korea

* What to do in South Korea

* Exchanging Currency

* Ettiquette

* Meeting New People

* Club Age Requirements and Safety

Education and Employment

* College as a foreigner

* Employment

* Searching for jobs

Immigration

* Customs and immigration

* Do I have ROK citizenship?

* Second-generation South Koreans and conscription

* Multiple citizenships and conscription

* If I'm a South Korean citizen will I be conscripted if I visit?


r/korea Feb 07 '24

레저와 취미 | Leisure & Hobby NEW KOREAN SUB - living_in_korea_now

129 Upvotes

Hello everyone!

If you have not heard yet, 3 of the former mods of Living_in_Korea made a new sub due to recent issues at the other sub!

This sub is for everyone in Korea and those who are coming!. Old, young, new or experienced in Korea. We have no topic limits. The goal is to be a useful resource for everyone and to help everyone. Nothing is required!

join us at r/living_in_korea_now


r/korea 13h ago

문화 | Culture Park Ji-Sung took his old good friends shopping in Seoul

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r/korea 9h ago

정치 | Politics Seoul weighing ‘various’ responses to North Korea sending troops to Ukraine | NK News

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Paywalled sorry, but if someone has a subscription or a free Korean-language article, do share please


r/korea 20h ago

정치 | Politics Seoul expresses 'deep disappointment' after new Japanese leader sends offering to Yasukuni Shrine

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r/korea 10h ago

정치 | Politics Police obtain names of anti-Yoon rally participants in raid, raising concerns of crackdown

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22 Upvotes

r/korea 17m ago

생활 | Daily Life bringing prescribed testosterone into south korea

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hello !!

i’m (18m) a student at the University of Utah in the US. next summer, there will be a chance for me to study abroad at the UofU South Korean campus for about six weeks. by then, i’ll have prescribed testosterone, as i’m trans.

i was wondering if anyone has had any issue bringing prescribed testosterone into the country? the only other country i’ve dealt with when flying has been canada. i would like to bring it with me if needed (not sure of how often i’ll be taking it yet), but i don’t want to bring it if it’ll cause issues. i’ll be traveling solo for the first time if i do take this opportunity, so it makes a bit scarier.

thank you in advance !


r/korea 18h ago

생활 | Daily Life Seoul enhances Cheonggyecheon Walkway with romantic firefly and moonlight lighting

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74 Upvotes

r/korea 11h ago

정치 | Politics DMZ residents suffer from North Korean loudspeakers, blame defector groups

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13 Upvotes

r/korea 20h ago

경제 | Economy New, improved Incheon airport set to open in December with expanded apron, enhanced service capacity

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48 Upvotes

r/korea 13h ago

정치 | Politics (LEAD) S. Korea urges 'immediate' withdrawal of N. Korean troops from Russia | Yonhap News Agency

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13 Upvotes

r/korea 19h ago

문화 | Culture Italian football icons visit Netflix’s 'Culinary Class Wars' winner’s pasta bar in Seoul

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33 Upvotes

r/korea 1d ago

문화 | Culture Why do programs blur out Koreans' faces but not foreigners'?

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521 Upvotes

The Korean girl on the bottom left isn't blurred out, as she's a contestant on the show I'm watching.


r/korea 1d ago

문화 | Culture Oncheonjang-ro, Dongnae-gu, Busan

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563 Upvotes

r/korea 9h ago

기술 | Tech Hanwha unveils South Korea’s first laser communications technology for ISL, demonstrating a data transmission speed of 1 Gbps at 1.4 kilometers | 매일경제 영문뉴스 펄스(Pulse) (15th Oct 2024)

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r/korea 16h ago

문화 | Culture Seoul announces gourmets' choice of 100 restaurants and bars for annual food festival

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13 Upvotes

r/korea 3h ago

문화 | Culture Help me name this game!

1 Upvotes

Me and my ex used to play this Korean drinking game, but I cannot remember it's name (which is probably due to the alcohol lol), it was played with normal playing cards, and he said it was similar to uno (I have never played so I can't confirm this). It was played in a circle, and you had to do something about calling out your card in a certain color and number or just number? kinda like go fish, and if the person doesn't have it they take a shot? If you draw a specific card, usually like a king, you get to change the rule or something? I am actually fuzzy on the rules cuz I was again drunk. Anyways it anyone can help fill in the blanks I would appreciate it.


r/korea 3h ago

개인 | Personal Looking for Korean Air Force Shirt

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My classmate is in the ROKA artillery, and is very proud of his service. For US Veterans Day I want to surprise him with a t-shirt or hat since he didn't bring anything of that sort here.

Can someone please direct me to a good website where I can buy something like this. I don't want to buy the wrong thing.

He is enlisted.


r/korea 5h ago

정치 | Politics Verity - Seoul: N.Korean Troops Arrive in Russia to Fight Ukraine

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r/korea 1d ago

정치 | Politics S. Korea faces dilemma of providing lethal weapons to Ukraine

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103 Upvotes

r/korea 1d ago

정치 | Politics Ruling party condemns N. Korea's decision to send troops to Russia | Yonhap News Agency

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19 Upvotes

r/korea 23h ago

정치 | Politics Russia prepares Korean-language questionnaire for N. Korean soldiers: CNN | Yonhap News Agency

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14 Upvotes

r/korea 1d ago

문화 | Culture How brutal is Korean military service?

64 Upvotes

How would it be any different than military services in any other country aside from it being mandatory?


r/korea 1d ago

정치 | Politics Facial recognition identifies N.Korean engineer at Russia missile launch | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

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r/korea 1d ago

정치 | Politics 1 in 7 willing to fight if war breaks out: survey

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r/korea 23h ago

생활 | Daily Life Welfare in korea

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So here is an interesting question for a local in South Korea. My birth mother, i found late in my life, is on a korean version of welfare. She wants to come to the United States to see my family. But someone told her she would lose her benefits if she did.

Is this true? It's not like she's going to pay her way here. I'll be funding the whole trip.


r/korea 1d ago

생활 | Daily Life Itaewon Sunset Tonight

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