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ajuma · Joined: 18 Feb 2003 Location: Anywere but Seoul!!

My friend was recently offered a job in Yang Ju, north of Seoul. How far IS it from Seoul, and what's the best way to get there from Yongsan or Yongdongpo Stations, or from the express bus terminal?

yakey · Joined: 21 Apr 2003 Location: Korea

Yangju is just North of Uijeongbu.

The subway line 1 just got out to this area. The two stations in the Yangju area are Junae and Doekjeong. They are two and three stations past Uijeongbu Bukbu.

There are almost no foreign people in Yangju.

It's about 1 hour and 15 minutes by subway to Downtown Seoul on Line 1.

Also keep in mind this is the area where the much-publicized traffic accident where two middle school Korean girls were killed by U.S. Forces vehicles took place. So let's just say that it's not the most receptive place to foreigners.

There are a lot of small factories and the air can be quite bad.

It's also very cold and often foggy.

ajuma · Joined: 18 Feb 2003 Location: Anywere but Seoul!!

Thanks lots!

Ryst Helmut · Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 6:32 pm Post subject:

Oh, that "yang ju"...dang! Bringing my bar accessories this time around...woo hoo!

!Shoosh,

Ryst

Dawn · Joined: 06 Mar 2004

I've been living in Yangju for nearly four years and would have said almost exactly the opposite of the previous poster. I love the area and the people. I like being able a five-minute walk from hiking trails, bicycle paths, and open farmland, while also being within a short bus ride of the subway system, major retailers, etc. As for foreigners, there are an abundance of them. ... They're just not all native speakers of English. There's a huge 3D worker contingent in this area, and most of them speak at least some English. There are quite a few Russians and at least a handful of native English speakers in most communities. There are also sizeable communities of native English speakers to the north (Dongducheon) and south (Uijongbu), thanks to the U.S. military installments in these areas.

Yes, this is the area of the schoolgirl accident, and I was a bit nervous about living here because of that. In four years, though, that has never once been mentioned to me by a Korean, and I can count on one hand all the times I've heard any disparaging remarks about foreigners. There is some animosity toward the U.S. military presence here, but even with that, my U.S. soldier husband is treated with the same courtesy I am by the average shopkeeper, taxi driver, and Joe Citizen.