------------------------------------------------------------------ Domnic Fernandes continues (Part III) his reminiscence of Mapusa of the 1950s
http://www.goanet.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sidB6 ------------------------------------------------------------------ In 1989 I attended a month long training course in South Korea. Seoul is a concrete jungle of high rise buildings, shopping malls and flyovers. Pubs are in every street and serve local drinks with variety of foods where pork is freely available. Young boys and girls frequent these pubs sipping beer or local soju; a very cozy atmosphere at any time of the day or night. Most of these pubs are managed by girls. It's a different world when you visit from Kuwait.-:) The unusual orange tents which serve the traditional Korean dishes open from 11 pm till dawn. I took a quick look in one of the tents and saw an elderly Korean women preparing food. Vegetables, fish, meat and ingredients placed in plates are spread on the floor in front of her as she helps from the plates to prepare the delicacies right in front of the diners. The guests sit on the floor facing the host dressed in bright traditional dress. The men sip the local soju while she prepares the meal. These orange-tents are mostly frequented by men. The sight of a skinless raw snake, neatly coiled in a plate made me to exit hurriedly. Roasted beetles are sold on the back streets of Seoul, which from a distance look like roasted peanuts in a vendor's cart back home. South Koreans are civic minded. They obey the traffic rules and are very courteous to foreigners. At one instant, we the trainees were attempting to cross the street as there was no traffic coming from either side, but our Korean guide stopped us and made us walk half a mile to the zebra crossing. The buses are driven by men as well as by women. There are no bus conductors. One simply drops the right amount into a glass box installed near the driver. As we traveled from Seoul to a shopping area frequented by American marines, I noticed all the passengers who boarded the bus dutifully dropping coins into the box. The train journey from Seoul through picturesque rice fields, rivers and hills to Pusan was refreshing after the eyesore concrete jungle of Seoul. Avelino _______ Bosco - Goanet Volunteer wrote: Hi John, Please note your earlier message was posted and did appear on Goanet dated March 23/06. Please see: http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2006-March/040395.html Talking of Seoul, Korea visit any of the seven, Ganga Restaurants in Seoul for some authentic Goan food: http://theseoultimes.com/ST/?url=/ST/db/read.php?idx=1784 Thank you - Bosco Goanet Admin http://www.goanet.org _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)