Korean Room Salons

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Hi there,

just thought i would start my first entry and explain the wonder and intrigue associated with the Korean Room Salons....

Similar in a lot of ways to the rooms in Japan, the korean room salons are a lot of fun if you have 'no fear' of embarresment (or are in good company).

The room salons are located pretty much every 15 meters on every street in South Korea (especially Seoul), and a LOT of business meeting occur there. A standard session can last about 4-6 hours.

When you get there, you will be escorted by a manager of some description in to a closed room. In one corner will be a Karaoke machine (i'll talk about them in a second). In the centre of the room will be a large table, surrounded on three sides by soft, luxurious sofas. Take a seat!, grab a glass of water, light a cigarette (everyone smokes) and relax.

Shortly a waitress/madam/hostess will enter the room and take the order for alcohol (99% of the time, it is scotch and beer). If you think you can just take it easy on the beer...sorry.

Anyway, you have your scotch shots (ugg) and a huuuge fruit platter. If you are lucky you can get some meat things, or some seafood looking things, or some rubbery things...don't ask me. I've been here 8 months and still can't identify all the food. Grab a snack, have a shot and repeat.

This goes on for about 15 minutes, untill you ears are glowing and you stomach is making that weird sort of 'hate you' sound. Suddenly the door will pop open and a stream of girls will enter the room. You get to sit back like the king in Gladiator, and choose which one you think is the prettiest (ever seen wolves surrounding a sheep?)

Once you have selected your 'hostess', she will sit next to you. And all night, will pour you shots of scotch, slide pieces of fruit on toothpicks into you mouth and generally act like she is you best friend (if only i could find real friends like that!!)

Pretty soon, someone will want to sing a song (had to happen) and the karaoke machine will be warmed up. If you are especially lucky (or in an expensive place), a guy will come in with a keyboard, drum machine, tv and an electric guitar. Word are bouncing (if you don't speak korean, don't try a korean song until well and truly pissed) sing along... actually scream...louder the better. I seem to prefer ACDC songs or maybe 'Come Together' by the beatles.

Pretty soon your hostess will want to dance, and maybee sing a Celine Dion duet (ggggagghhh). Lap it up, its fun after 3 bottles of Civas Regal.

About now, some smart arse will suggest bum licker... It kind of threw me the first couple of times I heard that...bum licker??? It's actualy bomb liqueur..now it makes sence. Thats what the beer is for. Grab a glass of warm beer. Drop a shot of scotch and....bottoms up.

Gulp...stomach stay with me....

Then a few of the braver ones (who haven't passed out) will suggest a Hurricane. Shot of scotch, fill with warm beer. Place 1 napkin carefully over the top. And with a flick of the wrist, voila, hurrican... or is it tornedo? I never can remember.

Any way this process goes on for quite a long time. Last man (sorry to be sexist, but its Korea) standing wins the prize of shoving everyone else in a cab..

There is always the option (if you can hold your licker [i mean the hostess]) to take them home with you for a 'charge', but thats a WHOLE other story...

Anyway, don't try this at home. Last big night i had, I woke up in the gutter about 100m from my house, in a huge snowstorn with my face buried in snow. Took about 3 days before I could walk straight. And about 2 weeks to get the hostess out of my bed....

Seblanche

Chris Gregory

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