Out in Seoul: 10 Things I Constantly Notice
1. So many coffee shops, but they’re almost all chains–The Coffee Bean, Starbucks, Angelinus, Tom N Toms. And the coffee is expensive!
2. High heels everywhere. So many band-aids covering blistered heels.
3. I’d heard of soju, but makgeolli tastes much better. It’s like a sweet, milky wine made from rice. Instead of the vodka-like flavor of soju, which is made from sweet potatoes.
4. Everyone watches TV on the subway. Cell phones have long antennas sticking out of them.
5. I can’t say enough how impressed I am with Seoul’s subway system. I always notice how clean it is.
6. Cars never yield to pedestrians! I witnessed someone get hit this weekend. (It was minor.)
7. Drunk business men. I thought it was just a joke. Nope.
8. Kimchi. The whole city smells like it.
9. Most women carry expensive looking bags. Sometimes men carry expensive man-bags. Also see many men carrying their girlfriend’s purse (and shopping bags).
10. So many restaurants where you grill meat at the table. It’s a novelty in the USA, but here almost every other place I go to has a grill at the table. Pork is common so you’ll see many signs with cartoon pigs wearing chef hats or something.
