Singapore's "Lianhe Zaobao," the reporter went to Seoul to study and work in the local students in Singapore and Malaysia to understand the situation, the following is "Lianhe Zaobao," reported.

Enjoy the exotic cultural differences

4 years ago, in the Famous has not flowing into the Lion City before the Tommy Lee (29 years) and Zhang Shi-lin (27 years) took Samsung (Samsung) scholarships, to Seoul, Korea University, studied two years of Master of International Business. Completed a two-year course, they have to fulfill scholarship contract, Samsung's head office in Seoul for two years. In another six months, they complete the contract, you can choose to stay or to return to Singapore.

With the gold medal (all-class first) graduated from Lee-pass the United States, master's degree without love home, but the work is very homesick.

University life is to read and play, but once into the Korean people's jobs and immediately felt a strong foreign cultural differences. Only enter the South Korean company, to experience the Korean culture to be a truly open the last century, the war-torn nation's culture and the door.

"While before going to work that we have two years of studying Korean at the university, lived in Seoul for two years, but in Korean affairs to cope with the size of the job, or better than in English is more handy." Tommy Lee said. Korean and Japanese can be divided into noble and humble, like the term, the conversion terms for a beginner in terms of language can be "top-heavy."

Ill to attend the appointment of Zhang Shi-Lynn added: "The weather is also a need to adapt to factor. In addition to summer and then two months, the weather in Seoul than in Singapore cold winter weather is below zero degrees Centigrade. You see so many Korean people will be spicy food, you can know the cold the impact of weather on daily life great. "

No sick leave to exercise

Fortunately, Singaporeans can also be spicy food. Tommy Lee came to Seoul, tried spicy food eaten head, was taken to hospital on the drip. "As a result I only stayed one night in the hospital the next day morning, or work on time. South Korean company does not have sick leave, unless the sick to get up, or still have to go to work." Laughs Tommy Lee to focus on this memorable experience.

Do not know because there is no sick leave, so Tommy Lee and Zhang Shi-lin living in Seoul, attaches great importance to sports. Do not have to go to work on rest days, most of them at the gym, in the summer went to the Han River running into the winter ski skiing.

"Korea's ski resort fees are very cheap, one afternoon, 70 Singapore dollars." South Korea's meals twice as expensive than Singapore, but added skiing activities twice cheaper than in other countries, or even more.

From sick leave, this can spy on South Korea and Singapore, a different work culture.

Early work is not to work

Tommy Lee school brother Steven Chang (25 years) is a Malaysian, National University of Singapore Business School, the same study, when foreign students apply for the Samsung Scholarship. Three years ago, he came to Seoul. A year and a half ago, began work three weeks.

He and two fellow students, as work on the Korean society have a deeper experience. Go to school, during school holidays, you can go back to Malaysia, you can say goodbye to a foreign environment, a solution homesick feelings. But once the work is only one week throughout the year to annual leave, a foreign country people think life is too long without an end.

"South Koreans most of the time gave his job. South Korea's long working hours of the morning, eight more to go to work, work until eight or nine at night is not unusual. If you work back into work is not enough. Their promotion system also have a set of rules, everyone had to start from the low-level, the cumulative years of service at various levels is going up. "customary nine-to-five Singaporeans to work on time and had to admire the Koreans super endurance.

Sleepless in Seoul

Do not think that Koreans are workaholics, only know that hard work does not understand entertainment. The colorful nightlife in Seoul is the most powerful evidence - eat, drink is also very into Korean.

Tommy Lee said: "I suspect that some South Koreans are not sleeping." Seoul, 24-hour restaurant business at night, a great many shopping choices. Many South Koreans to work until 22 o'clock, after work and family can also eat into the early hours of shopping and 34 points, 67 points, all dressed up for work the morning.

Summary of Seoul reading and working life, and everyone thinks that a worthwhile trip. Although the phenomenon of Korean son preference has improved, but the disparity between the social status of male superiority, so that Chang Shi-lin "big eye-opener." South Korea's job market also requires an absolute obedience to superiors subordinates. All the valuable lesson of humility lesson.

ZHANG Shi-Lynn said: "The greatest achievement is to learn patience, a lot of times when I want to immediately fly back to Singapore, immediately told myself: 'we must boil down, in the past years'." Steven Chang said: "A person in a foreign country, have to resort to their own. Such independent living, feeling good. "

Drama affect the perception of South Korea

Tommy Lee that the Korean non-rational. "Drama inside the beautiful scenery with adverse effects on the vision came to Korea to look at things and judge. My friend said, 'Seoul street, a lot of beauty'. When they are single-minded is to look at beautiful women, eyes will only see the beauty. "

Korean's "beauty" strategy actually deserves Singapore for reference. "You will find that they will select beauty in the service guard posts to create pleasing effects. This can refer to Singapore's services sector."

Arrived in Seoul for half a year studying the leaf condemnation yu (age 22) students are enjoying her "honeymoon life." She said: "Seoul students like shopping. A few well-known shopping street in the vicinity of the University. The local cafe culture is very strong, and the streets full of unique style opened a coffee shop. Weekend vacation by train to the countryside and fishing villages, very interesting, ease the nerves. "

Walk around feeling like a walk to see Steven Chang in Seoul, was visiting the whole day. As long as the north wind did not howl, Chuanjiezouxiang in Seoul is a very pleasant leisure activities.

Spreading out along the subway

The following sites are listed near the subway station. Seoul subway traffic extending in all directions, most of the tourist attractions are in the pay 700 won (about one dollars) in vehicle prices. Is also very easy to buy subway tickets. If there is no time to study how to use ticket machines, you can come to the counter pulled out a 1,000 won, apart from anything else waiter immediately find money to pay tickets, there is no need to talk.

- Ewha Women's University around (subway station: Line 2, Ewha Womans University)

Autumn leaves along the street were converted into a yellow-brown one red, brightened Xu shopping atmosphere. Ye P. Martin-yu favorite bubble here, open-air cafes, while admiring letter writing leaves, great mood. She strongly recommended the University Road to the supermarket clothing store. Where she bought a lot of clothes, bags and shoes.

- Yonsei University, around (subway station: Line 2, Sinchon Village)

Seoul, Mohammad Sultan Rd, on neighboring pear large, bars everywhere. Depends on the city's handsome guy babes night come here. Another important place is a bar in Seoul Yonsei University in nearby.

- Surrounding Hongik University (subway station: Line 2, Hong Ik University)

The last Friday of every month, Hongik University, was held near the bar "Club Day", need only be able to buy a ticket to the designated 11 bar club hopping.

Ye P. Martin-yu I especially recommend the night clubbing, you can find nearby night market selling swallow octopus back alleys of the street food stalls! "It (the cut down of the suction tentacles) will be struggling in your mouth, chew well before you remember nothing swallowed stomach will. Very delicious!" She said.

Hongik University also opened a lot of features around the coffee shop. Steven Chang said: "The U.S. chain of coffee shops in Seoul landing impact is not significant. A local coffee shop and more features, each of the themes and decor are not the same, very popular among young people." Hongik University in this area Europe and the United States is also selling a lot of record labels and movie DVD. Casual stroll several journalists, collecting impressive.

- Myeong-dong (Subway Station: Line 4, Myeong-dong Myeong-dong)

Seoul, Orchard Road. The streets were dressed the United States and the United States, and I remember before going to have to dress up something oh.

- Dongdaemun Market (metro station: Line 2, Dongdaemun Stadium Dongdaemun Stadium)

Apparel giant shopping mall, a mall several sub-floor, each floor has more than hundreds of small stalls, wandered off your feet may not visit all. Here is also a South Korean fashion wholesale market. Walk around, you will find a familiar Oh, because a lot of local boutiques It is here that the procurement.

- World Trade Center Seoul, Coex Mall (Metro Station: Samseong 3 into the station)

Ye P. Martin Yu puts it, "exciting than Suntec City." Shopping to eat watching movies, scale, people dizzying. Kimchi Museum are also nearby.

- Insa-dong Street, Insa-Dong (Subway Station: Line 1, Jonggak Clock Tower)

Seoul is not only a shopping paradise, but also cultural capital, like infection in Korean traditional charm, Steven Chang recommended Insa-dong Street. The street to enjoy a "living museum" of reputation, street shops on both sides of tradition and modernity live in harmony. Can enter traditional Korean tea drink tea tasting snacks in the street, in the pen housing, art galleries and galleries Liulianwangfan.

The reality of life in South Korea may not exactly be "Winter Sonata," "An Autumn's Tale"