Hayley 헤일리 I Dont know if u just joked bout that but ill tell you: so if Ur in a Party or in a disco or tbh anywhere and u see a boy/girl that u think looks great and u Wanne meet him/her, then u just flirt like with ur hair or even just go over to him and ask after his number,that is flirting.Im Not good in English or in telling people what flirting is but i think u got it a bit now xD
Funny you should mention abt sugar coating stuff lol my old pharmacist was Korean and one day I was talking to her about how my shirt fits me tight around the arms because I've gained a little bit of weight and normally a person would be like "oh but you look fine" no she looked at me and said "yeah, you need to loose some weight." I started laughing lol because I already knew a lot of Korean people tend to give it to you straight.
Omg I have this funny story to share with you guys😂 Anyway it really bothers me when strangers talk to me and it happens sooo damn often. So one day I was waiting for the bus heading to school and this weird guy started talking to me about his whole life (😂) I haven't said one word and he kept going and going. And while he kept going about how his wife kicked him out of the house I gave him this terrified look and I started breathing faster and he realized my actions and was like r u ok? And I said "you can see me?? How is this possible, I thought I was-..." while looking so terrified 😂😂 this guy immediately started to get so uncomfortable and almost scared and slowly started walking away. His face was looking like "damn I just spent nearly 10 minutes talking to a ghost" 😂😂 I spent that whole day laughing. LOL I should be an actress or maybe that guy was just gullible. Anyway if you made it this far thanks for reading 😘
Ay sha Yaz omg you make me laugh so hard! Stranger also come to me randomly and talk to me and I don't I think they seems so comfortable talking to me like they know me... I would do what you did, so they can stop XD.
I'm korean and work at a golf course. I don't speak fluently but it's so fun talking to all the old men and women. Sometimes their bluntness is hysterical 😂
me too! especially the "complimenting people" thing. When I meet people I tend to be pretty friendly and say things like "oh I like your hair/shoes/makeup/etc!" but... I know that when I go to Korea I won't really be able to say that anymore LOL. Culture shock will hit me like a bus
I looked for the video she did about this for you! "Q&A Meeting Korean People. Talk to strangers?" was made back in March 2014, so I had to scroll a bit to find it. :P paste /watch?v=pUw6aQ-yUiQ after the "dot com" in the url!
If your in Korea as an English teacher. Then you have to communicate with your co-wokers right? That's how it starts. Also, at work Korean bosses create activities or have dinners (called hwaeshik) and your co-workers get a chance to know you through that...then they introduce you to their friends. If you come to Korea to study in a university then you will make Korean friends there the same way. Ect..ect. Through common groups and then you meet people outside of those circles through the people in those circles. And unlike us they date through this method too. No talking to strangers. Although some might it's really not the norm in Korea.
I dont know where you were in America but in New York it's a free for all with the traffic lights. I honestly didn't even know jay walking was illegal until I left the state. Then again NYC is the city that never stops going so like if you don't jaywalk people will literally shoulder check u out of the way for not moving LMFAO
overgiggle I've been there this summer hahahah it's true and like the first day I was just "oh God they're just crossing like this" then I was was like "who cares I'm gonna cross" 😂😂✌🏻️
Yeah I moved to New York from Norway and I was so used to waiting for lights to hit green to cross, by that time everyone has already crossed lol you adapt quiet quickly though however some people in New York are too stupid and cross when the cars are literally right in front of them, like wtf?
Anja LMfAO u right XD a New Yorker's motto is "hit me I dare you" We have no fear when it comes to crossing the street. Even if it's a green light people will swarm around the car so it cant move it's crazy LMFAOOO
elephantasmic with that line of thinking I guess all African Americans just identify that way because, slavery happened and left us all with some white in us...
When I find someone really pretty or handsome I tell them upfront even if they are a random stranger. Lol I just smile and walk away. It is awkward but meh 😄
yes. Why is it awkward giving or getting compliments? people should do it more often! not only will it lighten someone's day up but it can also be a beginning of a new friendship:)
+Anja I don't like it :/ creeps me out like 'u were looking at me?? um..' esp when guys do it I'm even more uncomfy eh must b the British in me where u keep to urself because u don't kno anyone else's lives
*If people could stop commenting on this post that would be greatly appreciated* TT Korea sounds like my kind of country. You don't sugar coat things, that's great. I think instead of trying not to "hurt" someone's feelings you should just be up front so they're not out here looking a hot mess, and then come back later to you like "i thought you said 'it looked fine'' ya know? another thing I like is the "just do it" kind of attitude, like you just go and if it's wrong they'll correct you. That's kind of how I live life anyway, if there's no clear and direct rules/laws etc I just treat it like a suggestion and or do my thing until I am stopped. :D Bori so cute ^^
Rai Shauna Martin if you don't want random ppl walking up and trying to touch your hair I say don't go, not to mention my sister (who lives there) has me send her clothes cause there clothes don't fit a lot of foreigners (since there so tiny). If you don't mind that, your good.
Maybe Its The Thug In Me Megan has gone through that struggle (not having clothes fit, she did a video about it). I believe I can find clothes that will fit me, I'm not really big, I just have a big bust. Plus, there are so many online stores that have international shipping etc that I can use if I really have that much of a hard time. ^^ I don't think I'll encounter that too often and if I do, I'll quickly learn the saying of "Don't touch me, please" or something along those lines. Thank you for your concern, have a good day.
I love how you are a "strong slim" rather than a "no food slim"! But from what I have seen in the Kpop world, it seems like the "no food slim" is THE beauty standard over there... do you ever get negative feedback? I mean, just because you are on Korean Tv and stuff. Do Koreans/production people ever comment on it? (since you said they are usually straight forward with things like that)
i'm a black girl with natural 3c/4c hair and girl when i tell you my self esteem shoots through the roof when my nurse at dialysis (who is korean) complements my hair. bc i know she'd tell me if i was looking a mess so it feels so nice when she says my hair looks nice (as it's something i'm still getting used to and comfortable with).
mychoose100 I have two different textures as well but 3c and 4c are on two different ends of the spectrum and unless they have severe heat damage, it is unrealistic that the person has both 3c curls and 4c coils
Autumn Johnson maybe she's still transitioning so some hair might be scab hair. She said it was recent :) I have 4a 4c 3c 3b 2a & 1 mix of strands. Overall looks between 4a and 3c.
i literally never came back to read these replies lmao but at the time yeah i had literally just started transitioning and i had really REALLY bad heat damage in spots and was still trying to texturize it to make my hair match but eventually just chopped it off and yeah my hair is definitely 4b/4c and i’m completely comfortable and fine with that now.
I joined a Korean church and I noticed how they don't sugarcoat things at all. They've told me when I'm gaining weight and when I've lost it, if I look sick and stuff. I've gotten used to it and it can be helpful.
Hina W yeah. Pretty much all cultures in all of Asia have that instinct in them. My aunt came over one day with dyed red hair and my mom straight up said "she hates it" and it was all okay. I was really weirded out by it but nobody really cares.
Hey! I’m thinking of joining a Korean church but I don’t fully know the language, just the basics! I feel uncomfortable going until I do know the language, what are your thoughts?
actually "talking to strangers" - thing, you don't do that in Germany either. Only lonely grandmas do that, and evryone would look at you like you're crazy braaaaah :D
schatten misaki naja ich meine es gibt immer Ausnahmen :D und ich bin mir sicher es hängt auch davon ab wen man anspricht, aber so normal wie in der USA ist es nicht meiner Meinung nach xD also nicht in den Maßen wie in der USA, wo dich Fremde auf einmal ansprechen sich mit dir unterhalten und dann plötzlich meinen soll ich dich nach Hause fahren? Oder so in der Art :,D
I'm brazilian and I would never know how to lead a happy life without hugging people I like! Gosh, today I went out with my friends and I slapped their asses and gave them a huge hug. I wouldn't be myself just bowing to people, I feel like I would lose a piece of my own personality 😨
I feel like that I fit in better in Korean culture since I have social anxiety I don't talk to strangers or really hug anyone that isn't my family (and I only really hug them since they hugged me first) since I feel like it is an invasion of privacy because that is what I feel but people think I am rude because of it or I don't like them
Angie2Pink i've never heard that! interesting. :o all i've read is linguistic logical deduction that since the G stands for Graphic which is pronounced with a hard G the abbreviation should also be pronounced with a hard G.
I always find it weird when I hear Americans talking about jay-walking because since I live in London you just cross when you cross and when Megan was talking about how a whole crowd of people would occasionally cross in a specific part of the road reminded me of central London xD you'll get a whole lot of people just crossing the street when it's clear because who has time to walk alllllll the way to the light when you could just cross right there and then
aalleyiah Sameee but Im somalian and my mum has middle easten friends (and Im used to calling them auntie) So i gotten use to cheek kisses and I love hugs
Never understood why people sugar coat things. Better tell the truth than let the person hear the truth from someone else. I am blunt myself,if I find something that I dislike,I will say it,if the person is wrong,I will say it,if they look good or bad ,I will say it. But it's me,others may find sugar coating better than being straight forward.
People that say they like being blunt almost always never like when they are in the same position to drink the same medicine they’ve been serving. Don’t be rude or even better keep your mouth shut. You don’t really have to say it if you think about it
I live in India and I'm taking Korean classes. So what happened was, after my Korean class, me and my classmates went to a convenience store. We are used to answering in Korean in class. So when the shopkeeper asked my friend if she had any cash, she replied 안니요. Same thing happened with me. I stepped on someone's foot and automatically replied with 미안해요. Nobody speaks korean in India. People look at us like we are a bunch of weirdos speaking in Parseltongue.
Haha i feel you on that matter ... it doesn't happen to me wih strangers but it happens to me alot at home ... I spend alot of time watching korean stuff on youtube ( Kpop stuff , kdrama , korean variety shows , korean lessons ,... etc) and when i talk to my familly i just sometimes reply in korean and they just stare at me weirdly like " wtf are you saying " x)
People jaywalk like crazy where i live in america so i always get in disbelief when people mention jaywalking tickets. I wonder where you lived in america because no one cares about jaywalking or sugarcoating things much here but thats probably because there are so many different cultures in the US.
I wonder if that schedule flexibility applies to a job? Like calling out and stuff, and how its okay if you do that in America depending on the job, but sometimes it'll get you fired. Just curious.
I might be okay in Korea *lol* don't like hugging so much, don't talk if not being talked, what's flirting? ( • -•)_/¯ , too honest that people call me "rude", I would probably be friends with old women/men ahahhaa
Crossing guard? There's a guard... That helps you cross.... Roads? Don't you just... Use the red and green light and... Cross? Idk that's a strange idea to me nobody helps each other in this country.
I live in NYC and the only places that have crossing guards are schools. Crossing guards will be at the street in front of or the streets around the school. They guide the students to the school building and tell the vehicles when to stop or go, even though there are street lights. This is most likely done in order to prevent an accident from happening.
Luli'sFrenzies yeah we have them in our school's car park because I'm pretty sure it's required to, but I don't understand the concept of having them anywhere else, that's just completely alien to me lmao
I live near a university in south korea and almost every morning, there will be a guard or two standing by the crosswalk to help people crossing the road. I guess maybe it's the morning-rush-hour.
Do you think you will ever get plastic surgery? (I'm in no way trying to be rude I was just wondering if you're more open to it since its seemingly such a normal part of the culture)
Sugar Coating is the way of life in Korea bruh. In my experience, Korean people are blunt about things that aren't important. But when it comes to important things like work schedules/performance or offenses they sugarcoat like Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. If I'm doing something wrong (work-wise, in language use, etc.) or offensive (culturally)- PLEASE TELL ME and stop trying to be nice! That's so annoying! Don't tell me I look like I gained weight - I don't need to know that from you, cause frankly it's none of your business. But if I've offended you somehow, please do tell me that. I need to know!
That pill taking! 😂 while visiting korea my sister got kinda sick and sore throat so we visited a farmacy with a note written from the help of our hotel and all we got is TWO packets of different pills and the man just said to take both twice a day, so like 4 pills a day for a sore throat 😂 and having no idea what it was, it was quite a experience
I completely agree with you with assimilating into the culture you live in, unfortunately in the times were living in now, in America, if you say that foreigners should assimilate into American culture your considered racist.
You know Meghan, it might be that you are just getting older (you said you are now 27). You might be just maturing, and it's a part of maturing to give up certain actions, you'd do it if you lived here. (some of them, not all of them.) The Asian-prone activities (like bowing, not going up to strangers, etc. would be more useful there.) I am glad to see that your experience there has changed you, you're a very thoughtful, beautiful lady.
Don't want to be offensive but I really hated that american thing I guess - to sugarcoat everything - and that superficial smalltalk. It's so relaxing if people just skip it xD reminds me of the movie mean girls everytime things like that happened
I have lived in America my whole life, but I am really shy so it always startles me when people randomly start talking to me lol. I never know what to say because I don't know them and I just feel uncomfortable lol. I enjoy your videos, especially ones like these. ^^
I wouldn't be fine with just being given a bunch of drugs and not knowing what they are. I like to know what I'm putting in my body and how it will affect my mind/health.
The bluntness is really true! But about the prescription medicine, I went to the hospital once when I was over there in Korea and I received a paper with the information of the pills they gave me including the name of the medicine and the possible side effects.
when she said "you're at a 10 and I need you at a -2"? It's an expression in America to describe your energy level (or whatever you're talking about ) on a scale of volume. a 10 is being a lot of "something" and the lesser number is essentially asking for that "something" to be less. Example,"This person curiosity is at 10. I'm going to need her/him at 2."
CreativeBelly Really? I thought she was talking about it as in attractiveness, like this girl is a super attractive, she's a 10/10 and you're trash, a -2/10 lmao. I guess I'll have to watch that part again. :)
That's not how she was using it. Think of it like adjusting the volume to something. Her flirting is coming off strong (10) and she needs to stop (and that's emphasized by the -2). That's what she's saying her friends were saying.
OMG, in Japan I've noticed a few Japanese ladies hesitating to allow their kids to film puppies through a display window, because they weren't sure it was allowed. They were outside the store, looking through the display window, lol.
xxxxJuanitaxxx, even though she's fair skinned, her features stand out a lot in korea, and I think she's taller than most korean girls, so they would notice she's a foreigner right away
Love your videos Megan!! Your such an inspiration. But, try to not to knock on the 30 and over club. I'm gonna be 32 soon and I'm not a grandma and you won't be either. We too fabulous for that. Love from NJ!
Hi friends! I'm trying to learn Korean and I have a quick question :) So in Korean there are things called particles that look like this: 는. My question is, when people read out loud do they say these particles or do they skip them? Like when people speak Korean do they use particles or are particles only used when writing in Korean? I hope that makes sense! I've been trying to find this answer for a long time now, but I've never found a straight forward answer. Thank you!
I don't mean to confuse you if this ends up doing so, but I've also heard and seen cases where the particles are combined with the nouns to make the pronunciation shorter. For example, 나는 (informal I) would be shortened to 난 and 나의 to 내. That might also be why you don't hear the particles separately.
Maddison Hutton I've never gotten a book lol. The doctor just tells me the side effects & sometimes it's written on the bottle but yeah no book lol. Or I just google the drug and read the side effects myself
Dani P. i dont think she meant a literal book. the pharmacy usually gives a packet of several pages info on each medication. i think thats what she is refering to.
In Belgium we just get a doctors note and then we go to the pharmacy and get the whole box of that product (with more pills than you need) and in the box is always a small phamflet
What is flirting? Is it something you eat? 😂
Hayley 헤일리 I Dont know if u just joked bout that but ill tell you: so if Ur in a Party or in a disco or tbh anywhere and u see a boy/girl that u think looks great and u Wanne meet him/her, then u just flirt like with ur hair or even just go over to him and ask after his number,that is flirting.Im Not good in English or in telling people what flirting is but i think u got it a bit now xD
Hayley 헤일리 lmao
its basically talking to a person as if you attracted to them
+Evie x it's a joke.....
+lexilolita I know but I'm just saying
Funny you should mention abt sugar coating stuff lol my old pharmacist was Korean and one day I was talking to her about how my shirt fits me tight around the arms because I've gained a little bit of weight and normally a person would be like "oh but you look fine" no she looked at me and said "yeah, you need to loose some weight." I started laughing lol because I already knew a lot of Korean people tend to give it to you straight.
hahah :) yup
ChoNunMigookSaram what do you do with the army base in Korea, do you have a video abt it or can you please make one
I'm going to Korea in oct damn better get on the exercise bike.
Omg I have this funny story to share with you guys😂
Anyway it really bothers me when strangers talk to me and it happens sooo damn often. So one day I was waiting for the bus heading to school and this weird guy started talking to me about his whole life (😂) I haven't said one word and he kept going and going. And while he kept going about how his wife kicked him out of the house I gave him this terrified look and I started breathing faster and he realized my actions and was like r u ok? And I said "you can see me?? How is this possible, I thought I was-..." while looking so terrified 😂😂 this guy immediately started to get so uncomfortable and almost scared and slowly started walking away. His face was looking like "damn I just spent nearly 10 minutes talking to a ghost" 😂😂 I spent that whole day laughing. LOL I should be an actress or maybe that guy was just gullible. Anyway if you made it this far thanks for reading 😘
Ay sha Yaz omg you make me laugh so hard! Stranger also come to me randomly and talk to me and I don't I think they seems so comfortable talking to me like they know me... I would do what you did, so they can stop XD.
omg Tears, this just made my day.
edited. I am still laughing.
Ay sha Yaz That is funny as f...!! Lol.. Thanks for that.
You know u watch megan too much when u say the intro before she does lol
Keep up the great work ily❤️
thanks for watching and supporting :)
lost star or when you do the little roll at 사람 ~~
Same!! lol
lost star haha saaaame ! I live her intro so much
i say the intro with her. and there was a week where i would just say the intro for no reason and had to benge watch to make it stop lmfao.
black don't crack sister😃 you don't look older than 21-22
thegreatonecometh200 chill child she only 27
ha ha !!!!
thegreatonecometh200 she literally looks 21
yup ! being vegan helps a lot too
A 27 year old and a 22 year old don't have that much of a difference
I'm korean and work at a golf course. I don't speak fluently but it's so fun talking to all the old men and women. Sometimes their bluntness is hysterical 😂
KITTEN IN THE BACKGROUND!!!!!!!!!
yes! :)
Damn, I’m a hugger so if I ever moved to Korea it would be hard for me to stop hugging people 😅
me too! especially the "complimenting people" thing. When I meet people I tend to be pretty friendly and say things like "oh I like your hair/shoes/makeup/etc!" but... I know that when I go to Korea I won't really be able to say that anymore LOL. Culture shock will hit me like a bus
Chevelle T-W no they hug all the time
Why not? Thats the opposite was she meant.
You can tell them, if its the truth.
Chevelle T-W same
Chevelle T-W I'm Korean and I hug my friends and families a lot. It's not a weird thing. You just don't hug a person who's not that close
This eye make up really suits you a lot :O
thanks so much
so early! OMG your always so pretty
Kim Masterson Sameee 😂
Kim Masterson True AF!!😊😊
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Haha another army here XD
ARMYS are everywhere
"I mean, I'm very flexible because, you know, I do the pole dance" 😂
HEHE :) glad you enjoyed it :) thanks for watching
but how am I ever supposed to get to know people when i shouldn't talk to strangers?
Diede Venderbosch that's what I was thinking too lol
I looked for the video she did about this for you! "Q&A Meeting Korean People. Talk to strangers?" was made back in March 2014, so I had to scroll a bit to find it. :P paste /watch?v=pUw6aQ-yUiQ after the "dot com" in the url!
Maylene Pajamas What if you have no friends lol
Maylene Pajamas aaah thank you, i didn't see it lol
I want to move to korea ones but my biggest fear is that i won't find friends and be lonely lmao
If your in Korea as an English teacher. Then you have to communicate with your co-wokers right? That's how it starts. Also, at work Korean bosses create activities or have dinners (called hwaeshik) and your co-workers get a chance to know you through that...then they introduce you to their friends. If you come to Korea to study in a university then you will make Korean friends there the same way. Ect..ect. Through common groups and then you meet people outside of those circles through the people in those circles. And unlike us they date through this method too. No talking to strangers. Although some might it's really not the norm in Korea.
I was pretty distracted nearly the whole time by THAT AWESOME CHOKER YOU BE ROCKING.
I thought you were like 22.....
really? thanks so much! YEAH!!!!
Laura-Amélie Ohmann same here I thought she was like 20 IM JUNGSHOOK (I'm sorry I just had to im a KPOP fan and AGGGH)
Yeaah im 27 and I was like...wut. Assumed you were 22-24 max haha.
Tae with kookies YES!! Jungshook
Wait, how old is she?
I dont know where you were in America but in New York it's a free for all with the traffic lights. I honestly didn't even know jay walking was illegal until I left the state. Then again NYC is the city that never stops going so like if you don't jaywalk people will literally shoulder check u out of the way for not moving LMFAO
overgiggle she is from Georgia
overgiggle I've been there this summer hahahah it's true and like the first day I was just "oh God they're just crossing like this" then I was was like "who cares I'm gonna cross" 😂😂✌🏻️
Yeah I moved to New York from Norway and I was so used to waiting for lights to hit green to cross, by that time everyone has already crossed lol you adapt quiet quickly though however some people in New York are too stupid and cross when the cars are literally right in front of them, like wtf?
Anja LMfAO u right XD a New Yorker's motto is "hit me I dare you" We have no fear when it comes to crossing the street. Even if it's a green light people will swarm around the car so it cant move it's crazy LMFAOOO
Violetta Rosina LMFAO. yeah If there's no car or the car is far enough away it's 100% fair game to cross
girl u so damn fine u lookin white latino asian in one girl and you be sounding like a homie girl true black girl i dig that girl
tomas shes 100% black
She's not 100% black but she's mostly black and identifies that way
tomas shes black
elephantasmic with that line of thinking I guess all African Americans just identify that way because, slavery happened and left us all with some white in us...
she doesn't look Latin at all but whatever
i didnt know megan was a "jif" person
I knooooow
what is a jif person? lol
Lydia Lyde she pronounced gif as jif haha
+meridzejn ooohhh i get it now thanks hahaha ^^
She said gif right
When I find someone really pretty or handsome I tell them upfront even if they are a random stranger. Lol I just smile and walk away. It is awkward but meh 😄
Same here. :-)
I'm glad I'm not the only one that does this lol!
ymarty1990 I always feel weird when people do what you do. I never know what to say, just uh thanks? In my mind *smile then fleeeeeee* 😂
yes. Why is it awkward giving or getting compliments? people should do it more often! not only will it lighten someone's day up but it can also be a beginning of a new friendship:)
+Anja I don't like it :/ creeps me out like 'u were looking at me?? um..' esp when guys do it I'm even more uncomfy eh must b the British in me where u keep to urself because u don't kno anyone else's lives
*If people could stop commenting on this post that would be greatly appreciated* TT
Korea sounds like my kind of country. You don't sugar coat things, that's great. I think instead of trying not to "hurt" someone's feelings you should just be up front so they're not out here looking a hot mess, and then come back later to you like "i thought you said 'it looked fine'' ya know? another thing I like is the "just do it" kind of attitude, like you just go and if it's wrong they'll correct you. That's kind of how I live life anyway, if there's no clear and direct rules/laws etc I just treat it like a suggestion and or do my thing until I am stopped. :D Bori so cute ^^
Rai Shauna Martin if you don't want random ppl walking up and trying to touch your hair I say don't go, not to mention my sister (who lives there) has me send her clothes cause there clothes don't fit a lot of foreigners (since there so tiny). If you don't mind that, your good.
Maybe Its The Thug In Me Megan has gone through that struggle (not having clothes fit, she did a video about it). I believe I can find clothes that will fit me, I'm not really big, I just have a big bust. Plus, there are so many online stores that have international shipping etc that I can use if I really have that much of a hard time. ^^ I don't think I'll encounter that too often and if I do, I'll quickly learn the saying of "Don't touch me, please" or something along those lines. Thank you for your concern, have a good day.
Rai Shauna Martin sorry if i seemed to imply you were bigger lady, i didnt mean that and again sorry if i offended.
Maybe Its The Thug In Me Oh no you didn't I just responded. There's no need to apologize. :) Have a good day.
Rai Shauna Martin but you should still have respect for others
asking all them questions why you asking all them questions making statements assuming.....
It's also my favorite.
Amber Alex OMG! SPOKEN REASONS AND KOSHER AHAHAHA YEEES! that vid/song was hilarious 😂😂👌👌
Mmmmm...forreal? Oh really...that's how you feel? LMFAO I remember this xD
Jeonghan and Eunwoo's Shalalalala Omg as soon as I read your comment I started singing that in my head in his voice😂
Can you make a video about how you're staying so slim ?
whole foods plant based vegan diet :) Ill make a video soon :)
ChoNunMigookSaram yes finally, 'been waiting
I love how you are a "strong slim" rather than a "no food slim"! But from what I have seen in the Kpop world, it seems like the "no food slim" is THE beauty standard over there... do you ever get negative feedback? I mean, just because you are on Korean Tv and stuff. Do Koreans/production people ever comment on it? (since you said they are usually straight forward with things like that)
Yes please!
i'm a black girl with natural 3c/4c hair and girl when i tell you my self esteem shoots through the roof when my nurse at dialysis (who is korean) complements my hair. bc i know she'd tell me if i was looking a mess so it feels so nice when she says my hair looks nice (as it's something i'm still getting used to and comfortable with).
maddirulestheworldcx not to burst your bubble or anything but 3c and 4c are two totally different textures.
Autumn Johnson people can have two different textures of hair like myself
mychoose100 I have two different textures as well but 3c and 4c are on two different ends of the spectrum and unless they have severe heat damage, it is unrealistic that the person has both 3c curls and 4c coils
Autumn Johnson maybe she's still transitioning so some hair might be scab hair. She said it was recent :) I have 4a 4c 3c 3b 2a & 1 mix of strands. Overall looks between 4a and 3c.
i literally never came back to read these replies lmao but at the time yeah i had literally just started transitioning and i had really REALLY bad heat damage in spots and was still trying to texturize it to make my hair match but eventually just chopped it off and yeah my hair is definitely 4b/4c and i’m completely comfortable and fine with that now.
I joined a Korean church and I noticed how they don't sugarcoat things at all. They've told me when I'm gaining weight and when I've lost it, if I look sick and stuff. I've gotten used to it and it can be helpful.
Hina W yeah. Pretty much all cultures in all of Asia have that instinct in them. My aunt came over one day with dyed red hair and my mom straight up said "she hates it" and it was all okay. I was really weirded out by it but nobody really cares.
Hey! I’m thinking of joining a Korean church but I don’t fully know the language, just the basics! I feel uncomfortable going until I do know the language, what are your thoughts?
The medicine thing, that would fuck me up boy. I have to do all kinds research before I commit to taking something. 😂
haha
ChoNunMigookSaram your cat is so cute
You can ask pharmacist what kind of medicine you will get and you can find the information about that on Google.
LuxCresent I'm 50/50 on it
Your Kitty must love that chocker :P
if people dont talk to strangers etc, how do you make new friends if you don't know anyone?
actually "talking to strangers" - thing, you don't do that in Germany either. Only lonely grandmas do that, and evryone would look at you like you're crazy braaaaah :D
love your make-up! so pretty the eyes especially
bueblabuesra so true. They are either crazy or want to know directions :D
bueblabuesra Yeah right?! xD
schatten misaki naja ich meine es gibt immer Ausnahmen :D und ich bin mir sicher es hängt auch davon ab wen man anspricht, aber so normal wie in der USA ist es nicht meiner Meinung nach xD also nicht in den Maßen wie in der USA, wo dich Fremde auf einmal ansprechen sich mit dir unterhalten und dann plötzlich meinen soll ich dich nach Hause fahren? Oder so in der Art :,D
@schatten misaki I swear habe ich noch nie erlebt XD weder am eigenen Leib noch mit angesehen :D liegt es an Bayern? von wo kommst du denn?
When she says
*"for all you hardcore fans"*
and you sorta just sit there proud like
*"yup! thas meee"*
I'm brazilian and I would never know how to lead a happy life without hugging people I like! Gosh, today I went out with my friends and I slapped their asses and gave them a huge hug. I wouldn't be myself just bowing to people, I feel like I would lose a piece of my own personality 😨
you don't bow to your friends in Korea.. in case if you don't know this
Kindapple hahah😂
Omg! You look so much like Emilia Clarke!!!! ( daenerys from game of thrones )
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yaaaazzzz
ana malazonia I can't see it....
I was distracted by that absolutely adorable cat in the background O,O
Maddy Jean I was distracted by that absolutely adorable version of a human being called sehun as your picture
I feel like that I fit in better in Korean culture since I have social anxiety I don't talk to strangers or really hug anyone that isn't my family (and I only really hug them since they hugged me first) since I feel like it is an invasion of privacy because that is what I feel but people think I am rude because of it or I don't like them
Revel Velvet I agree so much. I feel like Korea's culture suits my personality so much more than the extroverted Western cultures.
wow u say jif and not gif imma have to unsubscribe so disappointed in u.
loljk
ALSO- A KITTEN
That's the correct pronunciation. The creator of the actual gif said it!
Angie2Pink i've never heard that! interesting. :o all i've read is linguistic logical deduction that since the G stands for Graphic which is pronounced with a hard G the abbreviation should also be pronounced with a hard G.
LitcheTheArsm I thought the same so disappointed
브리아 let's be disappointed together lol
-_- 5 years.. wow i've been watching your channel for that long? lol
in 2 more years maybe i can be conversational in Korean? haha
Dang, I've been subscribed to you for 5 years ! bruh
Jazlyn Love I've been a fan for 3 years now
Jazlyn Love i subscribed 2 weeks ago
Prince Jiminie 2 weeks too😂
I always find it weird when I hear Americans talking about jay-walking because since I live in London you just cross when you cross and when Megan was talking about how a whole crowd of people would occasionally cross in a specific part of the road reminded me of central London xD you'll get a whole lot of people just crossing the street when it's clear because who has time to walk alllllll the way to the light when you could just cross right there and then
코끼리태형이 If it were suddenly illegal to cross the road where there aren't traffic lights or anything like that there would be all kinds of turmoil xD
~☼MilkshakeHighs☼~ I cross right in front of a police Officer they don't care in America
~☼MilkshakeHighs☼~
it depends on the location in America. some jay-walking laws are serious and others are not.
~☼MilkshakeHighs☼~ Lol, mate it's still illegal here.
+TheGreenerItGets in London? No it's not o.O
How do middle eastern people survive in Korea? We love hugs, cheek kisses and we're very affectionate lol
aalleyiah Sameee but Im somalian and my mum has middle easten friends (and Im used to calling them auntie) So i gotten use to cheek kisses and I love hugs
Girl your skin is AMAZING!!!! You're totally glowing. Do you have a skin care routine video?
27 = almost 30 = basically a grandma! I'm 27 too and the other day my mum said I was almost 30 and I got so defensive HAHAHA we are so OLD Megan!
no one hugs you
theres no love 😂😂😂 i laughed so much cause thats the sad the truth
Never understood why people sugar coat things. Better tell the truth than let the person hear the truth from someone else. I am blunt myself,if I find something that I dislike,I will say it,if the person is wrong,I will say it,if they look good or bad ,I will say it. But it's me,others may find sugar coating better than being straight forward.
HawkEye there’s telling the truth and being blunt in a rude way
People that say they like being blunt almost always never like when they are in the same position to drink the same medicine they’ve been serving.
Don’t be rude or even better keep your mouth shut. You don’t really have to say it if you think about it
Question: Before they give you a packet of random drugs to take, does the doctor at least ask if you're allergic to anything?
yes. He will ask if you have allergies
No he’ll just hope and pray you werent allergic/wont die
I live in India and I'm taking Korean classes. So what happened was, after my Korean class, me and my classmates went to a convenience store. We are used to answering in Korean in class. So when the shopkeeper asked my friend if she had any cash, she replied 안니요. Same thing happened with me. I stepped on someone's foot and automatically replied with 미안해요. Nobody speaks korean in India. People look at us like we are a bunch of weirdos speaking in Parseltongue.
Haha i feel you on that matter ... it doesn't happen to me wih strangers but it happens to me alot at home ... I spend alot of time watching korean stuff on youtube ( Kpop stuff , kdrama , korean variety shows , korean lessons ,... etc) and when i talk to my familly i just sometimes reply in korean and they just stare at me weirdly like " wtf are you saying " x)
I didn't even get a notification so how did I get here so early.... and yesss Megan, loyal subscriber right hurrrrrr
=^_^=
Do you miss living in America?
I wonder the same....
The Army Base is essentially 'Little America' in Seoul.
yea ive been to an airforce base and it was like america on base.. freaking had a chilis lol
This outfit and make up looks so good on Megan
Love your eye shadow today! it makes your eyes really pop
People jaywalk like crazy where i live in america so i always get in disbelief when people mention jaywalking tickets. I wonder where you lived in america because no one cares about jaywalking or sugarcoating things much here but thats probably because there are so many different cultures in the US.
Jaywalking tickets were a common occurrence where I lived in southern California, so I guess it depends on where you are.
I'm always so happy when I see your videos in my subscription box
I wonder if that schedule flexibility applies to a job? Like calling out and stuff, and how its okay if you do that in America depending on the job, but sometimes it'll get you fired. Just curious.
never call out of work here, even if you are super sick. only if you get in like a cr accident here or something and physically cant move. :)
anyone gonna mention how cute that top is like? like can I get one shipped over from korea please?
I might be okay in Korea *lol* don't like hugging so much, don't talk if not being talked, what's flirting? ( • -•)_/¯ , too honest that people call me "rude", I would probably be friends with old women/men ahahhaa
holly shit she 27? well u aged beautifully
jadenight0 I know but she is gorgeous for her age ,just like Wengie
Tbh I would have given her 20 y o
Yeah I love wedgie too, but wedgie did have plastic surgery 😊
msp karoake wedgie
Auto correct 😂
I liked for the cat...then I liked for you. But then I realized that unliked it so I liked again. :3
Crossing guard? There's a guard... That helps you cross.... Roads? Don't you just... Use the red and green light and... Cross? Idk that's a strange idea to me nobody helps each other in this country.
Blaubeerejoonie There are no crossing guards in your country???? What country are you in?
Angela Antonio England m8
I live in NYC and the only places that have crossing guards are schools. Crossing guards will be at the street in front of or the streets around the school. They guide the students to the school building and tell the vehicles when to stop or go, even though there are street lights. This is most likely done in order to prevent an accident from happening.
Luli'sFrenzies yeah we have them in our school's car park because I'm pretty sure it's required to, but I don't understand the concept of having them anywhere else, that's just completely alien to me lmao
I live near a university in south korea and almost every morning, there will be a guard or two standing by the crosswalk to help people crossing the road. I guess maybe it's the morning-rush-hour.
Now I just want to send you pictures of my outfits I plan to wear and ask you what you genuinely think 😂
what even are friends
Do you think you will ever get plastic surgery? (I'm in no way trying to be rude I was just wondering if you're more open to it since its seemingly such a normal part of the culture)
ASKIN ALL THEM QUESTIONS ASKIN ASKIN ALL THEM QUESTIONS
your freaking choker.....I want it
Sugar Coating is the way of life in Korea bruh. In my experience, Korean people are blunt about things that aren't important. But when it comes to important things like work schedules/performance or offenses they sugarcoat like Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. If I'm doing something wrong (work-wise, in language use, etc.) or offensive (culturally)- PLEASE TELL ME and stop trying to be nice! That's so annoying! Don't tell me I look like I gained weight - I don't need to know that from you, cause frankly it's none of your business. But if I've offended you somehow, please do tell me that. I need to know!
Just curious, is anyone here in 2020?
Cute af cat in the background
That pill taking! 😂 while visiting korea my sister got kinda sick and sore throat so we visited a farmacy with a note written from the help of our hotel and all we got is TWO packets of different pills and the man just said to take both twice a day, so like 4 pills a day for a sore throat 😂 and having no idea what it was, it was quite a experience
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I completely agree with you with assimilating into the culture you live in, unfortunately in the times were living in now, in America, if you say that foreigners should assimilate into American culture your considered racist.
"jif" Megan nooooo 😭😭😭
You know Meghan, it might be that you are just getting older (you said you are now 27). You might be just maturing, and it's a part of maturing to give up certain actions, you'd do it if you lived here. (some of them, not all of them.) The Asian-prone activities (like bowing, not going up to strangers, etc. would be more useful there.) I am glad to see that your experience there has changed you, you're a very thoughtful, beautiful lady.
When things don't go my way I stress. I'm an ant
紅葉セリ I can relate haha
Don't want to be offensive but I really hated that american thing I guess - to sugarcoat everything - and that superficial smalltalk. It's so relaxing if people just skip it xD reminds me of the movie mean girls everytime things like that happened
언니 you are my role model.....and ur soo pretty and funny and just sooo great 😍😍😭 You're too perfect , I just can't say more ...😍😭❤️
thanks for watching and supporting :)
I have lived in America my whole life, but I am really shy so it always startles me when people randomly start talking to me lol. I never know what to say because I don't know them and I just feel uncomfortable lol.
I enjoy your videos, especially ones like these. ^^
I jay walk literally everyday in Boston. All day err day
im p sure everyone in MA just jaywalks lmfao no one gives a fuck
I wouldn't be fine with just being given a bunch of drugs and not knowing what they are. I like to know what I'm putting in my body and how it will affect my mind/health.
Love your hair Meghan 😍😍
I'm from Miami and we don't really talk to strangers down here either. People will look at you weird like "do I know you?"😂
you look so good omg
The bluntness is really true! But about the prescription medicine, I went to the hospital once when I was over there in Korea and I received a paper with the information of the pills they gave me including the name of the medicine and the possible side effects.
It's the first time I get here before 1k views, feels weird! Hahah! Keep it up :D
thanks for watching and supporting :)
pause had to watch when I saw Sanji 😂 though I already love you
I'm kinda against the hugging cuz my Korean friends are so into hugging each other maybe just my friends I don't know 🤔
gdeer disagree?
What happened to the cat 🐱 in the background meowmeow
Woah it has been already 4years i'm watching u !!
I love you so much your so pretty , I want to visit Korea one day and you help me so much about there culture and habits keep being awesome !
Thanks for making these videos and you look fab
I absolutely LOVE your make-up😍
2:56 I have absolutely no idea what she said :') someone help? not a native speaker
when she said "you're at a 10 and I need you at a -2"? It's an expression in America to describe your energy level (or whatever you're talking about ) on a scale of volume. a 10 is being a lot of "something" and the lesser number is essentially asking for that "something" to be less. Example,"This person curiosity is at 10. I'm going to need her/him at 2."
CreativeBelly Really? I thought she was talking about it as in attractiveness, like this girl is a super attractive, she's a 10/10 and you're trash, a -2/10 lmao. I guess I'll have to watch that part again. :)
That's not how she was using it.
Think of it like adjusting the volume to something. Her flirting is coming off strong (10) and she needs to stop (and that's emphasized by the -2). That's what she's saying her friends were saying.
CreativeBelly
LOL no wonder i did not understand it, I learnt of this term for the first time the second you explained it so well to me, thank you :)
So glad you explained this dude, I was on the same page as @poisonivy794 lol
Meghan can you do a video on how to prepare to move to korea or what you should do/prepare before moving?
Your cat is so cute 😍
so basically what ur saying is koreans have no affection..or show any signs of love for people...are they heartlesss?
OMG, in Japan I've noticed a few Japanese ladies hesitating to allow their kids to film puppies through a display window, because they weren't sure it was allowed. They were outside the store, looking through the display window, lol.
"People don't hug in here
There's no love T.T"
Me after I tell my friends I hate skinship 😂
Megan, when was the last time you visited your hometown?
Do people stare at you a lot because you are non-Asian or do you think that you are fair-skinned enough to not get a crazy amount of stares.
xxxxJuanitaxxx, even though she's fair skinned, her features stand out a lot in korea, and I think she's taller than most korean girls, so they would notice she's a foreigner right away
Love your videos Megan!! Your such an inspiration. But, try to not to knock on the 30 and over club. I'm gonna be 32 soon and I'm not a grandma and you won't be either. We too fabulous for that. Love from NJ!
Hi friends! I'm trying to learn Korean and I have a quick question :) So in Korean there are things called particles that look like this: 는. My question is, when people read out loud do they say these particles or do they skip them? Like when people speak Korean do they use particles or are particles only used when writing in Korean? I hope that makes sense! I've been trying to find this answer for a long time now, but I've never found a straight forward answer. Thank you!
Nina Karakos You pronounce the particles too. BUT in many cases particles are actually dropped when speaking...
Ida Vaaben Ladefoged Oh Ok thank you very much! :)
***** Will do! Thank you very much :)
I don't mean to confuse you if this ends up doing so, but I've also heard and seen cases where the particles are combined with the nouns to make the pronunciation shorter. For example, 나는 (informal I) would be shortened to 난 and 나의 to 내. That might also be why you don't hear the particles separately.
shibatavsnaito Oooh That makes sense. That definitely makes Korean a little more difficult haha Thank you so much!
You get books from the doctors in America?? In New Zealand we do the same as Korea but they sometimes tell us the side affects 😂
Maddison Hutton I've never gotten a book lol. The doctor just tells me the side effects & sometimes it's written on the bottle but yeah no book lol. Or I just google the drug and read the side effects myself
Dani P. i dont think she meant a literal book. the pharmacy usually gives a packet of several pages info on each medication. i think thats what she is refering to.
D One that's what I was meaning as well, it's usually like a small pamphlet thing.
In Belgium we just get a doctors note and then we go to the pharmacy and get the whole box of that product (with more pills than you need) and in the box is always a small phamflet
Can you please do an updated skin care routine? 💗
Could you make a version of this video but referring to your experience with learning Korean? I think that'd be really helpful!
I'm a simple otaku, I see sanji I click.