Showing posts with label korea custom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label korea custom. Show all posts

Monday, August 19, 2013

Korean Customs: Shaking Hands

There are a lot of things that fascinates me about the Korean culture and values. There are a lot of similarities with my country's values, but then I think that they are much stricter in some ways.

Last time, husband and I had a conversation about Korean handshake.

You see, when they do handshake, it is customary that they do it with their two hands, or with one hand holding the elbow. I noticed too that they do that when getting something from someone, for example when they buy something or pay for something. I've learned that this is a sign of respect.

My husband couldn't believe it. He said that he thinks it's too tiring to do that every time. But I think that it's a very nice custom.


In the photo above, you'll see how it's being done.