korea :: seoul :: general

[dizzhizz]

yo, i'm going to korea on thursday, i just found out today. last saturday, i "committed" an offense for being in a park after it closed and will have to go to court november 17. will i have any problems at the airport? i'm traveling with my mom and my parents don't know, so i'd rather keep it that way. i'll be back before november 17th in new york by the way.

i doubt your offense will prevent you from leaving the u.s.a. unless you committed something like a felony. i'm also presuming you're a minor so no big deal dude.

i got caught several times as a minor with possession of marijuana and driving with a suspended license. parents never found out. you know how them korean parents are.

straight suicidal.

[dismalfuture]

dizzhizz is the official bad boy of the TOJ. I am not sure what that makes Charly and I.

[dizzhizz]

Singapore welcomes the ToJ delegation with open arms (and some jasmine wreaths).

word man. i'm going to drop you a pm since i'm going to need some grubbing options asides from those hawker centers.

[indesertum]

oh, and is underage smoking ok over there? i'm 16, so will they sell me the cigarettes, and can i smoke them in public? oh, and any suggestions for good cigarettes to try over there?

find a cigarette vending machine. otherwise just don't wear a high school uniform and you should be fine.

[dizzhizz]

find a cigarette vending machine. otherwise just don't wear a high school uniform and you should be fine.

they banned cigarette vending machines a while back. if you look 16 be careful since they will card you in places like kangnam station.

[thomas_highstreet]

haha

for realz? then put u in jail if u smokin?

hardcore.

im landing in just a jizz dribble over a weeks time, hope you homos are as excited as i am.

haha..

so.. whitenoize@lenuitblanche on the 13th (fri) or tiefschwartz@eden on the 14th (sat) for my triumphant return?

akbari in gangnam before hand for food, soju and catchup.

[Guest umhaha84]

they banned cigarette vending machines a while back. if you look 16 be careful since they will card you in places like kangnam station.

Pretend you don't speak Korean. And watch them as they make fool out of themselves.

[DEPHT]

I remember I flicked a butt in Uljiro and some old guys ran up and tried to slap me with a 3 manwon fine but I pretended not to speak korean...they got so flustered I felt kinda bad...

[Guest umhaha84]

^dude if you don't have korean citizenship, I don't think they can fine you?

[Scais]

When in doubt. Speak English.

[Guest umhaha84]

when you kill run to embassy

[Scais]

my housemate used to scream at taxi drivers in chinese even tho he was chilean. The look on the taxi drivers face. Hilarious, a mix of shock, awe, and confusion.

[mrchariybrown]

I remember I flicked a butt in Uljiro and some old guys ran up and tried to slap me with a 3 manwon fine but I pretended not to speak korean...they got so flustered I felt kinda bad...

I did the same thing in apgujeong this past summer.

some old man and lady double-teamed me and asked for my identification.

handed them my u.s. license and said "no hangeul"

they giggled and walked away after telling me that I can't flick butts anywhere via charades

[dizzhizz]

seriously. just speak in english and show them your driver's license. never your passport and you can liter galore.

[dismalfuture]

stock answer, when confronted for the above...

"what... WHAT? WHAT? I DON"T SPEAK KOREAN"

[DEPHT]

any of you guys know any joints that play brazilian/reggae? One of my jamaican friends just landed a job at sk telecom and I would like to recommend him some good bars/lounges.....

[indesertum]

i want some tacos. where to go

[Guest umhaha84]

^meat tacos? if it's actual taco ask dis.

[indesertum]

^meat tacos? if it's actual taco ask dis.

don't actual tacos have meat?

[Scais]

lol.....

itaewon yo.

or on the border if u feeling chevyesque

[djrajio]

I'll be in Seoul December 5th, 6th w/ my gf.

[indesertum]

lol.....

itaewon yo.

or on the border if u feeling chevyesque

where in itaewon? is it good shit?

[Ahlvahroe]

tacos are pretty wack in korea but the best ones ive had so far are the al pastor ones at dos tacos by gangnam station.

[dismalfuture]

Haven't had Dos Tacos in a minute but I think Tomatillo Grill has that Tex Mex fast food thing done better. It's got 3 locations that are all inconvenient but it's not bad tasting at all, especially considering it's Korea.

[Guest umhaha84]

someone open chipotle plz

told my mom about it, but she doesn't want to :\

[Scais]

yo tamatillo is pretty legit for burritos. Its got a chipotle style setup

[dismalfuture]

yeah Tomatillo is a ripoff of CHipotle's model. tastes a little different but it's not bad for Korea, at all.

There are a lot more chain options that would be huge in Korea that'd go down better than Chipotle.

Think of all of the white semi upper middle-class type businesses that would do well just based on name alone in Korea, I'm surprised Dean and Deluca hasn't set up shop here yet.

If it goes into a 'premium' mall in America then it'd be good for Korea, then of course Koreans would fuck it all up by trying to Koreanize the menu and trashing any of the brand's core values.

As for old 1990's Korean import brands, you can barely recognize what kind of food the family restaurants in Korea serve anymore, TGIF, Bennigan's, etc, the food is beyond weird now. I don't even know if people realize Bennigan's was supposed to be some sort of Irish-American pub and family restaurant themed thing, because their menu is all 'authentic' pasta and fajitas now.

Lots of food opportunities, business-wise. Korean people just don't know what they want.

[thomas_highstreet]

what is the best option for gifting a respected korean?

i wanted to give something built to last, useful, european, that classy shit.

chrome, gold plate or satin chrome?

[mrchariybrown]

that satin chrome one looks legit

[Guest umhaha84]

^ liking chrome, or gold plate