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Korean has speech that raises the listener. Which style is safe to use by default with someone you've just met, an elder, or a shop clerk?In Korea, someone you've just met often asks your age. It can seem rude, but there's a reason. What is it?Entering a Korean home — and some restaurants or traditional spaces — always involves one action at the entrance. What do you do?At a Korean drinking gathering, when an elder pours you a drink, what's a good etiquette to observe?Which two big holidays do Koreans cherish as the nation's foremost, when families gather to hold ancestral rites and eat songpyeon and tteokguk?Often cited to explain the Korean psyche, this one-syllable word means the warm heart of caring for and sharing with others (the culture of giving a little 'extra'). What is it?In Korea, when handing something to or receiving it from an elder or senior, what gesture expresses politeness?At a Korean meal there are shared manners. What do people commonly do with the rice and soup bowls?Korea's age culture saw a big change. It used to count you as 1 at birth and add a year at New Year, but now the officially unified way to count age is:The word 'uri' (we/our), heard constantly in Korea, carries a particular sentiment. Used as 'our house,' 'our company,' 'our country,' what does it show?When you move or are invited to a new home in Korea, guests often bring an endearing gift carrying the wish 'may things go smoothly.' What is it?What has become basic manners when boarding a subway or elevator in Korea?Quration — Quration AIQ