Korea’s subway system is much simpler than Japan’s.
Early in the morning, my colleague H and I set off for the subway right on time. H had already made the trip the day before, and I could now clearly see that Kukdo Hotel, where I had been the night before, was only one street away.
1500 Korean won—sounds like a normal fare, I guess, considering the cost of living here?
There weren’t many people on the streets that morning. Or had we simply left too early? There were only a few scattered commuters, and the train wasn’t crowded either.
The streets in the morning 
Empty
The streets in Korea really are clean. The buildings around KINTEX were neat and orderly, with no litter on the ground. Even the pedestrians spoke softly.
Setting up for an exhibition is interesting work. It’s tiring, of course, but you get to see all the ingenious ways exhibitors try to draw customers in. It’s a great place to learn, and a small battlefield too—after all, competitors are everywhere.
The two companies we had arranged to meet this time, D and H, were both well-known names in Korea’s machine tool and machinery hardware industries, with considerable histories behind them.
Odd tactics are pretty common too (sweat)… I’ll keep the harsh words to myself. They’re bigger than you, so what are you going to do?
Time to get to work.
