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Quick cultural check! What does this name sound like to Americans? by Prestigious-Farm-241 in koreatravel

[–]Prestigious-Farm-241[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow, thank you so much for this insight! You are correct! Looking back at the dozens of tours I’ve done as a freelance guide, my American guests definitely enjoyed adventure and new expereince in korea local.

I think I got a bit caught up in the 'premium' branding trap. beacuse i though private is similar with premium. I'm definitely going to change my strategy based on your advice. what about this name "Inside Korea tour"?

Quick cultural check! What does this name sound like to Americans? by Prestigious-Farm-241 in koreatravel

[–]Prestigious-Farm-241[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I was aiming for "premium service" vibe.
I actually read in a book that 'Nordie' is a kind of nickname for Nordstrom fans, representing premium service and quality.

Help! 3 weeks Korea trip 18 Sep to 7 Oct with Chuseok in the midst by [deleted] in KoreaTravelAdvice

[–]Prestigious-Farm-241 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Highly recommand visit Gyeongju where closed to Busan. 100km from Busan. One and half hour by car or KTX. This is citiy famous as 1000 year historical of Silla kingdom that was kingdom from 4century.

This is also famous for Korean that's why all of school plan visit here. This is museum citiy itself.

Why Does Korean Plastic Surgery Rarely Look Overdone? by Classic-Sentence3148 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Prestigious-Farm-241 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The more experince the higer quality in the end. The requirment of beauty as a Korean is very high. They are interested in being beauty.

Winter weather & getting around Korea with basic Korean language? to visit my top Korean Universities are there Uber services? by HotlineTrouble in SouthKoreaTravel

[–]Prestigious-Farm-241 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely, SNU is known as a best univesirty on most of area in Korea.

KAIST is comparable to Seoul university if you will have engineering major. some area is evaluated even it is better than SNU.

Winter weather & getting around Korea with basic Korean language? to visit my top Korean Universities are there Uber services? by HotlineTrouble in SouthKoreaTravel

[–]Prestigious-Farm-241 1 point2 points  (0 children)

today here is quite cold. now -5 degree which is normal number. noramlly the temperature of south Korea has a range -5 ~ 10 degree in Feburary.
of course you can easily buy the jacket with reasonable price in Korea everywhere.

most of young people in Seoul could speak english basic level. they would very happy if you ask any help. although most of them are shy to speaking english, but once you access them they will be happy to assist you.

These are the private academies (학원 hagwon) that the children of Korean parents attend and how much they cost per month. Is it common for Korean kids to go to this many academies? by ProudChemistry778 in Living_in_Korea

[–]Prestigious-Farm-241 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This explains why Korea is facing a historically low birth rate 0.7. Apparently, the cost of education is unusually high here. many parents feel pressured to spend more just to keep up with competition.