People took to Twitter to speak about their experiences of growing up Korean, and they couldn’t get any funnier.
While everyone has unique and hilarious stories about growing up, there are some special moments that only people growing up in Korean households can understand.
Check out some of the hilarious tweets down below
1. The first question anyone will ask.
#GrowingUpKorean so are you from north or south? pic.twitter.com/RTUslSJuVo
— Kim🌹 (@kim_cedillo16) August 3, 2015
2. And then the second.
https://twitter.com/hyunnjoo/status/750244814394761216
3. The kimchi is endless.
Having a separate refrigerator in the garage for kimchi. #growingupkorean
— Crystal Ro (@crystalro) August 4, 2015
4. And so are the side dishes.
#GrowingUpKorean Having a dinner table like this atleast once a week pic.twitter.com/1uPziy2eLp
— Petebelot (@Peko98Ko) July 15, 2015
5. Who needs a bath?
#growingupkorean visiting your relatives in korea and taking a shower like pic.twitter.com/C09RkXLcK3
— ann (@annyounginjeon) July 28, 2015
6. Well, if you don’t know…
#growingupkorean when your friends thought "Oppa" was your older brother's name
— jinahonline (@jinahonline) July 19, 2015
7. It’s as good of a place as any.
https://twitter.com/panillabean/status/750052029599395840
8. Korean beauty standards can be tough!
when your mom wont look at you bc youre too tan #GrowingUpKorean
— jihoo ☼ (@jihoojkim) August 27, 2015
9. We’ve all been there.
#GrowingUpKorean wanting to be a part of girls generation at one point in your life
— violet (@violet_shin) July 18, 2015
10. Sleep doesn’t really exist.
#GrowingUpKorean 8am-3pm school 3:30pm-4:30pm piano class 5pm-6pm dance class 6:30-7:30 english class 8-9 homework 9pm-7am sleep mon-sat
— Papa DouJin (@dvadevito) July 18, 2015
11. But the snacks, though.
#growingupkorean you knew it was about to be lit when grandma whipped these out of her Korean grocery bag pic.twitter.com/qduA8MZ1Ep
— Jangzy (@_AndrewJang_) July 17, 2015
12. Well, they are the creators of Samsung.
#GrowingUpKorean
being the only one in the entire family owning an iphone— jihoo ☼ (@jihoojkim) July 16, 2015
13. There are no filters.
#GrowingUpKorean your people will tell you that you got fat … Straight up
— Grace (@gracejungxo) July 16, 2015
14. Rice is everything.
#GrowingUpKorean you had one of these in your house pic.twitter.com/Tahg8XKHan
— Jimmers ⚡ (@JimmyPaark) July 17, 2015
15. Not everyone has your ability to eat spice.
#growingupkorean having to readjust your understanding of "spicy" whenever you eat with non-korean friends
— . (@metr0n0mic) July 16, 2015
16. There are weirder things to be done.
#growingupkorean using grocery bags as gloves to pick up food pic.twitter.com/Kxh2jnkA8s
— sydney han (@sydneyhann) July 17, 2016
17. We can’t imagine how old this must get!
#GrowingUpKorean Strangers approaching me and telling me they love Kpop/Korean dramas
— spooky adelynn™ (@aledynn) July 8, 2016
18. It’s like a competition.
Your mom insulting you in front of other moms to be modest #growingupkorean
— mandu (@claire_ancheta) July 4, 2016
19. Etiquette.
#growingupkorean glaring at your friends because they didn't take their shoes off when they walked into your home
— lilly (@lilstepmama) July 17, 2015
20. Grandmothers.
#growingupkorean your grandma sitting you down at age 12 and telling you that you can't date anyone other than a nice Korean boy
— ashley chri(suh)tmas 🎄 (@ashsuh) July 15, 2015
Do you have any of your own #growingupkorean stories to share?
