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nolegirl
Joined: 17 Apr 2008
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 Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 10:24 am Post subject: Is this a good place to live? |
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I am looking at another job that is in Shinae-dong on Line 6, Seoul. Some questions..
What is around there?
Is there a large ex-pat community?
Is there good night life?
How far away away am I from Itawon?
Is this where the Costco is?
Is ti expensive?
thanks for the help |
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nolegirl
Joined: 17 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 12:43 pm Post subject: |
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| I am bumping myself... someone has to know this area. |
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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| Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 1:02 pm Post subject: |
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| I've never heard of the place, maybe mentioning which station it is near would help? |
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nolegirl
Joined: 17 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 4:14 pm Post subject: |
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This is what there website says. It seems like a nice area?! Anyone know of it
The school is located in Chongno Gu, (a.k.a Jongro-Ku) the central business district of Seoul, since it's founding as the capital of the Joseon Dynasty. |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
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| Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 5:07 pm Post subject: Re: Is this a good place to live? |
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| nolegirl wrote: |
| I am looking at another job that is in Shinae-dong on Line 6, Seoul. |
Shinnae-dong [신내동] is in Jungnang-gu [중랑구] (also "Jungrang-gu" and other weird spellings), on the very edge of Northeastern Seoul. Take three small paces to the east and you've left civilisation entirely and entered the dark, untamed wilds of lawless Gyeonggi-do. So stick close by Line 6. A hard-drinking blue-collar area, slum housing is the order of the day in Shinnae-dong, and the people there wouldn't have it any other way.
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| The school is located in Chongno Gu, (a.k.a Jongro-Ku) the central business district of Seoul, since it's founding as the capital of the Joseon Dynasty. |
Huh? Is this the same job you mentioned in your OP? Because Jongno-gu is two districts to the West of Shinnae-dong/Jungnang-gu. And that description, "the central business district of Seoul", is exaggerated and outdated.
*edited to correct egregious spelling error
Last edited by JongnoGuru on Sat May 10, 2008 6:21 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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nolegirl
Joined: 17 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't know... I'm confused. I think I am going to stick with my original job that I wanted where I'll be living in Itawon. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 5:46 pm Post subject: Re: Is this a good place to live? |
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| nolegirl wrote: |
I am looking at another job that is in Shinae-dong on Line 6, Seoul. Some questions..
What is around there?
Is there a large ex-pat community?
Is there good night life?
How far away away am I from Itawon?
Is this where the Costco is?
Is ti expensive?
thanks for the help |
Do you mean Sinnae-dong, Jungnang-gu?
I live about half a mile from there. Not many foreigners. No night life. It's a standard neighborhood.
About 30 mins on subway to Itaewon from Bongwhasan Station.
There is a good Homeplus in Sinnae-dong. And Sangbong Costco is only a 5 minute taxi ride away.
It's an inexpensive family-orientated place. |
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nolegirl
Joined: 17 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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In the job post it said Shinae-dong on Line 6, Seoul. The recruiting guy might of mispelled but I cut and pasted right from the job post.
Then I just got the contract and I look it up and it said another area.
So I have no idea, I just sent an e-mail to the recruiter...
I keep telling myself patience is a virtue. One virtue I know I must have if I want to get by in S. Korea.
I realize now why so many ex-pats drink. I am going out for one now!! |
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