I don’t remember every conversation though I now wish I had written them all down. Some gems I can recall are:
(At a bar around Hyehwa Stn with some backpackers)
German: So how long is your military service?
Me: Two and a half years.
German: Two and a half years? You have so many enemies?
(At the Parktel Canadians’ room on their last night)
Steve: I can’t do this anymore.
Me: It’s your last night in Korea, man.
Steve: It’s been my last night in Korea for the past eight days.
(Outside Mr. Pizza at Myeungdong)
Hyung Jun’s girlfriend: I think the best way to learn Korean is to get a Korean girlfriend.
Daniel: Then it’s a chicken and egg issue…
Me: Or it could be a virtuous circle. Learn a little Korean, get a Korean girlfriend, learn more Korean, get a hotter Korean girlfriend…
See: I think you have some causal link problems there.
Daniel has some quotes here, but they’re not as golden. Also, the conversation with John the Young Republican didn’t go like that – it was more about the constitutional protection of private enterprise between consenting adults.
That first one? Classic, but you already know that.
I always forget about conversations and when I try to remember they always make me have a headache. No-term memory, truly.
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Oh man, all those memories!!
Korean night next week?
That’s why I carry around my pen and paper!
We’re surrounded by evil countries just waiting to invade us. Didn’t you learn anything in Propaganda National Education class?