Delivery in Korea rocks!

You just have to love the fact that there are so many restaurants that deliver in Korea. They deliver everything from Chinese, Japanese, Korean as well as Pizza. On top of that there’s no delivery charge! And, of course there’s no tip—this is Korea after all.

When they bring you food, they serve them on the regular plates that they use in the restaurant and wrap them in vinyl wrap to prevent spillage. They also bring you a little plastic bag. After you are done, you are supposed to put all the dishes in the plastic bag and leave them outside your door. After a while, the delivery man comes back to pick up the empty plates. I guess it’s cheaper to have the delivery man make a second trip rather than pay for disposable containers. Or Koreans are very conscious about reducing trash.

I feel kind of guilty for making the guy make two trips just to get KRW 3,500 ~ 6,000 for a meal. In the winter, I may get tempted to tip the guy for delivering food to a lazy bum who hates to go outside in the snow. But then, if I started tipping, it may set a bad precedence. We’ll just have to wait and see what I’ll do….

In the meantime, my 짜장면 (Cha Chang Myun) is waiting for me. It only cost me KRW 3,500. I just feel so guilty…. Oh, well.