WHile watching this movie, I was impressed by the hospitality of the old man who generously provides a room for the night to complete strangers, and even feeds them. I know that it's just a movie, but would such a thing really happen in Korea?
Thanks.
I haven't seen *this* movie, but such charitability occurs in movies from all countries, so I don't suppose it's more likely to happen in one country than another in reality. It happened in an Indian movie I watched last night, as a matter of fact (and oddly enough, the setting of the hospitable homeowner was in France). Compassion's universal, I guess.
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In Korea, it happens sometimes in the country.(not town)
almost old people in Korea are generous.^^
I live in Korea (though I am not a Korean), and I totally agree with the previous statement. Korean people are very polite and welcome strangers heartfully. For me, it also looked strange how people in the film never reacted agressively to the angry father's attacks. But this is also a part of the Korean dignity code - by revealing your anger or fighting back you 'lose your face'.
shareActually that house is a kind of cottage.. people living near by nice river or mountain are always ready to provide place to rest and food.
Ofcourse staying over night cost money but as u saw in the film, offering some food for them is kindness of the warm people.
I have met many Koreans in my life and all I can say is that they are very nice and hospitable people, except for two *beep* who are currently on my hitlist.
shareKoreans and Japanese older people tend to be more friendly to complete strangers. Most of them used to live in small cottages linking to each other without locking up their doors. They trust each other.
If you are in certain countries, you may just happen to eat their shotgun shells.
In order to keep this topic diverse, I live in belgium, and i can garantuee you all : that plan would fail miserably. Belgians are not unfriendly people, but they are quite cold (I only noticed when I went to USA so I could compare)
In Belgium we all have our gardens nicely separated (we use all of our territory and that is the area we are confined to) with if necessary a gate or trees to obstruct view from each other (in Georgia where my aunt lives you could just walk through each others gardens, in Sweden technically you're even allowed to camp in that garden if you are from a certain distance of their house).
You probably wouldn't ever even get in. They might point you to a hotel and print some directions for you, if you look really innocent they might perhaps just drive you over some place. If you are obviously a foreigner, they might even threaten with calling the police...
i live in Belgium too, but that's not important right now ;) But I can say that fredbel6 is right.
But anyway, when I went to South-Korea for the second time 5 years ago I could stay with a penpal and her husband and brother 's apartment.
She never met me in person, at that time we were only having contact through e-mail and chatting for about 6 months. But when I said that I would come to Korea, she offered me and my friend to stay at their apartment. Her brother even had to sleep on the floor so that my friend and I could use his bed...
She and her husband even saved their 6 days off (per year!!) to show me and my friend a bit around the country and we stayed in her parents' yogwan (hotel) in Jeju-Do for free for 3 nights. Now, yogwans are only "bed" and no breakfast. But still her parents cooked quite a large breakfast for us! We could stay at her grandmother's place for free too...
Here's just one example of Korean hospitality! I have many other positive experiences with Korean hospitality.
Cheers.
I live in Scotland and it's pretty much the same. People never let strangers (especially not foreign ones) into their houses, unless it's like...the guy coming to read the electricity meter.
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Yes, I think it's universal..
It used to be very common in America.. especially in the (then called)
"Negro" community.. I've watched several documentary films on jazz & blues musicians.. and they all talk about the fact that there were no "Negro" accommodations in most city's in the south so they would ask someone to take them in for the night.. and they were always quite hospitable.. offering them a place to sleep... and stuffing them full of good home cooked soul food... all of the people interviewed said that in every city and small town... they always had some place to stay because of this.. they said they were never refused... I thought it quite lovely (even though it's terribly sad that no hotels would take these kind people in)..
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It is not unusual to let strangers sleep over night at your house but as another Korean here said, it's more the country side and old people who are kind enough to do that.
You couldn't just walk up to someone and ask them to crash at their place, nah, wouldn't work :P