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[Sausolito]

Hi guys,

First post so apologies for diving right in and asking for information straight away

Does anyone know anything about the area of Sangin in Daegu? Any info appreciated; area, things to do, closeness to downtown etc etc.

thanks in advance!

[Cohiba]

Remember "Cohiba's Rule" (Now better than ever!):

Think twice before you live outside of Seoul. "In Seoul" and
"outside of Seoul" are like two different countries. Seoul
is an interesting place with variety and venues for most
tastes. Outside of Seoul you will find a homogeneous Korean
culture. I don't mean this in a bad way, but you will never
find things like: French, Greek, Indian or any other ethnic
foods. Markets that sell sherry, pate, pastrami, ricotta cheese.
Specialty shops that sell Cuban cigars, European pies, cold
cuts or rye breads. Just to name a few things.

The FFF RULE: FFF=Fun For Foreigners.

If FFF in Seoul = 100, then FFF decreases at
1/distance. So 2km from Seoul FFF=1/2(100)=50;
10km from Seoul FFF=1/10(100)=10. This rule is
a rule for nightlife, food and foreign products only.
Nature etc. is on a different scale altogether.

This means you will be wasting a lot of time commuting
to Seoul. This is especially a drag if you have been
boozing on a Friday night and there are no buses or
trains.

I, unfortunately, live near Seoul where the FFF factor
is almost in the negative range. I know!

[Sausolito]

[Skippy]

Putting aside Chohiba's half true rule. Daegu is a pretty good city for a first timer to teach in. It has quite and few restaurants and bars. The night life is pretty okay. Their is also enough western conviences for most teachers. Just googled the area you are looking for Sangin-Dong and it looks like it is on the edge of the city. And at the end of a Saturday night you are looking at about 10,000 cab ride and 30 minutes or more driving. WHich can really suck at times!

Also found another link for you
http://forums.galbijim.com/viewtopic.php?t=3770[url][/url]

[chronicpride]

I live in Sangin. Loads of english teachers in this area. Lots of them hang out together here. Also, its only a 20 min subway to downtown. The late night taxi, by yourself, will run 9-10,000won. But as I said, most ppl in Daegok and Sangin seldom hang out by themselves, so you are bound to be going downtown with our ppl from here.

More info on Daegu can be found here:
www.daegupockets.com
http://wiki.galbijim.com/Daegu

[Sausolito]

[Sausolito]