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marsavalanche
Joined: 27 Aug 2010
Location: where pretty lies perish
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 Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 7:34 pm Post subject: Red Bull sighting |
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I was in Hongdae last night and saw 3 cans of Red Bull in the bathroom. The labels were in Korean. wtf????
I thought Red Bull was illegal here? I used see it in Itaewon but it was illegal. I asked the bartenders for it and they showed me some cheap korean energy drink. Some dudes brought it in from somewhere else...?
Anyone know where this stuff came from? |
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weso1
Joined: 26 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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It's here, but it's not the same as back home. The caffeine levels are lower as well as the sugar content.
Every country has their own laws on how much of a specific chemical they allow in certain products. Energy drinks here, even foreign labels, are a joke. Even when effidrine was on the market back home, it couldn't be found here.
Also, with things like protein powders and bodybuilding supplements, they mostly get cut down with rice flour. So a company selling any kind of product like that would rather alter their recipe a bit and have a whole new market to sell to, rather than not change their recipe and miss out on thousands or even millions of new customers.
You can see it in other things too. American brand chocolate bars have much less sugar here than brands back home. After I had been here a few years and gotten used to Korean foods, my family sent me a care package with some chocolate bars from home. After the first one, I nearly went into diabetic shock, haha. |
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marsavalanche
Joined: 27 Aug 2010
Location: where pretty lies perish
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| Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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youve seen it in stores here? can you name specific stores?
ive literally never seen it outside of the ffm in itaewon that no longer holds it.
deoderant and cases of this stuff are the only things i bring to korea outside of clothes. im desperate man! |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Korea recently allowed the importation of Red Bull. |
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realz
Joined: 23 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 1:53 am Post subject: |
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| redbull is officially entering the South Korean market tomorrow, August 1st. |
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matthews_world
Joined: 15 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 5:24 am Post subject: |
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Found it an restroom. Heh!
Who wants a drink that causes a change in the tint of one's urine.^^ |
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marsavalanche
Joined: 27 Aug 2010
Location: where pretty lies perish
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| Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 9:43 am Post subject: |
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| thanks guys |
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sojusucks
Joined: 31 May 2008
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| Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 5:40 am Post subject: |
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| realz wrote: |
| redbull is officially entering the South Korean market tomorrow, August 1st. |
Where is it available? |
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myenglishisno
Joined: 08 Mar 2011
Location: Geumchon
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| Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:59 am Post subject: |
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| matthews_world wrote: |
Found it an restroom. Heh!
Who wants a drink that causes a change in the tint of one's urine.^^ |
Have you never taken a multivitamin? Those will turn your urine bright yellow... almost neon! |
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chicken_shake
Joined: 01 Mar 2011
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| Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 9:20 am Post subject: |
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| i've bought legit red bull (regular and the lowered sugar in the lighter blue can) at ilovecookie in bundang |
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orosee
Joined: 07 Mar 2008
Location: Hannam-dong, Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 3:27 pm Post subject: |
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| matthews_world wrote: |
Found it an restroom. Heh!
Who wants a drink that causes a change in the tint of one's urine.^^ |
I for one would like to pee in the colors of the rainbow! All except red, that is.
Imagine the spectacle of fluorescent urine and blacklights in restrooms, it'll be like Highlanders vs. Jedis.
In addition I see a huge market for drinks that change the smell of urine, mint or lime would be nice. |
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Whitey Otez
Joined: 31 May 2003
Location: The suburbs of Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 10:04 pm Post subject: |
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In addition I see a huge market for drinks that change the smell of urine, mint or lime would be nice. |
You mean besides the powdered coffee, which makes urine smell exactly like powdered coffee? 
My vote goes for a nice smoothie that produces strawberry-vanilla scented urine. |
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DaHu
Joined: 09 Feb 2011
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| Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 1:47 am Post subject: |
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| weso1 wrote: |
| After I had been here a few years and gotten used to Korean foods, my family sent me a care package with some chocolate bars from home. After the first one, I nearly went into diabetic shock, haha. |
I had the same thing happen to me! Nobody believed me, just thought I was nuts |
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