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Does anyone travel to South Korea a lot?

Just curious about how much korean you need to know to get away with sight seeing there. I can read hangul but my vocabulary is low. I know I could translate with my phone but I worry I will be in a situation where I need to understand quickly. 


Other than that how is life there? I visited my uncles 2nd house in mexico for vacation and it was so peaceful. I loved getting up early and seeing the whole town up and around. I really liked that little convenience stores were within a 2 house distance. So you can buy snacks and drinks whenever and it was affordable. I got a large pizza, 2lt pepsi and 2 giant sauce bags for $7. 

I think If I was to visit an area in S.Korea like this I will have a fun trip :)


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Reply by Rob

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I know this question was posted 8 months ago, but I just joined SH and noticed it. I have lived in South Korea and would say you could get by in larger cities note being great with the language, but definitely will need to know more of it the more rural places you go.


Google Translate has come a long way over the past 5 years and seems to work well enough to make an idea or message translate. 


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If you have to use a translator, use Papago, a translator made by Koreans for Korean.


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Reply by Gretl F

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Reading this post really makes me relate to the worries of people traveling to Korea! If you can read Korean, basic sightseeing is totally doable, and using an app translator makes it even easier. I also recommend watching Korean subtitled content on https://avsogirl.net/ to get familiar with Korean culture beforehand


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Reply by Dani Morison

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韓国は日本からも近く、短時間で行ける人気の旅行先のため、多くの人が頻繁に訪れています。ソウルのショッピング、釜山の海鮮料理、済州島の自然観光など、多様な魅力があるためリピーターも多いのが特徴です。また、航空便が豊富で価格も比較的手頃なため、週末旅行や短期滞在にも適しています。こうした現代的な旅の一方で、長距離の歴史的旅路にも関心が広がっており、例えばシルクロード ツアーのような文化的鉄道旅行は、異なる地域の交流と深い体験を象徴する旅として人気があります。


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