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 zatic Germany. August 25 2010 22:53. Posts 11714 | Profile Blog # |
| Fuck why are there no jobs as professional drinking consultants over here. I'd be gosu. |
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| EtherealDeath United States. August 25 2010 23:29. Posts 8156 | Profile Blog # |
Holy shit guess alcohol tolerance is a good thing. Also lol @ eager Americans but reluctant Dutch  |
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| MightyAtom Korea (South). August 25 2010 23:43. Posts 1570 | Profile Blog # |
In Korea during a job interview, they usually ask you how much soju you can drink before you are drunk and if you can't drink you'll likely never be upper management in Korea cause you'll never get any clients. Its a tough life ^^
@ Zatic, its good for the first week, ONLY... =( |
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| Zona August 25 2010 23:43. Posts 40425 | Profile Blog # |
Interesting stories, share more if you don't mind.
I don't think I'd ever be a point person for a business deal, though... |
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| Greg_J England. August 26 2010 01:18. Posts 645 | Profile Blog # |
When I first got here I was taken on a 'teachers trip' and we visited a more western style karaoke room with a crowd and other people than the traditional norabang. I was amazed at how drunk the korean male teachers got and then secondly that they where up so early the next day for breakfast and unbelievably (to me) drinking again at like 8.00 (they where recked like 4 hours earlier i was sure of it). I had a horrible hang over all day and felt like crap and I know I drunk less than them.
Every other week the principle comes out drinking with us and gets the foreign teachers trashed. I don't like to generalise and make stereotypes but I can't believe how much Koreans can drink its ridiculous.
I'm a bit of a light weight but happily get unnecessarily trashed all the time. I'm glad getting unnecessarily trashed all the time seems to be a good thing here.
unrelated soju story. My friend from America downed a bottle very impressively without much fuss and seemed pretty fine for about 30 minutes or so then just literally face palmed the table and was gone for the night, hilarious as fuck. |
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| Tazza Korea (South). August 26 2010 01:27. Posts 1440 | Profile Blog # |
| Man, you're job is so cool. I'd love to have a job like that if the pay was good |
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| YoonHo Canada. August 26 2010 01:37. Posts 1036 | Profile Blog # |
| Haha, I read this last night when you updated it on your site. I thought it was fascinating. Just knowing how things are in Korea is so interesting to me. |
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| blankspace United States. August 26 2010 02:41. Posts 286 | Profile Blog # |
| really interesting and entertaining read, thanks. |
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 Chill Canada. August 26 2010 02:42. Posts 25251 | Profile Blog # |
On August 25 2010 22:53 zatic wrote:
Fuck why are there no jobs as professional drinking consultants over here. I'd be gosu.
GANGNAM
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GANGNAM
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| cyberspace Canada. August 26 2010 02:42. Posts 757 | Profile Blog # |
| All your blogs are really interesting reads, thanks for them! |
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 Rekrul Korea (South). August 26 2010 02:47. Posts 16550 | Profile Blog # |
i really should get into business in korea
i could close any deal so easily |
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| TommyGG United States. August 26 2010 03:13. Posts 142 | Profile Blog # |
Awesome read.
I have spent a few summers in China as a university student and have experienced this on a much smaller scale. These last few months I have had many dinners and nights out with contacts from various companies that I will use to pursue internships in the future. Of course there are no deals being made over the course of the night, but it is great exposure in developing and maintaining professional relationships. I had the honor of being taken out to a Japanese "special" message at some super nice spa after a night of drinking at some nice nightclubs and it was a great bonding experience with these guys.Last edit: 2010-08-26 03:13:56 |
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 news August 26 2010 03:41. Posts 892 | Profile Blog # |
| WOW this is crazy good read. Thumbs up, I think many people would kill to have your job. |
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| MightyAtom Korea (South). August 26 2010 04:01. Posts 1570 | Profile Blog # |
Thanks for the comments guys! I posted another one up, but the drinking is out of control in Korea for sure. As far as my job goes, guys trust me, of course it was a great job, but when you're 35 now and been drinking like that for years, I'd like to see my son grow up to at least 10. keke ^^
Add me to your facebook if you have it and visit any time in Korea, we'll go out for drinks LOL. You can ask the kiddies at the last TL Seoul meet up if we had enough to drink that night. kaka.!
And Rek, you can drink for me anytime, ANYTIME! |
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| MightyAtom Korea (South). August 26 2010 04:06. Posts 1570 | Profile Blog # |
On August 26 2010 01:18 Greg_J wrote:
When I first got here I was taken on a 'teachers trip' and we visited a more western style karaoke room with a crowd and other people than the traditional norabang. I was amazed at how drunk the korean male teachers got and then secondly that they where up so early the next day for breakfast and unbelievably (to me) drinking again at like 8.00 (they where recked like 4 hours earlier i was sure of it). I had a horrible hang over all day and felt like crap and I know I drunk less than them.
Every other week the principle comes out drinking with us and gets the foreign teachers trashed. I don't like to generalise and make stereotypes but I can't believe how much Koreans can drink its ridiculous.
I'm a bit of a light weight but happily get unnecessarily trashed all the time. I'm glad getting unnecessarily trashed all the time seems to be a good thing here.
unrelated soju story. My friend from America downed a bottle very impressively without much fuss and seemed pretty fine for about 30 minutes or so then just literally face palmed the table and was gone for the night, hilarious as fuck.
That soju story is very familiar because it seems so weak, but what people don't realize is that you drink so quickly at times, but also, in Korea you start drinking so early. keke
Drink the dawn 888 before you go out drinking, it will give you at least 4 more shots of soju capacity keke. |
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| mel_ee August 26 2010 07:42. Posts 2338 | Profile Blog # |
haha sounds like you got a sick job.
btw
what is this magic dawn 888?? |
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| Rekrul Korea (South). August 26 2010 08:29. Posts 16550 | Profile Blog # |
| lol that dawn 888 is such bs |
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| Quesadilla Korea (South). August 26 2010 12:33. Posts 1714 | Profile Blog # |
| I can only imagine what M&A is like here... probably this on steroids. |
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