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Artosis *
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States2140 Posts
August 17 2008 09:52 GMT
#1
there are some things here that as an american i just cannot explain.

today i was at a pizza hut that had a salad bar. in the salad bar there were 2 interesting items. one was whole, unpeeled bannanas (ok not too too weird). the other was nacho cheese. the thing about the nacho cheese is there was nothing at all to put it on.

gas here is 2x as expensive as in usa. its literally about 8$ a gallon. yet the taxi rides are about 1/3rd as expensive as in boston.

peanut butter costs 5$ for a tiny jar. ouch. really all foreigner food is hella expensive. a small pan pizza at pizza hut was 14$, but if i go to a korean restaurant and get a huge amount of food it is very inexpensive.

the stairs are not uniform heights. often times the top or bottom stair just doesn't line up with what the stairs are leading to, so its some vastly different height. i've almost fallen about 9 times. infact, yesterday it was raining and i went to this pc bang. i start walking down the stairs normally (concrete steps) and fall. my ass bumps down about 6 steps before i finally stop. i look back and the concrete steps are slightly SLANTED FORWARD. WHO MAKES STEPS LIKE THAT? rofl thank god it only made me sore.

today i saw a little singing group of maybe 15 people singing The Yellow Submarine on a busy street corner.

fun times!

*****
Commentatorhttp://twitter.com/Artosis
mel_ee
Profile Blog Joined August 2003
2448 Posts
August 17 2008 09:56 GMT
#2
I heard its humid, like crazy humid. That above all sounds fun ^__^
Behold the bold soldier, control the globe slowly proceeds to blow swingin swords like Shinobi
Elric
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United Kingdom1327 Posts
August 17 2008 09:58 GMT
#3
On August 17 2008 18:52 Artosis wrote:
the stairs are not uniform heights. often times the top or bottom stair just doesn't line up with what the stairs are leading to, so its some vastly different height. i've almost fallen about 9 times. infact, yesterday it was raining and i went to this pc bang. i start walking down the stairs normally (concrete steps) and fall. my ass bumps down about 6 steps before i finally stop. i look back and the concrete steps are slightly SLANTED FORWARD. WHO MAKES STEPS LIKE THAT? rofl thank god it only made me sore.


hahaha. This is so true. Only in Asia. It's really fucking dangerous if you're not careful and most of the time they don't even have bannisters lol.
AttackZerg
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States7474 Posts
August 17 2008 10:09 GMT
#4
Have you been playing bw... you do have wcg comming up and it would be great to see one of our english caster always doing well in tournament play.

And if you have been playing are you getting advice/help from any of the pros your meeting/staying with?

The stairs thing reminds me of being in mexico, I face planted completely sober.
Artosis *
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States2140 Posts
August 17 2008 10:20 GMT
#5
lol yeah the stairs are crazy. i didnt play for about 15 day after getting here, but just started to at pc bangs now. its not the equipment that im used to which makes it a bit annoying, but its better than nothing. ill def be in usa for the wcg finals. i've learned a LOT about the different ways that foreigenrs and koreans look at sc which has made me understand the game itself much more.
Commentatorhttp://twitter.com/Artosis
DragoonPK
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
3259 Posts
August 17 2008 10:20 GMT
#6
Pretty interesting stuff xD. Thanx again Artosis!!
Ancestral
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
United States3230 Posts
August 17 2008 10:25 GMT
#7
Can you not bring your own mouse and keyboard?
The Nature and purpose of the martial way are universal; all selfish desires must be roasted in the tempering fires of hard training. - Masutatsu Oyama
Shauni
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
4077 Posts
August 17 2008 10:26 GMT
#8
On August 17 2008 19:20 Artosis wrote:
lol yeah the stairs are crazy. i didnt play for about 15 day after getting here, but just started to at pc bangs now. its not the equipment that im used to which makes it a bit annoying, but its better than nothing. ill def be in usa for the wcg finals. i've learned a LOT about the different ways that foreigenrs and koreans look at sc which has made me understand the game itself much more.


Is it possible to elaborate?
I'm taking whatever coverage I can get, because frankly, I'm busy working on this million dollar deal at my job. Early retirement is a good thing brotha man. - MessengerASL
Artosis *
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States2140 Posts
August 17 2008 10:26 GMT
#9
i dunno about bringing my own equipment. it was always a hassle at usa pc bangs where i speak same language. here all the comps have these programs on them that restrict a buncha stuff as well.
Commentatorhttp://twitter.com/Artosis
Artosis *
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States2140 Posts
August 17 2008 10:30 GMT
#10
On August 17 2008 19:26 Shauni wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 17 2008 19:20 Artosis wrote:
lol yeah the stairs are crazy. i didnt play for about 15 day after getting here, but just started to at pc bangs now. its not the equipment that im used to which makes it a bit annoying, but its better than nothing. ill def be in usa for the wcg finals. i've learned a LOT about the different ways that foreigenrs and koreans look at sc which has made me understand the game itself much more.


Is it possible to elaborate?


to sum it up real quick: koreans are absolutely die hard about mechanics.
Commentatorhttp://twitter.com/Artosis
AttackZerg
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States7474 Posts
August 17 2008 10:35 GMT
#11
For players outside of korea I'm sure there is a big demand for you to explore that topic more if you would like.
Artosis *
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States2140 Posts
August 17 2008 10:39 GMT
#12
eh maybe ill take some time and write up somehting long about it later this week.
Commentatorhttp://twitter.com/Artosis
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51548 Posts
August 17 2008 10:44 GMT
#13
thanks for the blog about your life in korea, can't wait for more.
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paper
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
13196 Posts
August 17 2008 10:54 GMT
#14
are you sure it was nacho cheese and not some salad dressing? or that the cheese was a dressing :d
Hates Fun🤔
AttackZerg
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States7474 Posts
August 17 2008 11:10 GMT
#15
For breadsicks maybe?
clazziquai
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
6685 Posts
August 17 2008 11:23 GMT
#16
On August 17 2008 18:56 mel_ee wrote:
I heard its humid, like crazy humid. That above all sounds fun ^__^



not really imo lol

the weather's pretty not that bad here actually..for now xD

And yeah, Pizza Hut is SO expensive. Which one were you at? I was at Myung-Dong (명동) and I think the regular size was 16 bucks and with drinks, the total came out to like 21 dollars.

But clothes and such are really expensive.
#1 Sea.Really Fan / #1 Nesh Fan / Terran Forever~
alffla
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Hong Kong20321 Posts
August 17 2008 11:27 GMT
#17
rofl soudns like fun. being in foreing coutry is always awesomee..

woa koreans super obsessed with mechanics?? interesting... O_O
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Rekrul
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Korea (South)17174 Posts
August 17 2008 11:30 GMT
#18
how about many korean girls won't give blowjobs cuz they think its dirty or gross, but they all will fuck without rubbers cuz they have no sex education

dumb girls
why so 진지해?
AttackZerg
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States7474 Posts
August 17 2008 11:53 GMT
#19
On August 17 2008 20:30 Rekrul wrote:
how about many korean girls won't give blowjobs cuz they think its dirty or gross, but they all will fuck without rubbers cuz they have no sex education

dumb girls



That sounds like my trips to the midwest lol
Kingsp4de20
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
United States716 Posts
August 17 2008 13:27 GMT
#20
On August 17 2008 20:30 Rekrul wrote:
how about many korean girls won't give blowjobs cuz they think its dirty or gross, but they all will fuck without rubbers cuz they have no sex education

dumb girls


Lmao sounds like my ex gf.
kpcrew
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Korea (South)1071 Posts
August 17 2008 14:09 GMT
#21
the cheese is for the crust
after you finish your slice, your supposed to dip it in the cheese and eat it
Clan Lzuruha
wswordsmen
Profile Joined October 2007
United States987 Posts
August 17 2008 14:19 GMT
#22
I only have measured stairs once (for a lab in physics) but at least in my school the first step was ~1cm shorter than the others so most stairs are probably like that, just not enough to notice.
MrHoon *
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
10183 Posts
August 17 2008 14:37 GMT
#23
On August 17 2008 20:30 Rekrul wrote:
how about many korean girls won't give blowjobs cuz they think its dirty or gross, but they all will fuck without rubbers cuz they have no sex education

dumb girls

hahaha this

Imports were always expensive in Korea
thats why we have blatant ripoffs
dats racist
Straylight
Profile Joined March 2008
Canada706 Posts
August 17 2008 15:30 GMT
#24
On August 17 2008 18:52 Artosis wrote:
SLANTED FORWARD. WHO MAKES STEPS LIKE THAT?


Isn't this to throw rain away from the stairs :\

But yeah even a couple millimeters difference in step heights on the same staircase can mess people up.
It felt like gravity.
infinity21 *
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada6683 Posts
August 17 2008 15:40 GMT
#25
haha sounds like you're enjoying your stay in Korea despite the uneven steps

I hate steps that are slanted forward >:o
I've seen ones that were about 30 degrees slanted.. Almost fell too.
Official Entusman #21
FreeDoM[YA]
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Canada855 Posts
August 17 2008 16:25 GMT
#26
On August 17 2008 18:58 Elric_ wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 17 2008 18:52 Artosis wrote:
the stairs are not uniform heights. often times the top or bottom stair just doesn't line up with what the stairs are leading to, so its some vastly different height. i've almost fallen about 9 times. infact, yesterday it was raining and i went to this pc bang. i start walking down the stairs normally (concrete steps) and fall. my ass bumps down about 6 steps before i finally stop. i look back and the concrete steps are slightly SLANTED FORWARD. WHO MAKES STEPS LIKE THAT? rofl thank god it only made me sore.


hahaha. This is so true. Only in Asia. It's really fucking dangerous if you're not careful and most of the time they don't even have bannisters lol.



It's to increase your multitasking for starcraft.. You have to watch where you're going and watch the steps.. North Americans are lazy when it comes to mutlitasking. But oh! Those Koreans are smart
Tibs
Profile Joined October 2006
United States148 Posts
August 17 2008 16:48 GMT
#27
Have you noticed that just about every PC Bang is open 24 hours a day, and that quite a few of them have their own kitchens instead of little snack bars for Snickers.

Have you tried Peperos yet? Fucking awesome. If you ever find one in english it states right on the box that it can give you cancer rofl. But still try one. You'll be addicted to them. Little Biscuit sticks covered in Chocolate.
- FT.aCt)Sony -
Liquid`Zephyr
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
United States996 Posts
August 17 2008 17:14 GMT
#28
On August 17 2008 20:30 Rekrul wrote:
how about many korean girls won't give blowjobs cuz they think its dirty or gross, but they all will fuck without rubbers cuz they have no sex education

dumb girls

i thought the std rate in korea was really really low
Team LiquidPoorUser
DoctorHelvetica
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States15034 Posts
August 17 2008 17:33 GMT
#29
I wonder if there are things like this for foreigners in America.

I live in San Diego and nothing here seems strange to me, although maybe the shirtless and barefoot people walking around and getting served in restaraunts may seem odd to a foreigner.
RIP Aaliyah
Psyonic_Reaver
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4341 Posts
August 17 2008 17:38 GMT
#30
When I lived in Guatemala, they had the SAME EXACT STAIRS. I hated them! What's worse is if you're in a rush and you forget about a particular section (Ie: NO stairs in the middle of stairs. WTF?)

It was dark and going up this certain section the stairs stop for a few steps and it's just a big hole, then the stairs start up again. I forgot about the hole. It was a painful experience I will never forget. I had to have these two little kids help pull me out. ><

Korea sounds like a great place. I'm actually a fan of warm places.
So wait? I'm bad? =(
KOFgokuon
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States14905 Posts
August 17 2008 18:35 GMT
#31
On August 17 2008 18:52 Artosis wrote:


gas here is 2x as expensive as in usa. its literally about 8$ a gallon. yet the taxi rides are about 1/3rd as expensive as in boston.



this makes me sad =/ taxis are absurd in boston
il0seonpurpose
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Korea (South)5638 Posts
August 17 2008 19:47 GMT
#32
On August 17 2008 19:30 Artosis wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 17 2008 19:26 Shauni wrote:
On August 17 2008 19:20 Artosis wrote:
lol yeah the stairs are crazy. i didnt play for about 15 day after getting here, but just started to at pc bangs now. its not the equipment that im used to which makes it a bit annoying, but its better than nothing. ill def be in usa for the wcg finals. i've learned a LOT about the different ways that foreigenrs and koreans look at sc which has made me understand the game itself much more.


Is it possible to elaborate?


to sum it up real quick: koreans are absolutely die hard about mechanics.


yeah i wanna know too, good blog
DamageControL
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States4222 Posts
August 17 2008 21:46 GMT
#33
He should blog about the differences in attitude aboot sc!
Liquid | SKT
meathook
Profile Joined December 2007
1289 Posts
August 17 2008 21:49 GMT
#34
Culture shock, eh?
An ugly planet. A bug planet.
XDawn
Profile Blog Joined February 2004
Canada4040 Posts
August 18 2008 01:47 GMT
#35
Ya, food in korea is very cheap
but everything else is expensive. Thats just how it is lol
Use it or lose it
DevAzTaYtA
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
Oman2005 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-25 18:32:32
August 25 2008 18:27 GMT
#36
pizza hut salad bars r soo good. i wonder why they don't have that shit in USA? or do they? tbh i think i've only ever seen them abroad.
anyways i agree with paper. i think the "nacho cheese" you saw was actually a salad dressing of some sort. they have something similar in pizza huts in the middle east.
Xenocide_Knight
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Korea (South)2625 Posts
August 25 2008 22:59 GMT
#37
On August 18 2008 01:48 Tibs wrote:
Have you noticed that just about every PC Bang is open 24 hours a day, and that quite a few of them have their own kitchens instead of little snack bars for Snickers.

Have you tried Peperos yet? Fucking awesome. If you ever find one in english it states right on the box that it can give you cancer rofl. But still try one. You'll be addicted to them. Little Biscuit sticks covered in Chocolate.


dood
im eating pepperos right now
and it def doesnt say it can give you cancer....
but they ARE awesome indeed
Shine[Kal] #1 fan
mel_ee
Profile Blog Joined August 2003
2448 Posts
August 27 2008 01:20 GMT
#38
so do they usually have no limes here? Like if you order a corona or a gin n tonic in the states you would get a lime, but here none? is it just an expensive import?
Behold the bold soldier, control the globe slowly proceeds to blow swingin swords like Shinobi
clazziquai
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
6685 Posts
August 27 2008 01:31 GMT
#39
On August 26 2008 07:59 Xenocide_Knight wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 18 2008 01:48 Tibs wrote:
Have you noticed that just about every PC Bang is open 24 hours a day, and that quite a few of them have their own kitchens instead of little snack bars for Snickers.

Have you tried Peperos yet? Fucking awesome. If you ever find one in english it states right on the box that it can give you cancer rofl. But still try one. You'll be addicted to them. Little Biscuit sticks covered in Chocolate.


dood
im eating pepperos right now
and it def doesnt say it can give you cancer....
but they ARE awesome indeed


Have you guys eaten 꼬깔콘? It's like bugles.

They are sooooooooooo good!
#1 Sea.Really Fan / #1 Nesh Fan / Terran Forever~
XDawn
Profile Blog Joined February 2004
Canada4040 Posts
August 27 2008 05:17 GMT
#40
pepperos - "빼빼로"'
are called Pocky in english countries
Use it or lose it
Tibs
Profile Joined October 2006
United States148 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-27 05:54:56
August 27 2008 05:54 GMT
#41
On August 18 2008 01:48 Tibs wrote:
Have you tried Peperos yet? Fucking awesome. If you ever find one in english it states right on the box that it can give you cancer rofl. But still try one. You'll be addicted to them. Little Biscuit sticks covered in Chocolate.


I dont know where i was reading it at where it said it could give you cancer. Id have to go find a box or google it again.
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