Recording summary · March 2020
Things I disliked about Living in South Korea [s2OW-jRyFrw]
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Overview
Daniel detailed five personal reasons for disliking living in South Korea during a one-month stay in February, having previously produced a similar popular video about Japan two years prior.
The grievances regarding South Korea included restrictive internet and required local phone numbers, rude public behavior, the scarcity of private bathtubs in accommodations, poor experiences dating on Tinder, and inferior convenience store food compared to Japan.
Daniel also experienced issues with food quality, grocery costs, and discarded half of an unfinishable meal, ultimately giving up home cooking in South Korea because supermarkets offered no financial savings compared to restaurant dining.
Themes
Internet access restrictions, age verification requirements, and mobile phone number mandates for apps and delivery services in South Korea.
Observed public conduct and transit etiquette in South Korea, such as kicking buses, stopping on green lights, blocking train doors, transit nail filing, spitting, and pedestrian shoving.
Accommodation amenities, specifically the lack of bathtubs in South Korean Airbnb rentals compared to Japanese apartments.
Unsuccessful dating experiences on Tinder in South Korea characterized by one-sided conversations and unmatching.
Comparisons of convenience store meals, grocery prices, and home cooking viability between South Korea and Japan.
Developments
Daniel made a video two years earlier discussing reasons for disliking living in Japan.
Daniel stayed in South Korea for a month during February and left earlier than scheduled.
Daniel went on five or six Tinder dates in South Korea.
Daniel discarded half of a meal after struggling to finish it due to poor quality.
Daniel stopped cooking at home while in South Korea.
Daniel concluded the video presentation of five reasons for disliking living in South Korea.
Uncertainties & gaps
Daniel surmised that the lack of private bathtubs in South Korean accommodations might stem from a shared public bath culture.
Daniel speculated that cultural expectations in South Korea might place the burden of carrying conversations on men during dates.