Meeting and Dating in S. Korea

Meeting Someone New

If you are visiting S. Korea of course you are going to meet many people. While doing so you will realize quite a few things.

• They will ask you many personal questions that normally a stranger would not ask back home.

This is very normal in S. Korea so do not worry about them asking you how old you are, where you work, and why you are here in S. Korea. They ask this because they want to know how they should talk to you. If you are older then they are they want to speak to you respectfully. Plus if they ask for your phone number it is because they want to be friends and get to know you better.

Dating

Dating in S. Korea is a little bit different from Western cultures. In the past you meet someone and you wait 3-4 days to call them or text them. Or they go on a double date and hang out together to get to know each other with their friends tagging along in public places. In Korea it is basically the opposite of the 3-4 day rule.

• Do not freak out when you get a text from the Korean girl or boy on the same day or the next.. This is normal and a very good sign! This means that they are interested in you but if you do not hear from them for more then 2 or so days it means that they are not interested.