Everyone hears about Japan and China, but not usually Korea. Korea seems to always be left behind in the tourist guides. This being said, what is Korea like? Geographically, culturally, ethnically, etc? Also, besides the politics and economy, how are south korea and north korea alike and different?
2007-03-04 14:00:29 · 5 answers · asked by ihaveissues 1 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Korea
Depends where you go. Seoul (capital of S. Korea) is the main attraction. Typical big city I guess, cool subways, street vendors (try the roasted chestnuts). The place where they had the 1988 Olympics is in Seoul too, definitely worth seeing. You'll see a lot of cool cultural things, I'm sure you wouldn't have a hard time finding some old temples where they let you look around. Outside of the big cities it's pretty green and mountain-y and rural. Weather-wise you'd probably want to go in the fall or spring, it's very humid and hot in the summer and icy in the winter. Ethnically, you probably won't see much diversity as you go around. In my experience I've seen just a couple white or black (usually white) people in a day of going around the streets and subways of Seoul. As for N. Korea, it's kind of hard to vacation there....(and I think it's safe to say, your trip would be completely different than being in S. Korea).
2007-03-04 14:14:01 · answer #1 · answered by LP 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Korea is a beautiful country. It is full of mountains and flat lands, beaches and ski resorts. A little of everything. I lived in Daegu for 5 years - it is in the central/southeast part of Korea. The weather there is almost the same as Washington DC weather. Seoul has weather that is more like New York City. The country has very humid summers, as it is the monsoon season. July and August are quite rainy, if I recall correctly. Most of the country does not get that much snow in the winter, except for the parts further north or in the mountains. However, they do have times where a lot of snow falls.
I have never been to China, but I have been to Japan. Someone mentioned how Korea seems more "average" and that probably is correct. But I think Korea seems to have more of a love for Americans than Japanese or Chinese do. That's just my opinion. Japan is far too crowded - but Korea is getting more and more like that.
2007-03-07 19:29:15 · answer #2 · answered by carinyosa99 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think korea might be less talked about because its more 'average' than China and Japan. Sure Seoul is huge and expensive, but Tokyo is even bigger and more expensive. Sure Korea may have temples and historic monuments, but China has a huge wall. Another thing to note is that many of Koreas palaces had to be rebuilt because most korean monuments were burned down or destroyed during the japanese occupation. That being said I wouldn't neccesarily reccomend any place over the other. I've been living in Korea for a while and I like it. I haven't been to japan or china yet so I can't talk about them first hand, but I wouldn't expect them to know as much english as koreans.
2007-03-04 22:42:08 · answer #3 · answered by captaincoolbeard 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in China, but I've been to Seoul twice in the last year. Both places are great in their own ways. The place I live in China reminds me of Seoul: mountains all around, cold winters, hot summers, good and cheap local food. I felt more comfortable as a tourist in Seoul than I have in China's biggest cities, like Beijing and Shanghai. I live in a small Chinese city. I find that using public transportation (buses, subway) is more comfortable in Korea than in China. People didn't push and shove to get on the bus nor subway either time I was in Seoul and I was there during the run-up to major holidays each time. I got the idea that there is a concept of personal space in Korea. There is no personal space in China, not even at the hospital. I do believe it is easier to become friends with a Chinese person than a Korean person. All the Koreans (there are about 2,000 in my city) I've met have been much more reserved than the Chinese I know. Not to say they don't make great friends once they know you better, but that process seems to take longer.
2007-03-05 15:19:32 · answer #4 · answered by Laoshu Laoshi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i been there once.south korea is very popular destination for asia country. nice country with many beautiful scenery thought out the four seasons. clean country and many good food to eat.the scenery is similar to japan
i got no info on north korea. also not many people been there
2007-03-04 23:06:39 · answer #5 · answered by anderson 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋