Itaewon: Korea's New Jersey

Only in Itaewon, located in Seoul, will you find a scene like this...To your far left is a girl raised in Germany and now back in Korea with inexplicable English abilities. Then there's the local Koreans who seemed to disappear every 5 minutes and next to them are two American soldiers (one of whom is from Virginia and was a Redskins fan...I punched him in the face shortly after this picture was taken). The point is Itaewon is the more diverse part of Korea. But before we start singing "We are the world", we have to remember a very important saying:

"Too many cooks spoil the broth."

Teachers: We are everywhere in this town. Foreigner on foreigner love is pretty rampant here as everyone seeks a piece of home (and a piece of ass too). The Korean girls go crazy for the roundeye out here. Maybe its because they can offer them a better life. Maybe its because foreigners are

better in bed. My theory is that most of them just take my money, when I'm in need...They're just trifling friends indeed...

Most Interesting Phenomenon: The foreign girls need loving too. While the white male teachers calm their yellow fever, these girls are left in the cold. Coincidentally, there has been a boom in the Korean sex toy industry.

Canadians: If I had 500 won for every Canadian that I've met...

Korea is a like a safehaven for Canadian refugees; exiled from a life of hockey and maple syrup.

Don't get me wrong, I love our neighbors to the north but if I hear one more argument that hockey is better than football, I will kick them all the way back to Canada myself.

Honorable Mention: The Irish and Scottish: I would say its a stereotype to call them alcoholics but they are a 100% alcohol filled here.

The Other Half: The gay population of Korea is next to none, if you ask anyone over 30 here. However, apparently the gay community thrives but only here in Itaewon. The irony that there is only one place where homosexuals can meet and there is only one place the US soldiers meet, and guess what? It's the same place! That has sitcom (or bloodbath) written all over it.

Most Interesting Phenomenon: This is a picture of my friend Jason Jang (right) and he's not gay...but apparently he forgot to tell this dude that.

Safe to say that this place is the weirdest place I have seen in all of Seoul. When you visit, make sure and bring a cup, a condom, and a camera...

I didn't even mention the ATM's here...