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mizU
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States12125 Posts
July 26 2011 03:46 GMT
#41
On July 26 2011 00:42 OpticalShot wrote:
First of all, grats for the opportunity. Should be a hell of an experience.

1) I confirm that although being physically superior helps (ripped + tall), it's not a requirement for picking up girls. Personally I find that Korean girls are rather bored, and want to hang with interesting guys. Not necessarily interesting in terms of talent and $$$ (although that really helps lol), but like someone who knows how to play the flirting game. Push-and-pull. In Korean we call that "Mil-Dang" (밀당) and you gotta master that shit. Gotta be flexible between the spectrum of gentleman and heartbreaker, and play the right role at the right time. Got all that? ^^

2) 650k won isn't going to last you 4 months, especially if you plan on going out at night and having fun. Last time I was in Korea I spent about 200k won a month and I "went out" maybe twice a week. Spent most of my other time there was spent meeting relatives, watching SCBW on TV (never went to watch it live, I don't know why... I'm so stupid), and meeting my best friend and challenging him 1v1 (again in SCBW) all day.

3) If you're used to beer in the "western world" then Korean beer might be pretty weak. Time to show off your drinking talents! Beware of some oddballs there that can down several bottles of soju (20%) like it's nothing. Established bars are ok, but you can have just as much of "quality drinking time" at local street vendors (some are illegal I think but nobody really cares). Cheap import liquor has a high chance of being fake, so I recommend sticking with domestic.

4) For the real hotties in clubs and room-salons, you will need a Korean wingman. And this is why 650k won won't last you 4 months. Preferably, for your wingman... someone who can translate, has decent to awesome physique, and who's been there done that.

5) Setting up Cyworld probably will end up being a huge waste of time. I mean, you're going to be so busy meeting new friends hitting it off with new chicks adapting to new university culture blablabla omygawdd no time mang! Stick with Facebook and phone for communications unless you're ready to dedicate every night to Cyworld-ing. However, with a proper wingman from #4 above, he will help you set up and catch up to speed, and then Cyworld could become a real possibility.

Have a great time!


The 650k won isn't meant to last me 4 months. It's a starter so I have won in case I need it.
I've been working over the summer so I have more funds readily available, should there be a need. I don't plan on blowing 2+ grand during my semester in Korea, however.
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mizU
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States12125 Posts
July 27 2011 09:06 GMT
#42
Do any Koreans if a 92er born in Dec is of legal drinking age in Korea?
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misclick
Profile Blog Joined May 2006
Korea (South)155 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-27 16:00:42
July 27 2011 15:56 GMT
#43
haha nice. i actually spent a month at that campus for an orientation (talk program teaching english). that campus is located in jochiwon so it's quite a ways from seoul, but it's still manageable i guess. the surrounding area was relatively rural/residential though. i think it's like 1.5 hours from seoul on train? similar times on bus... so if you can i'd take the train since it's much more comfortable. the dorms are pretty nice and you probably won't have any culture shock adapting to them. each dorm has its own bathroom and two beds. the dorms also have fast internet. the bathrooms don't have the retarded put your used tp in the trash can rule either. one gripe i had was that they enforced curfew pretty strictly (though it may have been only for my orientation). they have a key card system that logs when you enter/leave the dorm, so they know who came home when and so forth... afaik, most korean universities are like that since i found out that most of my korean college friends climb out their 2nd story window to come drink or whatever. the cafeteria was pretty nice as well. overall, i'd say it was a quality modern campus.

i've been here for 1.5 years and i'm leaving on sunday. though i still have 2 quarters left to complete at school, i feel this entire trip was really worth it. i'm happy to say i'm now fluent in korean... and my soju tolerance level is up to like 7 bottles now lols.


oh yeah and winters are cold as shit in jochiwon (though it may be because i'm from la.. lol)

edit:
On July 27 2011 18:06 mizU wrote:
Do any Koreans if a 92er born in Dec is of legal drinking age in Korea?


yeah, you're legal. one of my good friends was '92. we had to sneak him into bars/clubs before january 1st of this year, but past that he was good to go on his own. always keep your id on you though since they card at most bars in seoul.

p.s. all the rumors about how bad drinking is in korea are true. i think i yakked multiple times everyday for the first few months i was here.
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mizU
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States12125 Posts
July 27 2011 17:45 GMT
#44
On July 28 2011 00:56 misclick wrote:
haha nice. i actually spent a month at that campus for an orientation (talk program teaching english). that campus is located in jochiwon so it's quite a ways from seoul, but it's still manageable i guess. the surrounding area was relatively rural/residential though. i think it's like 1.5 hours from seoul on train? similar times on bus... so if you can i'd take the train since it's much more comfortable. the dorms are pretty nice and you probably won't have any culture shock adapting to them. each dorm has its own bathroom and two beds. the dorms also have fast internet. the bathrooms don't have the retarded put your used tp in the trash can rule either. one gripe i had was that they enforced curfew pretty strictly (though it may have been only for my orientation). they have a key card system that logs when you enter/leave the dorm, so they know who came home when and so forth... afaik, most korean universities are like that since i found out that most of my korean college friends climb out their 2nd story window to come drink or whatever. the cafeteria was pretty nice as well. overall, i'd say it was a quality modern campus.

i've been here for 1.5 years and i'm leaving on sunday. though i still have 2 quarters left to complete at school, i feel this entire trip was really worth it. i'm happy to say i'm now fluent in korean... and my soju tolerance level is up to like 7 bottles now lols.


oh yeah and winters are cold as shit in jochiwon (though it may be because i'm from la.. lol)

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On July 27 2011 18:06 mizU wrote:
Do any Koreans if a 92er born in Dec is of legal drinking age in Korea?


yeah, you're legal. one of my good friends was '92. we had to sneak him into bars/clubs before january 1st of this year, but past that he was good to go on his own. always keep your id on you though since they card at most bars in seoul.

p.s. all the rumors about how bad drinking is in korea are true. i think i yakked multiple times everyday for the first few months i was here.



If you have anymore information on the campus, do you mind PMing me? Or you can post here.
Thanks for the insight! I don't suppose you have any pics of campus since it was just an orientation?
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Tomken
Profile Joined January 2010
Norway1144 Posts
July 27 2011 18:46 GMT
#45
Watch City Hunter if u haven't!
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Tippany
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States765 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-28 03:17:37
July 28 2011 03:17 GMT
#46
On July 28 2011 00:56 misclick wrote:
i've been here for 1.5 years and i'm leaving on sunday. though i still have 2 quarters left to complete at school, i feel this entire trip was really worth it. i'm happy to say i'm now fluent in korean... and my soju tolerance level is up to like 7 bottles now lols.



Not to hijack Mizu's blog(!), but are you of Korean descent or did you have any knowledge of the language when you first arrived? I'll be there for a year and I'm trying to gauge my expectations.
Real action, my dream.
mizU
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States12125 Posts
July 28 2011 07:17 GMT
#47
On July 28 2011 03:46 Tomken wrote:
Watch City Hunter if u haven't!


Is that a drama? :o
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