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5 Interesting things you should know about South Korea

South Korea is like a dream country for all youngsters out there!! because of “K-pop” and specially “BTS”, every teenager girl wants to move South Korea. So here are the 5 most interesting things you should know about South Korea before moving.

1. Koreans never smell bad

Korean people lack a gene which produces smelly odour due to sweat. Hence they don’t smell bad at all even if they are sweat a sea. Don’t you think it’s amazing, after working all day, you are sweating like a sea but you won’t smell bad at all!!

2. Shutter sound while taking picture

You can’t turn off the shutter sound while taking picture. If you bought a smartphone from South Korea no matter what you do or how much you try but, you can’t turn off the shutter sound while taking pictures. This is for safety reasons, if someone is taking your picture secretly or without your permission then, this shutter sound will help you to know that someone is clicking your picture.

3. Your age

In Korea you are 1 or 2 years older that your actual present age. Koreans consider a year in the womb as counting towards their age, so everyone is one year old at birth. Everyone gets one year added to their Korean age on New Year’s Day.

Formula for calculating your Korean age = Current year + 1 – Birth year

4. Safety light spots

Whenever you feel unsafe while walking alone on streets of South korea don’t panic, you just have to stand on safety light spot positions which are under cctv observation 24/7 then, no one will dare to do anything to you. These safety light spots will monitor you continuously so no one can harm you and you will be safe until you call someone for help. Don’t you think this is the most coolest thing in South Korea!!

5. Don’t wear any cleavage-baring tops

Even if there are tops or blouses with cleavage, women take extra precaution generally when sitting, bending, and bowing. But in Korea if you wore a top with cleavage, you will have to face a negative comments because it’s consider sexual or too revealing.
For girls, don’t wear low cut shirts or expose your shoulders. This is considered very provocative. But wearing short skirts consider as cute.

INDO -GREECE RELATIONS

Joint press release issued by India-Greece

• During the recent visit of External Affairs Minister to Greece.

  1. Both sides discussed the recent developments pertaining to the
    Eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus and Libya.
  2. Both sides agreed that the rule of law and respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity are fundamental principles of international relations that must be observed by all.
Greece map

Cyprus

• Former British colony – became independent in 1960.

  1. • Tensions between the Greek Cypriot majority and Turkish Cypriot minority communities.
  2. • 1974 – military intervention/invasion from Turkey – soon controlled more than one-third of the island.
  3. • Turkey alleged that Greek Cypriots of planning to carry out ethnic cleansing – to drive out Turkish Cypriots.
  4. • 1983 – Turkish Cypriot administered area declared itself as the “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus”recognized only by Turkey.
  5. • Movements in the south to unify the entire island as one region and to bring under Republic of Cyprus. • Call for unifying Republic of Cyprus with
    Greece – Turkey’s interest is to prevent any progress in the efforts towards such
    realization.

News

• Condition in Republic of Cyprus has become tense.
 Turkey’s plan to mark the anniversary of July 1974 invasion of the island by Turkish forces.

• Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to visit Northern Cyprus – to
celebrate the birth of the northern Turkish Cypriot entity.