In today's episode, we start off by responding to comments on our previous videos. As always, all your comments and feedback are motivational and helpful so keep them coming!

The Korean population, as you may be aware, is declining at a rapid pace and the projected growth of the Korean population is slowing down, almost to a standstill. South Korea is trying to adjust their policy for foreigners to make it more attractive for foreigners to move to South Korea, which may eventually lead to greater inter-cultural integration in South Korea.

While speaking about foreigners, we dive a little bit into the current price of the global currencies at commodities. Due to the instability in the Middle East, gold prices have been fluctuating for quite some time now and is creeping toward an all-time high, if it hasn't hit it already. Further, the value of the Japanese yen is declining at a rapid pace and is at an all-time historical low. Only time will tell how the currency will fare in the global market.

We share our thoughts in the current situation in the Middle East and shift back to South Korea, where we discuss the hierarchical culture and the use of formal and informal language. In a sense, South Korean has two different cultures and two different languages. One is used for friends and people who are younger than you, and one is used for your bosses, co-workers and people who are older than you. It gets complicated quickly, but it's very interesting because it shapes the culture and mindset of the South Korean people.

We dive into how education and income can dictate someone's hierarchy as your occupational and educational standing are strong factors in dictating how people treat you. It's the same in other countries, we believe, but it's a bit different in South Korea due to the formal/informal culture mentioned in the previous note. It takes time to get used to and you may never get used to it while living in South Korea, but you'll definitely start noticing the differences in terms of behavior and vocabulary when you start adjusting to life in South Korea.

We go a bit further into South Korean culture with a discussion about the beauty standards and desirable traits in South Korea, and how skin care and taking care of your appearances are one of the top priorities in South Korea. We then divert to more entertaining options like fortune telling in South Korea and South Korean comedy. South Korean comedy is an interesting area because the comedy doesn't translate so you may not find it entertaining, but you'll need to understand the language a bit to catch the nuances that garner the laughs of the audience. It's similar to how if you went to the movie theater in South Korea and watched Deadpool, and found that you were the only person laughing at some of the jokes because many of them got lost in translation.

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