{"id":1593,"date":"2022-08-27T10:34:03","date_gmt":"2022-08-27T14:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/?p=1593"},"modified":"2022-08-30T21:35:39","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T01:35:39","slug":"around-the-world-in-80-days-south-korea-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/2022\/08\/27\/around-the-world-in-80-days-south-korea-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Around the World in 80 Days &#8211; South Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3><strong>SOUTH KOREA\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/08\/flag_southkorea.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1278\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/08\/flag_southkorea.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"68\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Asia<br \/>\nCapital: Seoul<br \/>\nLanguages: Korean, English<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/South-Korea-Tomscoffin-flickr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1276\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/South-Korea-Tomscoffin-flickr-300x87.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"87\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/South-Korea-Tomscoffin-flickr-300x87.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/South-Korea-Tomscoffin-flickr-768x222.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/South-Korea-Tomscoffin-flickr-624x180.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/South-Korea-Tomscoffin-flickr.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 Info-item wysiwyg-editor\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/08\/map_southkorea.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1279\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/08\/map_southkorea-280x300.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The idea of being an au pair is not common in South Korea.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"list-group\">\n<li>Applicants from South Korea are motivated by the opportunity to experience American\u00a0 culture and to improve their English.<\/li>\n<li>Applicants do not have difficulty affording the program fees.<\/li>\n<li>Young people in South Korea have the freedom of their family to socialize and date.<\/li>\n<li>Curfews are very common.<\/li>\n<li>South Koreans are generous, warm, kind, and extremely hardworking. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/South-Korean-food-Tomscoffin-flickr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1277\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/South-Korean-food-Tomscoffin-flickr-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/South-Korean-food-Tomscoffin-flickr-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/South-Korean-food-Tomscoffin-flickr-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/South-Korean-food-Tomscoffin-flickr-624x351.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/South-Korean-food-Tomscoffin-flickr.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Most young people in South Korea eat meat.<\/li>\n<li>Vegetarianism is not common.<\/li>\n<li>A typical South Korean diet includes rice and kimchi (seasoned cabbage) and lots of vegetables as a traditional meal, but many people like western food such as bread, steaks, pasta and pizza.<\/li>\n<li>English is compulsory in South Korea.<\/li>\n<li>English is taught beginning in elementary school through university. English education in South Korea used to focus on written English but this is changing to focus more on spoken English.\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 Info-item wysiwyg-editor\">\n<div class=\"row\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Photos by: Tomscoffin {flickr}<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SOUTH KOREA\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/08\/flag_southkorea.gif\"><\/a> Asia Capital: Seoul Languages: Korean, English <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/South-Korea-Tomscoffin-flickr.jpg\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/08\/map_southkorea.gif\"><\/a> The idea of being an au pair is not common in South Korea. Applicants from South Korea are motivated by the opportunity to experience American\u00a0 culture and to improve their English. Applicants do not have difficulty affording the program fees. 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