Haha well c'mon i was young, fresh out of Uni. It was mortifying! Nowdays a plane ride is barely more than a bus ride to me, but you gotta start somewhere!
And yeah those packs of whiners annoyed me so much. I think I was the only person in Korea I knew that didn't just talk about issues with my job all day. I prefer random banter, anything! My work is done, I don't wanna talk about it now!
I hung out with locals even when I had no idea what was going on...until I knew what was going on. Better than complaining all day and it helped me accomplish what I came to accomplish, to destroy myself and rebuild as I saw fit! :-D
You're a better man than I! (thanks for catching up with comments lol)