Just arrived in Seoul. The entrance announced: Koreeya meom aapka swaagat ho! I was of course mighty pleased. The air hostesses had a nice sing song way of speaking in Korean - sounded really easy on the ears.
Am looking at the landscape outside - dry, little flat with mountains in the distance - could be anywhere - sfo, LA, Bangalore, you wouldn't know.
The security ladies are spiffily dressed. I'm mighty amused. She kept stroking the butt of the guy before me with her detector bcos it kept beeping.
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There are these Korean cultural spots sponsored by the Korean tourism dept. They invite you experience their culture. I went and made a small wooden desk, painted it black and even stuck two shining things on it. A lady came up on stage and played an instrument called hidem - soulful, Buddha bar kind music. The whole experience made me warm up to Korean culture- made me curious. You know all the while that the act has been repeated n times over and they've aced it - yet you warm up. It was so subtle, understated in making me commit my time and making me remember them. Makes me wanna do business here. Kudos Korea.
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I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Seoul airport. I ate bibimbop with kimchi in a hot stone bowl - it was so yum! Checked my email at the internet lounge - there were a variety of laptops that I've never seen. By chance I went to a paul smith store - deliberated on a jacket and finally got it. Korea airport did get my money in return for the beautiful, small touches and gestures.
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