exodus Hongdae - this used to be the cool area
This was where I used to hang out… checks calendar… 12 years ago :((( I guess it was probably still cool back then.
Recs:
Obligatory DMZ visit, it’s pretty cool.
Obligatory War Museum visit, some good propaganda there. Best part for me, tanks you can climb into and fighter jets you can touch.
Eat noodles and drink beers really late at night or in the early morning at convenience stores to meet weirdos.
I wish I had more recs, but I was mostly blind drunk when I briefly lived in Korea. I do have some fun anecdotes though.
During one of my regular late night convenience store visits I met a man who claimed he was the most powerful fist in Korea, and that he would defend me. This guy was great. He didn’t speak a lick of English, but thankfully I had a friend who spoke Korean with me.
I once stayed in a single room hostel with 5 bunks located in a fish market in Busan. One time returning home (through the stinky fish market which we named Eel Alley) I decided to buy and drink some banana milk, which I think is for children? An old woman started laughing at me and said to me “You drink milk like baby! Ahahahahahahha” which was real good.
