Korean Gift Giving Etiquette: The Number, the Wrapping, and What Not to Bring

Rustic brown paper wrapped gifts with a vintage radio and candle holder create a nostalgic atmosphere.

Give a Korean friend a gift wrapped in white paper and you may get a puzzled look before a “thank you.” Give them exactly four of anything and the pause gets longer. Korean gift giving etiquette runs on a handful of specific, learnable rules — and almost none of them are written down anywhere a … Read more