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[ewlandon]

I just got here a couple days ago. I started work the day i arrived. I have not met any foreigners yet and where I live I have not seen a single white person in 4 days.

Anyway I like to party and was wondering if anyone wants to meet up for drinks/going out?

[T-J]

A little more info might be needed. Are you a man or woman, are you hot or not, what part of Seoul are you in...

[DaHu]

I've never been anywhere in Seoul and not seen a white person, although saying that makes me feel slightly racist! Damn political correctness!

Go hang out in the subway and stalk. Somebody's bound to walk by sooner or later, and if you're personable, strike up a conversation. If they blow you off, they're not worth it anyway.

[radcon]

Sure. I will have a drink with you. Come on over here. I will be the person waiting for you.

[jammo]

you are limiting yourself by just looking for white people.

either find the local foreigner bar or learn korean.
if you let people know where you live they might be able to point you in the right direction

good luck to you and welcome to korea

[ewlandon]

I'm a super hot woman and i cant wait to get drunk with you.

Forget i posted this you guys a fools.

[wishfullthinkng]

[mmstyle]

Op, if you seriously are just looking to party, you should find the expat bar in your area. (I'd cut the OP some slack, it's his/her first week, so the fact that the OP can't read Korean and would like to hang out with people who speak the same language is very understandable).

If you are looking for real friends, you should post more about yourself. A lot of people have been posting about looking for people to hang out with and things to do, but it's always good to know more about someone.

Gender, general age, area you live in.

Am I responding to a troll?

Ahhh, well.

[ewlandon]

I'm not a troll. I just thought the people who responded shoulda just skipped my thread instead of posting what they did. It was my first post here too (i think). I guess ill give a bit more info.

I live right next to the metro stop Gubuendari, and yes there are no English speakers here. There is one Korean who is my age at my school who speaks English and said he wanted to go out sometime but he had family stuff this weekend. I know lots of people 2nd and 3rd hand who are also in Seoul so I'm sure I'll be meeting some people before long but I thought I might as well make a post here too.

Im a 24 year old guy (25 at the end of this month). I travel a lot and I have a blog if you want to see what I look like, ewlandon.blogspot.com.

I'm open to meeting anyone (except for people only looking to hang out with hot chicks).

It would be nice to meet some people who speak English or who have been here longer than a few days. I also wouldnt mind meeting with someone who knows a bit of Korean and wouldnt mind telling me some phrases and how to pronounce them (like thank you).

[Seoulman69]

Hey OP,
Welcome to Korea. The best places for nightlife in Seoul are Hongdae, Itaewon, and Gangnam. If you go to any of these places I'm sure you will find people to hang out with. Try searching facebook for group activities in Seoul. Alot of people make friends by joining clubs. I don't know the area you currently live in but maybe someone can recommend a foreigner friendly bar near you. It's not as easy to make friends in Seoul as it is in smaller cities but i'm sure you'll find some people to hang out with soon.

Keep your chin up and good luck with the new job.

[mmstyle]

OP, one poster here runs a number of groups on meetup.com, and encourages people to join. I believe one of the groups she runs is called Lost in Seoul. You should check it out. I have joined, but didn't want to do the water park thing (was sick this weekend anyway).

Good luck.

[Zyzyfer]

Hey I know that area! There are some surprisingly good restaurants and a few neat bars near Gildong Station if you know where to look, like one with all sorts of traditional Asian liquors (I know that sounds lame but the place is great if you're into the stuff). Sadly, I too have never seen foreigners around on the rare occasions I'm there, and I don't think that area is conducive to such a scene. Where you are...there are tons of room salons and whatnot, that's about it.

I'd highly recommend you hit up Itaewon and Hongdae during the long holiday. Specifically, check out Wolfhounds in Itaewon, it's geared toward a younger English teachers crowd. I can't really recommend anything in Hongdae since I don't go anywhere popular anymore but you'll encounter plenty of foreigners.

Sinchon and Sincheon both are good as well. I'd avoid Gagnam unless you like posh, and Apgujeong is 50/50 in my book, it's expensive but I know a few restaurant gems there.

Cheonho might hold promise, it should be big enough to have some sort of Western-style bar floating around and it's within walking distance of you. If you find some peeps there you don't even have to venture anywhere to go out.

[sallymonster]

[ewlandon]

thanks guys. Hopefully I will get an advance on my paycheck by then and be there. I'll sign up on the meetup.

[sojusucks]

You could do what so many other foreigners have done in the past and will probably do in coffee shops throughout Seoul this Saturday. Grab some light reading, like "War and Peace" or "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare" and head to the busiest coffee shop you can find. Having a book in a coffee shop PROVES that you are a genius.
Get there early so you can take up a 4-seat table all by your lonesome. Buy the cheapest tea on the menu and nurse it all day.
Have a disgusted look on your face all day as you see other foreigners who are trying to make eye contact. Maybe they want to chat? But why would you care? After all, you are perfect in every way.
If they sit down, quickly ask what country they are from and give them the 85 reasons why you hate that country. That's a game our Canadian friends invented about the USA but now everyone can play! If they do continue to try to chat to you remind them that YOU went to a better college than they could possibly have attended. If they actually did attend an Ivy League or Seven Sisters university then claim YOU went to a grad school so selective that you won't bother to name it because they've never heard of it. It's in Italy or Germany or some other place, after all.
Hopefully they'll eventually leave so you can get back to slowly turning pages in your book and glaring at foreigners as they enter the coffee shop.
Later, head home and complain about how no one in Seoul is as smart as you.