Thursday posts will now consist of a random thought that may turn into something interesting for a blog post Today's topic Costco. We will talk about Costco on the other side of the world.
The first time I ever held a Costco membership was my last year or two in Korea. Heck, it only cost me about 35 USD to obtain one, so darn right I would take a 35 minute subway ride and then 20 bus ride to get there. I had plenty of books to read for those rides. The parking garages are usually four stories. You will have little dressed up folks that do "choreographed" greetings with their batons as they direct you to go in and out. There were even cart friendly escalators that you took between the two floors that were used for shopping. Oh, yeah if you wanted to just go there and eat, you had to go through the entire store.
On one occasion, as I was throwing down my chicken bakes that were doused with (you guessed it) Tabasco sauce, I observed two couples enjoying one of those giant pizzas together. I made an interesting observation though - they were sharing one big drink. Korean is a very sharing culture. Yes, germophobes, there were literally four straws in that one drink. I am sure they were all different colors, but that has been etched in my memory for a long time. The items I would most frequently buy from there you might ask: tortillas, peanut butter, oatmeal and tilapia. Sometimes I might find something else worth buying as well.
BREAKING NEWS: According to this Youtube video below, the biggest Costco in the world is in S. Korea
Costco in Korea - FYI I do not endorse these guys, but they give you a good taste of what Costco is like in Korea.
On one occasion, as I was throwing down my chicken bakes that were doused with (you guessed it) Tabasco sauce, I observed two couples enjoying one of those giant pizzas together. I made an interesting observation though - they were sharing one big drink. Korean is a very sharing culture. Yes, germophobes, there were literally four straws in that one drink. I am sure they were all different colors, but that has been etched in my memory for a long time. The items I would most frequently buy from there you might ask: tortillas, peanut butter, oatmeal and tilapia. Sometimes I might find something else worth buying as well.
BREAKING NEWS: According to this Youtube video below, the biggest Costco in the world is in S. Korea
Costco in Korea - FYI I do not endorse these guys, but they give you a good taste of what Costco is like in Korea.
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