Last night Laci and I ate at a small Korean restaurant and it was nerve wracking but the food was amazing. We had about 7 dishes plus soup(so spicy) and rice and it cost 10,000 won for both of us! That's about $9.50. No tip.
The EPIK staff is great and our lectures are really informative. Everything is regimented but they always have coffee, snacks and tea that tastes like burned popcorn. Overall the food is really good and extremely healthy.
The prices of things are incredible. medium bag of potato chips: 200won (20 cents). 600ml bottle of soju (the local liquor) 1,400won ($1.40). Energy drink 1,000won ($1). Coffee machine dispenser drink 200-600won (20-60 cents). The expensive stuff is fruit and juice but it's still cheaper than US prices. All the juice is 100% juice and all the milk is whole and was put on the shelf the day before.
I have spent almost nothing and I have paid for all of Laci's stuff and bought gifts for other teachers and so far I've spent less than $30.
Getting stared at everywhere you go.....Priceless.
A lot of toilet seats are heated and they have remote controls on them (digital bidet, butt dryer, air freshener and about ten other buttons I can't read and am too scared to try). Some things make me feel like Americans are more sane or either uncivilised.
Everything is relationships and respect here. If you don't bow to the proprietor of a shop and the people in it you will get treated like a barbarian who is killing babies. Blowing your nose is equal to telling people you're a nazi. But restaurant owners feel very free to clear their throats copiously, thickly and loudly even when setting the food down on the table and it's totally cool.
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