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[sshemma]

Hey,

My boyfriend and I have been offered a position here which it look like we're going to take, from I what can gather on the inter web its a pretty good place to live, can anyone give me any first hand info?

Cheers!

[mulligc3]

Great gym with good classes (Club Chicago ) good pubs, shopping, restaurants and cinemas. A few train stops from the beach. All Good!
Take it.
Busan is all good though really.

[eirrehs]

i live in seomyeon and it's great!! It's easy and quick to get to most other popular areas from here. The subway station connects to the 2 major subway lines and there are also buses to every location.

I also love bujeon market where you can buy cheap groceries too.

[eirrehs]

where is club chicago? what kind of classes do they have?

[sshemma]

Yeeooow! Thats exactly what I wanted to hear! Happy days.

Is there alot of foreigners there?

[Pa Jan Jo A Hamnida]

It's pretty good I suppose. Bit congested but it is closer to Haeundae Beach.

[Moldy Rutabaga]

Busan's great. Quirky, loud people but to me the city has more character than Seoul and the costs are lower. Too much rain in summer but very moderate winters. The beaches are not really swimming beaches but there's lots of them and they're fairly clean.

Seomyeon is the main downtown district and is central to everything. My only caution is that you don't want to be right in the middle of the noise, and you might want to ask about the exact location. Otherwise I would go for it.

[mulligc3]

[PatrickGHBusan]

Somyeon is central, busy, full of shopping and entertainment and...noisy as heck!

But for a young couple it would be great as it sits at the nexus of the subway network, has buses to everwhere in the city and all you need as far as shopping, entertainment, gyms and so on.

Good luck and as a former Busan resident of 11 years and frequent visitor...welcome to Busan...

[valkerie]

Great area. I live at the next station. Busan rocks.

[oskinny1]

[sshemma]

[PatrickGHBusan]

If you have questions, as a long time resident of Busan...well former resident-frequent visitor...shoot me a pm or email me.

It will be my pleasure to help you two out.

Cheers