Your Korea Trip Toolkit
Free tools and guides for tourists visiting South Korea and fans of K-pop, K-drama, and Korean culture. Made by a local, for the world.
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What's your Korean age?
Korea uses a different age system — most people are 1–2 years older than their international age.
Things that surprise first-time visitors to Korea
Korea has its own rules — and nobody warns you about them beforehand.
Tipping is considered rude in most Korean restaurants — your server will actually feel uncomfortable if you leave cash on the table.
Until 2023, Koreans were legally 1 or 2 years older than their international age. The government changed the law — but most people still use the old system in daily life.
Korean convenience stores (CU, GS25, 7-Eleven) serve hot food, sell alcohol until midnight, have seating, and are open 24/7. They're basically mini-restaurants.
Korea has more coffee shops per capita than any other country. Seoul alone has over 17,000 cafés — more than Starbucks has worldwide.
Koreans care more about your zodiac animal (띠) than your star sign. Ask a Korean 'what's your 띠?' and they'll know immediately — it's based on a 12-year lunar cycle.
Korean numbers use units of 만 (10,000) and 억 (100,000,000) — not thousands and millions. A ₩30,000 meal is '3만원', and an apartment worth ₩300,000,000 is '3억'. This trips up almost every visitor.
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