EPTis a hell of a life
A Japanese in Korea (pt 2) - Page 2
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Rekrul
Korea (South)17174 Posts
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kaisen
United States601 Posts
On February 18 2011 07:30 Rekrul wrote: to live as a korean is a hell of a life Work, drink, get fucked up, wake up, go to work, work, starcraft, eat, drink, starcraft, etc... Yup. I don't think those koreans ever sleep in their life time. | ||
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ptbl
United States6074 Posts
On February 18 2011 07:30 Rekrul wrote: to live as a korean is a hell of a life So, who's the lucky girl?  | ||
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ptbl
United States6074 Posts
On February 18 2011 07:32 kaisen wrote: Work, drink, get fucked up, wake up, go to work, work, starcraft, eat, drink, starcraft, etc... Yup. I don't think those koreans ever sleep in their life time. Yeah, you need to know how to drink if you really want to fit in Korea. Social gatherings revolve around liquor, more so than a lot of the other countries. Tidbit: In Korea, after a hard days work, many Koreans go out for drinking. These are the only times you can really criticize your bosses and supervisors. | ||
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san-tokie
Korea (South)185 Posts
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mizU
United States12125 Posts
On February 18 2011 07:32 kaisen wrote: Work, drink, get fucked up, wake up, go to work, work, starcraft, eat, drink, starcraft, etc... Yup. I don't think those koreans ever sleep in their life time. Well actually apparently a lot of business peoples go to PC bangs after they're done working... So sounds pretty accurate. :o | ||
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drag_
England425 Posts
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StorkHwaiting
United States3465 Posts
 . Just as Jersey Shore and MTV Cribz is not the real America... Korea is a cool place, like many other places in the world, but I wouldn't ever get obsessed with a single place. There are lots of awesome places to explore in this world. And I wouldn't get all broken up over it if you don't get to go just yet. Colorado is a pretty cool state. | ||
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Rekrul
Korea (South)17174 Posts
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MrHoon
10183 Posts
If you love Korea that much, I would suggest you atleast take classes in Seoul (or pusan). Alot of foreigners come to Korea expecting the glamorous sc life only to realize the college they signed up for is 3 hours away from seoul excluding traffic time. People who wanted to see the city life get disappointed and by the time their trip in Korea ended they go like 'damn wtf this shit sucked' | ||
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StorkHwaiting
United States3465 Posts
On February 18 2011 09:14 Rekrul wrote: no it is not Man, there is some great snow skiing in Colorado. You look out at the vast prairies full of cattle with sharp blue mountains looming in the background,and you know somewhere out there--within driving distance--Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger were bumping uglies in a tent. What more could you ask for? | ||
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Raeleigh
Canada902 Posts
I won't say that I want to be Korean, but I would enjoy going there, quite a lot. I also enjoy the food quite a bit, but don't get to eat it as often as I would like. But, nonetheless, if you get to do what you want, enjoy! ♥ Have lots of fun and ignore all of the comments of creepy and so on~ I'm planning a vacation for this summer to Korea, hopefully. ^__^ | ||
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Gingerninja
United Kingdom1339 Posts
Home sickness hits a lot of people because they go to other countries expecting it to be something it isn't. I'm studying in Japan atm, and I see it a lot, on everyone who went thinking they'd get to live everyday like it was an anime. Be realistic in your aims and goals, becoming a Korean, living like a Korean when you've never even visited, is not a good aim. Go, have fun, be realistic, then evaluate, otherwise your going to go, have your the image in your head that is "Korea" popped and you'll be crushed and you'll end up hating the whole experience, which would be a shame and a waste. | ||
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Rekrul
Korea (South)17174 Posts
On February 18 2011 09:25 StorkHwaiting wrote: Man, there is some great snow skiing in Colorado. You look out at the vast prairies full of cattle with sharp blue mountains looming in the background,and you know somewhere out there--within driving distance--Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger were bumping uglies in a tent. What more could you ask for? yeah but at the bottom of the hill in korea they have soju and clubs | ||
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phosphorylation
United States2935 Posts
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mizU
United States12125 Posts
As I did not expect a J-drama/manga world when I went to Japan. Japan was fantastic though, everything was SO clean, and the food was amazing. I do have kind of a city landscape in mind, but I won't be disappointed to see the country side of Korea either. I'm kind of in the pits of Colorado, so it should be a nice change. (No mountains, flat farmlands.) I'm also from Hawaii, and I never get homesick, so that shouldn't be much of a problem. I do hope to visit Seoul a couple times at least though. :3 And maybe take the subway to watch GSL/MSL/OSL events.  And also hopefully see an SNSD concert. Plus I hear soju is great. :DDD | ||
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don_kyuhote
3006 Posts
If you have a tv, you can sure watch a lot of starcraft. It really helps if you know some Korean language, because the OSL commentators are really entertaining and informative. MSL and proleague commentators are not as good as OSL, but still pretty good. I'm pretty sure college students drink more beer than soju, but when it comes to Korean alcoholic beverage, makgoli is the best in my opinion, but unfortunately, its not something college students drink a lot of, not that I know of. And in case you didn't know, SK is 70%(maybe more) mountains  | ||
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StorkHwaiting
United States3465 Posts
On February 18 2011 09:44 Rekrul wrote: yeah but at the bottom of the hill in korea they have soju and clubs But is Jake Gyllenhaal there? That's the essential part. | ||
NeverGG
United Kingdom5399 Posts
'I want to become... Korean. i want to live... as a Korean.' Sorry to burst your bubble, but you (as a foreigner) will never be fully accepted as one. It's not even worth trying and I can't see why anyone would want to assimilate themselves so completely into another culture. I was a total koreaboo before I came here, but as the years pass I've found myself watching more British/American/Japanese things, focusing far more on my foreign-based hobbies and not going out of my way to see/do anything typically Korean. I loved Japan too - it was amazingly clean as you mentioned. Also it was really fun to try some different food for once, and to experience Fukuoka's shopping scene. | ||
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mizU
United States12125 Posts
On February 18 2011 13:21 NeverGG wrote: I came here with crazily inflated visions of Korea as some kind of amazing promised land. It's alright here and you can do some really uniquely Korean things - plus a lot of necessities such as public transport/food etc can be really cheap and yet still awesome. However, it's the same as anywhere else in the world - it has its good sides and bad sides. 'I want to become... Korean. i want to live... as a Korean.' Sorry to burst your bubble, but you (as a foreigner) will never be fully accepted as one. It's not even worth trying and I can't see why anyone would want to assimilate themselves so completely into another culture. I was a total koreaboo before I came here, but as the years pass I've found myself watching more British/American/Japanese things, focusing far more on my foreign-based hobbies and not going out of my way to see/do anything typically Korean. I loved Japan too - it was amazingly clean as you mentioned. Also it was really fun to try some different food for once, and to experience Fukuoka's shopping scene. Haha know that I read back on what I wrote... I suppose I was really enthused by the idea. But I do realize, that it is impossible to be accepted as a Korean. I would however like to be accepted in some manner as I am. I guess we'll have to see what happens if/when I go. And OMG Akihabara was ridiculous. And it's really hard to find trash cans in Japan... and yet it's so clean. Perplexing. | ||
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