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Teikanmi
Dec 16, 2006

by R. Guyovich
She was there with some gyopo watching the Hold'Em games. Walkerhill lets Koreans watch but not play, probably because they just had some big IPT tournament. Or she could be a gyopo too, I really don't know. Was tempted to say buttcoins and see if there was any reaction.

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BrainDance
May 8, 2007

Disco all night long!

Now we gotta find the bitcoin guy and get his side of the story.

Or, you have to, and I'll just watch from the sidelines. We need some new drama.

Pentecoastal Elites
Feb 27, 2007

Cameron posted:

The Korean bitcoin model girl. Yes, that one.

It's all come full circle

I, for one, am overjoyed to see kakao coming to PC. I like all you guys but hate big long phone text conversations. Now my deskwarming days will be full of friends :allears:

Bugblatter
Aug 4, 2003

Onion Knight posted:

It's all come full circle

I, for one, am overjoyed to see kakao coming to PC. I like all you guys but hate big long phone text conversations. Now my deskwarming days will be full of friends :allears:

Wonder if they'll let us use our phone accounts on the desktop, or if we'll still have to create new accounts for the "new device."

joedevola
Sep 11, 2004

worst song, played on ugliest guitar
I have money, finally. What's a good way to avoid getting raped with a new phone? Ideally I'd like a relatively capable Android smart phone.

nullscan
May 28, 2004

TO BE A BOSS YOU MUST HAVE HONOR! HONOR AND A PENIS!

Make sure you have trusted friends around when you go drinking with your new phone. If you start to feel dizzy it may have roofied you.

Bugblatter
Aug 4, 2003

Take a Korean to help negotiate the contract, or they're likely to apply every fee they can. Don't use The Arrival Store or MobileBoo or any of that poo poo.

Also, do watch out for the roofies.

caberham
Mar 18, 2009

by Smythe
Grimey Drawer
Think the Japanese chat program line is by the Korean company naver anyway. I'm surprised features haven't really converged until now. Is kakao chat a web chat portal where you sign in with a we code? Or full blown pc

The Gay Bean
Apr 19, 2004

joedevola posted:

I have money, finally. What's a good way to avoid getting raped with a new phone? Ideally I'd like a relatively capable Android smart phone.

These places are KT corporate stores (the least shady kind of phone shop) and are supposed to have an English speaker:

http://my.olleh.com/smartcs/s_KTGlobalStoreInfo.action

The one in Itaewon has a good English speaker working there.

DontAskKant
Aug 13, 2011

(USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THINKING ABOUT THIS POST)

Bugblatter posted:

Take a Korean to help negotiate the contract, or they're likely to apply every fee they can. Don't use The Arrival Store or MobileBoo or any of that poo poo.

Also, do watch out for the roofies.

After months of flailing about by myself I went with Mobileboo. Few other options other than arriving fluent. Better than arrival store or getting royally screwed by yourself, but if you can get someone worthwhile to help you you can do better. Also last I knew they fired their only English speaker. SK's English service is largely laughable as is there general service.

tirinal
Feb 5, 2007
The KT global stores are actually pretty good, as is the general English service.

Also, the one time I got wrong information at a store and contacted the general call center the girl said, verbatum, "yeah, that's bullshit; hang on" and proceeded to yell at people.

Bugblatter
Aug 4, 2003

I'm also on KT and have had a good experience. Haven't had to contact their call centers, but the employees at their global store in Daegu all speak great english.

joedevola
Sep 11, 2004

worst song, played on ugliest guitar
Thanks. I'm in Busan, I guess I'll look for a KT store nearby tomorrow. I only have like 150,000 on hand until monday, what would a decent smart phone set me back? Much more than that I'm guessing. If I were to buy a phone secondhand on Koreabridge or somewhere and have it activated for me, would that complicate things particularly?

QUESTIONS WAAAAH

Anyway, I'll go shopping after I go to the hospital to see if I need to get my hand amputated.

The doctor said there was a 'low probability' of a cat having rabies, 'like lotto.'

Good thing nobody has ever won the lottery!

PROBLEMS WAAAAH

Grand Fromage
Jan 30, 2006

L-l-look at you bar-bartender, a-a pa-pathetic creature of meat and bone, un-underestimating my l-l-liver's ability to metab-meTABolize t-toxins. How can you p-poison a perfect, immortal alcohOLIC?


Most people don't buy the smartphone straight out, you spread out the cost as part of your bill. I have a bargain basement model with an unlimited data plan and it's 70K a month. I think even a fancypants iPhone runs like 100K a month if you do it that way.

BrainDance
May 8, 2007

Disco all night long!

I see those "2nd phone!" posters up in 711, maybe thats something you could do until you have real money?

Phlegmish
Jul 2, 2011



BrainDance posted:

Then theres unavoidable circumstances. Like, today this girl brought her very young sister to class who started bawling 5 minutes in. I found out later she was afraid of my eyes and hairy arms.

What's up with your eyes that they're making little girls cry?

terivinix
Feb 15, 2012

joedevola posted:

Thanks. I'm in Busan, I guess I'll look for a KT store nearby tomorrow. I only have like 150,000 on hand until monday, what would a decent smart phone set me back? Much more than that I'm guessing. If I were to buy a phone secondhand on Koreabridge or somewhere and have it activated for me, would that complicate things particularly?

QUESTIONS WAAAAH

Anyway, I'll go shopping after I go to the hospital to see if I need to get my hand amputated.

The doctor said there was a 'low probability' of a cat having rabies, 'like lotto.'

Good thing nobody has ever won the lottery!

PROBLEMS WAAAAH

Probably not feasible, but I think I've heard if you can catch the animal they can test it for rabies and see if you need treatment or not. Some TV show did that recently, I want to say maybe Cleveland Show, something I can't remember that well.

The more you no!

BrainDance
May 8, 2007

Disco all night long!

Phlegmish posted:

What's up with your eyes that they're making little girls cry?

Freakish blue.

gently caress yall blue is hot.

(but i get it light irish blue... Ladies?)

poly and open-minded
Nov 22, 2006

In BOD we trust

Grand Fromage posted:

Most people don't buy the smartphone straight out, you spread out the cost as part of your bill. I have a bargain basement model with an unlimited data plan and it's 70K a month. I think even a fancypants iPhone runs like 100K a month if you do it that way.

I got my iphone 4s on mobileboo and it is literally 74k a month

joedevola
Sep 11, 2004

worst song, played on ugliest guitar
That seems kind of steep, but then I am incredibly cheap.

Eifert Posting
Apr 1, 2007

Most of the time he catches it every time.
Grimey Drawer
Yeah I didn't mean rabies, just infections. I wouldn't get a rabies vaccine unless it was a raccoon or bat bite or the animal showed other symptoms besides being ornery.

Bugblatter
Aug 4, 2003

My iPhone 5 is 80 a month. I have one of the largest LTE plans and the 5 is certainly one of the more expensive phones, so there are much cheaper options.

If you want to get a second hand phone or do a takeover, Waygook has a subforum dedicated to that. Might look there.

Grand Fromage
Jan 30, 2006

L-l-look at you bar-bartender, a-a pa-pathetic creature of meat and bone, un-underestimating my l-l-liver's ability to metab-meTABolize t-toxins. How can you p-poison a perfect, immortal alcohOLIC?


Arctic Baldwin posted:

I got my iphone 4s on mobileboo and it is literally 74k a month

Much like utilities, phone plans are total voodoo here.

AmbientParadox
Mar 2, 2005
I'm lowering the prices on stuff. The desk, tv (and tv cart), electric kettle, and iron. Free.
Please someone pick this stuff up this Sunday??

Bugblatter
Aug 4, 2003

I never payed February's utilities. Amid vacation I missed the due date, and when I took it to the bank to pay it I expected to pay some sort of late fee on top of the billed amount. Instead the teller pointed at the due date and refused to take any money. So I expected the February bill would include the January amount in it or something, but nope! I apparently skipped a month without a penalty.

I wonder how many months I could skip before it would bite me.

nullscan
May 28, 2004

TO BE A BOSS YOU MUST HAVE HONOR! HONOR AND A PENIS!

Yeah, I don't get how they do bills here, I missed Feb since I was TDY and my march bills were all normal. I went to pay at my landlord and he said something about 'It'll be in a later bill'.

They can't be tallying and crediting accounts manually right? That's crazy talk.

BrainDance
May 8, 2007

Disco all night long!

Wait, there are due dates?

Whatever. Here I am... In Yongsan spending hundreds of dollars for my cousin. The gently caress am I doing..

"the mario tennis glitch is awesome he'll get a real kick out of it." he loving better for 80,000₩ and the super famicom etc etc... I'm a good guy here, but I'm pissy nvm me.

DontAskKant
Aug 13, 2011

(USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THINKING ABOUT THIS POST)
I figured out where all the drafts are coming from. When whoever, half assed and drunkenly, designed these windows they left huge gaps between the windows. All sliding windows I've seen have been like this. Has anyone had any luck fixing the gaps so that we don't get tons of dust and filthy air inside the apartment? Anyone have any reasonable suggestions? (Already offered: duct tape, tinfoil, blankets, fire)

nullscan
May 28, 2004

TO BE A BOSS YOU MUST HAVE HONOR! HONOR AND A PENIS!

If it's between the wall and the window frame, use the expanding foam but go easy on it, you only want to fill the gaps not jack the window out of the frame. If it's like my glass windows and the tops don't close all the way or something just find the solid foam stuff they use for door sils to make a seal. Can find it at the local Hardware Adjushii mart.

BrainDance
May 8, 2007

Disco all night long!

If I have spammed you on kakaotalk I am so sorry. I'm just looking at this list and... Holy poo poo.

The kids... You know... They go "Cory iphone!!" and I give it to them. I dont even play wind runner. Game loving blows.

Maxsmart
May 24, 2008

Mexichat
Did the kids find your pictures? :stonk:

BrainDance
May 8, 2007

Disco all night long!

"teacher, GIRLFRIEND????" that's.... Ya my friend.

Worst was when they found their old teacher (before the creepy guy)

Ojjeorago
Sep 21, 2008

I had a dream, too. It wasn't pleasant, though ... I dreamt I was a moron...
Gary’s Answer
Hey so if you guys are ever in Busan, don't go to Club Fix, it's a real poo poo hole.

DontAskKant
Aug 13, 2011

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Thanks Nullscan, it still needs to be able to move so maybe some soft foam up there or those little sticky broom/brush like things.

politicorific
Sep 15, 2007

DontAskKant posted:

Thanks Nullscan, it still needs to be able to move so maybe some soft foam up there or those little sticky broom/brush like things.



풍지판
Even Koreans don't know what they are called.
These are vitally important for keeping out bugs. My new place didn't have them on 3 sets of windows. I installed them last week using hot glue.

10 pack for less than 10,000
http://search.gmarket.co.kr/search....%B3%C1%F6%C6%C7

You may be able to find them at a 샤시 or sash window supply store.

TreFitty
Jan 18, 2003

Anyone know of a place to get Velveeta Shells and Cheese for a decent price online? My coworker was planning on bring a few boxes for me, but I want more if possible! Life time supply more!

edit: oh, and avocados and/or guacamole

TreFitty fucked around with this message at 19:10 on Mar 24, 2013

Brimmy
Jan 13, 2006

"Never gonna give it up, Adrian."
You can get avacados in EMart I've been told. There's a little farmers market in Ulsan every Sunday where I get mine, 4 (maybe 5) for 10,000.

Cameron posted:

Huge news to report to everyone, I met a Korean celebrity last night at the casino.


The Korean bitcoin model girl. Yes, that one.

I feel like I'll lose gooncred for asking but are we all supposed to know who this is?

Whizbang posted:

Hey so if you guys are ever in Busan, don't go to Club Fix, it's a real poo poo hole.

I've never had a nightmare worse than trying to find the bathrooms in there.

joedevola
Sep 11, 2004

worst song, played on ugliest guitar

Brimmy posted:

I feel like I'll lose gooncred for asking but are we all supposed to know who this is?

The less you know about Bitcoin the happier your life will be in general.

Bugblatter
Aug 4, 2003

What's the site for making reservations at the hotel on top of Seoraksan?

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E_P
Feb 22, 2003

Can one of yall link me a good bike to buy on gmarket; I don't know nothin about bikes except that I need one because it is taking to long for me to get to school in the morning. Please make it under 100 bucks though if you are willing to help my soft noob rear end.

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