34 WTF Things Found Only in South Korea
Why doesn't every country have this stuff? Cause it's weird!
Why doesn't every country have this stuff? Cause it's weird!
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People prefer standing inside a train to sitting on an empty seat allocated for a pregnant lady.
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There is a playful metro entry for the kids in Seoul, Korea.
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Convenient mother and child toilets
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In South Korea, they don’t have cups at water dispensers, but little paper bags.
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If it’s a rainy day or a sunny one, you can see huge umbrellas on crosswalks to protect people while they’re waiting for a green light.
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There are plastic finger covers to eat chips with in Korea.
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The honor system: The owner of the store watches their customers from inside their house. You pick, take whatever you want to buy, and then drop the money into their letterbox.
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You can buy socks through vending machines in Korea...
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Koreans are very careful about their own cars and the cars of others. That’s why they use door guards.
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There are dog lockers in South Korea. Drop your furry friend off while you go shopping. What do you think about this idea?
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Koreans know how to save space, and their parking lots often look like this
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They have parking places for women in Seoul. They are often wider, longer, and are located closer to the shopping mall entrance for safety and convenience reasons.
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A parking lot for baby strollers
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Smart restrooms show which stalls are taken and which ones are free.
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Koreans are very passionate about their oral health. This Korean BBQ has free toothbrushes and mouthwash in the restroom. It’s absolutely normal to brush your teeth at work too.
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Only in Korea would there be sanitary gloves at gas stations.
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In Korea, they have bars of soap on sticks next to the sinks. Would you rather have soap like this at home?
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The Korean quality control manager puts photos of employees on the devices to show who has assembled them.
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They cover tree roots for winter in Seoul.
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They protect tree trunks too.
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In Korea, they have single-person karaoke booths on the train.
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This cafe has laundry in it and is very convenient for tourists. The coffee there is good too.
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Koreans are fond of candy floss — you can buy it everywhere.
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Or you can buy coffee with your photo on it.
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There are these little plastic shelters that have been put up to protect against the elements in Korea.
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To reduce the number of injuries in public transport, Korean authorities decided to equip buses with special pillows for napping.
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Korean tourists giving their respect to Ethiopian veterans who fought in the Korean War
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These robots in the Seoul airport help tourists with directions and can also walk you to a cafe or restroom.
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Koreans have many ways to relax, like this fish therapy, for example...
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...or like in this raccoon cafe.
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In Korea, they also have a cafe with meerkats and you can find cat cafes almost everywhere.
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