in korea u can literally leave ur wallet, laptop, expensive bag at your table and go eat lunch or do something else for an hr and come back and it'll still be there (and people are used to it). one of the few places that surprised me more than japan lol.

but dont leave ur bike or umbrella out.

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cyber_kinetist 4 hours ago | parent [-]

South Korea has CCTVs all over the place (especially in the cities), and even small-scale robbery is treated as a very serious crime that often it's not worth the risk.

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horanglabs 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It’s not only the CCTVs, haha. In Korea, even petty theft is culturally treated as a pretty serious offense. People generally see stealing itself as crossing a big line.

	▲	rayiner 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Wow enforcing laws and cultural taboos deters crime?

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ookblah 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

yeah it's not just the CCTVs, very ingrained culturally somehow, at least for this type of theft (stealing personal stuff from cafes/restaurants/etc)