Comments on: SeoulPodcast #48: One Year Birthday Show http://www.seoulpodcast.com/archives/425 Your guide to living in Korea with news, views and other ways to waste your time, with hosts Jennifer Young (Seoul Survivors), Stafford Lumsden (The Chosun Bimbo) and Joe McPherson (ZenKimchi). Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Stafford http://www.seoulpodcast.com/archives/425/comment-page-1#comment-2643 Stafford Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:26:13 +0000 http://www.seoulpodcast.com/?p=425#comment-2643 Joseph - as far as I can recall it's free to get an Apple ID, but if you want to make purchases in the iTunes Music Store you have to have a credit card from the country you are registering with. i.e. American iTunes, American card. 2 ways around this, Korean iTunes Music Store (doesn't require a credit card because you can't buy any music, but you can download free podcasts etc) or do a search for iTunes gift certificate number. You can "redeem" a zero-value gift voucher and register that way. Still, not that convenient Joseph – as far as I can recall it’s free to get an Apple ID, but if you want to make purchases in the iTunes Music Store you have to have a credit card from the country you are registering with. i.e. American iTunes, American card.
2 ways around this, Korean iTunes Music Store (doesn’t require a credit card because you can’t buy any music, but you can download free podcasts etc) or do a search for iTunes gift certificate number. You can “redeem” a zero-value gift voucher and register that way.
Still, not that convenient

]]> By: Stafford http://www.seoulpodcast.com/archives/425/comment-page-1#comment-9113 Stafford Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:26:00 +0000 http://www.seoulpodcast.com/?p=425#comment-9113 Joseph - as far as I can recall it's free to get an Apple ID, but if you want to make purchases in the iTunes Music Store you have to have a credit card from the country you are registering with. i.e. American iTunes, American card. 2 ways around this, Korean iTunes Music Store (doesn't require a credit card because you can't buy any music, but you can download free podcasts etc) or do a search for iTunes gift certificate number. You can "redeem" a zero-value gift voucher and register that way. Still, not that convenient Joseph – as far as I can recall it’s free to get an Apple ID, but if you want to make purchases in the iTunes Music Store you have to have a credit card from the country you are registering with. i.e. American iTunes, American card.
2 ways around this, Korean iTunes Music Store (doesn’t require a credit card because you can’t buy any music, but you can download free podcasts etc) or do a search for iTunes gift certificate number. You can “redeem” a zero-value gift voucher and register that way.
Still, not that convenient

]]> By: Chae http://www.seoulpodcast.com/archives/425/comment-page-1#comment-2640 Chae Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:28:29 +0000 http://www.seoulpodcast.com/?p=425#comment-2640 Play the crazy foreigner card. Ajummas play the crazy ajumma card and ajussis play the ajussi card too. I play the crazy gyopo card. Koreans tend to defer to alpha display. That's why drunken Korean men will shout and posture and shove for half an hour before throwing a punch. Escalate the display and be really direct and most will back down. Seriously. If you're at a part of town you've never been and someone's being a jerk, punch his ass out and leave. All you roundeyes look about the same, and unless you're wearing a really nice pair of Dolce & Gabbana sunglasses or Louis Vuitton murse, the guy you knocked out won't be able to pick you out of a lineup. Play the crazy foreigner card. Ajummas play the crazy ajumma card and ajussis play the ajussi card too. I play the crazy gyopo card. Koreans tend to defer to alpha display. That’s why drunken Korean men will shout and posture and shove for half an hour before throwing a punch. Escalate the display and be really direct and most will back down.

Seriously. If you’re at a part of town you’ve never been and someone’s being a jerk, punch his ass out and leave. All you roundeyes look about the same, and unless you’re wearing a really nice pair of Dolce & Gabbana sunglasses or Louis Vuitton murse, the guy you knocked out won’t be able to pick you out of a lineup.

]]> By: Chae http://www.seoulpodcast.com/archives/425/comment-page-1#comment-9112 Chae Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:28:00 +0000 http://www.seoulpodcast.com/?p=425#comment-9112 Play the crazy foreigner card. Ajummas play the crazy ajumma card and ajussis play the ajussi card too. I play the crazy gyopo card. Koreans tend to defer to alpha display. That's why drunken Korean men will shout and posture and shove for half an hour before throwing a punch. Escalate the display and be really direct and most will back down. Seriously. If you're at a part of town you've never been and someone's being a jerk, punch his ass out and leave. All you roundeyes look about the same, and unless you're wearing a really nice pair of Dolce & Gabbana sunglasses or Louis Vuitton murse, the guy you knocked out won't be able to pick you out of a lineup. Play the crazy foreigner card. Ajummas play the crazy ajumma card and ajussis play the ajussi card too. I play the crazy gyopo card. Koreans tend to defer to alpha display. That’s why drunken Korean men will shout and posture and shove for half an hour before throwing a punch. Escalate the display and be really direct and most will back down.

Seriously. If you’re at a part of town you’ve never been and someone’s being a jerk, punch his ass out and leave. All you roundeyes look about the same, and unless you’re wearing a really nice pair of Dolce & Gabbana sunglasses or Louis Vuitton murse, the guy you knocked out won’t be able to pick you out of a lineup.

]]> By: Joe http://www.seoulpodcast.com/archives/425/comment-page-1#comment-2635 Joe Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:14:18 +0000 http://www.seoulpodcast.com/?p=425#comment-2635 Depends on the number of witnesses. Panel? Depends on the number of witnesses. Panel?

]]> By: Joe http://www.seoulpodcast.com/archives/425/comment-page-1#comment-9111 Joe Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:14:00 +0000 http://www.seoulpodcast.com/?p=425#comment-9111 Depends on the number of witnesses. Panel? Depends on the number of witnesses. Panel?

]]> By: John http://www.seoulpodcast.com/archives/425/comment-page-1#comment-2631 John Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:07:04 +0000 http://www.seoulpodcast.com/?p=425#comment-2631 Happy Birthday Seoul Podcast! Joe, Jennifer and Stafford, great show. I don't know about your other listeners but I don't only listen because of your guests and special topics. You guys have great chemistry and it is very interesting to hear you just shooting the s**t. I have a question about Korea, if an old lady buds into line right in front of you, are you allowed to elbow her in the head (I'm Canadian, the land where hockey players can conduct surgery with their elbows)? Happy Birthday Seoul Podcast! Joe, Jennifer and Stafford, great show. I don’t know about your other listeners but I don’t only listen because of your guests and special topics. You guys have great chemistry and it is very interesting to hear you just shooting the s**t.

I have a question about Korea, if an old lady buds into line right in front of you, are you allowed to elbow her in the head (I’m Canadian, the land where hockey players can conduct surgery with their elbows)?

]]> By: John http://www.seoulpodcast.com/archives/425/comment-page-1#comment-9110 John Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:07:00 +0000 http://www.seoulpodcast.com/?p=425#comment-9110 Happy Birthday Seoul Podcast! Joe, Jennifer and Stafford, great show. I don't know about your other listeners but I don't only listen because of your guests and special topics. You guys have great chemistry and it is very interesting to hear you just shooting the s**t. I have a question about Korea, if an old lady buds into line right in front of you, are you allowed to elbow her in the head (I'm Canadian, the land where hockey players can conduct surgery with their elbows)? Happy Birthday Seoul Podcast! Joe, Jennifer and Stafford, great show. I don’t know about your other listeners but I don’t only listen because of your guests and special topics. You guys have great chemistry and it is very interesting to hear you just shooting the s**t.

I have a question about Korea, if an old lady buds into line right in front of you, are you allowed to elbow her in the head (I’m Canadian, the land where hockey players can conduct surgery with their elbows)?

]]> By: Baltimoron http://www.seoulpodcast.com/archives/425/comment-page-1#comment-2622 Baltimoron Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:00:55 +0000 http://www.seoulpodcast.com/?p=425#comment-2622 iTunes requires membership in Apple TV or AOL to post comments on the Seoul Podcast iTunes site. That membership requires a credit card number for registration. Screw that! I used Google Reader to access your site as an alternative after listening to the discussion on this episode. Perhaps others have reached the same conclusion not to register on iTunes. iTunes requires membership in Apple TV or AOL to post comments on the Seoul Podcast iTunes site. That membership requires a credit card number for registration. Screw that! I used Google Reader to access your site as an alternative after listening to the discussion on this episode. Perhaps others have reached the same conclusion not to register on iTunes.

]]> By: Baltimoron http://www.seoulpodcast.com/archives/425/comment-page-1#comment-9109 Baltimoron Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.seoulpodcast.com/?p=425#comment-9109 iTunes requires membership in Apple TV or AOL to post comments on the Seoul Podcast iTunes site. That membership requires a credit card number for registration. Screw that! I used Google Reader to access your site as an alternative after listening to the discussion on this episode. Perhaps others have reached the same conclusion not to register on iTunes. iTunes requires membership in Apple TV or AOL to post comments on the Seoul Podcast iTunes site. That membership requires a credit card number for registration. Screw that! I used Google Reader to access your site as an alternative after listening to the discussion on this episode. Perhaps others have reached the same conclusion not to register on iTunes.

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