The Written Rules

Asian countries are known for their rules. But unlike Japan, where many are unspoken, Koreans will tell you about them—constantly. Everywhere you look, there are signs reminding you what you are not allowed to do.
The word they often use is 금지 (geumji), meaning banned or forbidden.

I find the abundance of these signs pretty funny, so I started collecting them for you. If I find more, I’ll add them to this post!

Standard Signs

Let’s start off with some of the common ones.

No Parking

The sign I see most often by far is 주차금지: No Parking. They love to put this everywhere!

A Forbidden Smorgasbord

When there are multiple things that are forbidden, they don’t hold back—you get a full menu of rules.

Not Forbidden, but Just Really Ominous

Some signs don’t forbid anything, but their English translations can be quite ominous.

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