[IYC Contest. South Korea] There are can't be too many books... šŸ“š

As a big book lover by myself I couldn't pass by that amazing IYC Community Contest No. 5 - BOOKS contest hosted by @beeber.


When I came to Korea for the first time I was surprised to see many people reading books on the subway, bus, at the bus station, and everywhere.

Bookstore

I remember when I went to the bookstore to buy a vocabulary, I had shock. People were sitting everywhere, even on the floor. And guess what they were doing?! Right! They were reading books. I guess in most countries people will be kicked out of the store if they start reading the book right there. I mean without even paying for it.

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And here are a lot of different bookstores. Most of them are so huge! I can't find the exit on the first try haha. I remember once I even got lost there, so I had to ask staff for a help :)

Also, if be honest, I think bookstores in Korea are like another sightseeing! I really recommend tourists to visit at least one bookstore!

Subway

You can find bookshelves at the subway station. Aren't surprised yet? But will you say about special wagons with books on the metro train?

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Mountains.

Once I went to the mountains with my friend. By the way, climbing mountains is one of the most popular hobbies here. Especially among elder people! And they are super good in it! 60-80 years old grandmas and granddads reach the top much faster than I do. Anyways, if you climb mountains in Korea, and if you get tired while climbing, you can take a rest and read a book! Nope, you don't need to bring it with you, you can find bookshelves right in the mountains!

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Streets

Probably, you have small resting areas in your district. But do you have bookshelves there? I do! The district where I live now is called 'A book reading district'. The local municipality pays a lot of attention to education. So, we have even smart book renting machines, where everyone can borrow a book for free :)

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Book museum

Another awesome place that I like is the Book museum. I already told you about it, so I won't go into details. But if you missed that post, you can find it here.

Book Cafe

You can find books in many ordinary cafes. Cafe owners just install the bookshelf and leave a couple of books there. But also, there are special book cafes, which look like a library but the only difference is drinking. You can order coffee or any other drink and enjoy the reading.

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Conclusion

I think when you are surrounded by so many books, you will fall in love with books even if you didn't like books before :)


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Wow @irisworld books everywhere, even on the mountains and in subways, fantastic! Are they for free or to buy them?
And this book store is just .... amazing is too small, I have no word to describe it!
Thank you so much for entering the IYC contest again

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Thanks for holding such a nice contest! I love it!
And, yes, all books in the public places are for free :)

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It is really awesome that books can be read for free everywhere around! šŸ˜Š I am especially impressed with the books at the subway station. I don't think it would take long in my city, unfortunately, and all the books would disappear somehow. šŸ˜€ I hope I'm wrong.šŸ˜Š

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I can add even more...People bring books from home and donate to such public libraries here :)
And I really hope that in the future we will have free public 'book facilities' all around the world...

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This is amazing. Never thought that there are so many places where you can just read books without having one with you. This is really a book country. I like that.

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Thank you! That is one of the reasons I respect Korea and Koreans :)

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I also believe that when you surround yourself with books you start to love them. People who have good reading habits and love books are likely to have grown up surrounded by them. In that sense, I think I would love Korea. Thanks for sharing!

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@coquicoin, absolutely agree with you! And I think people should read more paper books. Hardcopies have ...'magic' vibes, I think :)

You are always welcomed here! :)

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And I think people should read more paper books

I totally agree :)

Have an awesome day/evening! šŸ˜Š

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