The "westerner" bars in Ulsan are called WA Bars. I say that because every time I have been, 3 or 4 times, there have not been any westerners in there. WA stands for western ice, Western A-I-Se (아이스). I was confused when I first heard about it and thought I was missing out on some great place, the WI Bar but soon learned that ice is spelled with an "a". The bars claim to be western style but I have never seen this sort of bar in my travels to Europe or in the United States. At most tables they have a large trough filled with ice and many drinks in it. You are supposed to serve yourself, just reach in the trough and grab your own. The bartenders keep track of it somewhere else. The WA Bars also serve these 1 meter tall cylinders of beer that looks pretty interesting, but I have yet to have one. Maybe if they had good beer here I would be more inclined to drink that much.
Friday, September 11, 2009
The WA Bar
The "westerner" bars in Ulsan are called WA Bars. I say that because every time I have been, 3 or 4 times, there have not been any westerners in there. WA stands for western ice, Western A-I-Se (아이스). I was confused when I first heard about it and thought I was missing out on some great place, the WI Bar but soon learned that ice is spelled with an "a". The bars claim to be western style but I have never seen this sort of bar in my travels to Europe or in the United States. At most tables they have a large trough filled with ice and many drinks in it. You are supposed to serve yourself, just reach in the trough and grab your own. The bartenders keep track of it somewhere else. The WA Bars also serve these 1 meter tall cylinders of beer that looks pretty interesting, but I have yet to have one. Maybe if they had good beer here I would be more inclined to drink that much.
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