Night Out in Seoul

On Saturday night the boys and I decided to go out in Seoul for a night on the town... we didn't get out until about 11:30 and thus it was quite a late night-- 6am home arrival, anyone? We went in without a plan which typically turns out to be brilliant or a complete disaster. Fortunately, it leaned more towards the former, though at times I was starting to feel it was the latter. I was mostly concerned with people watching, etc so I enjoyed hopping from spot to spot. The boys got a bit tired of this though and started to get ansy. But seriously, what is the point of staying in one place all night?

At the end of the night we actually went to a bar that had a sign posted saying NO US MILITARY ALLOWED. I almost didn't go in based on the sign alone, but the boys powered right through so I had no option but to follow. Upon entering I noticed that several guys were obviously in the military-- the haircut always gives it away. This place had the strongest US presence of all the ones we went to that night, and of course it is where we found trouble. I guess the sign is to discourage the Army guys, but once inside obviously they aren't going to be turned away. And of course, it was an Army guy who was giving us the issues. My friend had told me a bit earlier that he saw the guy calling him gay (he isn't), and to be fair he does dress in a way that would make people question him... but still it's no reason to say anything. Also due to the aforementioned fact that we are all Americans, it was just absolutely uncalled for and childish. A bit later he still had not stopped and was being so loud that everyone in the bar could hear him-- we weren't even NEAR him and I could hear him. I just wanted to say to him "we are ALL Americans here in a bar in Seoul and you seriously want to start a fight?? With your fellow country men who you are in the service to fight FOR and protect?! Reallllllllllllllllllllllllly?" Unfortunately, I fear that logic is lost on such individuals so I kept it short and direct "You're a douchebag, stop being a douchebag, you're seriously pissing me off because you are SUCH a douchebag, I'm ready to go"

I wanted to tell the dbag that there have been several studies conducted that have concluded that people with the most homophobic actions are the ones with the most homosexual tendencies... something to marinate on, soldier. Made me realize why so many people here have negative impressions of the US military men.

Anyway, the night was a success otherwise. Though I often think the boys are more dramatic than girls. They started whining about the walking, about the fact that we couldn't just stay in one place, etc. Grh. The girls though don't drink. Soooooo, I'm stuck with the boys I fear.