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Things you never experienced until coming to Korea
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flakfizer



Joined: 12 Nov 2004
Location: scaling the Cliffs of Insanity with a frayed rope.

PostPosted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:32 pm    Post subject: Things you never experienced until coming to Korea Reply with quote

What are some things you never experienced until you came here?

Coming from a small town and having been here a while, there are many experiences I first experienced in Korea.

1. taking a taxi
2. getting married
3. having the Internet in my home
4. eating Korean food
5. visiting an embassy
6. getting a cavity filled
7. using a digital camera
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Micelf



Joined: 14 Jul 2009

PostPosted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Shocked
Congratulations!
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benji



Joined: 21 Jul 2009

PostPosted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Are you a member of one of the Papua New Guinea tree people tribes? Perhaps the Kombai?
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egrog1717



Joined: 12 Mar 2008

PostPosted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Getting hit by an old man on a scooter who was driving the wrong way down the road AND blowing through a red light...

Bright side, he was an idiot wearing shorts and a t-shirt, so while I only took a glancing blow off of my leg and arm he ended up scratching the hell out of his arms and legs when he was dragged a foot or two with the bike sliding on him... Serves him right, ***hole... Twisted Evil
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flakfizer



Joined: 12 Nov 2004
Location: scaling the Cliffs of Insanity with a frayed rope.

PostPosted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

benji wrote:
Are you a member of one of the Papua New Guinea tree people tribes? Perhaps the Kombai?

I came to Korea back in the mid-90s. Back then, a lot of people did not have the Internet at home and many people did not have digital cameras either. My first dica was a 2MP Olympus that cost over 300 dollars.
I never needed a filling until living here for over 10 years without fluoridated water.
Never needed a taxi as I always had a car.
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Joe666



Joined: 19 Nov 2008
Location: Jesus it's hot down here!

PostPosted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

1. The complete absense of what I thought was logic in every conceivable aspect of it's society.

2. Abstinance to the point of a complete absense of logic.

3. A country who's modus operendi is pseudo-controlled chaotic entropy.


Other than the three statements above, I love this country!!
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bobbyhanlon



Joined: 09 Nov 2003
Location: 서울

PostPosted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Joe666 wrote:


3. A country who's modus operendi is pseudo-controlled chaotic entropy.



come again?

as for me:
- eating dog
- receiving envelopes full of cash
- being told i look 'as handsome as wayne rooney' Shocked
- playing guitar and singing in front of a thousand people
- being told to fXXX off back to america (nb. i'm not from america)
- acting in a tv commercial
- waking up covered in my own vomit (it was only once, and i'm not proud of it. god bless soju)
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kinerry



Joined: 01 Jun 2009

PostPosted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

-legalized prostitution
-cocaine
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benji



Joined: 21 Jul 2009

PostPosted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Joe666 wrote:
1. The complete absense of what I thought was logic in every conceivable aspect of it's society.

2. Abstinance to the point of a complete absense of logic.

3. A country who's modus operendi is pseudo-controlled chaotic entropy.


Other than the three statements above, I love this country!!


Could you clarify point number 2?
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benji



Joined: 21 Jul 2009

PostPosted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

adultery
gambling
drinking til dawn on a regular basis
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Joe666



Joined: 19 Nov 2008
Location: Jesus it's hot down here!

PostPosted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Joe666 wrote:
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3. A country who's modus operendi is pseudo-controlled chaotic entropy.




bobbyhanlon wrote:
Quote:
come again?


I guess a definition is in order! Sorry about the confusion! I will break it down by defining each word and let the result hopefully speak for itself.

modus operendi (Latin)= mode of operation
pseudo= fake, not real
controlled = do I have to!
chaotic (chaos)= having no descernable order. total randomness.
entropy (delta G in physics terms)= a measurement of the universe's randomness or disorder
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hwarangi



Joined: 17 Nov 2008

PostPosted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:24 am    Post subject: