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dk0402
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 Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 3:55 pm Post subject: anyone live in ilsan or daejeon? |
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| hey everyone i am being offered a job and I can choose either of these cities, or ask them to find me another location. I'm not sure but I thought I remembered a few people saying daejeon wasn't bad. I had originally requested seoul, but if I can find a city that is close to seoul and similar, but less expensive I would definitely be interested. If anyone has any feedback on either city, let me know asap i would really appreciate it. |
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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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OK--
Since I live in Ilsan, I can tell you that place is closer to Seoul, by far
Daejeon is outside of Gyeonggi (province surrounding Seoul)
Ilsan is two counties North-West (if you count Deogyang-gu)
Daejeon is a 2hr drive or 30 min KTX ride away.
Think if you want to spend a late night in Seoul, will you wait until the morning, or prefer to take a 30 min taxi ride home? |
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spitfire
Joined: 21 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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| ThingsComeAround wrote: |
OK--
Since I live in Ilsan, I can tell you that place is closer to Seoul, by far
Daejeon is outside of Gyeonggi (province surrounding Seoul)
Ilsan is two counties North-West (if you count Deogyang-gu)
Daejeon is a 2hr drive or 30 min KTX ride away.
Think if you want to spend a late night in Seoul, will you wait until the morning, or prefer to take a 30 min taxi ride home? |
been here long have you? |
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the foystein
Joined: 23 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 12:38 am Post subject: |
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| I lived in Ilsan for 3 years and have lived in Daejeon for almost a year. I prefer Ilsan. |
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Adventurer
Joined: 28 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 2:19 am Post subject: Re: anyone live in ilsan or daejeon? |
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| dk0402 wrote: |
| hey everyone i am being offered a job and I can choose either of these cities, or ask them to find me another location. I'm not sure but I thought I remembered a few people saying daejeon wasn't bad. I had originally requested seoul, but if I can find a city that is close to seoul and similar, but less expensive I would definitely be interested. If anyone has any feedback on either city, let me know asap i would really appreciate it. |
Since you requested Seoul, I would suggest you live in 일산 (Ilsan/One Mountain) since it is 1 hour and 10 minutes from Itaewon and Seoul Station by subway. Whereas Daejon is quite far from Seoul in comparison. How would I describe Ilsan? Using New York type terminology, I would say it's a borough of the city of Goyang. It's a beautiful borough. It has beautiful Lake Park, and it has Westerndom and Lafesta for shopping. I would highly recommend the place. |
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Beeyee
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| Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 7:16 am Post subject: |
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| ThingsComeAround wrote: |
Daejeon is a 2hr drive or 30 min KTX ride away.
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It's 50 minutes. |
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dk0402
Joined: 18 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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| ok thanks for the opinions guys. As of now, im stuck with daejeon. From what i have heard and read, it seems like a decent place. If anyone has experience living there, any input on life out there would be appreciated. Any aspects, such as nightlife, restaurants, attractions, ease of life, expenses, etc. |
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dk0402
Joined: 18 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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| ok thanks for the opinions guys. As of now, im stuck with daejeon. From what i have heard and read, it seems like a decent place. If anyone has experience living there, any input on life out there would be appreciated. Any aspects, such as nightlife, restaurants, attractions, expenses, and just life in general. |
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detourne_me
Joined: 26 May 2006
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| Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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Used to live outside of Daejeon for 2 years.
Eunhang-dong is the best neighborhood downtown for clubs/shopping/restaurants.
But also near Chung-nam University there are some cool areas.
There are two major rail stations, so traveling around the country is quite easy.
Theres a Costco, and a large number of movie theatres and department stores.
Taking taxi's around the city isn't as cheap as Seoul, but I've never had a taxi cost more than 20,000 won for a 30+ minute ride.
umm Yuseong is nearby, there are many spas and nice hotels there (and other attractions 
If you like nature, it's easy to go visit Gyeryong-san a really nice mountain that has cool festivals. |
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wylies99
Joined: 13 May 2006
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 12:43 am Post subject: |
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| dk0402 wrote: |
| ok thanks for the opinions guys. As of now, im stuck with daejeon. From what i have heard and read, it seems like a decent place. If anyone has experience living there, any input on life out there would be appreciated. Any aspects, such as nightlife, restaurants, attractions, expenses, and just life in general. |
STUCK? Uh, no. Tell that recruiter you want Ilsan or forget it. See how quickly a job in Ilsan SUDDENLY becomes available. |
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dk0402
Joined: 18 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 2:26 pm Post subject: |
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| wylies99 wrote: |
| dk0402 wrote: |
| ok thanks for the opinions guys. As of now, im stuck with daejeon. From what i have heard and read, it seems like a decent place. If anyone has experience living there, any input on life out there would be appreciated. Any aspects, such as nightlife, restaurants, attractions, expenses, and just life in general. |
STUCK? Uh, no. Tell that recruiter you want Ilsan or forget it. See how quickly a job in Ilsan SUDDENLY becomes available. |
sorry, stuck was the wrong word that's not what i meant. Anyway, personally Daejeon seems like a fine place, and I'm looking forward to it. I can always kick in seoul on the weekends, from the sounds of it maybe its best that I didn't end up there. Sounds too crowded and hectic to me, personally. |
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