Hi guys! This is Lindie who comes from South Africa.
I'm South African but I've grown up overseas.
I lived in Pakistan, Dubai, Paris and Tokyo
and since I was in those countries for long, sometimes I get culture shocks in South Africa
I know my passport says I am South African but in my heart, I'm still trying to figure out where I belong
I'd like to chat about why I'd want to live in Korea.
The first reason is public transportation.
Korean transport is excellent.
You can take the subway and buses run until late at night
I think public transport just works really well there.
In South Africa there's a normal train (not a subway)
its a bit dangerous though
I mean if you just want to visit your friend at their house, you wouldn't take the train here.
Taxis are something you can't even compare with Korea
They're minibus taxis. I'll add a photo.
These taxis really can't drive well
its super dangerous
About 2 weeks ago I almost got into a really bad car accident becasuse a taxi came speeding down after the light turned red for him.
I know there are lots of car accidents in Korea too, but my point is that public transport is excellent there and I want to live there.
The second reason is the cafe lifestyle.
There are cafes in South Africa but not nearly as much as in Korea, and they close early, like around 5PM
People don't really hang out late at night because its a little dangerous and there isn't too much to do here
During my last holiday in Korea, I stayed in Hongdae and I really liked the fact that if I couldn't sleep, I could just go out at 2AM and there would be things to do and see.
Lots of things to do and see
Third reason is design.
I love Korean design a lot. In my other videos you can see that I have a keen interest in Hangul.
I really love hangul design from the bottom of my heart
So much so that I can't put it into words
So of course I love Korean design a lot
especially graphic design
So my dream is to work in Korea one day. I've spoken to many designers who work in Korea and they tell me the late working hours are terrible.
But even if I have to work late, I think I would be happy doing what I love in a country I want to live in.
Next is food
I seriously adore Korean food
My favorite foods are samgyupsal, kimchi stew, army stew, and of course my number one, cold noodles.
I'm a noodle freak
so if I could just eat noodles every single day that would be awesome.
If I go to restaurants in Korea, the cool thing to me is that there are some restaurants at which you can only order 2 things, for instance. The menu is set.
In South Africa if you get a menu, there are so many things to choose from that you get confused
"Shall I order this? or this?"
But in some Korean restaurants, you'll have a choice just between bulgogi and cold noodles, for instance
and then its a lot easier to just say "ok I'll have the noodles then"
I think its cool that you can order so quickly and easily because of that.
And next is books. Reading.
In another video I said that it seems Koreans really read a lot of books, but reading the comments, people said that isn't the case at all.
But even though that might be the case, I still think Koreans read more than South Africans.
Korean bookstores are huge and there are lots of them
I think Korea is heaven for people who love books
So if I were able to live in Korea, I'd probably go to the bookstore every day.
And of course - internet. It's so fast!
If I'm in Korea and come back to South Africa, the slow speed of internet here is always a shock to me
So frustrating
Korean internet is the best.
And you can order deliveries so quickly online
and they arrive so fast
Korea is just, to put it simply, convenient.
Everything is convenient.
really wanna live there!
And finally, Korea is close to other Asian countries which makes travel a lot easier and cheaper.
I live riiiight at the bottom of Africa
and if I want to go anywhere, I've got to go with a really long plane ride
and it takes so long
and its expensive
So if I live in Korea, I'd easily be able to go to Japan, Vietnam, China, Thailand etc
and the tickets will be a lot cheaper
I think I'll be so happy when the day that I can live in Korea arrives.
South Africans are nice and the weather is the best,
but I really wanna live in SK.
Do you also have a country you'd like to live in? Please leave a comment!
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See you in the next video! Bye!