Formality and informality in Korea is extremely important. There is a significant level of respect when it comes to speaking, greeting, addressing, etc. If you are younger than someone else, you have to bow to them, hand things to them with two hands, and not make too much eye contact with him/her. The way of talking informally or formally in Korean is very interesting.
Formal Korean usually ends with a word that is used when you are talking to someone politely or to someone that should be respected. The way of saying “hello”, “goodbye”, “thank you”, and so many other phrases is different for informal Korean and formal Korean. It is very important to keep these rules of formality because one can come off as rude or disrespectful if you speak informally to someone even if you are a foreigner.
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