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Unexpected ‘Reverse Culture Shock’ Experienced by Foreigners Who Left Korea Everyone, how do you feel when you return to your home country after living abroad for a long time? Since you have finally returned to your familiar hometown, you might expect everything to become comfortable. However, the exact opposite is happening among foreigners who have lived in Korea for a few years and then returned to their own countries. In Korea, they walked to convenience stores, took the subway, bought necessary items late at night, and visited nearby hospitals when they were sick without a second thought. The fast parcel delivery and food service, the call bells at restaurants, and the keypad locks on front doors—all of which were initially fascinating—became the very norm of their daily lives at some point. But once they actually left Korea, strange things began to happen. They were shocked to realize that life without a car was difficult again after returning to the United States, the time they used to wait for without a second thought felt stifling, and they began to miss the daily routine of walking alone at night in Korea. There was even a foreigner who, after leaving Korea to live in another country and doing everything they had always wanted to do, eventually packed their bags and returned to Korea. What on earth did they experience in Korea that makes people who returned to their home countries say they actually adapted to Korea? In this video, we will discuss: ✔ Why foreigners are surprised by even a single elevator button ✔ Foreigners for whom restaurant cutlery drawers, call bells, and keypad locks have become a habit ✔ An American couple who found car life inconvenient after leaving Korea ✔ The difference between life in the US, where you have to drive your child to and from school, and Korea ✔ Why foreigners miss 24-hour convenience stores and delivery services ✔ The reverse culture shock an American experienced after returning home from a Korean hospital ✔ Why walking alone late at night in Korea felt special ✔ An American woman who worried about someone else's designer bag in the middle of Myeongdong ✔ Foreigners who have actually gotten used to the "Ppalli Ppalli" (hurry-hurry) culture, which was difficult at first ✔ People who lived in other countries after leaving Korea but eventually returned ✔ Foreigners who say they still miss Korea even after 4 years ✔ And the "Jeong" of Korean people that they could never forget 🔥 Notice ※ This video was produced based on actual cases and publicly available materials. Some characters, dialogue, and situations include staging to aid understanding of the content. Additionally, AI-based images and visual effects were used in some scenes. ⏱ Timeline 00:00 Unexpected reverse culture shock that began after leaving Korea 02:36 Foreigners accustomed to elevators, cutlery drawers, and call bells 06:04 ‘Mobility’ and car life became the first inconveniences after leaving Korea 10:50 What happens when 24-hour convenience stores and delivery become part of daily life 11:10 Differences in Korean life felt even more acutely while raising a child 15:00 Why an American who experienced a Korean hospital was surprised after returning home 19:23 Realizing the safety of Korean night streets only after leaving 23:10 Foreigners accustomed to Korea’s ‘Palli-Palli’ (hurry-hurry) 26:50 People who eventually returned to Korea 32:20 The Korean ‘Jeong’ that foreigners could not forget until the end 33:00 A day in South Korea where we live ordinary lives