Hello from Korea

Clear differences between Seoul and Gumi:

1. The view from the hotel room - photos coming soon


2. Gumi isn't found on weather.com


3. No Armed Forces Network on the TV


4. Fire escape "kit" includes a rolled up ladder to throw out the window (although the window does not open!)

Similarities:

1. There is chili paste in everything we eat. :)


2. The AC control in the room is a placebo (woke up this morning to 81F - apparently they do not want us to be cold) :p


3. The mountains in the distance are covered in fall colors

Full disclosure -- Gumi is one of the main manufacturing and technology centers in S. Korea, so I guess I should be comparing it to Pittsburgh or Detroit rather than Seoul.

Amusing note: We used to joke that my friend Brian looked Asian, although he had no Asian blood as far as he knew. Apparently he looks Korean. The Korean HP rep that we are working with here looks so much like him she could be his sister.