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nautilus
Joined: 26 Nov 2005
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 Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 7:47 am Post subject: "Paju English Village"- still worth a visit? |
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So I'll be taking my 5th graders there next week for a look around.
Anyway I was really looking forward to showing them the famous dancing english clowns.
Does anyone still work there and can tell me what entertainments are on offer? |
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wylies99
Joined: 13 May 2006
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 12:39 pm Post subject: |
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See if you can actually find anyone who works there who speaks English-ee. I've been there three times with kindy field trips and genuine foreign English speakers are almost impossible to find. You can find plenty of Koreans and Russians.
Hey, don't forget to bring your wallet because you'll pay to get in and then to do ANYTHING. Prepare to be gouged. Example? It costs 10,000 won, per kid, to color for an hour.
Pack a lunch, too because the food is expensive and VERY Korean.
Have fun! |
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alpope23
Joined: 15 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 1:04 pm Post subject: |
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| wylies99 wrote: |
Pack a lunch, too because the food is expensive and VERY Korean.
Have fun! |
Yes the food is very Korean. 
Like the pizza and sphagetti in the Italian place, the subs in the sandwich shop (turkey subs = Korean right?) the fish and chips and guiness in the pub sounds very Korean. I don't recall if Tom and Toms had half caf kimchi latte or not, but the hot chocolate was good.
| wylies99 wrote: |
| Hey, don't forget to bring your wallet because you'll pay to get in and then to do ANYTHING. |
Oh my goodness! The Government expects a return on its investment! Oh my!
Sounds like you didn't make it too far from the family mart soju rack right next to the main gate.
Plenty of English speaking too, just remember the native speakers are there working, so you have to do more than going in, sitting down and expecting it to be all lined up for you. |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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| No, it's not worth it. |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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| alpope23 wrote: |
| wylies99 wrote: |
Pack a lunch, too because the food is expensive and VERY Korean.
Have fun! |
Yes the food is very Korean.
Like the pizza and sphagetti in the Italian place, the subs in the sandwich shop (turkey subs = Korean right?) the fish and chips and guiness in the pub sounds very Korean. I don't recall if Tom and Toms had half caf kimchi latte or not, but the hot chocolate was good. |
Don't forget to pick up a Canadian bulgogi burger or saeyoo burger setuh served up by the lovely Russian staff at Canadian fast-food prices:
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alpope23
Joined: 15 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Yu_Bum_suk wrote: |
| alpope23 wrote: |
| wylies99 wrote: |
Pack a lunch, too because the food is expensive and VERY Korean.
Have fun! |
Yes the food is very Korean.
Like the pizza and sphagetti in the Italian place, the subs in the sandwich shop (turkey subs = Korean right?) the fish and chips and guiness in the pub sounds very Korean. I don't recall if Tom and Toms had half caf kimchi latte or not, but the hot chocolate was good. |
Don't forget to pick up a Canadian bulgogi burger or saeyoo burger setuh served up by the lovely Russian staff at Canadian fast-food prices:
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Fail.
She's Romanian.
They do have bulgogi burgers, along with plain and cheese burgers, hot wings and fried chicken. McDonalds back home has oriental chicken salad. Does that make it a chinese restaurant?
I think I detect a note of jealousy.
Did she shoot you down when you asked her out?  |
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Julius
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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That is exactly what I imagined. 1 trophy caucasian frontperson per every 100 korean staff, with taste of the exotic limited to the only food non-koreans have been known to eat: burgers.
Still, at 10.000W per child per hour of coloring, somebody is raking it in. |
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marlow
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| Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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Looks so lame.
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Actually, the place is failing and was a waste of millions of dollars. I don't have the old news link that confirmed this...sorry. |
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Insidejohnmalkovich
Joined: 11 Jan 2008
Location: Pusan
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