Travelling in Seoul
allowed me to meet other foreigners who were just as lost as we were about
directions. While struggling to scan my card on the Seoul subway, I met a super
friendly Estonian girl who had only been in Seoul for about two weeks teaching
English. We immediately started chatting about being foreigners and our
experiences so far in Seoul; she even tried to help us find a karaoke place, so
called Noraebang in Korean.
The last day in
Seoul, Riham and I decided to be adventurous and go to Itaewon to eat and catch
a bit of Seoul’s nightlife. As we exited the subway station, we picked a random
restaurant that appeared to be an authentic Korean restaurant. We were seated in
between two tables and we ordered steamed octopus, dumplings, noodles, and
chestnut wine. We were being a little adventurous with the steamed octopus and
had way too much for the two of us, so we offered some to the girls sitting to
the left of us. Then they offered their dish what I believe was vegetarian
pancakes. When I asked if they liked the steamed octopus dish, both of the
girls said no immediately which I thought was amusing. There was a slight
language barrier but we used hand signals in times of crisis. During our
exchange of foods and drinks, one of the girls, Heejoo Kim, said that she
wanted to be friends when she saw us because she knew we were foreign. After
dinner, the two girls showed us around Itaewon to make sure we had fun during
our last night in Seoul. Overall the city is full with people who are beyond
friendly to foreigners. You can basically ask anyone for help and they will
even if they don’t speak English.
The two Korean girls
and I are now facebook friends, so I guess you could say offering food can
possibly guarantee a friendship.
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