Korean customs are very different from those in China. What are the peculiar customs in Korea?

Korean customs are very different from those in China. What are the peculiar customs in Korea? In ancient times, as a vassal state of China, Korean customs and habits were influenced by China to some extent, and many of them were similar to China. At the same time, there are also some distinctive customs that are completely different from those in China. Today, Bian Xiao will tell you about the interesting daily customs in South Korea!

0 1 Drinking ice water all year round China prefers drinking boiled water, especially drinking a cup of hot water in winter can drive away the chill in winter. Usually, boiled water is prepared in advance in restaurants, and drinking a cup of boiled water after meals can make the stomach feel warm. But in Korea, regardless of spring, summer, autumn and winter, Koreans especially like cold water. Even in cold weather, Koreans drink cold water. Generally, Korean restaurants only provide cold water, and only a few restaurants provide boiled water.

You can't write people's names in red ink. In Korea, you can't write a person's name in red pen. Koreans think it will be cursed to finish writing with a red pen. On the contrary, it is very similar to our country. Presumably, when we were young, we all had memories of being criticized by adults for writing names in red ink, and then our parents would tell you not to write names in red ink, but why not? In fact, there are many such statements, so I won't go into them one by one. Basically, it means that something bad may happen to the person who is written. This taboo is widely circulated.

Don't drink seaweed soup in the exam, eat rice cakes. Koreans must have a dish of seaweed soup on their birthdays. Seaweed soup not only has nutrition, but also can supplement nutrition for pregnant women, and its taste is slippery, suggesting that it can be produced smoothly. However, don't drink seaweed soup during the exam. There is a saying in folklore that drinking slippery seaweed soup is very easy to lose the election. In order to get an excellent result, Koreans will eat sticky mung bean cakes on the day of the exam, suggesting that they can stick to the list. Like the number 1004, Koreans, like China people, don't like the number 4. It is unlucky to be homophonic with death. Therefore, buildings in many places in Korea do not have four floors. However, Koreans especially like the number 1004. Because the Korean pronunciation of 1004 is "urgent", which is the same as the phonetic pronunciation of the word "angel" in Korean, and many people like to password a person's various settings into 1004!

05 The most grounded gifts-toilet paper and laundry detergent go to Koreans' homes as guests, but if you don't know what to bring, it's always safe to send toilet paper. Usually in Korea, toilet paper is the best choice for housewarming wedding gifts, which means that everything can be handled as easily as toilet paper.

In addition to toilet paper, laundry detergent is the most common gift given by Koreans, and it has good wishes for the owner's life as well as laundry detergent. There is no doubt that the custom of bringing toilet paper and laundry detergent to our home is not feasible in China, and even makes people laugh! Today's sharing is over. Do you know any interesting customs in Korea? Share it with everyone in the comments section!