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curiousaboutkorea
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 Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:10 am Post subject: how small is your apartment |
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How small or large is your school-provided single apartment? I'm curious about what's out there. Where do you live and whats the size?
I'll start:
Ilsan with a 5.5 pyeong (about 18 sq m) studio (no loft).
That includes bathroom and all the closets. |
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usaenglish13
Joined: 15 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:18 am Post subject: |
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| constructive question |
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oldtactics
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| Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:40 am Post subject: |
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Chuncheon, public school, 3 bedrooms, 2 balconies.
This thread is going to descend into bloodshed soon enough, but yeah, there's that. Chuncheon = the best ever. |
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curiousaboutkorea
Joined: 21 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:46 am Post subject: |
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| oldtactics wrote: |
| This thread is going to descend into bloodshed soon enough |
What do you mean? What's gonna happen? Did I open a can of worms? |
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milspecs
Joined: 19 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:51 am Post subject: |
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| 22pyeong |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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hagwon-provided 2-bedroom place with a view
i know a middle school teacher with a three-bedroom apartment that i swear is right out of the old sitcom Three's Company
small town jobs, both hagwon and ps, often come with bigger places |
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MrMr
Joined: 05 Sep 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 7:16 am Post subject: how small is your apartment |
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| Looks like you're only going to hear from those with big appendages... errr, I mean apartments. Couldn't resist....just kidding |
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usaenglish13
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| Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 7:31 am Post subject: |
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| oldtactics wrote: |
Chuncheon, public school, 3 bedrooms, 2 balconies.
This thread is going to descend into bloodshed soon enough, but yeah, there's that. Chuncheon = the best ever. |
ghey |
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Draz
Joined: 27 Jun 2007
Location: Land of Morning Clam
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| Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 3:50 pm Post subject: Re: how small is your apartment |
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| curiousaboutkorea wrote: |
How small or large is your school-provided single apartment? I'm curious about what's out there. Where do you live and whats the size?
I'll start:
Ilsan with a 5.5 pyeong (about 18 sq m) studio (no loft).
That includes bathroom and all the closets. |
Congratulations you have the smallest apartment ever. 7 pyeong is way too small, how do you live in 5.5 pyeong? |
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Hyeon Een
Joined: 24 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 3:58 pm Post subject: Re: how small is your apartment |
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| Draz wrote: |
| curiousaboutkorea wrote: |
How small or large is your school-provided single apartment? I'm curious about what's out there. Where do you live and whats the size?
I'll start:
Ilsan with a 5.5 pyeong (about 18 sq m) studio (no loft).
That includes bathroom and all the closets. |
Congratulations you have the smallest apartment ever. 7 pyeong is way too small, how do you live in 5.5 pyeong? |
And does it include the elevator and parking space? =) |
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reactionary
Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Location: korreia
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| Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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i lived in an 8 pyeong place that included elevator and maybe something else (i didnt have a parking space so that better not have been part of it). it was about 4.5-5 pyeong of usable floor space (there was a big cabinet that covered my air conditioner, wonder if that counted). just don't plan on keeping a girlfriend.
i live in a more "typical" officetel now, i'd guess it's 9 or 10 pyeong total. at least i can stretch and have both a kitchen table AND a computer desk now.
had a huge place in an osaka, japan suburb for about 50-100USD less. kitchen separate from tv/guest room, separate from bedroom, bathroom with a bathtub. yeah, korea is so cheap. |
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orosee
Joined: 07 Mar 2008
Location: Hannam-dong, Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:21 pm Post subject: Re: how small is your apartment |
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| Draz wrote: |
| curiousaboutkorea wrote: |
How small or large is your school-provided single apartment? I'm curious about what's out there. Where do you live and whats the size?
I'll start:
Ilsan with a 5.5 pyeong (about 18 sq m) studio (no loft).
That includes bathroom and all the closets. |
Congratulations you have the smallest apartment ever. 7 pyeong is way too small, how do you live in 5.5 pyeong? |
I used to live on 18 sqm during my college days for 6 years 
9 sqm living/sleeping space, 9 sqm shared for kitchen, bath and closet.
Only one window but it was practically the entire wall, so the place was much brighter than I was.
I even had people stay with me for a couple of months so you might argue that there was still wasted space. |
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blackjack
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: anyang
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| Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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| I have an 18 pyeong officetel (but I pay for it myself). I saw what was being offered and decided just to get one myself, wasn't difficult. Save up some key money (5 million is enough for most officetels) |
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nomad-ish
Joined: 08 Oct 2007
Location: On the bottom of the food chain
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| Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Seoul PS. mine's probably 7 pyeong, not including the loft (which is about half that size, but i can't stand up in...) |
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apocalyptic_tea
Joined: 04 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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In the same boat as curiousaboutkorea: about 5.5 pyeong, including bathroom, but no closets. Living in the boonies is no guarantee for a bigger place  (I'm on Jeju). |
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