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Shopping, pretty much everything that you can purchase at home will be available in Korea but it will probably be cheaper, this is true especially for electronics. The exception to this rule applies to purchasing brands from your home country, will you pay over the odds, this mainly applies to food and alcoholic beverages.

You’ll find everything you’ll need clothing wise, it won’t be exactly the same fashion as you’d get at home but then where would be the fun in that. You will only run into difficulty if you are blessed with having extra large feet or extra long legs.

Food shopping, for fresh fruit, meat and your main food shopping visit your local street-market or supermarket depending on where you live. It is not usual to haggle at these markets as items are mostly tagged but if you do, be sure to do so with a smile. Koreans are by and large honest people so even if you don’t have clue about prices, you’re pretty safe as they tend to be very fair when charging you.

Local bakeries, supermarkets and 24-hour stores are widespread across Korea, so there will always be somewhere open for a late night snack or beer. The main chains of supermarkets are Home Plus (Tesco), Wal Mart and Carre Four, there is sure to be at least one of these in your area and they stock a lot of items you will familiar with at home, so be sure to find one quickly.

Restaurants are very cheap in comparison to what you will be used to so, it’s more common to eat out and often works out cheaper than cooking pricey western food at home.