Do you want to make a friend in Korea and communicate with them frequently?
There are lots of ways to make friends and stay in touch with them such as phone call, posting, and so on.
Among them, we use social networking services such as Facebook or Instagram in the age of digital communication.
These global platforms let you communicate with your friends around the globe timelessly.
However, what about the messaging programmes? Is there a messenger that you can say it is globalised as Facebook or Instagram? Someone may say "WhatsApp" is the globally used messenger. However, this applies to English speaking people mostly.
There's a saying that "When in Rome, do as Romans do."
As the messaging app is not globalised due to the barrier in the language, many countries have their frequently used messenger apps such as WeChat in China.
Then what is the most frequently used messenger in Korea?
There used to be apps such as Line and Kakao Talk. However, Kakao Talk wins over the Line and most people in Korea use Kakao Talk instead of Line. There are still quite number of people who use Line tough.
Kakao Talk, started as a messenger, now grew into a company providing online shopping and banking services. Personally, I think the platform they provide is very convenient in this fast moving society.
Why don't you download the app as soon as you land in Korea and try finding out what it can provide?
Please also share the messaging applications you use in your country by replying to this post.
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Chat soon,