Culture Shock Tips
What is Culture Shock?
Culture shock is something everyone needs to know more about including symptoms and solutions. Culture shock is something we all experience when learning to live alongside people who do things differently. Culture shock can be experienced when you move between companies, counties, or countries. It is nothing to be ashamed of and something to be embraced and managed.Our Commitment to Empower You to Overcome Culture Shock
South of Seoul made a commitment to being open and honest about culture shock and offer as many resources to our community as possible. We want you to know that you are not alone and there are ways to manage the mental and physical pain often experienced when the mind and body face extreme change.Want to Life in South Korea to Get Easier? Read These Blogs
Learning more about culture shock and tools for managing culture shock will help you feel empowered to live your best life in South Korea.-
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Overcoming Language Barriers in Korean Healthcare: A Practical Guide
Have you ever needed to overcome a language barrier while accessing healthcare in Korea? Many of us have, even those who speak Korean somewhat fluently. Language barriers can be challenging but not impossible to navigate. This blog post offers some tips on how to overcome such language barriers that may help.
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2022 SOS Public Health Needs Assessment of International Residents in Korea
This Needs Assessment was conducted by graduate student Olivia Bowman as part of her practicum with SOS Public Health (SOSPH) in the Fall of 2022. This needs assessment examines healthcare information access among the multinational English-speaking community living in South Korea, with a focus on the role that cultural dissonance may play in such access.
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Business Summer Vacations in Korea
Summer vacations are coming. Expect to feel frustrated when you first show up at your favorite spots and they are closed for summer vacation. It’s hard at first, but when you understand the cultural standards, the frustration gets easier. Let’s talk more about business summer vacations in South Korea so that you can go from upset to aware faster. About Business Summer Vacations in Korea Many family-owned businesses or small corporations take a summer vacation sometime between mid-July and the end of August. The timing coordinates with when kids are…
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Restaurant Break Times in Korea
Don’t get surprised by restaurant break times in Korea! Restaurants across the country provide their workers with time to rest between lunch and dinner. This is a very healthy habit for taking care of front-line workers but inconvenient for customers who don’t know it exists. Let’s talk about how break times may impact you and how to overcome the struggle. Common Restaurant Breaktimes Many restaurants have a break time between 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm. We have found 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm to be a common break time in…
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Korean vs American Kitchens
Have you considered Korean vs American kitchen expectations? Learn the differences and how to choose your new home.
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US Military: COVID-19 Rules Related to Kids
Unfortunately, uniformity in rules related to kids and COVID-19 do not currently exist in South Korea. However, we hope the information included in this blog will help military families advocate for their needs. ***UPDATE: As of 02/2022 and the completion of contact tracing in South Korea, this information no longer applies. The information remains live as the documentation of a historical point in time. Listen to the BlogCast Don’t want to read? Listen to the South of Seoul BlogCast which provides accessible content through the use of AI technology. We don’t have…
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Case Study: How Federal COVID-19 Policy May Relate to Local COVID-19 Procedures
South of Seoul takes a deep dive into the South Korean government systems and uses a case study based on recent research surrounding issues experienced within the US Military community. The following information is sourced from Korean government civics classes, interviews with 1339, interviews with the Ministry of Foreign affairs, and personal interviews with US Military personnel regarding their experiences. About COVID-19 Procedures Across Korea Interpretation Federal policy and implementation of procedures related to Korean Federal COVID-19 policy vary across South Korea. Such variations in local policy and procedures may…
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Pyeongtaek Self-Care Sunday Itinerary
What is a Self-Care Itinerary? It’s a day where you only do things that help you and build your ability to cope with change, feel healthy, and feel confident. These kid of days are needed as much as adventure days. We all fight FOMO (fear of missing out) when we live abroad. Fear of not seeing all the places. Fear of not having all the fun. We are stalking everyone on Instagram, watching all the YouTube videos, and signing up to chase all the “Best of” lists we can find!…
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How to Pension: A guide to pensions in South Korea
Korean pensions are one of the best things about traveling in Korea. They offer unique stays in amazing places. Learn more about pensions today so that you feel comfortable booking them tomorrow. What is a pension? Pensions are like the Korean version of a Bed and Breakfast, except without someone else making you breakfast. They are rooms, cabins, or spaces that having a sleeping, cooking, and dining space so that you can easily spend a weekend away without ever leaving your own room. Pensions are also often owned by families…
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5 Tips for the Hair Salon and a Recommendation Near Osan Air Base
Whenever you are moving anywhere, leaving behind a hairdresser that you love and trying to find a new hairdresser feels like so much work. It is an even bigger struggle when you are moving to a new country and you add in language difficulties and differences in hair. There are differences in Korean hair salons and what Americans might expect from hair salon experiences in the states. Knowing that your hairstylist understands your hair type will help with the difficulties at Korean hair salons. Where is Osan Air Base? Osan…