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16 Things That Are Common In South Korea But Strange For Rest Of The World

By Nitin Bhatnagar, 6 May 2018

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9Fast food restaurants deliver at home

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In South Korea, almost all the fast food restaurants deliver food at home and not only this, you can keep the dishes outside your apartment after having meals and the delivery person will come again to take the dishes. Even the McDonald’s outlets deliver 24/7 over there; so if you are in South Korea, you can stay at your place and enjoy tasty food. 

McDonald in south korea

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10Hub for plastic surgery

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South Korea is a hub for plastic surgery and it’s not just the tourists who undergo surgery and procedures over there, nearly 20% - 30% of South Korean women have gone under the knife at least once in a lifetime. 

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11Government supports pregnant women

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The South Korean government provides each pregnant woman with a special credit card with $500 in it. This money can be used for medical purposes by the future mother. Moreover, the seats in the subway are marked with pink for pregnant women so that they don’t have a problem in getting a seat. Special parking places are also provided by the government for them. 

pregnant women seat in korean train

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12South Koreans can sleep anywhere, anytime

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Yes, it’s true! the South Koreans have the ability to sleep anywhere whether it is a park or subway. Surprisingly, when they sleep in subway, they get up on their own at the right time just before their stop arrives. The education system of South Korea is pretty tough and students get only 4-5 hrs of sleep so it’s pretty understandable that that they sleep whenever they get a chance. The same thing goes for their working style as they are mostly workaholics so quite obviously, they don’t mind sleeping anywhere, anytime.

South Koreans can sleep anywhere

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