Address, Restrooms, and Fish Jerky

In light of recent developments, I decided to find out what my address is. I had it printed out and have it in both Korean and English. So to those who need it, here it is.

302, Jeon Won villa 11dong
Gamcheon 1-Dong,
Saha-gu, Busan-Si
South Korea
Zip code (604-071)

부산 광역시 사하구 감천동
전원빌라 11동 302호
우편번호 604-071

Restrooms are different in Korea, and most Koreans don't have the same idea's about using the toilet as most westerners do. Public urination is not an uncommon thing to see while in Korea. It's also not uncommon to see a mother holding their child over a drain while they pee. Because Koreans do not seem to have the same problem with the idea of other people having to use the toilet as westerners do, their restrooms reflect this. It is not uncommon for a place to have one restroom, and in the restroom have stalls labeled "Men" and "Ladies"

A restroom with each stall labeled

Another different thing in Korea is the idea of Alcohol, in Korea drinking in public and public intoxication is a normal thing. Often times walking home I see people sitting out on the street, eating a meal, having a beer and taking shots of Soju with friends. Today I was walking home, and I noticed a small shop right at the bottom of the hill I live on. I decided to go in and shop a bit. I bought some Ramyun (its different in Korea because its spicy, and they can't call it spicy Ramen) and some Fish Jerky, on my way out the man in front of me bought a bottle of beer. After the man's purchase the store owner proceeded to open the man's beer and send him on his way. The man left and took a drink as he stumbled down the street.

Once I got home I decided to try the Fish Jerky, the fish Jerky came with a bit of Red chili dipping sauce to dip the jerky in. The jerky was actually pretty good. A little fishy at first but it was cured in a similar fashion Beef Jerky would be. The fish was slightly sweet and salty, and the red chili dip added just enough spice. I finished all but one piece and added the rest to my ramyun. This turned out to be a great idea, and I will probably buy the fish again to eat and add to ramyun.

Some pictures of the fish Jerky.

I saw this little guy walking to my bus from work, he was on his back so I flipped him over.