so i went for a walk.
just a peaceful walk to lake park at 10 pm
where it would be quiet and nice and calm
and would make me sleepy.
too bad there were hundreds and hundreds of koreans
POWER-WALKING down the lanes!
i kept getting buzzed!
i guess this is the time when they can be outside without tanning?
that precious pale skin ain't worth it!
anyway, that was a disappointment, so i just bought some korean plum wine
and wandered around the (very safe) city streets (taking advantage of the newly discovered absence of an open container law!)
i got back TWO hours later and felt really satisfied and happy
(shhhh! it wasn't the wine! i only drank a few sips!)
and then i slept like a baby!
..only to be awoken in the middle of the night
by tanya and some other korean ladies quietly yet insistently knocking on my door.
they have a HUGE bookcase that matches all the furniture in my apartment.
tanya: oh! hi! sorry to wake you! it was my idea! blame me! hahah! we're pretty drunk! *hugs me*
me: oh, haha, it's fine! thank you! it's so nice! wow, what time is it?
tanya: oh, 4:30! sorry, sorrry! *hugs me*
me: no no! it's ok! i love it!
tanya: ok, bye! see you at work on wednesday!
i love this lady! she's married and still out partyin all night!
it's funny because that's actually not uncommon in korea at all.
the drinking culture is CRAZY, but everyone seems to be very polite and civilized when drunk.
i never see anyone fighting or harassing ladies or passing out in gutters!
they just bring their new friends furniture!
and marriage does not mean "settling down" like it does in the west, the end to your crazy party days or a petering off of friendships
also, yesterday i saw a group of about twenty old people scraping gum off the concrete at la festa while a boss man barked orders!
korea is so crazy!
2 comments:
Wow, those Koreans are energetic. About the time they are reving up, I am trying to get enough energy to get off the couch to pee.
Someone once told me that supposedly due to some genetic difference asians have a lower alcohol tolerance than most other ethnicities. Were this girls drinking hard or just partying hard?
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