🎉1 seat left, 12 people joining/ English Meetup-Make New Korean Friends! 12/5

Hello!

Thanks so much for your interest and support.
We’re hosting a "Casual English Meetup" on Friday, Dec, 5 in the Mapogu district area – and we’d love to have you join us!

🗣️ No Korean needed – just come and enjoy good conversations in English.
You’ll meet friendly Korean locals and expats in a relaxed atmosphere – we chat, laugh, and hang out over drinks.
This is not a class, just a social gathering for people who want to connect and speak English!

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✅ What to expect:

• Friendly conversations in English only
• Meet local Koreans and international people
• No pressure to teach or prepare anything
• Great chance to make friends in Seoul

🧾 Details:
📍 Location: Mapo area (exact address will be sent upon RSVP)
🕖 Time: 12/5 Friday, 7:00 PM

💵 Fee:
- Free, no payment includes 1st round (tea/coffee) only for foreigners.

- Korean people should pay 9000 won for 1st round.

- 2nd round (beer/food) - all members including Korean and foreigners should pay for what they have eaten.

Normally, around 12–14 people join, including 4 -5 native English speakers or foreigners from various countries.
There’s no limit on the number of foreign participants – as long as you can speak intermediate English, you’re very welcome!

🔔 Only 4 - 5 foreigner spots left for this week, so RSVP soon!

📩 Very important!!!!
To join, please contact me by email or phone message. If you don't send me an email or a phone message and don't receive my approval for participation, you cannot join our meetup.
✉️ alex@pride-trans.co.kr
📞 010-6651-1692

I’ll send you all the details about the location, schedule.
Looking forward to meeting you!

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Topic 1)

Topic: “Inventions of the Century: How airplanes, cars, smartphones, and personal computers changed our world”

Throughout human history, a few inventions have dramatically reshaped the direction of civilization. In the 20th and 21st centuries, inventions such as the airplane, the automobile, the personal computer, and the smartphone became turning points that transformed how people live, travel, work, and communicate. These technologies didn’t just introduce convenience—they fundamentally restructured global society, economies, and even human relationships.

1. The Automobile – A revolution of personal mobility
The automobile changed more than transportation. It changed the rhythm of life. People gained freedom to travel wherever and whenever they wanted. Suburban areas expanded, and cities grew outward.
Global logistics and supply chains developed rapidly.
The auto industry created millions of jobs and became a symbol of industrial power.

However, cars also brought problems: traffic, pollution, carbon emissions, and climate change. Still, the automobile remains one of the most influential inventions in shaping modern life.

2. The Airplane – Making the world smaller
The invention of the airplane turned the planet into a connected global village. Intercontinental travel dropped from months to hours.
International trade and tourism exploded.
Migration and cultural exchange increased dramatically.
Globalization became possible because people and goods could move quickly. Airplanes not only changed travel—they influenced diplomacy, war, migration, and the global economy.

3. The Personal Computer – The foundation of the digital age
The PC opened the door to the information era.
It changed the way people work: writing, designing, programming, office work. It enabled the rise of the internet and information access.
Businesses, governments, and schools were transformed by digital systems. Entire new industries—software, cybersecurity, online services—were born. Without the PC, today’s AI, smartphones, and cloud computing would not exist.

4. The Smartphone – Life in the palm of your hand
The smartphone is one of the most disruptive inventions of the 21st century. Phone, camera, internet, navigation, wallet, music, banking, messaging—everything combined into one device. Social networking became a global phenomenon. Entire economies such as the app market, mobile shopping, delivery platforms, and digital entertainment emerged. Smartphones also changed politics, social movements, and global communication. It dramatically reshaped how humans interact, how we spend time, and how we perceive the world.

Related Articles
Time Magazine – “The most influential gadgets of all time”
https://time.com/4309573/most-influential-gadgets/

Topic 2)
This is an open topic. In the case of an open topic, one member of each group shares the topic they want to talk about, and the other members join the conversation by asking questions and discussing. Then another member shares their topic, followed by a Q&A session. If no one has a topic, the group leader will choose one to keep the conversation going. There are no restrictions on the topics that can be selected.