What-ho chaps.
Just skyped my father and he mentioned the possibilty of Reading coming to Korea to play in a 'peace cup'. What is a peace cup and is it big enough to play football in?
Anyway, couldn't find a thing about it on the official site. It would be bloody marvelous if they came. If any of you lot fancy a trip to sunny Korea, I can act as a guide - it'll be Soju o'clock on the stroke of every hour.
Please tell me what my dad is talking about.
What's all this about Korea
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It's on the official site - and there is a whole Peace Cup website.
It's run for a coupel of years and is organised by the Moonies apparantly !
There are a few Royals planning to come out for it and any local knowledge will be much appreciated I'm sure !
What is transport like between cities in Korea ? How about decent hotels at sensible prices ? How much for a beer ? Is there a choice of food or is it just Labrador ?
It's run for a coupel of years and is organised by the Moonies apparantly !
There are a few Royals planning to come out for it and any local knowledge will be much appreciated I'm sure !
What is transport like between cities in Korea ? How about decent hotels at sensible prices ? How much for a beer ? Is there a choice of food or is it just Labrador ?
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Ha ha, i can be of help for once.
Thanks for the info. I'll endevour to answer any questions. Behindu, for you:
Concerning transport between cities, Korea has the KTX which is comparable to the French high speed trains. They are always on time and cost perhaps a fifth of English prices. South Korea is roughly the same size as England, therefore it takes less that four hours max from top to bottom. Not everyone speaks English, unlike Japan, so that may be a slight problem.
Hotels are stupidly cheap. You are best to go to a Love Motel, which rents rooms by the hour as well as the night (depending on stamina, perhaps) but for a big room with jet bath, internet and big TV, you can expect to pay about £30. You can get cheaper or more expensive hotels but I'd stick with the mid-range, relativley cheap ones.
Beer is cheap if you are buying draught Hite or Cass, which tastes like American beer: too fizzy and too much like water. European beer can be bought in bottles for £2.50. Anyway, I recommend Soju. It tastes like weak vodka (20% proof) and it is a head f$£%, but very cheap and cultural. If you stick with me it will be Soju all round.
Dogs are eaten by a small percentage of Koreans. A lot of young Koreans object strongly to the whole thing. It's supposedly very healthy but I didn't much like it - kept thinking of my parents' dogs, which are my main trigger for homesickness.
Hope this helps. Do come!
Thanks for the info. I'll endevour to answer any questions. Behindu, for you:
Concerning transport between cities, Korea has the KTX which is comparable to the French high speed trains. They are always on time and cost perhaps a fifth of English prices. South Korea is roughly the same size as England, therefore it takes less that four hours max from top to bottom. Not everyone speaks English, unlike Japan, so that may be a slight problem.
Hotels are stupidly cheap. You are best to go to a Love Motel, which rents rooms by the hour as well as the night (depending on stamina, perhaps) but for a big room with jet bath, internet and big TV, you can expect to pay about £30. You can get cheaper or more expensive hotels but I'd stick with the mid-range, relativley cheap ones.
Beer is cheap if you are buying draught Hite or Cass, which tastes like American beer: too fizzy and too much like water. European beer can be bought in bottles for £2.50. Anyway, I recommend Soju. It tastes like weak vodka (20% proof) and it is a head f$£%, but very cheap and cultural. If you stick with me it will be Soju all round.
Dogs are eaten by a small percentage of Koreans. A lot of young Koreans object strongly to the whole thing. It's supposedly very healthy but I didn't much like it - kept thinking of my parents' dogs, which are my main trigger for homesickness.
Hope this helps. Do come!
Hmm, seems like it could be a reasonably priced excursion (£500 on airfares excluded...)
Much will depend on exactly when our games are and who we are playing. I've got a lot of work booked in for July so my hope is we play on a weekend so I can fly out Friday / back Monday sort of thing.
Will we be given a warm reception by the locals ?
the Love Hotel sounds interesting ! Not sure the wife would approve ! Presumably they allow singles !!
Much will depend on exactly when our games are and who we are playing. I've got a lot of work booked in for July so my hope is we play on a weekend so I can fly out Friday / back Monday sort of thing.
Will we be given a warm reception by the locals ?
the Love Hotel sounds interesting ! Not sure the wife would approve ! Presumably they allow singles !!
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Behindu It's the only reason I'm going...
And i'll be leaving the game 10 mins from the end to beat the traffic.
Good, good.. .It's a known fact that when booed, Seol plays better...
Oh, and can you ensure you spend the full 80 minutes you are there trying to incite the opposition fans with a range of abuse. And if that doesn't work, just start punching other Reading fans.. Whatever you do do, make sure it's not supporting your own team...
Peace Cup my arse....
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I'm impressed you can build an entire rant around the words 'Seol' and 'arse' whilst keeping the two at opposite ends of the diatribe !!
I've just booked my place on the STAR jumbo jet which means I won;t be able to manage the 80 minutes as suggested. Will start the abuse when we arrive just after half time though !
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phil in cornwallBehindu It's on the official site - and there is a whole Peace Cup website.
Do you have a link to the Peace Cup website because I can't find it?
http://www.peacecup.com/eng/
Google is a wonderful invention (2nd result down gives the Wikipedia article on the Peace Cup and the link is inthe external links section
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