Things you didn’t know are illegal in Korea

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South Korea is a country in East Asia and it is famous for its culture and every year million people visit this country. South Korea known for strict laws and local resident are aware of the laws and they always obey the rules and regulation of the Government. If you are planning to visit in South Korea then you should know about things which are illegal in South Korea. In Korea tattooing is not thing and smoking in public is strictly prohibited by the government so you cannot smoke in public. There are many things which are illegal in South Korea, in this article we talks about few things that is illegal in Korea so you will get an idea about these.

  • Tattooing – In South Korea, only licensed doctors can draw a tattoo so there are few licensed doctor who draws Tattoo. Tattooing is not an illegal activity but you may not be allowed to enter some places in South Korea if you have a tattoo on your body.
  • Smoking in Public – If you are thinking of smoking in public then don’t do this because you will liable to pay fine for smoking in public. In South Korea, they have strict laws on smoking in public and it is restricted by laws so don’t smoke in public otherwise you will be liable for fine.
  • Lobbying – Government lobbying is illegal in Korea and it is strictly prohibited. All politicians are banned from receiving funds from corporations or outside the organization so the government can freely operate the country.
  • Sheer Tops – Sheer Tops are banned in South Korea and no one can wear sheer tops and if any one wear sheer top then she will be liable under the laws. If any girl is wearing clothes that is showing indecent exposer will be liable under the laws. So if you are thinking of wearing a sheer top in South Korea then don’t do this. You cannot wear overexposed clothes at public places.
  • Online Gambling – Online Gambling is illegal in South Korea and it is punishable under the South Korean Laws. Online Gambling is strictly prohibited under the laws of South Korea and no one can participate in gambling websites.
  • Street Vendors – Street vendors are strictly prohibited in South Korea from 2011. Politicians of South Korea stated that GDP growth rates has been decreased through these vendors. So Street vendors are not allowed on roads and no one can open a stall on roads in South Korea.
  • Pornography – In South Korea, you cannot shoot, produce, consume or distribute any kind of porn material. Pornography is strictly prohibited in South Korea and no one can use internet for pornography as it is strictly prohibited. South Korean government banned many porn websites so no one can access them.
  • Late Night Teaching – Late night teaching is also ban in South Korea, school are strictly prohibited to teach late night. Teachers are not allowed to teach their student in late night.
  • Gambling – Gambling in South Korea is partially restricted or you can say partially illegal. If you are betting on horse race, motorboat race or Cycle race then it is legal but casinos are restricted for local residents as they are allowed to only one casino in South Korea. Lottery businesses are also partially legal in South Korea, you have to follow the rules and regulation for gambling otherwise you will be charged under criminal offence.

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Conclusion

As you can in the above article that Korea has strict laws on smoking in public as they prohibited smoking at the public place, you cannot smoke at bus stand, station, and other public places. As you can see in the above article that online gambling and pornography is banned in South Korea and no one is allowed to watch porn and shooting of porn. If you are thinking of buying products from street vendor then you cannot do this because street vendors are banned in Korea. Short Skirts and Sheer top also banned and no one allowed to wear sheer top in public places. So as you can see in above article that there are few things that is illegal in Korea and you cannot allowed to do such things. So if you are in Korea then you should know above these things.

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