Around 10:00 p.m. on a Thursday, Jeehoon joined my group of
friends and I on a small trek to Leon Pub from my house. We walked into the
smoky bar, claimed a pool table immediately, and ordered a bunch of beers.
Jeehoon was so excited. There were just so many beers for him to choose
from. I helped narrow down the list for him and he surprisingly ordered a Left
Hand Milk Stout, luckily loving the beer. We played a couple rounds of pool,
which we were all completely horrid at, laughed, and joked around. Jeehoon
thought my younger sister was especially hilarious.
While playing darts, Jeehoon spoke
about the drinking culture in South Korea. He said that when he would go out
with friends, it was always a competition to see who could buy the most drinks
for the group. Or, it would be expected that one member of the friend group
would take his or her turn paying for all of the fun. Loads of money would be
spent, and more often than not, they would get rather trashed.
He definitely liked the way Americans went out, thinking of only needing
to pay for themselves, or maybe one other person. And he loved the vast variety
of beer. Leon Pub was very much a success.
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