The correct way to eat black pork wrapped in lettuce is to put your pork in some sauces, load up the leaf with the pork and your chosen sides, then eat it like a taco.
Before I left, I quickly took out my phone and looked up how to say “thank you” in Korean. I waved the wife over for the check and handed them my won before heading out and saying goodbye with a “감사합니다!" or kamsamnida!” and ended up going back to their restaurant two more times on my six-day trip. Though I typically could not speak to people in South Korea due to the language barrier, I still enjoyed the social contact that I did get through these connections.
Whenever you travel somewhere new, especially where English is not common, you should learn some basic phrases and sentences so that you can around just a bit more smoothly. Some staples include greetings and polite phrases like “Excuse me,” and “Thank you!” which work wonders. If you visit a place like Jejudo where the people are very friendly and interested in visitors, even just trying to communicate in their language can mean a lot. They may even want to practice English with you!
