Instiz: Ten things that Korea is the best at (chosen by CNN)
10. Plastic surgery
Korean plastic surgeons are more skilled than any other country and is cheaper than American clinics.
Foreigners even come to Korea to get plastic surgery.
9. Blind dates
Korea has companies that arrange marriages.
It's revealed that the couples take 10.2 months averagely to get married.
8. Flight attendants
No matter the situation, they're hard-working and kind towards the customers.
Flight costumers are greatly satisfied with Korean flight attendants.
7. Starcraft
Korea had adopted the "shut-down" system and yet Starcraft was sold in Korea the most.
Half of Starcraft business was done in Korea. 14 % of Koreans who are 9~14 years old are game addicts.
6. Female golfers
After Park Sunny, Korean female golfers are ranked the highest in the world.
Park Inbi won at US open at the youngest age. In the top 10 ranking, four of them are Koreans.
5. Innovative cosmetics
Koreans keep investigating materials and cosmetics.
Korean male cosmetics are the best in the world.
4. Business boozing
At companies, you have to work a lot but you also have to drink a lot.
The bosses force the workers to drink "bomb alcohol" and you have to be witty to be out of drinking.
3. Workaholics
In OECD countries, Korea is ranked as the highest for education.
After education, it continues in the workplace.
2. Whipping out the plastic
Korea is #1 country for using credit cards. Korean taxis even have card machines installed.
The reason why Seoul was selected to be the best place for shopping is because of the variety ways to use credit cards.
1. Wired culture
82.7% of Koreans have access to the fastest Internet. Korea has the most active Internet and smartphone services. 97.7% of Koreans who are 18~24 years old have smartphones.
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- I'm just glad that there isn't a comment about suicide...
- Most of these things are not positive...
- I live in the US and Korean students all have smartphones... A lot of Americans have slide-phones(?)
- I feel bitter with #3 though... I want to enjoy my life
- There are many good things about women.
