Drinking My Way Through the World Cup: Opening Night at The Crown

[tharp42]

Oh, how the shitty has fallen even further.

These words shot through my mind last Friday night as I sat at The Crown, sipping urine-y Korean beer and waiting for the current proprietor of the place attempt to find the opening game of the World Cup. This was it, the first day of humankind's biggest sporting event, and the man had made absolutely no

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[misswrite]

I enjoyed reading this. Thanks for posting. :)

[tharp42]

Thanks Meg! It's the first of a series on watching the World Cup here in Korea.

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[culturebook]

Did you hear about the Korean turnout for the Korea-Greece game at the Staples Center or at that venue in Las Vegas. Korea won 2-0, but thousands of Korean wore shirts and cheered in the USA for the ROK. That's wild. I love LA!

[anonymous]

Currently watching Ghana v. Australia... those damned vuvazelas are irritating as hell...look forward to seeing you and the rest of the family in a few weeks for a happy event...
PS...LOVED the Ten Things You'll Never Do in Korea...epic.
Mark