Yes, Korea sometimes gets rather cold in the winter, especially last Saturday night in Seoul. I've lived in colder places in the U.S., however, and I find that the heat in the summer bothers me more than the cold in the winter. On an especially cold day, I usually know that it will warm up a bit in a day or two, but on a hot, humid summer day I bemoan the fact that I might have several more months of the same sweaty days to look forward to.
Monday, when I went to Everland amusement park with some friends, I was told at the ticket booth that there was a 40 % discount for foreigners that day, and if I scooted on over to the main ticket office I could receive my discount (as I was quite clearly a foreigner; I found it amusing that no id checks were required; everything was done on a visual scan basis). So I saved 15,000 won, no small thing.
That made me think that we would see quite a few other foreigners in the park. Indeed, there had been a number on our bus.
And we did find them--some were quite clearly used to warmer climates, as this pic of a small group worshipping a heater shows . . .
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