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[salgichawa]

[Senior]

Haha, why did you have to edit? Did you get your one word post wrong?

[sheriffadam]

...bad typing, discuss?

[seoulsucker]

Parts of Itaewon are dodgy, no doubt. But if that's the worst you've seen than you're more fortunate than 99% of people on Earth. That said, there are a couple of great venues there for nightlife.

Luv Superlounge, Between, Function, and the recently opened MU have a very, very swanky feel and more upscale clientele without the pretension of similar venues south of the river. Check those out next time you're around and it just might dent your sentiment.

[sulperman]

In my experience people who refer to Itaewon as a cesspool dislike or are scared of (choose one):

a. black people
b. muslims
c. us soldiers
d. international food
e. homosexuals/transgender folks

Which one did you choose?

For the record, I go to Itaewon maybe 3 times a year. But a cesspool? You're joking! Where have you been?

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[prideofidaho]

[Senior]

[AsiaESLbound]

Any place with diversity is going to be called a cesspool by haters. I feel they could had done much better with building a tourist zone considering the available money and resources.

I wish they would open up the whole street to make it a pedestrianized area instead of having the vendor carts and pedestrians crammed on the sidewalks. Move those vendor carts out into the street and have 1 small lane for motorcycles and vendor traffic. And then have a rotary in the intersection where Quiznos, Hard Rock Cafe, and Hamilton Hotel are with a taxi stand and airport bus stop oriented near the hotel, but no regular traffic from the hotel on down to the end of the street. Cobble stone the street, allow musicians and artists, and more entrepreneurial vendors. Even put up a nice fancy statue of King Sejong in the middle of said rotary and fixed up with high styling. Beautify and give the place an international theme to make it a destination. When they get Yongsan garrison back from the American Army, then they have that space to work with too which would be great for a cultural park that includes facilities like an IMAX, museum, and such. I have many ideas on how they could make a real tourist area out of it. They have a good place, they just need to rethink it. Also public trash bins and street cleaners are necessary where many people walk, eat, and play.

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[cj1976]

Itaewon is certainly no dazzling epicentre of high culture, but it's not bad enough to get upset over. People who whine this strongly about something so innocuous are just massive pussies.

[confucian]

what, the blood isn't pure enough there for you?