PC bang

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PC bang
Hangul:	PC방, 피시방 or 피씨방[1]
Hanja:	PC房, 피시房, 피씨房
Revised Romanization:	pisibang or pissibang
McCune-Reischauer:	p'isibang or p'issibang

A PC bang is an Internet cafe in South Korea. They are ubiquitous in South Korean cities, numbering over 20,000. [2] PC bangs are similar to British and American Internet cafes, but most cater more to online game playing for the younger generation of Koreans. On average, use of a PC bang computer is priced at around 1,000 Won per hour (about USD$1). Lately, however, the popularity of the PC bang has dwindled, mostly due to the abundance of broadband Internet connections in Korea.^{[citation needed]}

In Korean, "bang" (Hangeul: 방; Hanja: 房) means "room", so the term literally means PC room.

[edit] Notes

1. ^ "PC방" is usual transcription in South Korea. "피시방" and "피씨방" are transcription of exclusive use of Hangeul. The former corresponds to South Korean standard orthography for writing loan words (외래어 표기법; 外來語表記法[1]), but many South Koreans wrote as the latter when using Hangeul exclusively.

[edit] See also

• South Korea
• Contemporary culture of South Korea
• List of Korea-related topics