As for tearing up the town, one really does not have to party hard with the beers or whatever to have a good time. Look at the thread where a TTD member visited Korea on vacation, firdaus...
http://www.tabletennisdaily.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?4960-Visit-to-Seoul-Korea&highlight=firdaus+korea
http://www.tabletennisdaily.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?5021-Visit-Korea-for-the-TT-_-(With-a-lot-of-Pics)
firdaus had MAXIMUM good time and went out on the town with us more than once. We had more than one blast with TT and after TT stuff.
Look, having a blast.... drinking beers or alcohol, while Koreans and foreigners alike get down with that... drinking that stuff is NOT A REQUIREMENT in order to enjoy oneself over here. firdaus is not into the alcohol drinking or certain foods, so we as his friends respect that and adjust. There are thousands of ways to have fun here and we still had a blast... many blasts actually.
Especially the food part... that made me think a little. We met up with Bryce and he showed me and firdaus Seoul's most happening party zone packed with clubs and restaurants. We walked and saw the lights but came up with another way. We ended up going to another part of Seoul and walked through a traditional market, nearly got kidnapped by restaurant owners eager for business, who after hearing what we wanted, marched us through the entire market to what we wanted... FRESH FISH cooked with rice and VEGGIES. We were seated next to a few older gents who were interested in foreigners as they never make their way to this part of town. We got EXTRA, I mean EXTRA good service and food just saying a few words in Korean before they discovered I know Korean. wave after wave of fish and veggies, just what the doctor ordered and the TT action was great as we visited a former national team player's club afterwards.
What is better yet is the picture taking. Look, we can make vids all day long and that is great, but NOTHING is as captivating and everlasting interesting as pics... NOTHING else gets the job done. You can look at them days later, months later, years later, and even decades later. They are still there capturing it all. Nothing gets the interest and attention of a group of people as some nice pics.