 One, two, three. Hello. Hello. Hello, bye. Okay, I'm Jae Kim and she is... I'm Rimi. I mean, so I'm gonna ask her some questions. And first of all, I'm gonna explain how did we meet? So I played busking, you know, street performance in Hongdae street. And she and Lego, I was... Elena? Elena, Elena. Can you explain? Okay, so, um... Can I call you oppa in the video? Oh, sure, sure. So Jae-han oppa was playing busking. He was singing a song. He was actually singing a song. It was an OST. Gopoda Namja. Right, right. And I recognized the song. So I went there and I wanted to listen to him. And when he saw us, he said, Oh, please request the song. And I requested the song. Do you remember which one? Nail's... Oh, oh, oh, oh. Wait, wait, wait. He played that song and I was so touched because it is really my favorite song. Nail Time Spent Walking On You. My favorite song, too. And after that, I was so happy. So I wanted to give him $5,000. Ah, but it was wrong, right? But I gave him $50,000. And after that, we became close. And you came back to Netherlands and then come here, exchange student. Yeah. So back then, I was an international summer semester student and after that, I went back to Netherlands and now I came back here for one semester. Then I was going to ask some questions that you can wonder. So here we go. First question. Can you introduce yourself? I am Rimesa, but in Korea, everybody calls me Rumi. And I am 21 years old and I am originally from Turkey, but I live in the Netherlands and I am here as an exchange student in Hong Kong University. For one semester, right? One semester, so four months. Four months? I don't know. Sure. But I will stay for six months. So you can have time in the vacation. Do you have any plan? I will maybe go to Japan. Japan? Oh. Jeju Island? Oh, I like Jeju Island. North Korea. North Korea? North Korea. You can't go. Oh, can you go with me? Yeah. Sorry. It's okay. Next question is, why did you come to Korea? When I was in middle school, so when I was 12 to 13 years old, I got introduced to K-pop. My friend was a very big VIP. VIP is Big Bang? Big Bang, oh. And I saw a picture and I commented on the picture. I said, do you like Chinese people? Because I didn't know they were Korean. Yeah, oh no. I'm so bad. And after that, she said, Chinese, they are Korean. And I said, oh. And then I went on YouTube and I saw Big Bang, Haru Haru. Oh, first song. Haru Haru, da da ga da. Da da da da. It's a good song. And after that, I was sold. I like Big Bang so much and I became a huge fan. And then I met other Korean groups and I watched Korean dramas. And yeah, that's how I learned about Korea. And before going to university, I knew that I didn't know what to study, but I knew I wanted to do something international. So after high school, I applied for international business on my university. You're major is international business? My major is international business. And the first day of school, I asked, can I study in Korea? And they said, yes. You can go to Hanyang University, Song Yong-kwon University, Kim Yong-ji University. Like they named all the universities. For your Korean course? No, for my minor. So you have a major in the Netherlands for four years. And it's eight semesters in total. And one semester, you have to study abroad. You can go like exchange students. Exchange students. Same as Korea. Like we have eight semesters, but we can go exchange students one semester or two semesters. Same. Yeah. And I chose Korea. And yeah, that's my end. Yeah. That's kind of looking like K-pop, K-drama. I know, but people think that there's a misunderstanding because everybody thinks that all the international students that are here, that they are here just for Korean boys or like K-pop idols. But now I am not really a fan anymore. No, I just like listening to K-pop, but it's not like... Like the Korean boo. I'm not a Korean boo not at all, because I think that when you're little, that's okay, but when you are 20 years old... Like over 20 years old, like more interested in Korean culture and food is more... Yeah, because I spend a lot of time listening to music and dramas. So I picked up the language naturally. Last year in university, I met a lot of Koreans and I actually practiced my Korean with them. And then I realized, well, I'm really like learning while watching dramas, so that's really nice. Yeah, it's helpful to learn Korean culture and language, right? Oh, what's your favorite drama? Dae-young's Hwiyae. Oh, you did it with Song Joong-ki earlier. Song Joong-ki doesn't like it. No? Oh, the drama... Drama? Oh, the drama... And the song is older than the flower. The song is really old. I know. The song you're listening to? Oh, I was... 12 years old, you watched Korean drama? Oh, with English subtitles. Wow, you're so mature. You're too young to watch Korean dramas? Okay, next question. Is K-pop really popular in Netherlands? If you asked me this question one year ago, I would say no, because I am from the time when I listened to K-pop, that it was weird. Like minor culture? Yeah, it's really minor. Yeah, yeah, even like when you see that somebody else listens to K-pop, I'm like, wow, wow, like, you know? But... Do you like K-pop? Yeah, really, like... Oh, who's your favorite? Do you like Super Junior? Like that, oh. But after a while, like even my friends, they were like, why do you listen to Korean music? You don't understand it. And I said, why do you listen to French music or why do you listen to English music? Because you don't understand all of it, you know? But then after last year, you know, Pantong... Oh, BTS is so popular. Suddenly, like in Billboard. Oh. So after that, all of a sudden, a lot of people are K-pop fans. And I am kind of... Interesting. BTS, they have concert in Netherlands? Mm, it was sold out in one minute. One minute? One minute. Wow, it's one worse than Korea. Yeah, it's expensive in Korea. Yeah, it's really expensive. Oh, so right now, I think in Netherlands, K-pop is popular, but it's not really socially accepted to the point that everybody listens to it. It's just... Everybody maybe knows it? Knows it. So it's popular. It's popular, but not everybody listens. I like that. Okay. So you come to Korea. Did your expectation of Korea meet the reality? And is life in Korea different from the dramas? I think what I expected from Korea was really different from what I experienced here. Because every time I meet Koreans, they say, when you go to Korea, Koreans don't care about foreigners. Oh, really? Oh, all my Korean friends say that. And now that I came here, I realized what they meant. I think Koreans don't really care about foreigners. They don't care about foreigners? Oh. They are selfish? Not selfish, but more like... I think they are too scared to talk to foreigners. Ah, scared to talk to foreigners. And I think the first reason is English, because Koreans are really good at English, but they are shy to speak. They are shy to speak. Right, that's right. Because even in high school and like university, when I take a test and a Korean friend takes the same test, he will get higher grades than me. But when I speak, that person usually like, they are shy. Right, that's true. Yeah, right. I think it's because you don't really practice speaking and so on. We learn English a lot, but we're not used to speaking English in the class. So that's why maybe. I think so. And also when I, before coming here, I also asked my friends like, do I have to approach Korean first or do they approach me first? And they said that if I don't go, they won't talk. But actually this time it's different because in Songdae, I have like six different classes. And I took the classes with like only Koreans. Oh, really? They approach you first? Almost every class. At least one or two people approach me first. But I think this, oh, I think that's only because I am the only foreigner in my class. I think those are the biggest differences. So that's what I expected. I expected Koreans to be more shy. And when I was in class, they actually were nice to me and they helped me. There's another big thing. Usually when you go to a foreign country, especially to a country like Korea, an Asian country, people don't know that I speak Korean, right? So when I meet new Koreans, I usually don't tell them that. That you can't speak Korean? Because I want to hear what they say about me or about my friends. And in most countries, you know, scam? Scam or the scam? Like people trick you or let's say you're taking a taxi from Myeongdong to Hongdae and let's say it's Manon, but they charge you like Omanon because you're a foreigner. Oh, right, right, right, trick. I expected that to happen because it even happens in Turkey. Like when I'm Turkish, but when I go to Turkey, everything is like double the price. But in Korea, that doesn't... Oh, it really wasn't there. Oh, really? I've heard that a lot. I've heard so many times that foreigners had trick from the taxi drivers. Really? But Korean people are also a lot. Oh? Yeah. Huh? What was it? You're lucky, because you only met kind taxi drivers. I think so. Yeah. Whoa. So how about drama? Drama? Korean drama? Yeah, Korean drama versus their reality. Of course, it's not real life. It's always different from dramas. But I think it is somehow true. Like Korean guys are really like as romantic as in the dramas. Oh, you think? I think so. Because even when a girl and a guy walks down the street and the car is on this side. Oh, right. Like a man. Oh, you know, the guy walks this side and you know, I think that's really wow. Really? Yeah. Isn't that too obvious? Oh, but no, in Netherlands, that wouldn't ever happen. Oh, really? If you go to a restaurant guys have to lapkin first. Eh? I mean, don't you do that? No, I don't. Here? You do that and you don't do that? No. In our country? You don't do that? No. Oh, really? Yeah. You can open the car door first or something like that. But I feel so bad about this. Basic. Oh, but... You have to wear a umbrella. When it's raining. Oh, that's right. You don't do that? Yeah. You don't wear an umbrella when it's raining? Yeah. It's totally natural. Haha. It's not natural. It's too natural. I know. We think it's really natural thing. I know, but I love that about Korea because it's like guys really take care of girls. So even with my like close Korean guy friends like they always like take care of me like I'm their sister and I really like that. And although the Homme-be-hu-be relationship I really like that as well because It's really close. It's really like everybody takes care of each other. It's always like Oh, I'm full. You know? Oh, I'm full. We always care about each other. Is there anything else? Like, oh, this is different. Mmm. Everybody thinks that all guys in Korea are super hot and you know how they in dramas they are like They are all handsome and tall and all rich but it's not like that in real life. Yeah, they are not all Song Joong-gi or Korean or... Oh, it's not all Song Joong-gi or like... Okay, next question is Do you think Korea is brother country? When I first came to Korea I realized that whenever I say that I'm from Turkey everybody is like Oh, Hyeong-jae and Nara Oh, you know? But in Turkey I mean we think of Korea as our brother country of course but it's less known as in Korea Like if you ask Turkish people who's your brother country? Then they pull the other countries to like Azerbaijan What is it? Yeah, Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Azerbaijan But that really makes me happy because when I say that I'm from Netherlands everybody is like Oh, Hiddink Hiddink, you know? And when I say I'm from Turkey they are like Oh, Hyeong-jae and Nara Oh, Hyeong-jae and Nara So it's really nice to be of both countries Oh, you're right That's good Did you see that? Oh, Ayla Ayla, oh It's really good Really good I saw that I wish it five times Did you cry? Oh, of course What about you? Me too Oh Put my face into a clean this picture Because Korean people remember that Turks helped Korea a lot in the Korean war and they took care of the war often the children So it's really amazing thing So I really think about that If you didn't watch the movie please watch it It's really Yeah, it's really good Yeah, one of the best movies Good Good Next question Next question Is there any uncomfortable thing to being a Muslim in Korea? There is nothing uncomfortable but I think because when you see me you wouldn't automatically think that I'm a Muslim, right? They can't distinguish that Because I don't hear hijab So it's really hard to like Know that you're Muslim Or at first sight it's really hard to know that I'm Muslim So I never, you know If there was like any direct discrimination then I would never experience it Oh, but I've never experienced like racism or discrimination in Korea How do you think if you have hijab thing then how do you think? Right now people already like stare a lot at me So when I'm on the subway they all look at me So if I have a hijab they would like look at me even more I think and I don't really think that they would maybe they would ask like, oh why are you wearing that or are you hot or you know but maybe if I lived here as someone who wears a hijab then I would maybe experience discrimination or racism more because if I apply for a job maybe they don't want me or you know but I've never experienced it to this day so I'm not sure I don't think there is discrimination Oh, good Actually if you wear a hijab they stare at you a lot because you it's really unique in Korea but it's not like hate or like intersection they're just curious about that They're just curious like even to foreigners they are not like why did you come here they just want to know like and I realized a lot of my Korean friends they all like read the Quran Oh, really? Oh, really like they are just interested and I was so surprised because like even a lot of Muslim friends of mine didn't finish reading the Quran Well, I'm still leaving too Oh, really? I'm with Korean translation How is it? Islam is very helpful to understand the Quran itself So this is a much more real and real history So next question As a Muslim isn't it hard to eat Korean food? It's really hard It's based on pig Daechi gubi I mean as a Muslim there are of course different ways to practice your religion and first of all Daechi gubi so like pork is forbidden you can never eat it and a lot of Korean food has like pork in it so that's really I mean you can always ask for them to take it out so like to remove or not to put in the meat while cooking but then also we can eat beef or chicken or you know any other like most animals but it has to be halal Yeah, halal Halal So it has to be slaughtered according to the Islam way So like an Imam has to like slaughter the meat and then recite to Shahada Can you say the Shahada? Shahada I mean Shahada, right? Shahada, right? Ashadu, Allah Ashadu, Allah Ilahe Ilahe Illallah Illallah Ashadu, Anna Ashadu, Anna Muhammeden Muhammeden Abdu Abdu Versu Versu So that's halal and here like there's not a lot of halal I mean there are a lot of halal places in Taiwan or there are some places but then usually it's also really expensive Yeah, right That's true So if you live here as a student then sometimes it's hard because I have to tell everyone that I'm vegetarian because it's sometimes hard to Well, it's different with best Terian Of course Yeah, of course I mean I'm okay with explaining but it's easier to say I'm vegetarian because I don't eat meat But then you know seafood? But seafood is okay Yeah It's okay So I can also have seafood and Koreans really like seafood so there's usually Have you ever tried a living octopus? Oh Have you ever tried a living octopus? Yeah, I've tried it How is it? It's good Is it good? Yeah Oh, I haven't tried it yet Oh Let's take a picture of it Oh, let's take a picture Oh, it's really good It's really good It's really good It's amazing It's like a Korean It's a Korean Yeah It's hard to eat a lot of meat in Korea as a Muslim but I mean if you search for it and you're willing to pay for it then you can easily find places But I know that some university campuses like Yongnam Yeah, that's right Yongnam University or Han Yang University they have a lot of Teria Yeah, that's right Oh, that's right Seonggyeonggwon University Oops Maybe David will make The principal Principal Can you make You make a lot of this A lot of this Teria, can you make that? Okay, next question Last question Can you tell anything to people who want to come to Korea? If you want to come to Korea just do it Like no matter what country you're from or no matter what your religion is there are always opportunities for you So whether you're a Muslim or like a Jew or you're from India or Dubai or whatever You should If you want to come to Korea you should really come And also if you're interested in the culture or the music or the dramas you will love it because if you walk down the street you hear a lot of K-pop songs and there's always a chance that you will run into someone who's famous because Korea has a lot of celebrities and like him So you should really try And it's also a pretty cheap country especially compared to European countries Compared to other Asian countries maybe it's expensive Yeah compared to European countries it's so cheap to me at least And if you want to come to study here Korea has like a lot of the top universities in the world like there are a lot of good universities They have good calls Also like almost everyone knows English I mean they may be shy to speak it but almost everybody knows English Yeah so I think it's also a really safe country Yeah yeah right I really like that I like it They like to help people Jung? Jung? Ah like a Jung culture Like a loyal like It's hard Jung Oh it's really hard to explain Jung but together You know they Yeah together They want to They're really humble So you should definitely try to come I mean persuade your parents Mm-hmm Call us when you come Let's have dinner together Okay come Um yeah you should definitely come Okay Good Good So I interviewed with her about Korean culture Why did you come to Korea and about muslim things So I hope that it's helpful to you And as he told you and if you want to come to Korea then don't test it We are always welcome to you So don't worry And last if you are curious about Korea as being a muslim then you always contact me and Lumi and ask about that We will gonna answer you or make another video So comment please And don't forget to like And don't forget to subscribe Okay then bye bye Bye bye Bye Oh I'm sorry Can we can we watch You have it Bye bye Bye bye