I know this is totally different (because Japan =/= Korea), but I went to Korean a few times- they love foreigners. Have you noticed Koreans and Japanese people get really excited when a foreigner speaks a few words from their language XD? We had Japanese exchange students a few times- they were really nice.
Not personally, but I was only in Korea for two days.
There is a large Korean population here however. I don't know any of the language however, but I can recognize their alphabet when I see it on signs. (There's several restaurants and churches that are specifically Korean-based).
When I was in Japan however... yes. Most people I encountered were friendly and appreciated when foreigners (gaijin) attempted to fit in.
My boyfriend & I went to one tiny ramen restaurant once on the northern island of Hokkaido and the people serving food looked at us somewhat afraid. The city was small and somewhat far from major towns so I suspect they never met many foreigners.
However by the time we left, they were happy and smiling. ... because we were polite and used manners that were specific to Japan. (i.e. when conversing with another customer, he handed a business card over and we accepted it the traditional way - two hands on the card while bowing etc).
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I lived in Japan for a year. Most of the people I encountered had wonderful manners.
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I know this is totally different (because Japan =/= Korea), but I went to Korean a few times- they love foreigners. Have you noticed Koreans and Japanese people get really excited when a foreigner speaks a few words from their language XD? We had Japanese exchange students a few times- they were really nice.
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Not personally, but I was only in Korea for two days.
There is a large Korean population here however. I don't know any of the language however, but I can recognize their alphabet when I see it on signs. (There's several restaurants and churches that are specifically Korean-based).
When I was in Japan however... yes. Most people I encountered were friendly and appreciated when foreigners (gaijin) attempted to fit in.
My boyfriend & I went to one tiny ramen restaurant once on the northern island of Hokkaido and the people serving food looked at us somewhat afraid. The city was small and somewhat far from major towns so I suspect they never met many foreigners.
However by the time we left, they were happy and smiling. ... because we were polite and used manners that were specific to Japan. (i.e. when conversing with another customer, he handed a business card over and we accepted it the traditional way - two hands on the card while bowing etc).