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[expat2001]

I was offered a job in Won ju. Whats it like to live there?
Will i have trouble finding a star bucks or dominoes?
What about night life?health clubs?

[Cohiba]

Hahahahahaha, hahahahahahaha, OK, seriously. If most people
were to spend more than about 5 minutes in a place like that they
would running around screaming and covering their apartment walls
in feces.

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!

[PRagic]

I got an offer from a university there a couple of years ago. They wanted too many contact hours.

When I asked around, I got pretty much the same info offered by Cohiba. Basically, it's a dump, and it smells like a dog track.

[expat2001]

thanks

[jbpatlanta]

I lived there from 2000 to 2002. Unless it has changed it is small, dirty, and there is absolutely nothing to do. When i was there, there were only about 12 native teachers in the town and about two dosen at the university. I think there are more teachers there now. Two army bases so loads of drunk 18 and 19 year old brats running around on the weekends. I was really bored there when I wasn't drinking.

I suggest if you value social interaction look some place else.

[RACETRAITOR]

[Rapacious Mr. Batstove]

There's life in Wonju? Woah, I seriously though the U.S government unloaded depleted uranium there in the 60's and the area was cordoned off as a wild-life reserve.

[Snowkr]

I lived in Wonju for a year and loved it. No, it's not Seoul... thus the basis of its appeal.

Koreans live there. Love it, love it, LOVE IT!

To the OP... actually there is a pretty decent sized community of foreigners there both at Yonsei and in hogwans and public schools. I go back to visit as often as possible!

[Roch]

[Roch]