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[NinjaTeacher]

Hello there. I recorded and a video about the nightlife scene in Korea to give prospective teachers an idea of what kind of options you have with nightlife and what they're like.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDD1V6aZHnk#t=63

I hope you find it useful and hit me up with any questions you might have about anything I mentioned in the vid. Anything I left out? Let me know

[EdmundFairweather]

I thought this was a fantastic video and I'm always relieved to see people saying more positive things about nightlife in Korea.

One thing I would say is that it might be worth mentioning that, unless you do your homework before leaving, it can be difficult to find anything other than house music with a 4x4 beat.

With this in mind, I might suggest adding a little note about planning ahead if you're into rock or hip hop. A difficulty I sometimes find is that clubs which advertise themselves as having other genres often just have house remixes of other genres' songs.

Anyway, great video. Nice one.

[NinjaTeacher]

Thanks, appreciate it. I definitely try to make my videos focus on all the good stuff in Korea - making Dave's more positive, one video at a time

That's a good point about the music. I'll make a note of that. It definitely is more difficult to find good rock and hip hop in Korea, although there are scenes, especially in Seoul.

[northway]

I know I've shit on your previous videos, but this one was pretty good. I'm not sure if I missed it or if you left it out by design, but was there no mention of the local foreigner bars that you can find outside of Seoul? While I think it's a pity (and a waste) if you overdo it, they can serve as a valuable place to make friends when you're fresh off the boat.

[jazzmaster]

I'm not sure which nightclubs in Europe you've been to, but if you think that clubs in Korea are among the best in the world then you are seriously deluded. Maybe i'm getting old, but when I went clubbing people didn't stand squashed together like sardines staring at the DJ. We had a bit of space to dance and enjoy ourselves. I guess this was 10 years ago though, so perhaps things have changed.

I do however commend you for the fact you always seem to have girls around you in the video.

[edwardcatflap]

Any guide to drinking/partying in Korea should IMO include the fact that there is a huge disparity between the price of Western drinks (way over-priced these days) and local ones (virtually undrinkable) and the fact that ordering side dishes in most hofs is obligatory. That catches out a lot of non Koreans.

Also you seemed to be suggesting that it's OK for people to buy alcohol from convenience stores and hang out 'on the streets.' Even if this is legal In Korea I don't think it's something to be encouraged among the Western community. If you have to be a tight arse and buy your booze from a convenience store on a night out, drink it at home first or utilise the plastic garden furniture provided. I'm pretty sure locals don't want to see hoards of drunk foreigners staggering around their neighbourhoods bottles/cans in hand. It looks bad

Apart from that, nicely put together video.

[northway]

[NinjaTeacher]

Yeah good points about the foreigners drinks being expensive, the hofs and drinking on the street.

As for the drinking in the street thing I totally get where you guys are coming from. I really dislike those foreigners that are just a drunk mess and getting wasted on the street.

I think if you keep it tidy it isn't the worst thing, especially if you hangout in somewhere like Hongdae park.

[radcon]

A decent cocktail is very elusive in the bars of Korea.

[northway]