1. Advanced information technology

In South Korea, Internet users account for 82.7% of the total population, and smartphone users also reach 78.5%, and among young people aged 18 to 24, 97.7% are using smartphones. People not only chat with apps such as Naver Line or Kakao Talk on smart phones, but also use their mobile phones to pay shopping bills, watch real-time TV programs on the subway or scan QR codes in virtual supermarkets.

2. Popularization of credit cards

According to the data of Bank of Korea, two years ago (in 2111), South Korea became the largest credit card country in the world. In that year, Americans made an average of 77.9 credit card transactions, Canadians made 89.6, and Koreans made 129.7 times. According to Korean law, no matter how high the transaction amount is, no merchant can refuse the customer's credit card request, and even taxis are all equipped with credit card machines.

3. Desperate workaholics

Among more than 31 OECD countries, Koreans have the highest education rate. 98% Koreans have received secondary education and 63% Koreans have received higher education. In 2112, the data released by the Ministry of Planning and Finance of Korea showed that Koreans worked an average of 44.6 hours a week, while the average working hours in OECD countries were 32.8 hours.

4. Commercial liquor culture

In p>2113, the first shochu brand in Korea, Zhenlu shochu, became the best-selling liquor brand in the world for the 11th consecutive year, and Koreans were the main consumers. The sales volume of True Dew is more than that of Smirno Vodka, the world's top-selling foreign wine. In 2113, the sales volume of this vodka was 37.48 million bottles, ranking second.

5. Professional starcraft players

In South Korea, starcraft players are a legal profession, and players can earn hundreds of thousands of dollars in addition to signing fees. According to the statistics of Korea National Information Center, this cultural environment makes nearly 14% of children aged 9-12 addicted to the Internet.

6. Common blind date

Blind date is very common in Korea. Duo is the largest matchmaking company in Korea. Its statistics show that the average time for single office workers to meet for the first time and get married is 11.2 months, during which they will date 62 times on average.

7. First-class cosmetic surgery

The doctor's right platform of Seoul National University Hospital told the reporter: "It costs about $11,111 (about RMB 61,111) to do an ordinary, not very good face lift surgery in the United States. It costs only $2,111 to $3,111 to do the same surgery in Korea. " Cosmetic surgery in Korea is relatively cheap.

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