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The List of Things You Cannot Bring To South Korea

Things to bring to South Korea include light and warm clothing for different seasons, bathing suits for beaches, medicine, photocopies of passports, credit cards, cameras and international driving licenses. Items prohibited from being brought include weapons, drugs, endangered plants and animals, certain documents, jewelry, cultural assets and knives. Some taboos in South Korea are being loud in public, starting a meal before elders, using one hand for gifts, refusing drinks from elders, exposing shoulders or backs, and sticking chopsticks in rice.

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The List of Things You Cannot Bring To South Korea

Things to bring to South Korea include light and warm clothing for different seasons, bathing suits for beaches, medicine, photocopies of passports, credit cards, cameras and international driving licenses. Items prohibited from being brought include weapons, drugs, endangered plants and animals, certain documents, jewelry, cultural assets and knives. Some taboos in South Korea are being loud in public, starting a meal before elders, using one hand for gifts, refusing drinks from elders, exposing shoulders or backs, and sticking chopsticks in rice.

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Things you can carrie in korea

You can wear light clothing to withstand summer temperatures


You can wear warm clothes against the winter cold
You can long clothing in any season to visit the religious sites
You can take a bathing suit for the beach
You can bring sneakers for your walks
You can carry a very complete medicine cabinet to cure the small daily evils

You can take a photocopy of your passport will be very useful in case of loss
You can carry your credit card to withdraw money and pay
You can take a camera or video to bring nice memories
You can take an international driving license to rent a vehicle and get behind
the wheel

The list of things you cannot bring to South Korea

- Weapons, chemicals, swords, etc., weaponry explosive and toxic items.

- Opium, cocaine leaves, drugs, psychotropic drugs, marijuana and its


derivatives.

- Wild animals and wild plants in danger of extinction. Plants and live animals
protected by international standard and derived products.

- Documents that can be collected abroad such as promissory notes, bills of


exchange, except payment letters

- Checks, bills of exchange, money orders, etc.


- Jewelry
- Cultural assets
- Animals and plants declared as natural monuments.
- Cutters, multipurpose knives, scissors, cutters

Things you dont can do in South Korea

Talking Loudly On Public Transportation

Being loud on subways or buses is generally rude and Korean locals will actually call you
out on it. If you want to avoid a potentially embarrassing confrontation, be mindful of your
surroundings

Starting Or Finishing Your Meal Before an Elder

Even if you're extremely hungry, resist the urge to dig into your meal before the elders at
the table do. The same goes for excusing yourself from table before your elders finish up
their meals

Giving Or Receiving With One Hand

Whether you're giving a gift, receiving a gift from someone else, or shaking an individual's
hand, it's customary to do so with both of your hands to show the utmost respect.

Refusing a Drink with an Elder

Even if you're not big on drinking alcohol, if an elder offers you a shot of soju, then take it,
even if you have to replace the soju with water! The idea is not to refuse the gesture

Exposing Shoulders or Backs

Ladies beware! Exposed shoulders or backs are still considered fairly indecent in South
Korea. On the flip-side, show as much leg as you want, as the shortest of shorts and skirts
are a fashion norm

Sticking Your Chopsticks in Your Rice

Never do this when you're eating a meal as upright chopsticks resemble the incense burnt
at funerals or ancestor worships.
Things You Can Do in Korea

1. Eat a Korean traditional dessert at one of the worlds best hotels

2. Attend the largest church in the world

3. Cross the border into North Korea and safely come back

4. check out the view from seoul tower

5. exploring bukchon hanok village

6. get cultured in the insadong district

7. walk along the cheonggyecheon stream

8. play with the kitties in a cat caf

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