What etiquette should I pay attention to when communicating with Koreans or meeting for the first time?

When Koreans meet, traditional etiquette makes people feel very comfortable. When the younger generation and the lower class meet their elders or superiors, they should show respect and greetings. When men meet, they greet each other and shake hands. Under normal circumstances, women don't shake hands. When dealing with Korean officials, you can usually shake hands or pat your head.

If there is a visit, it must be agreed in advance. Koreans attach great importance to reception in their communication. Banquets are usually held in restaurants or bars, and wives are rarely present.

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In traditional Korean society, the elderly are respected for their knowledge and experience, and young people must consciously follow this in their behavior.

In public gatherings, social occasions, banquet hotels, who should pay tribute to whom first, who should sit in which position, who should sit first, and who should toast to whom first, these rules are known to everyone from an early age and will not be confused, otherwise they will be considered vulgar and lack of family education.

Korean food ceremony:

Note: Wear socks to Korean homes, and take off your shoes when eating in Korean canteens, so be sure to wear clean socks. It is impolite to have dirty or holes in socks. People think they are ill-bred. When seated, both the host and the guest should sit cross-legged on the floor, and they can't straighten their legs, let alone separate.

The internal structure of Korean restaurants can be divided into two types: using chairs and taking off shoes to get on the kang.

When eating on the kang, men sit cross-legged and women stand on their right knees-this sitting posture is only used when wearing Hanbok. Nowadays, Korean women don't wear hanbok at ordinary times, just put their legs together and sit down. After sitting on the dishes, in a short time, the aunt in the restaurant will take out the tableware first, and then the dishes.

Koreans usually use flat-headed chopsticks made of stainless steel. Both China and Japanese have the habit of eating bowls, but Koreans regard this behavior as irregular and cannot touch their rice bowls with their mouths.

A bowl with a round bottom and a cover is sitting on the table, and there is no handle for you to hold. Coupled with the heat from the rice to the bowl, it is reasonable not to touch it. As for the bowl cover, you can take it off and put it on the table at will.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-Korean etiquette