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philo28
Joined: 11 Jul 2007
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 Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 4:58 am Post subject: Incheon |
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Im an Irish male in mid 20's and have been offered a teaching job in Incheon. Can anyone give me some opinions/advice on the city, particularly the nightlife and how easy it is to get to and from Seoul. Is there a big foreign community in Incheon?
any responses much appreciated
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kprrok
Joined: 06 Apr 2004
Location: KC
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:12 am Post subject: |
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Incheon's fairly big. Where in Incheon? That'll make a big difference as to the nightlife and such.
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Marlboro
Joined: 31 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:50 am Post subject: |
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hey  i spent a year there, loved the place,heading back next month.there is a big community in the namdong gu/mansu/bupyeong etc loads of foreigners, im sure you will bump into afew
nightlife? well bupyeong is ok ok,lots of bars/clubs then there is rodeo square (arts centre),all very pleasant and nice,there was an R/B club but that was closed down, now there is diana nightclub, but they wouldnt let me in, im told they dont allow foreigners,so boohoo off i hop to hongdae plenty of clubs/whores/music whatever you fancy
transport system is pretty good, and there are regular buses to places outside of incheon,also i know an irish guy so i can hook you up,woohoo
anymore questions feel free to email me.
later xx |
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Cohiba
Joined: 01 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:24 pm Post subject: Incheon |
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Ahhh, three of the top ten best words in the English language along
with beer, toke and lingerie.
I have lived in Incheon for ages and if you want really good night
life you MUST go to Seoul. It takes maybe 1-1.5 hours to get to
Itaewon or Hongdae or Sinchon. That is not too bad, but getting back
is the problem.
If you are interested in NIGHTLIFE then DON'T accept a job anywhere
except Seoul.
Remember "Cohiba's Rule":
Think twice before you live outside of Seoul. "In Seoul" and
"outside of Seoul" are like two different countries. Seoul
is an interesting place with variety and venues for most
tastes. Outside of Seoul you will find a homogeneous Korean
culture. I don't mean this in a bad way, but you will never
find things like: French, Greek, Indian or any other ethnic
foods. Markets that sell sherry, pate, pastrami, ricotta cheese.
Specialty shops that sell dart accessories, cuban cigars or
cowboy boots.
The FFF RULE: FFF=Fun For Foreigners.
If FFF in Seoul = 100, then FFF decreases at
1/distance. So 2km from Seoul FFF=1/2(100)=50;
10km from Seoul FFF=1/10(100)=10. This rule is
a rule for nightlife, food and foreign products only.
Nature etc. is on a different scale altogether.
This means you will be wasting a lot of time commuting
to Seoul. This is especially a drag if you have been
boozing on a Friday night and there are no buses or
trains.
I, unfortunately, live in Incheon where the FFF factor
is almost in the negative range. I know! |
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philo28
Joined: 11 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 12:57 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the tips folks, gonna try and get to Seoul. |
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