Working...quite hard. A surprising variety of kids, from one who is 15 and can write better english essays than most 18yr old english people to those who can barely string a coherent sentence together yet might be even older.
Eating out most meals - it is very cheap here, whereas supermarkets seem quite expensive and only stock ingredients useful in Asian cooking. Would give quite a bit now for a proper cup of tea... none here, except for 'rice tea.' - which is about as appealing to the Englishman as it sounds. On the plus side, the food is great - lots of good fresh food with lots of veg. Koreans seem to think some stuff is spicy, but it doesnt seem too spicy to me. I even quite like Kimchi (the pickled vegetables served liberally at almost every meal).
been to the bath house a couple of times - unlike in England where it might be a byword for sleaze, it seems a key institution here. Alternating between the cold bath (24C) and the warm and hot ones (40-45C) is very pleasant. they also have a selection of saunas, one usually at 50C, the other at 70C - managed to get into that one at the second time of trying, was glad i did as i felt good afterwards.
least favourite part of korea - working on saturdays.
Friday, 11 July 2008
Sunday, 6 July 2008
Seoul
Suggested improvements to Seoul:
1. More signs in English, or even just in a alphabet i dont have to spend 10 minutes interpreting would be nice.
2. The dangling handle things on the subway seem very low, and they keep on bashing me in the face. Making them higher would be nice.
3. Seoulians to work fewer hours in their hi tech factories - so many seem to look knackered.
4. Thats it for now.
Everything seems incredibly different here - I knew it would be, but it is still a shock at first - less English is spoken and the outlook of people is less western than anywhere else I have been, even Thailand. Also, we know Samsung as an electronics manufacturer. But here they build flats, run hospitals, build ships and trains and pretty much anything else you care to mention. Same with Hyundai, LG etc - LG seem to run convenience stores, internet cafes, manufacture soap powder. And need a new shirt? You can get it in the Hyundai department store.
Going out goes on all night here - start at 11pm, stay out until 6ish and catch a subway home when it reopens. Also, taxis very cheap compared to London.
Overall, its good. In a good but slightly weird way.
1. More signs in English, or even just in a alphabet i dont have to spend 10 minutes interpreting would be nice.
2. The dangling handle things on the subway seem very low, and they keep on bashing me in the face. Making them higher would be nice.
3. Seoulians to work fewer hours in their hi tech factories - so many seem to look knackered.
4. Thats it for now.
Everything seems incredibly different here - I knew it would be, but it is still a shock at first - less English is spoken and the outlook of people is less western than anywhere else I have been, even Thailand. Also, we know Samsung as an electronics manufacturer. But here they build flats, run hospitals, build ships and trains and pretty much anything else you care to mention. Same with Hyundai, LG etc - LG seem to run convenience stores, internet cafes, manufacture soap powder. And need a new shirt? You can get it in the Hyundai department store.
Going out goes on all night here - start at 11pm, stay out until 6ish and catch a subway home when it reopens. Also, taxis very cheap compared to London.
Overall, its good. In a good but slightly weird way.
Tuesday, 24 June 2008
Buying Small Things
You can get really small towels, and really small bottles of shaving foam. They're really useful for big journeys. But seem to have disproportionately high price tags.
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