"Booking" nightclubs for solo tourists in their thirties
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- Aparna Patel
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- 24 Jul, 2023
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According to numerous articles on nightlife in South Korea, you may, or may not, be allowed into a booking club, and for any number of reasons: age, appearance, status, ethnicity (or for no reason).
Westerners interested in the experience may be admitted into a booking night club. Tourist feedback suggests being selective about the area in which you club, avoiding those which cater to younger or predominantly Korean crowds.
For example, Itaewon is now THE place to go for great nightlife among foreigners and Koreans alike, abounding with night clubs, bars, lounges, dance clubs, pubs, grills, fantastic, lively choices that are open all night.
AngloInfo.com jas a good list in the Itaewon district, including those that are night clubs.
Rooted in South Korean matchmaking traditions,
Booking (Korean: 부킹) is a common practice in South Korean night clubs of forced socialization. Waiters bring female patrons, sometimes forcibly, to a table to sit with men. Both parties are free to leave at any time, or depending on mutual interest, they can continue to sit together and drink and talk. Men are expected to tip and pay their waiters to bring women to their table; the women are not employees, but fellow clubbers.
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