Comments on: Jimjilbangs and Saunas, Jeju, South Korea.

By: Weekends in Korea « Korea Or Bust

Weekends in Korea « Korea Or Bust — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:08:02 +0000

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By: Rob Ludwiczak

Rob Ludwiczak — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:42:13 +0000

I totally agree. They are great places to relax after along week of teaching. Mine is in Chilgok, outside of Daegu. It is great. It is better than the ones in Daegu. It is so realxing to sweat and get the TOXINS out of your body. My first experience was when I worked for Samsung. The guys took me to the Sauna there and I was totally shocked! When my adult student said take off everything, I was shocked, as I said. I “FREAKED OUT” I thought oh my God– What is this– ???

However, it is a Korean thing and now it doesn’t bother me or make me think this is strange. It is a cultural adoption/adaption. Koreans are great people and have so many different customs than we do in the US, Canada,South Africa, and Australia. The English speaking countries, I think?

ROB L.

By: sandra

sandra — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:15:57 +0000

I just experienced my first trip to the jimjilbong and loved it. I need to find a job in jeju so that I can spebnd my paycheck enjoying such fine punishment.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:18:27 +0000

Nowhere in Asia are saunas more popular and hip than in South Korea and the sauna bathing etiquette here is nudity. Koreans have public bathhouses where you’ll also find large hot pools filled with healing herbs, steam rooms, hot tubs, showers, massage rooms and saunas. They call the facilities a jjimjilbang (pronounced “jim-jill-bong”) and the young Korean couples like to go on first dates to these nude saunas. Koreans believe they get the best bang out of their sauna bath by moving from hot room to cold pool in 5-minute intervals.