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It was so odd when I visited in 1998 that there were many tv commercials for carpeting and yet hardly anyone had carpets. Heated floors are so great, but great
by karmakaze 2y ago
It was so odd when I visited in 1998 that there were many tv commercials for carpeting and yet hardly anyone had carpets. Heated floors are so great, but great for sound absorption. Everyone just learns to live with lots of noise like in the city itself.
- bane 2y agoCarpets never did take off. Today most Koreans view carpets with suspicion and with a kind of grossness for what they might inhabit. Rugs on the other hand can be washed and beaten to properly clean. In 20 years of bi-yearly trips to South Korea, I've never seen a wall-to-wall carpeted indoor space. Even the Blue House, where you wear shoes inside, is rugs IIR.