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[linky123]

I just accepted a position in Daejeon. Anyone have any idea about the place? Is it a nice place to live?

[Beeyee]

It's not bad. That pretty much sums it up. It's ok, meadiocre, so-so.

[Xuanzang]

Not so bad. Improving foreign food situation. Lots of rural nature around it. Almost like a suburb of Seoul with KTX now.

[aquaponics08]

Don't live there, I live about an hour or so out. I go there to escape the boredom of the little town I live in on occasion. It's an OK city as far as I'm concerned. I prefer it to Seoul, but I'm from a small corn town, mid-West town.

[toonchoon]

there is a shopping/bar area concentration in one part of the city, not sure where exactly, but close to one of the E-Marts. There are a few lounge bars, western type bars, and korean restaurants and bars, and even a club or two all in the area, as well as a huge, "high class" department store. apart from that, it's not as busy as Seoul and seemed a bit boring in comparison to Seoul, but every place i've been to except NYC seems boring in comparison to Seoul.

you'll be fine in daejeon.

[Michelle]

[linky123]

I think the school is in Doonsan dong.

[Citen549]

dunsan dong is the newer downtown area of Daejeon, so you'll be closer to the interesting parts of town if nothing else.

[amemorylost]

Also in Daejeon.

It's pretty good, and if you're living in Dunsandong then you'll be fairly close to a lot of the main recreational stuff. And Eunhengdong is only about a 5000-6000 taxi ride away for two of the popular foreigner bars(J Rock/Brickhouse).

[Teelo]

I stayed there for about a month, seems okay. Pretty much the same as Seoul - crowded, has a subway, has all the main shops 'n' stuff, and best of all: most bus stops have signs telling you how long you have to wait!

[Young FRANKenstein]

Daejeon is a big city with a small town feeling. Not the excitement and rush-rush of Seoul, but not the kill-yourself-boredom of the countryside.

[Young FRANKenstein]