I've been here for almost 3 weeks now, and it certainly does feel like I've been here longer. There have been many strange things in Korea I've encountered so far, for example, tanks of live squid and octopus (adjacent to those creatures were some, no, the most putrid sea creatures I've ever seen - phallic WORMS with no faces and fetus colored semi translucent bodies. I'll post a picture soon), an estranged Brokeback/intoxicated Korean business-man couple on the subway, the StarCraft channel, Korean girls in general, and the infinite number of 노래방s (Karaoke Rooms) and overpriced cafes...
None are even comparable to this one...
Remember the crane games that you used to play as a kid? The ones with all the plush dolls of Donald Duck that you didn't really want but couldn't bear to see behind a glass case? Yeah, the game in the back of Pizza Hut, you know what I'm talking about. In Korea they have those crane games scattered all over the streets of Seoul for the drunks to win a variety of prizes - power drills, packages of gum, Zippo knockoffs, and a few plush toys here and there.
Oh, and this.
That is a lobster. Inside a glass case. Inside a CRANE GAME!!!!!
Theres a bar in my town exactly like that, except its completely filled with lobsters. Each lobster has a chip in it's claw and has different prizes on it- so not only do you win a lobster, but you can win $50 too.
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