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kermo
Joined: 01 Sep 2004
Location: Eating eggs, with a comb, out of a shoe.
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| Rteacher wrote: |
Well (unless I hallucinated it - without the use of drugs...) I remember seeing the following capsule description of the Seoul Veggie Club on Facebook - "it's about food and drink" ...
Of course, vegetarian food is implied by the context, but I think that many - if not most - people would interpret "drink" to mean alcoholic beverages.
So, at least in a grammatical sense, vegetarian food is equated with liquor.
Not that I'm not opposed to people drinking wine or beer at veggie club gatherings, but - considering the kind of reputation many expats deservedly have - I'm leary of "vegetarian" drunk fests down the road. |
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Name: Seoul Veggie Club
Type: Common Interest - Food & Drink
Description: This club, composed of people who understand that ham is not a vegetable, meets twice a month to explore new veggie-friendly restaurants in Seoul, exchange recipes and tips on how to survive as a vegetarian in Korea. |
"Food and Drink" is an official category-- you can't get the "Food" without the "Drink." No veggie-booze-ups have been scheduled. |
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Rteacher
Joined: 23 May 2005
Location: Western MA, USA
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| Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 12:40 am Post subject: |
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Dang, my last reply (to "Bramble's" question if there really might be a split in the veggie club) got buried at the bottom of the last page, so I'll copy it here:
I don't foresee a split - I accept "Kermo's" authority, and she's really done a very good job - certainly much better than I did (or probably would do if I had to do it again...)
There are different kinds of vegetarians, and I'm just airing some philosophical differences - along with some hot air (and shameless plugs for my great karaoke singing ...)
I like to advise and assist whenever needed, but I'm not the least bit upset if my unsolicited suggestions aren't taken.
At some point, though, if the club gets really big, I can see it expanding to a weekly gathering - and maybe a second manager could take charge of the alternate weeks.
(Hey, at least the thread is getting bumped ...)
The "food and drink" issue was just an attempt at dark humor, I think - or else I'm just getting senile ...
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Bramble
Joined: 26 Jan 2007
Location: National treasures need homes
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| Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 12:43 am Post subject: |
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| Yes, let's keep bumping it. |
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Rteacher
Joined: 23 May 2005
Location: Western MA, USA
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| Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 12:51 am Post subject: |
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Someone should look into the feasibilty of a veggie club gathering combined with karaoke (at a norae bang or karaoke place ...)
Whadya think?
(Who could possibly top my rendition of "Blueberry Hill"?:
http://www.singsnap.com/snap/r/ba9e7fca |
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mountainous
Joined: 04 Sep 2007
Location: Los Angeles
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| Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 6:02 am Post subject: |
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Maybe we can change it to:
"Food, Drink & Ice Cream"  |
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Rteacher
Joined: 23 May 2005
Location: Western MA, USA
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| Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 1:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Well, to not exclude the vegans in the group, we could possibly stop by "Soy Delicious" after a lunch or dinner gathering. There's a branch near Yanjiae station (exit 6). I'm not vegan myself, but I've tried a couple of their flavors, and they tasted great ... |
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kermo
Joined: 01 Sep 2004
Location: Eating eggs, with a comb, out of a shoe.
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| Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Holy smokes. We've got 19 confirmed guests and 9 maybes. We're going to take over that restaurant! |
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butlerian
Joined: 04 Sep 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 4:24 am Post subject: |
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| kermo wrote: |
| Holy smokes. We've got 19 confirmed guests and 9 maybes. We're going to take over that restaurant! |
Make that 20 confirmed.  |
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oni
Joined: 15 Jun 2004
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:24 am Post subject: |
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Dos Tacos in Hongdae followed by a short walk to Pure Decadent for vegan ice cream!! that is totally perfect!
I much prefer Hongdae to Gangnam and the dos tacos is bigger there too! |
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Rteacher
Joined: 23 May 2005
Location: Western MA, USA
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Although I like Dos Tacos in Gangnam, I'm not sure that it could handle the big likely turnout from our (er "Kermo's"...) group.
"Oni's" idea - including the convenient option of going to Pure (Purely?) Decadent for soy ice cream later sounds good (for the Nov. 17 gathering -the current, Nov. 4, event is at the Taj Palace in Itaewon ...)
(I think that "Oni" is one of the original members of the Seoul Veggie Club, having joined some time before me ...)
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robot
Joined: 07 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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| i'm coming + 2 or 3 newbies... |
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kermo
Joined: 01 Sep 2004
Location: Eating eggs, with a comb, out of a shoe.
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| Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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| i'm coming + 2 or 3 newbies... |
Sooper dooper. Thanks! It's going to be a mighty full house.
I've made the reservation (for 20+ people) and spoken to the owner about vegan options.
He recommended that vegans order the roti rather than the naan to avoid eggs, and if we ask, he will make sure to omit cream and eggs from a number of dishes. |
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teacherlisa
Joined: 17 Jun 2007
Location: Suwon,Korea
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 4:22 am Post subject: veggie club newcomer |
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Hi,
What time is the Seoul veggie club thing happening on 11/4? Can new folks attend?
Thanks |
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kermo
Joined: 01 Sep 2004
Location: Eating eggs, with a comb, out of a shoe.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 4:55 pm Post subject: Re: veggie club newcomer |
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| teacherlisa wrote: |
Hi,
What time is the Seoul veggie club thing happening on 11/4? Can new folks attend?
Thanks |
New folks are always welcome. I've got a few last minute RSVPs coming in, but the restaurant should be big enough, and people often drop out at the last minute anyway.
It's at 1:00 pm. Vegans will be cheerfully accomodated (says the owner.)
By the way, I talked to the owner of Dos Tacos in Gangnam and he said he'd be happy to have us, but if you want this to be in Hongdae I can talk to them too. |
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kermo
Joined: 01 Sep 2004
Location: Eating eggs, with a comb, out of a shoe.
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| Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 3:05 pm Post subject: |
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| butlerian wrote: |
| kermo wrote: |
| Holy smokes. We've got 19 confirmed guests and 9 maybes. We're going to take over that restaurant! |
Make that 20 confirmed. |
And 32 people showed up!
We pretty much took over the restaurant. The owner was very kind about letting us all sit together.
I'm going to start a new thread to discuss upcoming events and strategies for accomodating our gigantic group! |
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