Meeting up with the Japan crew

It has been almost two months that I've been in Korea, which means that I've been in Korea as long as I've been in Japan. I will write a post soon about the differences between Japan and Korea for all of you who were curious.

Last night, I got to see the people who came with me to Korea from Japan. We met in Seoul and went for a fun night of drinking and dancing. It started off with meeting up with one friend in a part of town called Gangnam. We went to a bookstore, met a nice Vancouver woman and talked about traveling in Japan. She told us about a casino where they only let in foreigners, and they feed you and give you free alcohol. It sounds like a perfect way to spend a day.

Afterwards we went to meet up with our other friends. From there we went to a nice bar that was really chill. It was probably the best pub/bar I've been in. We then went to another area that's near the universities in Seoul.

First we hit up a bar that was a dance club at the same time. Very loud music, packed , but it had a nice mix of Koreans and foreigners. Most places have far too many Koreans or too many foreigners.

After a few drinks, one guy and I decided to introduce ourselves to some people. So we found 3 foreign girls. We started talking to them, and the conversation went a little like this:

Me: Hey, where are you from?
Girls: She's from Latvia and we're from Germany.
Me (in German): Pleasure to meet you, what brings you to Korea?
Girls (English): Our parents work here. We go to school here.
Me: High school or university?
Girls: High school.
Me: How old are you girls?
Girls: 17.

At this point, my friend looked at me with confusion, I laughed and walked away. Lesson for today: Rather than ask a girl her age when she's told you that she goes to high school, say goodbye.

After that bar, we went to a bar called M2. This is where the university students go. It's basically like 'Chez Dagobert' in Quebec city, but with Koreans instead of French girls, smaller, and with more people. So we went to the front, because that's what you do at a club. There was a sea of Koreans. It was kind of mesmerizing, but you can't have alcohol if you're at the front. They're quite anal about it. I guess I was just spoiled by sketchy Kingston bars where you could leave your bottle or cup anywhere.

After that, we left to go sleep. I got to sleep on the floor, which was awesome, except I didn't have a pillow.

I need more nights like that in Seoul. It was actually lots of fun.