{"id":30302,"date":"2025-05-12T14:17:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T12:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=30302"},"modified":"2025-05-14T08:23:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T06:23:18","slug":"koreans-cut-spending-on-eating-out-and-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/05\/koreans-cut-spending-on-eating-out-and-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Koreans Cut Spending on Eating Out and at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South Korea is witnessing an unprecedented trend as consumers sharply reduce spending both on dining out and at home. Driven by rising living costs, economic uncertainty, and changing lifestyle habits, this shift marks a significant change in the country\u2019s consumption patterns and raises concerns about broader impacts on the food and restaurant industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch this video and more about how Koreans are cutting corners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Unprecedented trend as Koreans cut spending on eating out and at home!\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3YrYDy9T6pA?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br><strong>Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What does &#8220;<strong>frugal<\/strong>&#8221; mean? &#8220;<em>Amid rising living costs, many Koreans have adopted a more <strong>frugal<\/strong> lifestyle, cutting back on both dining out and home food expenses.<\/em>&#8221; Use the word in your sentence. Give a synonym.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does the word &#8220;<strong>sluggish<\/strong>&#8221; mean? &#8220;<em>The <strong>sluggish<\/strong> economy has further pushed many Koreans to embrace a frugal lifestyle, reducing spending on both dining out and meals at home.&#8221; Make a sentence using the word.<\/em>&#8221; Give a synonym.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does &#8220;<strong>at play<\/strong>&#8221; mean? &#8220;<em>There&#8217;s a wider issue <strong>at play<\/strong> too with the sluggish economy creating job uncertainty and financial challenges causing people to spend less.<\/em>&#8221; Use the idiom in a sentence. 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