Halloween in Daegu was exactly what I had anticipated. The substantial number of foreigners made themselves seen and heard in "fancy dresses" (apparently the British term for 'costume') and some typical borderline behaviors.
Virtually all of the foreigners I've met were out downtown, unless they vacationed out of the city. Everyone was in some form of costume from a simple witch hat to full-effort attire. You could find the usual Green Man of 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia,' Alan and Baby Carlos from 'The Hangover,' Where's Waldo, etc. Then there were some others that took a bit of actual planning like The Harlem Globetrotters and LEGO Man. The current event costume for the season turned out to be the Chilean Miner. There were also some nice tributes to pop culture like the news report made famous on YouTube regarding "The Bed Intruder" - check out 0:30. I, however, am not so savvy when it comes to clever costume ideas, so I keep it simple and stress-free.
The foreigners definitely took over Downtown on Saturday night and managed to get some curious looks from Korean passer-bys. Other Koreans are one of us and joined in the celebrations. There was also a pub crawl organized by the infamous foreign pub-crawl planners, so that mob must have been even more overwhelming to the natives. See the collection of various foreigners' photos on the left. All in all, Halloween weekend was a great time, but a tiny drop of me longed for Halloween in the good ol' USA. We finished off the weekend at our local pub with a Sunday night football game of Sunderland vs. Newcastle. Needless to say, my friend from Sunderland was less than thrilled by the 5-1 loss. Better luck next time!
Favorite tune this week: Sun Airway - Waiting on You
