July 17, 2009

Well, I’m still loving Korea. I’m not really big on tourist-y attraction, so unfortunately, I won’t be able to provide you with many of those types of pictures. I have been swamped with school work, but I still manage to hang out every weekend. It’s a wonderful time. One thing to be careful of, however, is that Korea has a heavy drinking culture. I don’t drink, but I can see how an American would come here and possibly have too much fun. Sometimes, even the Korean people do:

This guy got so drunk that he fell asleep before he could finish his drink at Angel-in-Us Coffee Shop.

One part of their culture that I did find interesting is that they drink at ALL hours of the day! Where as in America, people try to avoid being drunk before evening hours (well some people anyway), it’s the norm here to drink from lunch hours on. I don’t just mean one friendly drink, I mean WASTED.

What do they get so drunk from?

Soju

Soju for Korea is like beer is to America, only much much stronger. Cheap and strong, this drink comes in several flavors and is sold everywhere and at every meal.

Korean word for the day: kum y o il (koomyo-il) = Friday. Hooray for Fridays!! Have a good one!

I decided to add an extra word because it’s relevant: Maek Ju (mackjoo) = Beer