You know, it's crazy that for the last hour I was technically in another country, yet sitting in the plane it's really no different than being back in America. You have no obligation to obey these new set of social rules and customs yet, even though you are technically in a place where the majority of the people obey them. You don’t even really have to worry about it at the airport as they try to accommodate foreigners. The 'being in another world' feeling doesn't kick in until you've officially walked out of the airport, and once you do the beliefs, customs, practices, and social behavior of the particular realm now affect and govern your life, as well as your actions. My grandfather was waiting for us when we arrived and it was good to see him again. After putting away our bags we wasted no time and went out to eat. Seoul is a lot different than Las Cruces(where I used to live). When you want to go out to eat you usually have to drive, but over here you can usually walk just a few blocks to a good restaurant (depends on where you live of course). And in America, the majority of the places were chain restaurants. Here the majority are mom and pop places.
We walked to a nearby restaurant to eat some Samgyeopsal 삼겹살), which is similar to uncured bacon, but
after it's cooked the texture and taste is nothing like the bacon Americans are used to. The particular restaurant was famous for it's particular marinated sauce that you dip the Samgyeopsal in. It was my first time eating there and the sauce made it even more delicious. And of course my uncle wasted no time in ordering beer and soju on my first night. Since I had slept a lot on the plane, I was actually able to fall asleep at a normal time.
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