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[gnomead]

I'm I gonna feel like a geezer in Pyeongchon?

I have an offer at a hagwon near Beomgye station in Anyang. The apartment is across the street from Pyeongchon station. I've read every thread I could find about living in Anyang and almost all the posts are positive but most are referring to the nightlife and shopping-neither of which is that important to me.

I was originally interested in Anyang because it's surrounded by mountains and close to Seoul but knowing that I'd be living right above 1st Street or Rodeo St. (don't remember which is which now) has me second guessing-at least that part of Anyang. I read somewhere that it's so popular for nightlife that traffic is actually worse at night so I'm guessing it's not exactly a quiet neighborhood-something I would much prefer to an all-week party scene.

Anyway, I'm just hoping to hear from people who are or were living in Pyeongchon and whether they'd recommend it for someone in their mid 30's and more interested in the outdoors than the nightlife. I want to have some opportunities to date (if that's even likely for my age), but I also don't want to feel like a geezer, complaining about the noise and such.

[suki]

I live across from Pyeongchon Station and I'm an old geezer...

The bar on top of bars on top of bars are all up above the street, so it's not loud at all. Also, the entire area's housing is comprised of officetels - the only noise you may have to worry about is the sound of wind blowing back into your vent.

And the shopping is pretty lame. There's E-mart. There's a couple boutiques across the street that you'll never go to because you can't afford it, and the rest has ugly stuff. There are tons and tons of restaurants on the bottom floors, though.

My building has quite a lot of waygooks in it. If you're housing is here, it's going to be pretty nice - the typical sleek efficient studio. Everything I need is at Emart, but am already sick of it. Beomgye Station actually has much more shopping and I imagine more nightlife. Anyang Station has much more character and has a smaller scale. I personally would rather live near Anyang Station, but that's just me...

[blackjack]

I live almost on top of beomgye station (I can look down on what I understand to be Rodeo St). It's not noisy but i live on the 15th floor, I can hear traffic if I leave my windows open, but thats the same in any big city.

There are plenty of older people around here (if you consider mid 30s to be older, then i will soon be one of them), so there will be people to hangout with, and while it is much harder to date it is not impossible

There are plenty of mountains around most are quite small but still good walks, easy access to seoul to get to bus stations to head to ski fields, there is an ice rink not far away, couple of streams to ride along and there is mountain biking at suirisan which is not far away.

Shopping is good here? there is a homeplus and emart, plenty of clothes shops in anyang (if you are a girl or a guy built like one).

If you want anything in more detail pm me (i think i know the building you are talking about and the rooms are really nice (the hagwon starts with a L right?))

[gnomead]

Thanks for the reassurances. It doesn't sound like noise should be a problem. I guess what I'd heard about the shopping was more in reference to convenience than quality.