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13 Traditions and Customs You Can Only See in South Korea

Edited By: Tamar Z.

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One of the reasons why we (and hopefully our readers too) like the Baba-mail travel section so much is that we get to learn about distant cultures from miles and miles away. With a simple click, you can travel the world and expand your horizons. But as the famous saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words, so let us share with you these 13 photos of everyday culture in South Korea.

The high-velocity train system screen shows a "Healing Broadcast" of 5 minutes of puppies rolling around. Cute!

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South Korea’s four seasons in Yeouido

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Library inside the Seoul subway

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This Starbucks in Seoul offers coffee grounds for gardening

Seoul Starbucks offers coffee grounds for gardening

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Food rations supplied by the government to those in quarantine

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The modern and the traditional combined

South Korean modern and traditional architecture

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Solar-powered phone charging benches

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Traffic lights on the ground for those staring down at their phone - useful or disturbing?

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Escalator with built-in UV sanitizer

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Related: South Korea Is Such a Unique and Authentic Country!

Self Cleaning Roads

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Samples of toilet paper - you can test how thick the roll is!

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Ramen machine

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This is the "1,000 Doors" building in South Korea. It's a 10-story public art installation.

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Grandmothers can enroll in schools to learn to read!

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