‘Totally Indian’: South Korean influencer visits Taj Mahal with her family

A South Korean influencer who loves Indian culture and Bollywood films recently went to see the Taj Mahal with her parents and shared photos on Instagram that have been going viral. The woman named Jiwon, who learnt Hindi by watching YouTube videos, shared a series of photos on her Instagram handle @korean.g1 showing her parents and her posing against the backdrop of the Taj Mahal in Agra.

Wearing a pink suit, she shared how their guide told her that since she speaks Hindi and wears kurti so she is “totally Indian”. “Korean mummy papa ki Indian beti Today I showed taj mahal to my parents… and they fall in love with the taj mahal.. I’m happy to show them Incredible India. and our guide said I speak Hindi and I wear kurti so i’m totally Indian. khubsurat taj mahal ke sath sundar gulabi kurti, acha hai na?” she wrote as caption.

 

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Shared a few days ago, the post has received more than 26,000 likes so far. “Nice family… Great values,” commented a user. “Welcome to agra,” said another.

In a video posted in March, she explained how there are many common words in Korean and Hindi with the same meaning and almost identical pronunciation. The first she said was, “ek saal, do saal, teen saal”. In Hindi, that translates to “one year, two years and three years”. In Korean, she said it is “un saal, two saal, three saal”. Then she said the Hindi word for broom ‘jhadu’ is common in Korean as well which is ‘bitjaru’.