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dp777
Joined: 19 Feb 2009
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 Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:37 pm Post subject: Gyeong-ju |
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Hey folks
So i live in Gyeonggi-do but i went to Gyeong-ju for the last few days and absolutely fell in love with it. its dirty and far away from the wealth of Seoul, sure, but the people were REALLY friendly compared to Gyeonggi-do/Seoul and the city and its surrounds are really beautiful.
The place made such an impression on me that i'm seriously thinking of moving there for my next contract. Has anyone got any experience of working and living in Gyeong-ju? What are the pro's and cons of living and working there for a year?
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Konglishman
Joined: 14 Sep 2007
Location: Nanjing
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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| I know exactly what you mean. Two and half years ago, I went there about for an extended weekend trip. People were very friendly. In fact, even the police were friendly. |
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dp777
Joined: 19 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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| fully dude, the people there are the bomb. also its just cool waking up in a city thats a thousand freakin years old!! |
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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
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| Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:39 am Post subject: |
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That's along the East coast near Daegu, right? If so, it's an odd fact that a lot of the Koreans I've become friends with over the years (in Seoul) are from families in that area.
Very beautiful "Kyeongju Kim" family features abound there, as well. |
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ChopChaeJoe
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 6:38 am Post subject: |
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| Pretty cool place for a museum. It seems like it would be like living in a wonderful old tomb. |
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dp777
Joined: 19 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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yep, there are some beauties in Gyeongju, thats for sure.
Anyone lived/worked there? |
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bluelake
Joined: 01 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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| dp777 wrote: |
yep, there are some beauties in Gyeongju, thats for sure.
Anyone lived/worked there? |
Yup, I lived and worked there for sixteen years (it was my wife's hometown). Beautiful place and I loved my time there. We still have a place there we visit to and store things we're not using. |
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daemyann
Joined: 09 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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| I've never lived there, but I'll agree, after having visited it last week and been pleasantly surprised. |
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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
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| Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 1:33 am Post subject: |
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| If there were one place outside of Seoul I'd like to live/work, this would be at or near the top for at least a year. Won't happen, though, because we're pretty firmly planted in Seoul. If my wife quit working some day, we might think about such a thing, but I'd doubt she would like moving out of Seoul. |
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Goon-Yang
Joined: 28 May 2009
Location: Duh
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| Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 1:56 am Post subject: |
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| A few of my friend lived there a while ago and we'd always go there to visit. It was a blast. It's a decent place to live. |
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hugekebab
Joined: 05 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 4:17 am Post subject: |
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We visited in my first summer here, was absolutely awesome, really nice area. We stayed in a small village house that a Korean friend owned. It's a really nice area and I also had a similar feeling.
Wouldn't want to live there however, it is a bit of a backwater in terms of access. (but a nice place.) |
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dp777
Joined: 19 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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| thanks guys, i appreciate the feedback.. |
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