KOREA

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South Korea is the only country that has a Jeonse (or key money), a housing rental system. Instead of paying a monthly rent to a landlord, the tenant pays a large deposit for the duration of the contract but no monthly rental fee. 

house in Hangul is Jib. Let’s go home in Hangul is Jib-eh gaja.

(Image by Stripes Korea)

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