going out in seoul.

lesson #1: despite what people say, korean people are still much more conservative than we think. we discovered this when my roommate and i went out in normal american going out clothes (dress, top/shorts). we got lots of surprised/dirty looks from the entire seoul population as soon as we left our dorm till we got to the bars. sooo embarrassingggg

lesson #2: korean guys are very easily intimidated by english. we went to this bar in hongdae called the ho bar (a very popular bar apparently in korea). but whenever we talked to guys, as soon as they found out we spoke english more than korean, would freeze. one guy kept saying whatsuppppp over and over again. only one guy was brave enough to actually have a conversation with us.

lesson #3: despite my lesson #1 about korea being conservative, the nightlife is amazing. the main partying areas are filled with bars and clubs, lights everywhere. a huge change from the hanover partying scene. and for some reason, the bars have very sexual sounding drinks. like the orgasm shot? or at this one bar they had a series of "pussy shots." they thought they were really clever. we were slightly disgusted. lol.

lesson #4: korea drinks. a lot. all the cafes serve cocktails (even this place that sells waffles and pancakes). and people drink at all times of the day. i'll go out to lunch and see korean men downing shots of soju. haha. i guess it is true that koreans are the biggest drinkers in the world!