Yes, food is going to be a bit of a challenge....

[dagibbs]

The hotel has 3 food places... a coffee shop with no meals, a Japanese restaurant (which had a children's birthday party this evening) and a Japanese pub, which had a bilingual, I think, menu. Bilingual in Korean and Japanese. I ended up eating salmon sushi because one of the serving people could find that on the menu for me. Also seaweed salad, because that arrived at the table, too.

There is, though, the odd scattering of English all over the place... the coffee shop has a big English poster/ad about coffee, for example.

Comments

[ironphoenix.livejournal.com]

Hmmm... yes, this is where a Berlitz often comes in handy.

Gonna try pot luck and point randomly? Could be challenging, since I recall that you don't like seafood (except actual fish, right?).

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

Yeah, not a seafood fan, though I do eat fish.

[tlatoani.livejournal.com]

Google Korean food and point at stuff. The Internet is like a giant phrasebook.

[ironphoenix.livejournal.com]

Good idea, that!

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

Hm... that is a good idea.

[tlatoani.livejournal.com]

I know the cuisine well. I can tell you some dishes. But I've never been to Korea, there's probably a lot I don't know that you might miss out on, and it's more fun to explore.

[tlatoani.livejournal.com]

Here's a good article which includes Hangul translations of the dish names, so non-English reading waitstaff know for sure what they are: http://migrationology.com/2012/05/south-korean-food-dishes/

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

Mmmm... about 1/2 those are familiar, but pictures can help. I may see if I can print it out in the business center.