An interesting cultural interaction I had was with retail workers. As I had mentioned previously in an early blog post, South Korea is known for their great customers’ service. It is in their culture to show respect and good service to everyone. At first I was a little struck at how they will follow customers around and always being there to answer questions if asked. For me personally was when I was shopping in Etude House in Hongdae. The woman who had helped me was friendly, she wasn’t fluent in English but tried her best to help me. It had a different atmosphere shopping in Korea than in America, more welcoming.
