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benzoic-acid
Korea (South)427 Posts
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Ack1027
United States7873 Posts
P.s. : I didn't remember exactly how LONG the flight was T_T | ||
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Basic!
United States218 Posts
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FHM
United States185 Posts
ive been to korea imd and like.. whatever you see here, is just a fad or trend that extended from there to here, like bw, korean pop, so on.. life there is actually "smaller", like less homes, more apts.. in seoul everything is fast pace like new york, many shop stands and dont be surprised to see how bad poverty looks like there.. korea is like any other country, has it ups/downs but its quite beautiful, its not much different from japan actually... except japan has more of those neon lights going. and since your korean, you'll hvae to know that respecting older people is the most upmost important thing to do. and btw, no eye contact/staring | ||
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Muhweli
Finland5328 Posts
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Ack1027
United States7873 Posts
On June 01 2004 05:43 Basic! wrote: eh im in korea too. when i first got here, 10 months ago, i kinda expected bw everywhere; but its really not. then agai i've never been to a huge pc bang thats known for playing bw. the few pc bangs i've been to i've always been the best player there. the owner of the one i used to go to a lot used to give me free hours and free drinks. it was pretty cool when you'd get a small crowd of people behind you watching you play. Yeah, I think I expected too much, although I have to say that BW on TV 24/7 = Art + Sex to the nTH degree. I just finished watching that Oov vs GoodFriend game where he pauses in the middle of it. Anyone know the channels? Are they different like in America for different parts of the country? I only found one so far, the ' Gillete ' channel, 37. Anyway, I had a small hope of doing what you did Basic. Being the best in the Pc Baang and getting free drinks and stuff. Heh it's so awesome when you go in there one day and rape everyone in the room and then you come back the next day and people are worshipping you like a legend. | ||
Klogon
MURICA15980 Posts
And to be honest, when I went to korea a few years back, I expected certain things, and they met. I wasn't surprised or disappointed at all... it was exactly how I thought it would be. -_- Oh, I told one of my cousins how wierd pro-gaming seemed to my friends in the states, and she couldn't understand. Finally, when I said "Korea is the only place with game channels like this and weekly leagues on TV with crowds" she was like "America doesn't have anything like that of any form? woah..." I guess she just assumed it wasn't as popular here, but she never thought it didn't exist. | ||
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GoSexyPerli
United States1072 Posts
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Ack1027
United States7873 Posts
Yeah, I think it would've been better for me Starcraft-Wise to come here a few years ago when Starcraft was like what Pokemon used to be. Oh well, I'm not that let down , just a little disappointed, I have yet to enter a PC Baang yet. Klogon if you don't mind could you explain your first PC Baang entry experience? [ Like how you communicated to the manager or something ] Heh, I think it would be cool to hear. And I've been meaning to ask [ Sorry for so many questions ] is the paying system/overall environment of Korean PC Baangs anything like American Internet Cafes? Heh, another thing I'm kinda worried about is that I don't know how to type Korean T_T Thanks for the replies. | ||
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Basic!
United States218 Posts
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Ack1027
United States7873 Posts
Anyway, I love Korea just as I thought I would so far, I'm having a great time. How are your summers going? Oh yeah almost forgot, first pc Baang I went to was somewhat of a disappointment. Little room with few people and almost no starcraft. Just some game I'd never seen before, it was Ragnarok or Lineage or something. I'm still afraid to go up to some random people and challenge them, they might kick my ass. Oh well, I should because at least I can speak Korean right? Ehh, we'll see what happens. | ||
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HiFi
United States518 Posts
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Ack1027
United States7873 Posts
On June 05 2004 02:36 hifi wrote: this is fun, keep up the journal. if you meet a guy ID "sadeyesstory", let me know. he 220apm toss gosu, i always play him but never know him. Heh thanks, once in a while I thought why the fuck am I writing all this, but at least one person enjoys my experience =^ O^= | ||
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Null_hk
China318 Posts
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Liquid`Nazgul
22427 Posts
On June 01 2004 05:43 Basic! wrote: eh im in korea too. when i first got here, 10 months ago, i kinda expected bw everywhere; but its really not. then agai i've never been to a huge pc bang thats known for playing bw. the few pc bangs i've been to i've always been the best player there. the owner of the one i used to go to a lot used to give me free hours and free drinks. it was pretty cool when you'd get a small crowd of people behind you watching you play. got a TV over there? it's like a sport just as football is here. everyone watches the big leagues, but really how often do you see those people playing on the streets. THAT's how popular it is. People watch SC, know SC, and understand SC, while not even playing themselves | ||
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Basic!
United States218 Posts
On June 05 2004 06:47 [pG]Liquid`Nazgul wrote: got a TV over there? it's like a sport just as football is here. everyone watches the big leagues, but really how often do you see those people playing on the streets. THAT's how popular it is. People watch SC, know SC, and understand SC, while not even playing themselves eh i didn't say it wasn't big its just not as BIG as i expected it to be. i've gone to the live shows they're pretty cool, i went with wax and peter which made it even better. but it still wasn't what i expected it to be. | ||
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deadcat
Vietnam184 Posts
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HiFi
United States518 Posts
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Ack1027
United States7873 Posts
On June 05 2004 13:46 hifi wrote: abyss you have digi cam? can you take pic of PC Baang you went and post it here? or even the live show you went. i always wonder how things look like over there. Sorry, I don't have digicam. @_@ Btw, some exciting news for you, I saw someone named ' BlueEyesStory ' and I asked him if he knew a ' SadEyesStory' and he said no but the eyesstory was a clan him and his friends made. Pretty big coincedence eh? Well, I have yet to go to another pc baang, here in Yeundeunpo [ Seoul ] before I was in the ghetto. Really, Americans have no idea of the word ' Ghetto ' unless they've been where I have. Anyway, from the outside this pc baang I will probably go to today looks bigger and has a big poster of the 3 biggest Blizzard games. BW, Diablo, and WC. I'll try to keep updating as much as I can. Nazgul: Yeah, you're right, I'm beginning to understand how big it is, [ WITHIN ] The Korean people. Edit: On a side note, I saw Boxer play the Duracell amateur team yesterday, His record was 2-2. >=( Boxer, what's going on man. It's awesome how I get to see all the games before the reports on this site. And then it's awesome to see how accurate the reports are, keep up the good work writers! =^ O^= | ||
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likeboxer
Korea (South)465 Posts
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