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| Take the dorm style 'bedsit' or stay in my apartment? |
| Yes, think of the money. |
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cruisemonkey
Joined: 04 Jul 2005
Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.
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As one who has been to your present apartment, I must ask "Are you out of your 'effing' mind?"
A dorm. with no cooking facilities and shared loo!...  ... eating rice, kimchee and some horrific, sea food soup three times a day? You've completely 'lost it'.  |
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BS.Dos.
Joined: 29 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 5:14 pm Post subject: |
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| The scent of money is, unfortunately, very persuasive, but I very much doubt I'll be taking them up on their offer. |
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poet13
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
Location: Just over there....throwing lemons.
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| Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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| With a private bathroom, I'd be ok with it for that money. Hypothetically speaking that is. I'm married with children... |
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cornie_man
Joined: 31 Jul 2005
Location: Sparkling in Korea
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| Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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The same thing was offered to me as well when I was down there. In the end, reason won out and not the money.
Living in a dormitory with students around or nearby for a 24hr period would be a novelty, for the first wee while. I mean, you could work out at the school gym and have spotters etc, eat at the cafeteria with the kids and never think about cooking again. On top of that, it will be nice having a larger English speaking population that what you might otherwise get around town. Hell, you could really easily learn Korean in that situation seeing the kids would rather speak in their own language.
On the other hand, a lack of privacy and head-space might your head in.
In the end, opting out and moving to the big smoke was the best idea for me.
Staying in your plush accommodation may be the best idea. |
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poet13
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
Location: Just over there....throwing lemons.
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| Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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| I think in that situation, you are also under a micorscope. The students shouldn't see you drunk, and forget about getting laid. On top of that, you've got to deal with the male students eyeing your... junk/tattoos/back hair/scars every time you hit the showers. No way. |
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Bigfeet
Joined: 29 May 2008
Location: Grrrrr.....
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| Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Hahaha, I'm the first one that voted yes! |
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cruisemonkey
Joined: 04 Jul 2005
Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.
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| Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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| BS.Dos. wrote: |
| The scent of money is, unfortunately, very persuasive... " |
Sorry about that. Sometimes, I just can't help flinging my feces around. |
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BS.Dos.
Joined: 29 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:07 pm Post subject: |
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Now I'm confused. Do you mean:
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
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| Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:29 pm Post subject: Re: Apartment Dilema |
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I've been thinking about it and thought that maybe I could endure it for the final 6-months of my contract so that I can save some serious coin before I leave.
What would you do? |
Before you leave what, that employer or this country?
Depending on:
-- what your finances are like, and if this extra money will really help out,
-- whether the facilites are acceptable, and you have to check that out in person before you decide,
and assuming that you're leaving the country and not just ending one job in Korea and hopping to another job in Korea, I'd consider doing this. Personally, I like the idea of getting the inevitable leaving-the-country downsizing -- physical and mental -- done and out of the way early. Time to shed the clutter and get ready to travel light.
Yes, you're not going to be cooking your own meals for that time, and yeah, nobody on Earth wants to use a communal bathroom. But it's not permanent, it's your last 6 months. Spend some time out & about in Korea before you leave, not mooning about in your 3-bedroom concrete mausoleum. |
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BS.Dos.
Joined: 29 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:15 am Post subject: Re: Apartment Dilema |
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| Before you leave what, that employer or this country? |
The country
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| what your finances are like, and if this extra money will really help out, |
Sure. Over 6-months it'd work out at about 3.6 million or so, which would only equate to around 1,800 pounds. Useful, but not really enough to warrant the trade off I'd be making.
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| -- whether the facilites are acceptable, and you have to check that out in person before you decide, |
It's a new building, but it's hardly the Ritz. The room's a good sized double. Small shower block across the hall is as good as anything you'd find in a modern sports centre. I expect that I'd be able to pull out the better furniture from my current apartment.
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| I'd consider doing this. Personally, I like the idea of getting the inevitable leaving-the-country downsizing -- physical and mental -- done and out of the way early. Time to shed the clutter and get ready to travel light. |
Yeah, that's a valid point. Aside from the extra cash, I like the idea of not having as many distractions as I'm currently working towards my MSc and a bedsit like environment would serve to give me a much needed kick up the academic ass.
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| not mooning about in your 3-bedroom concrete mausoleum. |
Nicely put.  |
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