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Good Man Learns About Liquor
10/11/08
10:20:51 pm, by admin 
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Categories: ...and Takes On, Korea, 사랑?, America, Things I'd Forgotten About, Politics, Reverse Culture Shock
Good Man Learns About Liquor
First, two comments which I have to write out of context.
"I am the rice...king!"
"Because it makes my brain feel like funny."
Tonight in the car, we were talking about what to eat tomorrow night. "What about 모모?" I asked.
"Yes, and maybe soju," Good Man said.
"Hmm, what time is it? What day is it? OK, but we will have to check the ABC store tonight. I'm not sure when they close."
"ABC store? What's that?"
I pointed because we were passing it, "That's where you're allowed to buy liquor."
"Why not tomorrow?" Good Man asked.
"Well, tomorrow's Sunday and I don't think we can buy liquor on Sundays."
Good Man stared at me. "What?"
"This is technically the South, so they probably have blue laws, so we probably can't buy liquor on Sundays, and maybe not beer."
Good Man burst out laughing and slapped his knee.
I looked at him. "What? It's Sunday. Jesus doesn't want us to buy liquor on Sundays."
"That's bullshit."
"Do you know what a 'dry county' is?" He just blinked at me. "A 'dry county' is a county where you can't get any alcohol. Nobody sells it. Well, sometimes restaurants or private clubs, but usually no liquor stores, no beer at grocery stores."
Good Man shook his head, "I thought this was not a communist country."
Indeed, things are a little bit different in Korea...
5 comments
In Canada (where I am from) it's the same deal, some liquor stores aren't opened on Sundays. But that has been changing the last few years. Capitalism is beating out religion.
I grew up in a "dry town." The kids showed them--they got hooked on speed and cocaine instead!
Teach those lawmaking grownups a thing or two.
But, heavens, at least they weren't drinking. (Much).
On a side not I had to visit Biloxi/Gulfport Mississippi for work with a team of 8 ppl. We finished work on Sunday afternoon and the only two options to eat were the Waffle House (seriously one on every corner open 24 hours) and Hooters. Being sick of waffles, we chose Hooters.
Going in we ordered one pitcher of beer between the 8 of us, some chose not to drink. After pouring one round, we ordered another…The waitress came and stated we were not allowed to order anymore alcoholic beverages. Upon asking why, she stated that the day was the Lords day and that this was a FAMILY establishment.
Our response was !@$#@#!$!@
But then again there were a couple of families there and another group which brought their little league team supposedly for food, even though it looked like a bunch of kids running around. I noticed all of the males (fathers?) were either watching TV or watching…
Family establishment my ass and the 86’ing after one picture of beer. We promptly paid for our one pitcher and left.
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