Korean Drinking Culture

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In this video we'll show you how Korean people drink in a 회식(company dinner), and also introduce how to eat 삼겹살(samgyeopsal - Korean barbecue).

You can learn more about Korean drinking culture by listening to our Culture Class Lesson at http://koreanclass101.com/

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[aznboi1398]

When I go to Korea I will be 18 years old and 8 months. WIll I still be able to drink alcohol? Will Koreans care if I drink even though Im not that underaged? Im Korean American and I know that Americans are strict on drinking age. How is it like in Korea?

[koreanclass101]

If you are more than 20 year-old, then you get one right to drink. You need to get another right; Highschool graduates. It sounds like unfair, but you should get graduated from high school although you are older than 20 yo. If you don't have both of them, unfortunatelly, you cannot drink in Korea. Also, they are strict and check ID all the time. : )

[growcheekatt]

wow, okay, this has nothing to do with learning Korean, but Keith you are REALLY hot xD

왜 남자친그 없슴니다?

[r0xanne1]

yunseol looks so pretty!...keith doesn't look like what he sounds like..(DOES THAT EVEN MAKE SENSE?!?!?!?!?)..

[Kleeeenex1]

thats hyunwoo!

[kkksskkk]

No, according to Korean age system, you are 20 if you were born in 1992, and you can drink. But in the states, you are probably considered 18. So if you are 18 in the states, you probably drink in Korea.

[aznboi1398]

19 in american age system. In Korea when u are born, you are considered on years old

[kkksskkk]

So, according to korean aging system, you have to be 20 to be able to drink, but following the American aging system, you have to be 18.

[kkksskkk]

yes you can drink. But kind of depends on your birth-year. If you were born in 1992, you can drink. You can't if you were born in 1993. Your exact birth date doesn't matter. Korea has a different aging system where you are one year old when born and add one year every January 1st, not every bday. I don't think you have to be graduated, I never even went to a high school in Korea and I never have to carry around a certificate of graduation or whatever, and I drink all the time.

[koreanclass101]

谢谢。

[aznboi1398]

When I go to Korea I will be 18 years old and 8 months. WIll I still be able to drink alcohol?