Walker Hill has an occasional NL poker game, but the rake is absurd (15% up to 15,000W).

Totally didn't know that there was a jimjilbang in Incheon Airport. FML for not using it on my last layover.

Wow, really? That blows..... That's the only NLHE game in Seoul? Are there any legit home games?

Hey Syous, sorry I bumped my wrong question, I was meant to bump this:

Ok so we want to rent an apartament with 2 bedrooms in Seoul from October to December, 3 months, any tips?

Don't post when drunk, and Soju is ****ing strong and expensive here, 20$ a bottle

haha yeah, it's like $20 in the states as well, so sheisty

Need some help! I've looked on the web, but I can't find some decent info.

I'm bringing my laptop over (standard USA-Canadian plug). What kind of adaptor do I need to make it work in Korea?

Thanks!

Are you moving here? If so, just buy an after-market Korean adaptor.

South Korea uses 220-240v/60hz and if you're just taking a short trip you'll probably just need a plug converter (not an additional adapter.)

Edit: It's the same as most of Europe iirc.

The plug looks like this http://users.telenet.be/worldstandar...s/F%20plug.jpg

Thanks a lot!

I'm not moving to Korea, but I'll be in Seoul one month. I might come back longer later though.

Expats hold home games all over. They're just more hush-hush in Korea since the games are illegal there and the consequences are a bit more serious from what I hear. The ones I've been in haven't been for particularly high stakes. The players blew ass and I won a cheapie SnG while blackout drunk. Apparently I folded every hand after a certain point, shoved blind a few times when 3 players were left and won.

Hey,

I've read almost the whole thread. Very nice posts!
I have a couple questions concerning South Korea. I will be going to Seoul in mid' February '11 and staying there for at least 4 or even possibly 6 months (if I find some decent internship)

I will be going for an exchange programme from my university in Poland to Sogang University. I heared they have very good language institute and they put emphasis on speaking mostly. I will be having Korean classes twice a week for 2 hours during the semester.
It's not my priority to fully learn the language, but I would like to exist in the society at least on a survival level.

The question is: is it worth studying the language before coming over ? I might come for 2 weeks before my semester starts, and do some backpacking around South Korea. I just wonder if I would've been totally lost everywhere I went without knowing the basics.

Also I would like to get some info about the cheapeast airline fares to/out of Seoul.

I'd like to fly out somewhere like Manila/Bangkok/Guam or somewhere where I could then find some beach =p

yes of course it would always be worth your time to study korean before you came out, nothing wrong w/getting a headstart and increasing your ability to make friends with people there

sogang - is that the one near sinchon? Great place for first timers to start. Cheap hofs(pubby restaurants) and cheap food everywhere.

At minimum, learn to read and write it. It will completely boost your quality of life.

I don't know if there are any Asian food stores in Poland, but learning how to make some Korean dishes could be very helpful for you. Can't live off of the ready-made stuff at convenience stores forever.

I guess I will sign up for 40-hour course over the semester. I tried to learn a bit of Korean 2 years ago, and it wasn't bad but my pronounciation might've been off by an avarage of 50-60% so getting a tutor could be helpful.

There are maybe 1 or 2 Japanese/Korean stores in Warsaw. I might try cooking some dish :P why the hell not :P

You guys have any info on some good flights/ferries? I've been to south-east Asia 2 years ago... I remember flying with jetstar, airasia, tiger airways, cebuairpacific and it was all damn cheap. However these lines do not apply to South Korea except cebuairpacific which doesn't fly very often to Korea.


By the way, I got a little depressed when reading about Korean girls... it's not gonna be an easy nut to crack is it really rare for girls to do 1-night stands?

i use cheapoair.com to find my flights, don't know anything else

Hopefully you can find some basic book otherwise try downloading pimsleur or rosetta stone to help.

mysoju.com to stream kdrama shows w/english subtitles. I'm going to start doing that , it works! I have a russian friend who basically taught himself english by watching every episode of Friends lol

zoukko - if u have money, nope

Also you're a foreigner, game changes for you moreso than me. All depends on where you go drinking.

One night stands aren't normal ime. Second date is probably 50/50 that night and 90/10 eventually. Third date is where you either get it on or move to another.

It's painfully easy after the first date. She's already comfortable with you. Just get some drinks. Go to a dvdbang. Make a move. Suggest a love motel. EZ game.

I didn't have tons of money fwiw. I would typically spend on average 50,000krw on a night out with a woman but I totally made her pay for dvdbang if I paid for drinks. Things like that. Do your love motel research. It may sound seedy to you but they're actually really nice. There is a huge row of them behind the McD's at Sinchon station if that's where you're staying like a previous poster replied. I'm familiar with many of them and never once did I feel one was anything seedy. They're typically anywhere from 30,000-80,000krw and can be higher for the super nice ones. Had plenty of nights where one of my girlfriends was just tired from a week of work and we stayed in them and ordered out. There were multiple computers, huge lcd tv. Stocked minibar that you don't pay for afterwards. I miss the concept of them back in the states.

Can't stress enough how important male Korean friends will be to your experience. They will take you places you won't find on your own and introduce you to women you won't meet on your own or online. It's also cool to visit their families for a meal and general company. Those are the things about Korea that I miss the most. Not boning a bevy of women I'd charmed... though I do miss that too.

So Syous, where can I find some flat renting website?

Are them girls easy out there?

Got an interview with a hagwon in Ulsan in a few minutes. Seems to be a solid place from what I know. I hope it all goes well.

Looks like the hagwon has stood me up on the interview they scheduled for me.

Probably not an organization I would want to work for.

Dude, you realize that Ulsan is the industrial waste pit of Korea? You're better off not living there both physically and mentally.

I've been there many times before since I had friends that lived there and it is way better than where I lived.

Anyway wanna meet up this week? PM me your numbers!

Thanks for the replies all!

I have one important question now cause I can't figure it out... do korean chicks shave their bush ? Looking @ the japanese porn it would seem like they don't - but maybe beacuse they don't like japanese they do the opposite? thx

Only was with about a dozen so lolsamplesize but i'd say 75% were at least groomed if not completely shaven. If you're with a girl as more than a **** buddy and you tell her you like it that way she will shave it.

Korean women are obsessive about grooming ldo.

Random question:

Does anyone know where to get 매화수 (meh hwa soo) in bulk? I LOVE that stuff.