Friday, November 12, 2010

G20 summit

When I arrived in Seoul the G20 was just starting, and yesterday and today, Obama spoke.  I'm not sure how long he's in Korea.  Anyways, I was excited at first...I mean, what are the chances that a hugely important economic conference would kick off in the same city right when I arrived?  But after thinking about it for 30 seconds I realized that it provides absolutely no entertainment value.  Even though there's hardly any foreigners here, it's not like that entitles you to mixing with the world leaders.  And none of it is open to the public, not to mention all of the businesses in the area close down.  The area is also extremely tightly patrolled by Korean cops and military personnel, who don't f around.  Apparently Korea declared martial law in that area, so I'd be liable to get my ass kicked if I went there.  There are two areas where people are allowed to protest (very far away from the summit), but that wouldn't be a good idea either.  I wouldn't want to risk the wrath of the Korean riot police, not to mention getting involved in a political incident probably wouldn't be good for my E-2 visa.

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