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casinoman · Joined: 12 Sep 2003 Location: seoul

Does any one know if there is a Watsons anywhere in Seoul. If not, how about a Walgreens or a London Drugs (for all the Western Canadians) equivalent?

kangnamdragon · Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea

No, there isn't. ............. just Wal-mart, which is not the same...I know

erlyn · Joined: 08 Jun 2003 Location: Incheon, South Korea

Okay, you should try Olive Young - it's not perfect, but it's the closest thing I've found to a Canadian style drugstore here. Cosmetics, medicine, female personal products, candy aisle, magazine rack, etc. There's one on the main strip between Shinchon and Ewha Women's University. There's another behind City Hall Plaza, down towards the Canadian Embassy. There are some others, but right now I can't recall exactly where. Anyway, both these locations are quite far from where I live, but I like to patronise them anyway. First, in the hopes that they might catch on, and second - well, it makes me feel like home sometimes to go into a "proper" drugstore.

Eunoia · Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2003 6:23 pm Post subject:

Try Hong Kong...

I'm not trying to be an arse, really, but things like that just haven't made it over here yet. When I was in HK recently, there were Watson's and Boot's (remember Boot's?) pharmacists on nearly every block. On the other hand, just 3 years ago it was hard to find a Subway in Seoul; now they're popping up everywhere, just like Body Shop, Starbucks, Seattle's Best, KFC, McCrappy's... they'll come in time.