Children always cover their mouths with their hands when eating and drinking water.
If you are drinking with your elders, you must turn your back ~
Young people give big gifts to elders, and elders kneel down. In short, their parents are elders with supreme power and dignity.
Eat seaweed soup on your birthday
When you try vegetables, your hands will be under the chopsticks. ...
social etiquette
In social etiquette, South Korea generally does not grasp the hand as a meeting etiquette. Pay attention to using both hands when shaking hands, or just use your right hand. When the younger generation and subordinates shake hands with their elders and superiors, after the latter reaches out, the former must first shake hands with the right hand, and then casually put themselves on the latter's right hand. In Korea, women and children generally do not shake hands with men, and nodding or bowing is a common etiquette. More honorifics and honorifics are used in addressing, and it is rare to directly address each other by their first names. If the other party has a title in society, Koreans will definitely use it repeatedly.
Koreans advocate Confucianism and respect their elders. When the elders enter the house, everyone should stand up and ask how old they are. Take off your sunglasses when talking to the old man. Get up in the morning and greet your parents after dinner; When parents come back from going out, their children should meet them. When eating, you should serve food to the elderly or elders first. Only when the old man moves chopsticks can others eat. When riding a bike, make way for the old man.
When Koreans meet, the traditional etiquette is to bow. When the younger generation and subordinates meet their elders or superiors, they should bow, say hello and stand aside to show their respect. Men greet each other, bow and shake hands. When shaking hands, they either use their hands or their left hands and nod only once. Bowing etiquette is generally not used on businessmen. When dealing with Korean officials, you can usually shake hands or nod gently. Women don't usually shake hands with people.
In social groups and banquets, men and women socialize separately, even at home or in restaurants.
In Korea, if someone invites you home for dinner or dinner, bring a small gift, and it is best to choose packaged food. When toasting at dinner, you should hold the bottle in your right hand and the bottom of the bottle in your left hand, then bow and toast, and finally pour three cups. The toaster should hold its cup lower and touch the other's cup with its rim. Take a bow before you leave after drinking. When you are a guest, the host won't show you the whole house. Don't wander around alone. When you leave, the host will see you to the door, even outside, and then say goodbye.
Koreans accept gifts with both hands, but they don't open them in front of guests. It is not appropriate to send foreign cigarettes to Korean friends. Wine is the best gift for Korean men, but you can't give wine to a woman unless you make it clear that the wine is for her husband. Pay attention to giving gifts to Koreans. Korean men like brand-name textiles, ties, lighters, electric razors and so on. Women like cosmetics, bags, gloves, scarves and spices used in the kitchen. Children like food. If you send money, you should put it in an envelope.
If there is a visit, it must be agreed in advance. Koreans attach great importance to reception in communication. Banquets are usually held in restaurants or bars, and their wives rarely attend.
Fashion etiquette
In social situations, most Koreans can speak English and have no affection for Japanese speakers. In Korea, dressing is not too avant-garde, but solemn and conservative. Men usually wear jackets above and trousers below, while women usually wear short jackets above and long skirts below.
dining etiquette
Koreans usually like to eat spicy and sour food. The staple food is mainly rice and cold noodles. Dishes include kimchi, roast beef, roast dog meat, ginseng chicken and so on. Generally speaking, there are not many Korean dishes, most of which are relatively light. Generally speaking, Korean men are good drinkers, and they often bring soju, sake and beer, while women don't drink. On weekdays, most Koreans drink tea and coffee. However, Koreans usually don't drink gruel and don't like clear soup. Koreans generally don't like to eat greasy, greasy and sweet things. As for duck, mutton and fat pork, as for bear's paw and tiger's meat. When eating, chopsticks are usually used. For environmental protection, Koreans will provide you with iron tableware. Don't move chopsticks first when eating with your elders, and don't point them at others. After eating, put the chopsticks neatly on the table. When eating, it is not advisable to make a loud noise. It's also shameful to make too much noise when eating. When entertaining guests in Korean homes, the host and guests usually sit around a low square table. Sit cross-legged on the floor. In this case, don't touch your feet, don't straighten your legs, and don't spread your legs. This is not allowed.
custom
Respect the elderly. When sitting with the elderly, sit up straight.
The traditional etiquette for Koreans to meet is to bow.
Because the Korean dining table is a small table with short legs, when eating on the kang, the host and guests have to sit cross-legged on the ground.
Don't make any noise when eating, and don't eat with a bowl. Put the rice bowl on the left and the soup bowl on the right, side by side.
Koreans live in rooms with "kang-warming" facilities, so it is considered impolite to visit relatives and friends without socks.
Please take off your shoes when you enter the family living room or Korean restaurant.
It is considered impolite to eat in the street.
It's best to bring some small gifts when inviting home for dinner or dinner.
When giving gifts such as wedding ceremony, be sure to put them in a white gift bag.
Influenced by the cultural circle of Chinese characters, the most unlucky number in Korea is "4", because the pronunciation of "4" is similar to "death".
Koreans don't like writing their names in red ink.
Custom taboo
Koreans cherish white. The national flower is hibiscus, the pine tree is the national tree, the sparrow is the national bird, and the tiger is the national animal. Taboo numbers are "4" and "13". Because it is pronounced the same as "death", Koreans had better not use similar "private", "teacher" and "thing".
Koreans have strong national self-esteem, oppose worshipping foreign things and obsessing over foreign things, and advocate using domestic products. When giving gifts, the best choices are flowers, wine and handicrafts. Better not be Japanese.
In Korea, men are superior to women. When entering a room, women should not walk in front of men. Women should help men take off their coats. When sitting down, women should take the initiative to sit behind men. Don't speak loudly in front of men.
taboo
The government stipulates that Korean citizens must respect the national flag, national anthem and national flower. Not only does the radio regularly play the national anthem, but it also plays the national anthem before the theater performance. The audience must stand up. If foreigners are too negligent in the above places, it will be considered as disrespect for South Korea and Koreans.
Koreans have many taboos. When we meet on holidays, don't say unlucky things, let alone get angry and quarrel. On the third day of the first lunar month, you can't take out the garbage, sweep the floor, and kill chickens and pigs. Avoid lighting a fire at the Cold Food Festival. The zodiac is a marriage, and the wedding date is not a day. Fishermen are not allowed to turn over when eating fish for fear of capsizing. Don't go to someone else's house to have your nails cut, or the two families will have a grudge after their death. Don't wear a hat when eating, or you will be poor for life. Avoid pillow books when you sleep, or you will accomplish nothing. Avoid killing dogs born in the first month, or they will die within three years.
When sitting with the old man, sit up straight. Because the Korean dining table is a small table with short legs and placed on the kang, both the host and the guests should sit cross-legged on the ground when eating. If you should kneel in front of your elders, no matter who you are, you must never straighten your legs or part, otherwise it will be considered impolite or insulting. Don't smoke in front of your superiors, and don't borrow or take fire from them privately. Don't make any noise while eating, let alone talk. You should take off your shoes when you break into a family house or a Korean hotel. Eating in the street and blowing your nose in front of people are considered rude.
Photography is strictly restricted in Korea. Military facilities, airports, reservoirs, subways, national museums and places of entertainment are all prohibited, as are taking pictures in the air and high buildings.
Smoking taboo
When you sit with old people or women, you should ask their permission before smoking.
Smoking in the street is against public morality.
Although it is outdoors, smoking should also be banned in places without ashtrays.
No-smoking areas in public places such as subways and airports must be observed.
Even if it is not a non-smoking area, smoking should be banned in densely populated areas.
Smoking is forbidden in the office.
You must confirm whether your seat is a non-smoking seat in the restaurant.