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won & NYT ranked Seoul #3 for "the 31 places to go.
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ashland



Joined: 05 Dec 2008

PostPosted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 2:13 am    Post subject: won & NYT ranked Seoul #3 for "the 31 places to go. Reply with quote

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/travel/10places.html?scp=1&sq=must%20see%2031&st=cse

"Forget Tokyo. Design aficionados are now heading to Seoul.
They have been drawn by the Korean capital�s glammed-up cafes and restaurants, immaculate art galleries and monumental fashion palaces like the sprawling outpost of Milan�s 10 Corso Como and the widely noted Ann Demeulemeester store � an avant-garde Chia Pet covered in vegetation. "

another good news for expats in korea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX5sGCoHPVI
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Clockout



Joined: 23 Feb 2009

PostPosted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 3:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for both links.
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hajima 99



Joined: 13 Jun 2009

PostPosted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 4:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, thanks for those links Ashland. It's a bit of a sad reflection however that this thread will likely garner a single reply for every one hundred that the "Lonely Planet thread" did. I'd wager my firstborn on it.
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hajima 99



Joined: 13 Jun 2009

PostPosted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 4:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

For the love of god... here we go....

Welcome to the thread Jana!

Out of curiosity, can you come up with a conspiracy for the second link re. the projected climb of the korean won this year?
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Burndog



Joined: 17 Feb 2008

PostPosted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 5:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

janafromOhio wrote:
and apologists, YES, koreans like to bribe anyone and everyone


Yeah...jana...you tell those apologists! It's true you know...koreans bribe EVERYONE.

Where's your evidence of this Jana? Have you been bribed? Because I haven't. That fact alone makes it impossible for koreans to have bribed 'everyone'.
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Old Gil



Joined: 26 Sep 2009
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 5:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have never been bribed. I don't see how a place can be #3 simply based on a few galleries and a design show. Seoul is a great city don't get me wrong but the list is kind of weak on its arguments.
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reactionary



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 5:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah seoul's great for all the luxurious crap that no one can afford.
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dbmctague



Joined: 12 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 5:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I read that article too. However, unless I misread something (and I was skimming), I don't think the numbers signify any particular ranking.
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Burndog



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 6:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Old Gil wrote:
I have never been bribed. I don't see how a place can be #3 simply based on a few galleries and a design show. Seoul is a great city don't get me wrong but the list is kind of weak on its arguments.


It's just a travel puff piece...they're always light on the details. I don't think that it's a bad thing, but it's not necessarily something to hang your hat on either.
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curiousaboutkorea



Joined: 21 Jan 2009

PostPosted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 6:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

janafromfrance wrote:
Wow! I am sure the writer (chen) was well paid for this piece. They even
told him to include the web address.......


and apologists, YES, koreans like to bribe anyone and everyone



I can hear people who took this article serious shouting....

"What??? Why are all of these people spitting, and pushing me, and where are the immaculate museums??????????"
ha ha ha ha


I'm no apologist and you can find instances of me being critical about Korea, but seriously... I've seen your posts harping on about how great France is and so on and so forth and how Korea isn't. Is Korea really that terrible? Do you need to bash it at every turn? Seoul has its downsides, we know. Like another said, it's a travel piece, and those usually lack on details. There's good things about Seoul and we shouldn't be so quick to hate on it.
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shinramyun



Joined: 31 Jul 2009

PostPosted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 12:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

With a user name like JANAFROMFRANCE, don't take his posts seriously.

Do not feed the troll.
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Goon-Yang



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 1:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

They must have bribed someone. Or they were cunning.
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IMF crisis



Joined: 27 Mar 2008

PostPosted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 3:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, and Antarctica was number 9. What a joke. The "sole" reason for going to seoul was about the design thingy. Big whoop. I like living in Seoul, but this article was stupid. It reads like the sort of out-of-the-way, fringe article that some netizen scrounged up in a desperate search to find any and all articles that say something good about Korea.
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mc_jc



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 3:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Does it matter if a certain place is on a list or not?
I believe those places that are on the list are the ones that are packed to the brim with tourists. Those places that don't make the list (for any reason) are charming in their own special way.
Seoul might not seem like the optimal tourist destination, but it is an awesome place to go shopping, especially for children's clothing (I used to buy outfits for my nieces and nephews when they were younger). There is also Yongsan technomart, the best place to get deals on computers and computer hardware and parts.
Also, there is the Sunlitur/Itaewon-Hongdae/Roponggi nightclub circuit for the hardcore party animals.

I don't see any problem with Korea either being on or not being on any lists.
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Enrico Palazzo
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 3:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Comments like all Koreans or all Americans do this or that are not acceptable. It's clear in the TOS. C'est interdit "Jana de France" de parler d'une facon raciste ici au www.eslcafe.com. C'est le cas pour tout le monde. Il faut suivre les regles.

Basically, follow the TOS. Racism is unacceptable. Offenders shouldn't expect further warnings. Try to qualify your statements instead of implying that everyone from a certain group think a certain way.

JanadeFrance, qu'est-ce que tu veux exactemment? Tu disputes toujours avec beaucoup de gens.
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