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createasaurus21
Joined: 22 Feb 2009
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 3:25 am Post subject: The "Order" of Seoul Nightlife |
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I just moved here (December), and I get the feeling like there is an order to the nightlife. Like x about of months here means you hang out at the London Pub in Sinchon or Seoul Pub in Itaewon, and x amount of months here means you hang out at Mike's Cabin and x amounts of years means you hang out somewhere across the river. "I don't do Hongdae", etc.
So what is the typical order?
Can I just skip the order and graduate and be as cool  as the people at the end of the order?
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Ukon
Joined: 29 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 4:08 am Post subject: Re: The "Order" of Seoul Nightlife |
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| createasaurus21 wrote: |
I just moved here (December), and I get the feeling like there is an order to the nightlife. Like x about of months here means you hang out at the London Pub in Sinchon or Seoul Pub in Itaewon, and x amount of months here means you hang out at Mike's Cabin and x amounts of years means you hang out somewhere across the river. "I don't do Hongdae", etc.
So what is the typical order?
Can I just skip the order and graduate and be as cool as the people at the end of the order?
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The cool people go to Kangnam clubs. |
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PigeonFart
Joined: 27 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 6:24 am Post subject: |
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I don't think there's a particular order to it. You're just seeing the outward effect of different cohorts of people getting bored with the same places after a few months, and so moving to other locations.
Club/pubs open and close with amazing speed in this country and that forces regular punters to find new places too.
Why don't you just find a place that you like and frequent it?
p.s. I've heard of Mikes Cabin many times, where is it? |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
Location: ... location, location!
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| Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 6:45 am Post subject: |
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| It's important to be cool in Korea. Don't be seen at certain places or you'll be an outcast. Ooh my. |
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Janny
Joined: 02 Jul 2008
Location: all over the place
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| Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 7:07 am Post subject: |
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I've been here for a few years now. There is no "order".
That applies in so many ways! |
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Ginormousaurus
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
Location: 700 Ft. Pulpit
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| Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 7:32 am Post subject: |
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| PigeonFart wrote: |
p.s. I've heard of Mikes Cabin many times, where is it? |
Sinchon |
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AmericanExile
Joined: 04 May 2009
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| Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 9:11 am Post subject: |
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| Janny wrote: |
I've been here for a few years now. There is no "order".
That applies in so many ways! |
So true! Here are the chips. Oh, here are more chips. Wait aren't these the same chips that were over there. Not these chips again.
Could someone please color code something! |
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harlowethrombey
Joined: 17 Mar 2009
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 4:50 pm Post subject: |
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| You must work your way around the city in a counter-clockwise fashion. However, be careful because the Baseball Furies are out to get you. |
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fruitcake
Joined: 18 Apr 2004
Location: shinchon
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| Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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| it all ends at Old Town in Itaewon |
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Demonicat
Joined: 18 Nov 2004
Location: Suwon
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| Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 2:35 pm Post subject: |
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| No order, they're vastly different. Like bars and foreigners- hit Itaewon, like dancing and a mix of people, hit hongdae, like standing in packed expensive rooms with mostly Koreans, hit gangnam. |
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sulperman
Joined: 14 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 7:07 am Post subject: |
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| Yeah, I always get bored of certain places after a while. I didn't really get into Itaewon til a few months ago, and I am 3 years in..... |
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Gaber
Joined: 23 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 3:41 pm Post subject: |
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| PigeonFart wrote: |
p.s. I've heard of Mikes Cabin many times, where is it? |
Walk through the underground mall down the end of Shinchon station, walk up the stairs at the end of the mall. down the street, past the dakgalbi places and a million other small restaurants. At the end very of that street, turn left. Carry on up there about 50m, it's on the left. |
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createasaurus21
Joined: 22 Feb 2009
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 1:59 am Post subject: |
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LOL
... to the serious responses, the original post was meant to be sarcastic |
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djsmnc
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe
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| Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 4:02 pm Post subject: |
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Start in Jong ro. Pay 300,000 won with some buddies and get drunk while giddy girls are brought to your table and don't know what to say with foreigners there.
Go to Hongdae, dance in some clubs.
Go to Itaewon and drink in a bar. Go to a hooker on the hill. |
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