Manners that should be kept in korea
Do not stick a spoon in the bowl at the dinner table.
- In Korea, people place their chopsticks and spoon beside their bowls or dishes at the dinner table.
- Only when performing religious services, a spoon is stuck in a rice bowl.
Do not point at others with your index finger.
- Foreigners are used to pointing their fingers to get someone’s attention, but it is considered very ill-mannered behavior in Korea.
Do not blow your nose in a public place.
- Blowing your nose in front of others while eating is ill mannered. Koreans think that blowing your nose while sitting in front of others is bad manners.
Do not say the name of someone older than you.
- To cultivate reliable and helpful relationships with each other, foreigners often ask others to call them by their name in a business or social setting. This, however, is considered bad manners to Koreans if you are not familiar with them. Koreans usually do not call elders by their name.
- It is general manners to use an individual’s official title, followed by family name.
When giving and taking something from someone older than you, use both hands.
- Foreigners usually use only one hand when giving or taking something from an elder, but it is considered bad manners among Koreans.
- The reason for this custom is to show respect for the other. It should be kept when the other is older than you.
When giving and taking something from someone older than you, use both hands.
- Do not write someone’s name in red pen.
- In Korea, red is only used to write the names of the dead. So, you should be careful about this.