Wednesday 3 June 2009

Soju Virgin No More

Last week Monday, I went to see Lime and Rosalie for a farewell meal. We went to a Korean restaurant for dinner and chose to order a soju set menu. It was the first time I had drunk soju because it's not common in England. For me soju tasted very similar to vodka so if you're not a big fan of vodka then you probably won't like soju. I remember learning about the etiquette's for drinking but for some stupid reason I kept forgetting to put what I learnt into practice. ┐('~`;)┌ To avoid looking rude like I did, you should remember these simple rules:

  • A glass should only be refilled when it's empty
  • When pouring a drink, hold the bottle in the right hand and with the left hand either touching the elbow or forearm
  • When someone pours a drink for you, you hold the glass with your right arm and rest the glass on your left hand
  • You should never pour a drink for yourself, only for other people
I basically kept doing everything the opposite way so they both kept jokingly, telling me off. (´∀`)There are a few more rules which I didn't write because my brain is switched off so you'll have to do a little more research to find out what they are. (^_~) Rosalie said soju costs around £2 in Korea so to pay £7 a bottle is quite deer. The funny thing is she managed to get us discount for the bottles of soju we ordered. They gave us discount because she bumped into the owner when she went to the toilet and asked "Why is the soju so expensive?" (´ー`) As I said before, it was a farewell meal so I'll truly miss them and wish them both the best with their travels around Europe. ( ´,_ゝ`)

Finally, just in case you've spent hours trying to figure out what the above photo is, I thought I'll explain before I end this post. The photo is of mine and Lime's shadow with a peace sign gesture. (^_^)