Jeju Island tries new way to remind visitors to behave

Confronting a surge in unruly tourist behavior, Jeju has unveiled the nation’s first multilingual etiquette notice, seeking to instill order on the southern resort island. The Jeju Provincial Police said Monday it printed 8,000 notices in Korean, English and Chinese, hoping to bridge cultural gaps and help foreign visitors grasp local laws and customs. The notices caution visitors against minor infractions — from jaywalking and littering to smoking in restricted areas and public drunkenness — and appeal for cooperation in maintaining order. “Officers carry the notices during patrols and hand them out when they encounter minor violations on the spot,” an official at the Jeju Provincial Police Agency told The Korea Times. “Serious offenses are dealt with immediately, but for minor ones we usually issue the notice instead of stricter action.” The official noted that offering a warning for petty violations, instead of imposing penalties on the spot, could defuse tensions with tourists and lighten the load for officers. After years of pandemic disruption, Jeju, a perennial touris

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