Do foreigners receive a lot of attention from locals?
This depends on where you areif youre in a big city, then no, you wont receive an excessive amount of attention from locals because theyre familiar with seeing foreign visitors around the city. If youre in a smaller city or rural part of Korea, then yes, you will probably receive some stares along with occasional points and shouts from children. Oftentimes, the attention is because the locals are intrigued and curiousyou may be the first non-Korean theyve ever seen in person.