TL;DR - Being a Foreigner in Korea

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TL;DR - Yes, we do get treated differently in Korea, and our being a foreigner is strongly felt, but we don't experience anything terrible, discriminatory, or rude. People always treat us nicely in Korea, but they still treat us as outsiders.

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[MissionKitkat]

This is not from Korea but I went to Japan on a date with a guy who asked if my blue eyes were contact lenses. "Uhm.. no.." "Eh?.. *long stare*" I thought it was adorable.

[seoulologyy]

Aw, so the mean looking Grandmother was just being thoughtful. ^^

[liliosisisino]

Just want to clear a point, when i first was in seoul and i saw the publicity with cute, young men i thought ok korean men are gay, after a few days i thought korean men are gay but still dont know it, but after a while i thought they´re not gay they just embrace their feminine side without the prejudice in america, they use bags for men and touch, the public bath etc, but i guess in america we have more prejudice, i liked the fashion very much, it´s kind of free remembers me nyc

[rqambolhassan]

Would you care for some coffee ?

[msjanet166]

there was a guy at my school with an afro. i asked him if i could poke it. it was like wire.

[Fokloricdancer]

So currently I'm a foreigner living in Korea. I have had Koreans point and say foreigner. I see it mostly from little kids because they don't understand and so their parents will tell them. I'm also fat. My older students will ask me why I'm fat. They don't understand but I use it as an opportunity to teach them. I've also had older Korean people yell at me for no reason and I have a lot of Koreans come up and try to speak English with me. I think it depends on where in Korea you live.

[VanillaSnow23]

Dating advice for Asian man in america please?

[liliosisisino]

I enjoy so much your videos guys, so fun, so open and nice i also love spudgy so so much

[ayoNERDTRON]

im from New York.. green hair and purple eyes is not out of the norm!

[liliosisisino]

Guys,i did not say anything that is not true,i am very sorry but what i see is two very cool canadian guys, very sweet, and healthy in all senses, i´ve been to both places canada and seoul, stayed in Itaweon the place of the foreigners, the idols advertising were all gay people went for a business trip and the owner of the company treated like shit their employees,they have poor salary conditions women were shy and away from the business meeting, and everyday was drinking day so i dont like it

[SnowyWish22]

LMAO, my grandma is racist

[MrKaito1000]

@liliosisisino no we are not that way....i can say this because i am mixed with japanese and korean as well as caucasian, and i hae family there, and visited. in no way is Korea anything like what you said. shame on you for saying so!!! you need to take a long look in the mirror before you comment on something so innocent.