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10 years ago in South Korea -World Cup 2002
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catman



Joined: 18 Jul 2004
PostPosted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 9:04 pm    Post subject: 10 years ago in South Korea -World Cup 2002 Reply with quote
I can't believe it has been 10 years already. Anyone else here during World Cup 2002?
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ttompatz



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
PostPosted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 9:45 pm    Post subject: Re: 10 years ago in South Korea -World Cup 2002 Reply with quote
catman wrote:
I can't believe it has been 10 years already. Anyone else here during World Cup 2002?


Ya. I lived in Jowon-dong (not too far from W.C.Stadium) and just a ways north-up the street from the GPOE offices toward Hanil-town.

It was a great time to be in Korea (especially after the austerity measures of a couple year earlier).

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fosterman



Joined: 16 Nov 2011
PostPosted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 11:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
god don't remind me. yes I was here.
and still here. WTF. guess I am never leaving now.
I was in my late 20's then. thought I would of been out of here a few years after the world cup, then another one came, then another one. and soon to be another one hahahaha
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movybuf



Joined: 01 Jan 2007
Location: Mokdong
PostPosted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 12:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I missed the world cup by a few months. Everybody I met back then told me stories about how much fun all the festivities were. Even though I couldn't care less about soccer, it sure sounded like a lot of fun.
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FMPJ



Joined: 03 Jun 2008
PostPosted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 3:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Got here a week after.
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schwa



Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
PostPosted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 4:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Fun, absolutely. I hadnt followed soccer before (or since) but it was truly captivating.

Korea was zoned in. Apartment parties, bar parties, you didnt even have to be watching to know when Korea scored, the cheers rang out from every building. Groans too, for near misses. Commerce stopped when games were on. There was a national holiday for the opening & some public school classes were just given over to watching matches on classroom TVs. Everybody was up on what was going on.

It was a fascinating invasion of sport into daily life for a month.
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Captain Corea



Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
PostPosted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 5:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yeah, there was a nice vibe on the streets. Lots of fun.


Wow, that was quite a long time ago. Ten years, eh?
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meangradin



Joined: 10 Mar 2006
PostPosted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 3:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I wonder how many teachers came for a month, and then left after the tournament concluded?
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catman



Joined: 18 Jul 2004
PostPosted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 4:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
movybuf wrote:
I missed the world cup by a few months. Everybody I met back then told me stories about how much fun all the festivities were. Even though I couldn't care less about soccer, it sure sounded like a lot of fun.


I missed it by about a month. My regret is that I almost considered coming early just to try and catch a couple of games. I decided against it because I thought there would be no chance of getting a ticket. How wrong I was.

P.S - I was in Mokdong as well.
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hogwonguy1979



Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: the racoon den
PostPosted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 4:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I was here for it, went to 12 games, was at Korea-Italy, Korea-US amongst others

what jumped out at me was all the empty seats, if Korea wasnt playing, nobody showed up, they had ms kids walk in during the games to make the stadiums look full. I was able to get a midfield seat for US-Mexico for 30,000 won outside the stadium

also remember a lot of infrastructure problems like non-existent shuttle buses to the stadiums, lack of English signage etc. For the foreigners who came it was a real challenge.

based on that i highly doubt korea will ever get another world cup
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Squire



Joined: 26 Sep 2010
Location: Jeollanam-do
PostPosted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 8:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I was at school at the time, but remember it well. We didn't have to go in if there was an England game during the day, and usually other games would be shown in classrooms or assembly halls during break and lunch time (even during some classes actually). I remember watching Italy-South Korea at school. That world cup was my first exposure to Korea as a country
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12ax7



Joined: 07 Nov 2009
PostPosted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 9:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It was fun, especially the time we surprised our friend on his birthday with tickets and a drive to his home country's game. We had planned the trip with his wife for a couple of months. Even his co-workers were in on it. He had begged them f