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Here are mine:

In no particular order:

10. coex at 1am when the late movie gets out and the entire rest of the mall is abandoned. . . but you can wander around wherever you like

9. Pukhakdong, the neighbourhood between inwang mountan and pukak mountain, and the trail up inwang mountain, as accessed through the neighbourhood on the north side of inwang mountain.

8. new year’s eve at boshingak

7. lantern festival at Buddha’s birthday; especially tapgol park after dark that night.

6. either a pro gamers (online gaming) league competition, or a b-boy competition

5. (for tourists) the seoul city bus tour (for people living here) the performances and demnostration in Namsangol folk village on Chusok, or at least the traditional performance in Jung-dong theater beside Deoksugung.

4. the look on a Korean’s face when YOU ask THEM “where are you from?”

3. at least two UNESCO world heritage sites located outside of Seoul

2. the Korean food at a busy restaurant where you are the only person there under 60.

1. Jongmyo Park on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon in summer, spring, or fall: go dancing with the old people, and watch them just hanging out.

ten things to do:

10. attend a protest, whether you agree or not (but if you disagree, shut up, and stay away from the anti-american ones, dummy.)

9. Speak gibberish to a person who wants a free English lesson. . . bonus points if you’re approached whilst naked, in a sauna.

8. Get a letter to the editor or an op-ed column published in Korea Herald, Korea Times, Joongang Daily (inside the International Herald Tribune), or a magazine.

7. Dance with an ajumma. Dance LIKE an ajumma. Boat tours are somehow the best place to do this.

6. Skinny dip in a pond on a hiking mountain trail, when you’re really effing hot.

5. Get away with something because you’re not from around here.

4. In fresh snow, slide down the steep hills in Olympic Park’s Mongchontosong Fortress on your butt. Be careful about where you do this, because some of the hillsides have jutting branches. Try the ones towards the south side, in the direction away from the Han River.

3. Play in the water fountains, either in City Hall Plaza, or Seoul Forest.

2. play gostop or yutnori with a korean family, and/or learn three Korean drinking games (sam yuk ku is a good start, as is kong kong chil bang!; at least one must involve variations on rock, scissor, paper)

1. learn to read hangul. preferably in your first month.

Here are mine:

In no particular order:

10. coex at 1am when the late movie gets out and the entire rest of the mall is abandoned. . . but you can wander around wherever you like

9. Pukhakdong, the neighbourhood between inwang mountan and pukak mountain, and the trail up inwang mountain, as accessed through the neighbourhood on the north side of inwang mountain.

8. new year’s eve at boshingak

7. lantern festival at Buddha’s birthday; especially tapgol park after dark that night.

6. either a pro gamers (online gaming) league competition, or a b-boy competition

5. (for tourists) the seoul city bus tour (for people living here) the performances and demnostration in Namsangol folk village on Chusok, or at least the traditional performance in Jung-dong theater beside Deoksugung.

4. the look on a Korean’s face when YOU ask THEM “where are you from?”

3. at least two UNESCO world heritage sites located outside of Seoul

2. the Korean food at a busy restaurant where you are the only person there under 60.

1. Jongmyo Park on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon in summer, spring, or fall: go dancing with the old people, and watch them just hanging out.

ten things to do:

10. attend a protest, whether you agree or not (but if you disagree, shut up, and stay away from the anti-american ones, dummy.)

9. Speak gibberish to a person who wants a free English lesson. . . bonus points if you’re approached whilst naked, in a sauna.

8. Get a letter to the editor or an op-ed column published in Korea Herald, Korea Times, Joongang Daily (inside the International Herald Tribune), or a magazine.

7. Dance with an ajumma. Dance LIKE an ajumma. Boat tours are somehow the best place to do this.

6. Skinny dip in a pond on a hiking mountain trail, when you’re really effing hot.

5. Get away with something because you’re not from around here.

4. In fresh snow, slide down the steep hills in Olympic Park’s Mongchontosong Fortress on your butt. Be careful about where you do this, because some of the hillsides have jutting branches. Try the ones towards the south side, in the direction away from the Han River.

3. Play in the water fountains, either in City Hall Plaza, or Seoul Forest.

2. play gostop or yutnori with a korean family, and/or learn three Korean drinking games (sam yuk ku is a good start, as is kong kong chil bang!; at least one must involve variations on rock, scissor, paper)

1. learn to read hangul. preferably in your first month.

But ya know, by “do” a Korean, I don’t just mean sex. Sex itself can be informative. I remember my first Korean girlfriend and in the throes of passion she put her arms over her head and I had to stop because I was so fascinated by her underarm hair. (Most Korean women shave neither their pits or their legs during winter.) If you’re a single man or woman, then I highly recommend dating or going out with a Korean. I love Korean culture, and being in a relationship with a Korean definetely has opened my mind and allowed me to experience Korean modern culture and society a lot more. Most western women are very dismissive of Korean men, but they can be some of the sweetest boyfriends you’ll ever meet.

But ya know, by “do” a Korean, I don’t just mean sex. Sex itself can be informative. I remember my first Korean girlfriend and in the throes of passion she put her arms over her head and I had to stop because I was so fascinated by her underarm hair. (Most Korean women shave neither their pits or their legs during winter.) If you’re a single man or woman, then I highly recommend dating or going out with a Korean. I love Korean culture, and being in a relationship with a Korean definetely has opened my mind and allowed me to experience Korean modern culture and society a lot more. Most western women are very dismissive of Korean men, but they can be some of the sweetest boyfriends you’ll ever meet.