Strolling through Samchungdong, Seoul

[music] Okay, before we go WANKing, let’s go over the ground rules. Number one: we have to take a picture of us WANKing in front of Korean idols. And rule number two: Simon and I will compete to find the most creative Engrish and once we make our choice, we cannot change it. At the end, you guys are gonna vote on the winner. And number three: we have a random challenge that we’re gonna do throughout our WANKing adventure. Whoever loses will suffer from the dire consequences. Like you did last time! Simon was the big loser. You’re losing this time. -I don’t think so. Oh, I’m not gonna lose this time, I’m sure of it. Okay, you wanna go to Anguk station, exit one, walk straight, and then hang a right to Samchundong. Now what’s so cool about this area is that that’s actually, like, a high school and middle school on either side, so how amazing would it be to go here, eh, Simon? Simon: Kinda. -Or even to work here. It would be awesome, you’re like right beside the Samchungdong area. Simon: I think you’d take it for granted after a while. This is the area. Do you guys remember in First Shop Coffee Prince where she’s walking with the bag of toys that she made and then there’s the guy that wants to, like, fight her and then it falls on the ground and it’s raining, and then to avoid the fight, they end up, like-- the guy ends up coming and rescuing her and they run down the street and it’s got that music, that like doo doo do doo, doo doo do doo, ~Coffee Prince music~ Anyways, if you don’t know what I’m talking about, I’m sorry, but this is the area it was filmed in. Simon: Oh boy! Magical memories. -It is magical memories! So Martina’s got the hunger crankies, so we’re gonna go eat at a really famous restaurant here in Samchungdong. We didn’t even know that it had a name. At first we thought it was just a weird alley place, but it’s actually called Meok Sui Don Na. It’s kinda hard to describe apart from “that weird first alley that you see.” Martina: It’s that alleyway that you see. Simon: It’s the alley. Just follow the alley! [music] So in case you’re not really fluent in Korean, this place isn’t very tourist friendly. Um, everything’s written in Korean, so if you don’t know how to read Korean, or if you don’t have a Korean friend, it might be a little bit difficult to know what you’re doing here. I think we’re going for the cheese and definitely a bulgogi. We’re gonna get a ramyun, odeng for sure. Gogi mandu, so meat, dumplings... Okay, so basically, this is just like a deep pizza dish full of, like, really spicy sauce and all the things you saw us order earlier. So, like, noodles and different street food kind of things. And basically now we just have to wait for it to boil until it’s ready for us to eat. Martina: Oh my god, the lens got steamy. The lens got really steamy. I could see it fogging up. Martina: That’s how delicious it is. [music] That entire meal cost us 12,000 won. That’s like under twelve dollars. That’s like less than six bucks a person, and we’re so stuffed right now. AND, we beat the line-up. Yay! I’m not cranky anymore! I get cranky when I’m hungry. Let’s go get some warming tummy coffee. Simon: Let’s do it. -Nanananananna~ I can barely speak, actually, because my mouth is falling apart. I’m starting to freeze up so that I’m starting to talk like-- Martina Arnold, Kindergarten Cop: It’s not a tumor. M’a cop, you idiot. Should I just do Arnolds all night? That’ll keep me from sounding like a big idiot. Simon: baragsdgfsajl [Arnold Style] So this area’s filled with, like, little tiny coffee shops. They’re all really unique and original. There’s lots of galleries and, like, tea shops and everything, so just walking around here is really pretty. Let’s go do some walking, Simon. [music] Simon: Cheese! … Good. Good job, Min Ho. I have my Engrish for the day. The English menu have been prepared. Martina: That’ll be very helpful. -Yes. [music] Korean man: Annyeonghaseyo. Martina: Annyeonghaseyo. [music] So now we’re ready for our ***-off show down. Since Samchungdong is such an artsy neighborhood, we decided we would do some kind of arts and craft showdown. We each bought some plastercine. -That’s right. Plastercine? -Yeah, it’s called plastercine. Plast-I-cine. -Plasticine? What’s wrong with plastercine? Plastercine. You’re sweet. Is that not a word? -It’s not a word. Have I been using that word wrong my whole life? Has everyone been secretly laughing at me? Isn’t it plasticine? It’s plasticine. AHEM. Don’t point out my embarrassing mistakes. I’m sorry. -I don’t know. Let’s go with paper clay. It says paper clay and it says dream palace! Paper clay~ We’re gonna send in a tweet right now, and we’re gonna ask people to just name a random animal. No matter what it is. -We’re gonna pick the tenth one, and hopefully it’s not gonna be geoduck. -Oh, gosh. And we’re gonna make that animal. The best animal, you’re gonna vote for on Twitter, and we’re gonna see who wins. Ready? Tweet. -Okay. Eight. Nine. Ten! Okay, what’s number ten? -It’s an anteater. Anteater. So Pam, a.k.a. Earthna30, suggested anteater. -Yes. That’s pretty original, actually. And go! Anteater looks like a baby elephant, pretty much. Anteaters look like cats, Simon. Oh! Thanks for the suggestion. [music] So we’re finished our anteaters now. That’s Martina’s ugly one, and this is my awesome and accurate one. Uh, mine has a top hat on. Yes, because anteaters wear top hats, clearly. Swag~ Swag~ We said the best anteater. We didn’t say that it had to be accurate. We’re letting Twitter vote. The first person to get 30 votes is going to win the challenge. Okay, here we go. A. B. Oh god. A. Oh god. Someone said both our anteaters suck. Well, you suck, Bianca. Listen, Bianca. You make anteaters in under a minute! My heart is pounding so hard. Pretty sure this is Martina’s since it has a top hat. BIAS. Do you know I even made a monocle, originally, and like, glasses? Anteaters don’t wear hats or monocles. Your tail is stupid! I have a real tail on mine. You have the tail of a beaver. One more for me. Come on, A. Come on, A. One more A. B. Uh huh. B. Mhmm. B. Told you you might make a comeback. B. Oh gosh. B. No. and B. Oh god! Come on, A. A. A! Who said A, who said A? Thank you, @purburglund! Purburglund? This is so stupid. Can I see this for a second? No! No! Don’t you dare! You ready? [anteater death thumps] How could you do that to me? Simon, in his childish rage, smushed the HELL out of my anteater. I lost. You know what? My anteater was realistic. It’s okay, loser, just roll. You ready? -Go for it. Here we go. Time for my punishment. [drum roll] Five. -Five. -What’s five? Oh, you’re lucky! Nickname of choice. So this means that for the rest of the night, Martina is going to call me a nickname. No matter how bad, I have to acknowledge it from henceforth. This is a very light punishment. He’s lucky. We have some nasty punishments here. How ‘bout you call me Dothraki Man Warrior? Oh yeah, that’s really bad. This is not Simon. His name is Stinky Fartsucker the Third. Can we go now? I’m so grumpy. Stinky Fartsucker the Third. That’s it. I’ve declared it. Okay, I call my Engrish. So I’m going for, “Yes, Korea. Over 20 years experience. The best quality.” That’s my choice. Well, once Martina picked Min Ho, I know I have no chance for you to vote for me, so I’m just gonna go-- -That’s right! I’m just gonna go for this random white guy that I found. You gotta vote for him. You have no choice to vote for him. That guy... is definitely cooler than MinHo. I’m so screwed. It’s okay, Stinky Fartsucker the Third. That’s me. Where you going? -Nowhere! We’re here at the macaroon shop. We’re gonna try to get some delicious salted caramel. And if they don’t have it, I’ll probably just cry. I’ll just cry and cry and cry and cry and Simon will have to carry me home in a crying baby heap in one of those little baby carriers with bunny ears. Except, I don’t know who Simon is. Oh, I think I mean Stinky McFartsucker the Third. Stinky Fartsucker the Third: That’s me! Is that you, Stinky McFartsucker the Third? Who’s my sweet Stinky Fartsucker the Third? Let’s go. [baby pleasing noises] Simon: You got my name right. Woah. You’re lucky. You got such a lame punishment. UGH. Now, we know there are macaroons all over the world, but this, we think, is a unique macaroon to Korea. Maybe it’s not, but it’s black sesame seed macaroon. I’ve never seen it before anywhere else. I’ve never seen it before, so we’re gonna try it out and see if it works. Um, Korea loves black sesame, man. It’s in everything. -So let’s break this in half. 3, 2, 1. [scary horns] Oh boy. -Tastes like stir fry in my cookie. Wow. -A little bit chalky. It doesn’t taste terrible, it’s just, to me, like, sesame is so overwhelming, so it tastes like someone, like, dumped sesame oil into my cookie. And it’s just... it’s chalky. Time to enjoy some good one. So turns out that Martina got another special macaroon... Wasaaabi.... I like macaroons and I like wasabi, but not... together. Stinky Fartsucker the Third, you didn’t like it? Uhh, no I didn’t like them. What’d it taste like, Stinky Fartsucker the Third? Tasted like disappointment and tears wrapped up into one. Stinky Fartsucker the Third, I think you should finish it. You know, just because you call me that name doesn’t mean I have to obey your orders. What name, Stinky Fartsucker the Third? It’s your official birth name. I don’t know why your parents would name you something like that. That was about the fastest macaroon eating we’ve ever done in our lives, eh, Simon? Stinky Fartsucker the Third: Yip. Why you answering to that? That’s not your name. Stinky Fartsucker the Third: I have many names! No, you don’t. Your name is Stinky Fartsucker the Third. Stinky Fartsucker the Third: Oh, my apologies. And from henceforth, you will only answer to this name, do you hear me? The only downside of where we are, is that we’re like the opposite spectrum end of Samchungdong, and there’s no subway, so let’s begin the walk back to the subway station and burn off those macaroons. To the walking... mobile. Also known as Ankle Express! Nananananana... And so ends our Samchungdong adventure! My cheeks are really cold. I’m really starting to talk more and more like Arnold Schwarzenegger as the night goes on. I’d just like to mention as well, that um, Stinky Fartsucker the Third got like whipped today. I mean I beat him in every challenge, definitely. Not the English one. My English one’s better. I beat him in the anteater challenge. I beat him in the Engrish challenge, in the catching a shiny (Shinee?) idol challenge. You just, you were a big loser today. -I was. What’s happening? It didn’t work well for me today. It’s okay. Maybe next time, Stinky Fartsucker the Third. So don’t forget to vote for your favorite Engrish. And don’t forget to subscribe for more WANKing adventures. Next week! Where’re we gonna go? I don’t know, you should tell us in the comments! I don’t know yet, we’ll see. [gong!]