컬쳐쇼크 Korean Culture Shock!! Episode 1: "밥 먹었어요?"

How many emails have I gotten from Koreans and people of other nationalities asking me about culture shock? Many.. many many.
Did I go through culture shock? Yes.
Was it easy to adjust? Not initially, but I did it :)
Can you tell us some of your experiences? YES! starting with this video. Expect more videos explaining different moments of confusion, alienation, embarrassment, and overall culture shock.

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[susiebones]

lol I'm Chinese American, and I think we do this too. Maybe not as often as Korean people? I don't know how often people ask this in China.  These Culture Shock videos are cool, it's fun to learn differences between cultures like this!

[expatkerri]

@susiebones ~ i'm glad you enjoy them! thanks!

[shilbybloggy]

I dont feel like it is really like you are saying.. And its weird that this person asked you avery single day... I'm korean by the way (but living in france)..

[expatkerri]

@shilbybloggy Korean living in France? Alors bonjour!! actually, she really did ask me every day! just as she asked me how i was doing, she asked me if i ate.

[jameschan19940220]

this also works in some asia countries....

especially in china, people always start a conversation like this :)

[expatkerri]

@jameschan19940220 really? i didn't know that, but it's good to know!

[PandaJungle]

how cute is that? preparing food for the employees.. :))

[mapojeon]

Korea was a super poverty nation after korean war. people ate american soldier's food dregs and made stew. this is budae chigae. everyday eating something was survival activity. now koreans are not starving anymore, but still ckeck neighbour ate food today or not. this is meaning that im worrying you are starving or not because im feeling familiar to you

[thisloneliness]

I'm British and I had big American culture shock. Americans say "How are you?" really enthusiastically in greeting, and I too, for about six months to a year would answer honestly since they were seemingly so sincere, but now I feel foolish, because of course the proper answer is expected to be: "Fine/okay/alright/good/great thank you, and how are you?" Short sentence response. So interesting how different cultures are!

[nomelord]

God!! Those fuking teeth!!!

[Onegative82]

You are super cute and your videos are enlightening. 

[kjh4him]

@expatkerri hm... I think what Mapojeon said above has somewhat to do with it, but I still think your boss really wanted to know whether you ate and wanted to prepare the food when u didn't eat to make sure you are taken care of. it's not just a 'hello'. When it's lunch time that's something you say as a cutesy and 'jung' - so if you didn't eat, it's an invitation to eat when they ask, exp. at a work place from someone above u.

[Ms3JeongaYoon]

Perfect Korean pronunciation. 완벽한 한국어 발음. >_< 와하하하하!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

진짜 대단해요..... 저도 외국어를 더 많이 공부해야겠어요~

[iambanananaNa]

@MultiGanton hey bitch watch yourself!

if you cant say anything smart than just shut up

[MultiGanton]

Nice nose. Carefull not to fall in your mouth.

[FormerDeathMachine]

Hahaha that was so cute and entertaining. Thanks!

[Chls122]

I'm american and I always ask that. LOL, probably cause I love food

[HyunAOH]

아~이런것도 문화충격일 수 있겠군요.