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Tourists find Korea less friendly than Japan, China

March 14, 2015
Russian tourists disembark from a ferry, called the New Blue Ocean Line connecting Korea and Russia, at the eastern port city of Sokcho, Wednesday. Tourists from Russia can travel without a visa for 60 days here as a visa-waiver program between Korea and Russia went into effect this year. (Yonhap)

Russian tourists disembark from a ferry, called the New Blue Ocean Line connecting Korea and Russia, at the eastern port city of Sokcho. (Yonhap)

By Rachel Lee

Korea is seen as less friendly to foreign visitors than Japan and China.

According to a “kindness” survey by travel site tour.com, Korea ranked 21st with 67 points, behind neighbors Japan and China, which were 12th and 15th with 72 and 69 points respectively.

The poll was conducted over three years from 2011, with 15,320 people from 124 nations surveyed.

This month, the site unveiled a list of 37 countries that scored more than 50 points. The Philippines took top first place, with 79 points, followed by Ireland, Greece, the Bahamas and Spain.

Bangladesh was at the bottom of the list, with 51 points, while Nepal and the Maldives scored 54.