Adventures in South Korea 2!: Fight! Fight! Fight!

Itaewon, Seoul's 'foreigner' district, isn't really our scene. It's the area of the city with the highest concentration of non-Asian emigrants, which translates into an abundance of foreign goods and foods not found anywhere else in the country. That aspect of Itaewon is awesome. Whenever we find ourselves there, we’re generally shopping for groceries not sold elsewhere or grabbing a non-Korean bite to eat. Of course, as a result of the abundance of foreign products and foods, Itaewon also has an abundance of foreigners, which is the thing we dislike about the area. Either the foreigners in Itaewon are extra embarrassing or our snobbery toward foreigners we don't know or like is at it's height due to the higher numbers, we don't know, but don't really like the place.

That said, Itaewon is a sight to see, so we added it to an afternoon's itinerary.

After a snack, a few drinks, and a little people watching along Itaewon's main drag, we headed to one of our favorite restaurants for a repeat meal of grilled shellfish in a closer, and much more Korean neighborhood.

Ahhh, among the minority again!

Pirate 99 조개구이

Delicious grilled goodness from the sea!

Playing the soju cap flicking game

The grill master!

Fight! Fight! Fight!

In the street just outside of the restaurant, two young(ish) businessmen were going at it big time (not in the sexy way). Sadly, we missed the good parts of the fight. By the time we joined the spectator crowd, the fighters' friends had already stepped in and were attempting to break it up. Had we left the restaurant 5 or so minutes earlier, we would have been witness to much more action, and probably had some of our questions answered. The biggest unanswered question we had, was how one of the man's slacks ripped along the entire inseam of one leg. How scrappy is your fighting when that's the result of a move?!