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Xaiko
Joined: 05 Oct 2009
Location: Jamsil
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 Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 2:47 pm Post subject: Language exchange party tonight |
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Im posting this from the website korea4home. Its a language exchange party from people all over the world~ It will be hosted at the Mandrian Cafe, which is really really awesome. I checked it out when they reserved it. It has a karaoke and plenty beautiful tables, a fabulously decorated place.
It will be 30,000 per person. Unlimited beer, cocktails, wine, soju and food. It will be from 8pm - 12pm. It is located in Seolleung station.
Ill see you there if your going!
장소 : 선릉역 몬드리안 카페
Where?? : Seolleung station Mondrian Caf�
주소 : 서울시 강남구 삼성동 130-8 우리빌딩 4층
Address : 4F woori building 130-8 Samseong dong Seoul
전화번호 : 02-862-8335
Contact : 02-862-8335
회비 : 1인당 3만원
Fee : 30,000 won per person
찾아오는길 : 지하철 2호선 선릉역 10번 출구에서 나와서 직진 -> 강남등기소 골목 직진 후 우회전 -> 세븐일레븐 뒷 골목
Location : Subway line 2 to Seonlleung station & get out at exit number 10 walk straight → find Gangnam register office & make a right → behind Seven eleven (convenience store)
모임장소는 8시부터 12시 까지 4시간 전체대관 예약되어 있습니다.
건물에 주차 10대 가능하고, 건물옆 공용주차장 사용가능하며 7시 이후는 무료라고 합니다. 그래도, 대중 교통 위주로 오시기 바랍니다.
The whole caf� is booked for 4 hours from 20:00 to 24:00, 10 parkings available in the building & available to use parking spaces next to the building. But!! please use public transpotation if it�s possible.
내부 장소엔 와인, 맥주, 칵테일, 식사, 부페식 안주가 무제한 서비스되며,
마이크, 음향, 노래방 시설도 완비 되어 있습니다 ^^
The caf� offers unlimited wine, beer, cocktails, catering service (food & canap�) & provides wireless microphone, karaoke system and plus awesome music!!.
그럼 8일 저녁에 뵙겠습니다.
참석 희망하신 분들, 모두 빠짐없이 오세요~ 추가 참석 희망자는 아래에 댓글 달아 주세요 ~
우선 카페를 빌리기 위해서 30명을 예약 하였으니, 많은 분 참여 부탁 드립니다.
자유로운 분위기에서 즐겁게 시간을 보낼 예정이오니, 친구분 들도 같이 오세요 ^-^
I will see you all on Saturday at 8:00 pm
I want everybody to come~ please make a reply if you want to join the party
For booking the entire caf� I needed to book for 30 people so I hope everyone can join the party you can bring your friends too!! ^^
도움이 필요 하신 분은 아래 연락처로 연락 주시기 바랍니다.
If you have any inquires please contact
Anastasia (Annie) : 010-4140-1771
http://www.korea4home.com/board/Uploaded_Files/2010-05-05_anas_bbs_cafe%20map.jpg
http://www.korea4home.com/board/Uploaded_Files/2010-05-05_anas_bbs_view%20of%20mondrian%20cafe%20building.jpg
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Forward Observer
Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Location: FOB Gloria
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| Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 2:54 pm Post subject: |
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Well, I don't know if we can compete with that crowd socially. I mean look, I have my BA from a Florida university and my MBA from Thunderbird in Phoenix for christ's sake. Most of these international Koreans graduated Harvard Law, or Oxford, or Cambridge, or INSEAD in France...it's no good. Wrong mixy mixy...
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air76
Joined: 13 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 3:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Sounds like a hoot. |
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cdninkorea
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 3:29 pm Post subject: |
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You guys can be sarcastic all you want, but if I were single, I'd definitely go; lots of the Korean women who go to these things are there to practice English, drink a lot, and hook up with foreign guys.  |
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air76
Joined: 13 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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| cdninkorea wrote: |
| You guys can be sarcastic all you want, but if I were single, I'd definitely go; lots of the Korean women who go to these things are there to practice English, drink a lot, and hook up with foreign guys. |
If I were single I would still not be attending. Sounds like a magnet for wankers to me.
Why does everyone assume that all foreign men want nothing more than to hook up with Korean women? Sounds like a pretty shallow existence to me. |
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Satchel Paige
Joined: 29 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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| cdninkorea wrote: |
| You guys can be sarcastic all you want, but if I were single, I'd definitely go; lots of the Korean women who go to these things are there to practice English, drink a lot, and hook up with foreign guys. |
You're making those parties sound way more fun than they actually are, especially if you've already been in Korea for a while. |
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itaewonguy
Joined: 25 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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| ive been before, sausage fest! bar is to small to accomadate everyone so everyone just stands around,, this party is a gimmick to make money for the owners thats all... worst promoting , and managing Ive ever seen!! |
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cdninkorea
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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| air76 wrote: |
| cdninkorea wrote: |
| You guys can be sarcastic all you want, but if I were single, I'd definitely go; lots of the Korean women who go to these things are there to practice English, drink a lot, and hook up with foreign guys. |
If I were single I would still not be attending. Sounds like a magnet for wankers to me.
Why does everyone assume that all foreign men want nothing more than to hook up with Korean women? Sounds like a pretty shallow existence to me. |
It would be if that was the entirety of one's existence. I don't see what's wrong with wanting to have sex with attractive women, though. |
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air76
Joined: 13 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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| cdninkorea wrote: |
| air76 wrote: |
| cdninkorea wrote: |
| You guys can be sarcastic all you want, but if I were single, I'd definitely go; lots of the Korean women who go to these things are there to practice English, drink a lot, and hook up with foreign guys. |
If I were single I would still not be attending. Sounds like a magnet for wankers to me.
Why does everyone assume that all foreign men want nothing more than to hook up with Korean women? Sounds like a pretty shallow existence to me. |
It would be if that was the entirety of one's existence. I don't see what's wrong with wanting to have sex with attractive women, though. |
I didn't say that there was anything wrong with it, just that it was shallow to go to an event where your entire motivation is to find women who drink a lot and shag guys who let them practice their English on them.
However, I wasn't being critical of those who wish to do this with their life. I was simply saying that not all men think this way and may want more from a relationship that simply a vagina attached to an attractive woman, but it seems as though many people posting here have very shallow (almost Korean-like) ideas when it comes to dating and relationships. Which is fine...I just don't think that all Western men should be categorized as such. |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Does anyone remember a few years ago the "Super Happy Foreigner Party" posts on Dave's? Their event looks like this one. |
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Xuanzang
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Sadang
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| Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 8:10 am Post subject: |
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| Bibbitybop wrote: |
| Does anyone remember a few years ago the "Super Happy Foreigner Party" posts on Dave's? Their event looks like this one. |
I think they had a website as well. Pure moneygrabbing scheme. |
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reactionary
Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Location: korreia
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| Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 10:27 am Post subject: |
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| 30,000 won is kind of a lot to pay to be to be an English practice tool. |
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Troglodyte
Joined: 06 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 12:05 pm Post subject: |
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| reactionary wrote: |
| 30,000 won is kind of a lot to pay to be to be an English practice tool. |
The way that i look at this is that I can get Korean language practice for free just by walking out my front door, so I don't know why I'd pay someone 30,000 W for it. I wouldn't pay that much for a 2 hour lesson either. I get free language lessons by doing language lesson exchange with locals, and then my language partner hasn't been knocking back the "Unlimited beer, cocktails, wine, soju" for the last couple hours. I can get Korean language practice while partying by hanging out with my Korean friends at a party. Duh. We're in Korea. Not hard to find a Korean language party here. If you want to meet a girl who's into foreigners, hang out at the foreigner bars, or just ask your Korean friends to set you up on a blind date (if they haven't already offered to do it). Koreans love to set up there single friends on blind dates. I'd bet you dollars to donuts (or rice cakes to won) that not only do some Korean hotties show up at these parties, but also at least as many nerdy teenage boys who are completely uninteresting and socially inept.
I think that the only way that I'd be going to this language exchange party is if it was free for foreigners. I see no merit at all to going to these things.
On a similar topic, one of my Korean friends recently told me about an interesting job. There are frequent job adverts for people to attend wedding ceremonies-receptions as fake guests and get paid. Apparently you only have to stick around for an hour or so (ceremony, photos, smiling and greeting people), and the pay is only about 20,000-30,000 Won but you get free food and drinks and can socialise with the other guests. Pay is about the same for appearing in the audience of TV shows but you don't get refreshments. |
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Troglodyte
Joined: 06 Dec 2009
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| For those that don't know. There are plenty of "English Cafes" or "Language Exchange Cafes" around. A friend of mine told me that most universities have them. The university ones seem to be free. I've been to one and a friend told me about another (but i haven't been yet because of my schedule). If you just want to meet young locals, it's a great way. I've also been to a private language exchange cafe (mainly Koreans learning English but also some other languages). At that one, you have to pay to get in, but it was only about 6000 W and you get free coffee and that place organizes a lot of activities. You can also find people (usually university students) giving free tours of Seoul (and probably every other city) for foreigners. You just pay your own subway/bus tickets and stuff. They do it because they want to meet foreigners and practice speaking English. But it's good for foreigners too because they get a free tour and also meet some new people. |
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djsmnc
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe
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| Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 2:30 pm Post subject: |
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| air76 wrote: |
I didn't say that there was anything wrong with it, just that it was shallow to go to an event where your entire motivation is to find women who drink a lot and shag guys who let them practice their English on them.
However, I wasn't being critical of those who wish to do this with their life. I was simply saying that not all men think this way and may want more from a relationship that simply a vagina attached to an attractive woman, but it seems as though many people posting here have very shallow (almost Korean-like) ideas when it comes to dating and relationships. Which is fine...I just don't think that all Western men should be categorized as such. |
I completely agree with what you said and don't like this "catering" to perceived sexual appetites.
Besides, if you go out to other social events (unlike this one) full of people who aren't looking for foreigners and can then snatch a hottie after being repeatedly c-blocked in a language you don't understand by the local males in a collectivist culture, well, you feel like you've really EARNED something  |
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