The World's Best Korean Drinking Game
Written by Kyle on Friday, May 01, 2009 in Korea, Republic of
Feelin' happy
The rules are fairly simple. Drink a half cup of beer whenever you see one of the following occurances in your favorite Korean night spot. When you see the occurance, use the hammer/whistle thingy to signify that a "Korean-ism" is happening. Feelin' happy
Shauna with the whistle/hammer combination
Make sure not to point at the person(s) doing the Korean act, so as not to look so obvious as to what it is you are doing. Here are the "Korean-isms" in no particular order:
1. Someone who is visibly drunk. (if this is a Friday or Saturday night, you should see someone new every 5 minutes, but it is still quite easy on weekday nights)
2. Two men holding hands. (This is quite often in combination with number 1, but is also done sober. Note that this isn't a gay thing, men just like holding hands.)
3. A man carrying a purse. (If a man has a girlfriend/wife with him, he will be doing this. Sometimes I think men are just mules for the large purses of their significant others)
4. A man in a shiny suit. (Men like to wear suits and they like 'em shiny)
5. Someone carrying a cake box. (For some reason, people buy a lot of cakes or carry things in cake boxes.)
6. A couple wearing the same shirts. (This seems to be a popular way to show affection.)
7. A foreigner drinking in the street. (We foreigners are idiots and we seem to think it is fun to drink legally in the streets.)
8. Someone carrying a fake luis vitton bag. (I doubt anyone is carring a real luis vitton bag, so if it looks like one, just drink.)
Bonus points (i.e. drink a full dixie cup):
1. Seeing one of your students. (This happens more than we wish. Sometimes, it happens when we are in bar!)
Of course, we had to try out this game before telling the world about it, so we set out with a bunch of other teachers, went to various public places (convenience stores, mostly) and played the game. I can definitely say it is fun for the entire family!
Comments on "The World's Best Korean Drinking Game"
A girlfriend and I once played "drink every time you see a dude in a striped button-down" in a Lincoln Park bar. We had to stop after 7 minutes for fear of alcohol poisoning. Glad to see you guys are finding ways to entertain yourselves!!
haa haa, that's awesome. Yeah, we had a rule about seeing a guy carrying a very feminine bag, what we in the west could call a purse. We had to stop it because every other guy was carrying a big handbag around!
We've met great people here, there's no doubt about that. And people make all the difference!
awww looks like u guys are having fun! i'd say more but i just got off work and it was a draining day. love u guys!
Are you holding a 40, Bessie!?!
Great to see you guys having a good time! :*)
Awesome. We so need to adapt this for the US. I love people watching and this is the best way to do that-- watch AND drink!!
by Kristine at May 06, 2009 08:57 AM