A friend is coming to my country soon and it does feel pressuring to plan travel itinerary knowing they will rely on us during the visit😅 my friend was planning to buy esim so this video came at the right time❤
Hi Kyuho and Sarah, Sorry for sending you a text while you are in Japan. You forgot to tell us why you are going to go to Garo.... alot. Have fun in Japan. My hubby and I have been to Japan twice during the Christmas and New Years celebration for 3 weeks. It is the greatest time there.
Just discovered your channel a few days ago. I'm a Canadian recently moved to Seoul. It soothes me to her your daily life here. Both of my two worlds at their best. Thanks!!!
I started watching Brilliant Minds (a new medical drama that started airing on September 23rd) and I'm so excited for season 21 of Grey's Anatomy and the new medical drama called Doctor Odyssey which both release an episode on September 26th. I really want to try Korean food but I don't know how to make any. The ocean in Nova Scotia looks really beautiful! I live in Windsor, ON, and if you want to go a beach where to the water is safe to swim in you have to drive for at least an hour or more from where I live. I've been to beaches (all in Ontario) in Leamington (SeaCliff), Wheatley (Holiday Harbour), Erieau, Grand Bend/Pinery, Goderich, Tobermory (Little Cove Beach, The Grotto, Big Tub Lighthouse (the beaches in Tobermory have crystal clear water), I've also walked on the Baltic sea, but that's in Gdynia, Poland.
I feel a little sad watching. I used hike up every mountains, temples, etc etc in the past, but as of 2024, after sustaining an injury on my legs as well as age-related degeneration, the hike that you went on in this video is a definite impossible thing for me now. On hindsight, I realised that if I had whined in the past while scaling heights and conquering steep slopes, I should really view this as a PRIVILEDGE because this means that I am strong and fit !
Hi guys, love your content as always keep up your good work. 💪🏼🙌🏼 It’s sad (and unbelievably exhausting) that we live in a world were expressing different opinions end up being taking in the most personal way possible and is basically being „cancelled“. Wish we could live in times where different opinions could coexist at the same times for various reasons. Cant wait for the next video about your trip to Japan. Lots of love to you all and the family ❤ and especially prayers for our cutie Bemo 💜 🐈
Thank you so much! Our channel has always been focused on a relationship between two different cultures. Naturally, there are bound to be things like this that pop up, and we like to discuss them, because that’s the reality of a marriage when your cultural backgrounds are very different. I can respect Kyuho’s family’s tradition AND express and I’m worried for his safety at the same time 😅 And thank you! 💚💚
I was sort of loving the poppy seed stuff but that was before I have discovered black sesame seeds which became my absolute favourite and also made me throw to the trash poppy seeds from my freezer once and for all. I don't know if there's a handicap of a sort with my taste buds but black sesame tastes almost the same and even better without the bitterness. Not a big deal in my opinion with the ban on poppy, as you have the abundance of black sesame in Korea
To each one his/her own. I live in Israel where we have both but poppy seeds are almost always taste bitter even if kept in the fridge and grinded just before use. In any case both of them require honey &/or sugar if used in baking.
Hey guys, I’m sorry to see so many negative comments here and I hope that we can foster safer/friendlier discussions. I just wanted to say though, maybe the thumbnail with the question mark ❔ and the title of the video “our big cultural difference” might make some people feel like this is a <my vs. your culture> kind of moment here when Sarah, you’re trying to say in the comment section that it’s not about the superiority of one culture over another, but rather more of a <safety/health vs. maintaining traditional practices> kind of dichotomy, which is different. I might be completely off, but that’s what it sounds like to me. Maybe if you align your thumbnail, title, and just the way you deliver your message, people can understand it better because clearly some people are getting a different message. I really like watching your videos and this is the first time I saw the comment section get so heated so I’m leaving a comment for the first time. I’ve always gotten the impression that you guys try your best to show how your 2hearts can be 1seoul and I just want the best for you guys. Hope you don’t get offended by this comment. Cheers!
Here in Windsor, Ontario, you can see people just casually riding their bikes in the rain. I usually bring an umbrella when it's raining. Sometimes the weather app won't call for rain or it'll say it's raining when it's not and you'll be walking and then there's random downpour of rain and you'll see the caved in roads or parking lots turn into swimming pools. I don't know what umbrellas are like in Korea, but I don't think umbrellas sold in Canada are made for the weather here because when there's rain and wind they just fly up and get you drenched in rain. I had my bike stolen from outside of a Best Buy a few summers ago and I wanted to see the security camera footage to see who stole it and Best Buy said to call the police to view the footage because Best Buy apparently doesn't have access to their own security camera footage. I went to Poland for the first time in 2019 to meet some of (many) my aunts, uncles, and cousins for the first time, I exchanged money to spend there but I didn't really even spend much because they bought me everything and even gave me spending money and somehow I came back with more money than I exchanged.
"The rituals and holiday culture will gradually fade away over generations and completely disappear. By then, the ritual table and the culture of rites may only appear in textbooks, remaining as a piece of history in the minds of future generations. However, this is also a natural phenomenon that occurs as time flows into the future, so while it is regrettable, it must be accepted calmly."
There are no siblings to perform the rites. Visit your parents in the columbarium or memorial park frequently, whether you are happy, sad, or feeling lonely.
I see my mum once a year, and the best period is 7 days, if we stay together longer leaving is so hard! Especially as I live alone, there is no one to come back to as well. But what I do is just get back to my routine and just focus on that, that helps, also every Mondays and Thursdays we have video calls, so that keeps us close and less sad. Ps. I will miss cat cloth on lamp, but I know this amazing feeling of control of light. My ex mother gifted me lamp with control buttons where I can change colour and intensity, I can't live without it now 😂
I'm kinda surprised and confused seeing all those negative comments toward Sarah because I(Korean) totally understand her! Beol-cho in the woods is a disappearing culture and younger generations in Korea(including me and even my dad😅) don't want to do that anymore tbh. My family also has grave site(a mountain) at Chungcheongdo like Kyuho's fam but my grandpa and his brothers changed the graves into columbarium decades ago. Luckily my grandpa isn't the first born so my dad don't have to manage it but still, my distant family has to do the weeding thing around the site. They often do that by themselves but also hire professional workers sometimes. Beol-cho in the woods is dangerous. A man in his 70s died a week ago because of the bee sting while doing beol-cho during the Chuseok holiday...a typical accident during Korean holidays for sure:( And considering the emergency room situation right now and this strangely long heat wave this summer, I agree with her. There isn't the only one way to honor the grace of my ancestors.
Thank you 🥺❤️ It is indeed dangerous and every year you hear about various accidents that happen during beol-cho. Kyuho’s dad’s situation where he was swarmed and stung could have been really, really bad. I can respect Kyuho’s family’s tradition AND express that I’m worried about him at the same time.
Obviously Kyuho family isn’t your family since his dad, grandfather and him are still observant in “traditional “ way. I am sure they’re all smart intelligent people and thought thru about the issues/risks but still decided to do it “old” way. That’s where Sarah made the mistake by putting her 2cents or “disrespect” and broadcasting to thousands. It’s really not her place to question their decision due her lack of cultural/emotional/historical/spiritual connections to such practice
@@kimckawa She's just worried about her husband that's all and even her mother in law worried about her husband😅 You can find some Korean comments and no one says she's disrespectful or rude toward Kyuho's family and Korean culture. It just baffled me that those who have never been to Korea, don't know much about Korean culture judging what's rude or not. And every family has their own culture. Each family interprets and inherits Korean culture in different ways. But, I also think it would've been less confusing and more balancing(?) if there was a Kyuho's opinion about the Beol-cho culture.
@@mjmj734 It’s all fine to air and share her concerns for her husband. But even w her concerns she can still respect and even admire Kyuho’s family dedication to upholding to such tradition. Even wondering or making a connection perhaps it’s these little eccentric things helped develop Kyuho into humble, non-materialistic and grounded person he is and she come to married. But ofc predictably she as Western person w no connection to such filial tradition and practice went all “logical” and clinical about the situation when for Kyuho’s family it’s deeply emotional, spiritual and painful to transition into “modern” way of just hiring strangers to perform the annual rite. Once adopted then it’s just matter of time Kyuho family transition away even from hiring services every year due to temporary financial situation. Well eventually out of sight out of mind..this is how Seoul loses her soul under capitalism, modernism and progress.
❤Sadly this happened in US Malls. Full of fun shops and larger anchor stores. High rents buried smaller stores and amazon ruined in store shopping. Women went out to work not in malls with baby stroller and gramie. Women stopped having children. Malls died all over USA. If you want the fun of malls go to Seoul before malls leave there also.
Shame about Garosugil/Sinsa area as I like it too, however as someone who also lives in Seoul, there are many upcoming areas that are getting revitalized and become popular for a time before a new area is the next 핫플. Same with cool cafes, bakeries, etc, things are constantly changing in Korea with places shutting down and new ones opening. So I wouldn't worry too much and just keep an eye out for the next cool place. Also seconding another commenter's suggestion of Kyuho wearing long rain boots to protect from snakes in the grass. Truthfully that was not something that came to my mind at all when first hearing about cutting the grass but I respect your concern and hope the suggestion will ease your mind when he honours this tradition again in the future. And they should bring lots of water bottles!!
Thank you for making this video! I need to have this surgery next month, and did not know what to expect… very nervous but your video definitely helped so much!!
I had to have it again this month and it’s annoying, but really such a routine procedure and not nearly as scary as it sounds. You’ll be sedated and sleeping, so no worries-you got this 💙
May I ask why you had it again? Do they monitor growth and if it grows again they just do the same thing? My mom is questioning if i even have to do it.. she wants me to get a second opinion. But in the states its not as cheap like Korea so Im trying to just do the surgery and get it over with
I get sonograms every year and sometimes I get spotting between periods. I had a few polyps grow back. If they bother me enough, I choose to get the procedure to have the polyps removed. Some women’s polyps don’t bother them at all, so they may choose to monitor them and not get the procedure done.
Kyuho should wear tall rain boots next time <3 I haven't had a tick for 3 years since I started wearing rain boots any time I'm in the woods or anywhere with tall grass! Maybe that can calm your worries a little! And I totally agree with you. On top of all, Confucianism is such a conservative and extreme "system" or religion, whatever you wanna call it. Should be left in the history books imo.
The negative comments and attacks against Sarah here say a whole lot more about the people commenting than it does Sarah. If you view the video objectively and listen to what Sarah said without inserting your own insidious assumptions, you’ll notice Sarah says none of the things you claim she says and she bares none of the feelings you claim she bares. You are all projecting your own feelings and views onto her and making rather wild and unfounded judgments about her respect for the culture and family (and someone made one rather ridiculous claim that she wasn’t proud of her husband, my god 😅). I certainly hope none of you ever get called for jury duty because your inability to listen to something objectively is rather scary and disappointing.
We used to leave little dishes, or plastic trays, but they are always taken or damaged. Also, for some reason, Grey refuses to eat off of any dishes or trays 😅
Hello Sarah, I agree with you about the safety of Kyuho and his family when they go to cut the grass for the Chuseok tradition. Immediately when I saw the grass the first thing I thought of was poisonous snakes, so I do understand your concerns for your loved ones. I do appreciate Kyuho for sharing the tradition with us!!! Great video this week guys!! ❤️❤️❤️
that's pretty sad about that shopping area there. The same is happening in many cities in the US. Many people are attributing it to the convivence of shopping online. Where I am they are reinventing the shopping area to an entertainment area.
Love love these couple for their love of feeding the strays and providing shelter for them. Thank you for all you both do. I’ve been binge watching you two. 🙌🏻❤️
The family time and tradition probably still outweighs safety concerns but very sweet S was thinking about this. Her reasoning was very valid. Hope u enjoy yr Japan trip - a little less ocd planning would make for more fun and adventures for a young couple such as yourselves
In Singapore due to limited land, government acquires the graveyards for development. The remains of my ancestors were exhumed & cremated then relocated to a columbrarium.It's now easier for descendants to pay respect during Qing Ming period.
Sad to see your fav bakery closed down!!!😢 Also happy to see you guys go to tokYO!!!! My wife’s there now it’s still yeh very hot most days we will go again next year too!!!!😊👍🏻
