Market vendors blasted for charging for water 'because there are a lot of foreigners'

Merchants at a popular Seoul market have been under fire for charging for water while serving food, which is not conventional in most South Korean restaurants and eateries. A Burmese YouTuber named Khaing recently posted a video about her visit to the Gwangjang Market with her Russian friend, ordering food and a bottle of soju at a food vendor. When she asked for water, the owner charged 2,000 won ($1.36), even though most eateries and even vendors provide water for free. Khaing, who had been li

By The Korea Herald