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dshenker
Joined: 13 May 2010
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 Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 10:07 pm Post subject: Anyang vs. Bundang |
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Hey everyone, I am looking at two positions. One is in Bundang and another is in Anyang, near Beomgye. Does anyone have anything to recommend one area over the other. This is very subjective, I know, but I am just interested in your opinions. Thanks in advance.
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creeper1
Joined: 30 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 10:18 pm Post subject: Hands down |
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It's quite simple really. Bundang hands down!
Bundang is close to Seoul and is a swanky affleunt neighbourhood only 30 minutes from Itaewon.
Anyang is ghetto. |
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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Bundang. Koreans say Bundang is as close to heaven as you can get in Korea. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 10:26 pm Post subject: Re: Anyang vs. Bundang |
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| dshenker wrote: |
| Hey everyone, I am looking at two positions. One is in Bundang and another is in Anyang, near Beomgye. Does anyone have anything to recommend one city over the other. This is very subjective, I know, but I am just interested in your opinions. Thanks in advance. |
Bundang is NOT a city, it is a district within Seongnam city.
It would matter greatly depending on WHERE in Bundang you are located.
Close to the yellow line is great.
Out near the border with Gwangju (opo-eup) would suck unless you have your own wheels.
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8 years down
Joined: 16 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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Like mentioned above, Bundang is quite large so it depends more specifically where you are, but generalizing:
- the buildings are newer and cleaner
- lots of parks around
- a major subway line connecting to Seoul runs through it
- the air is cleaner
- the ground is cleaner
- there is less of a sewage stink
- there are hundreds of hakwons, therefore foreigners |
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mayorgc
Joined: 19 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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| beomgye/anyang is clean, convenient and 20-40 mins away from Seoul. 20 mins to get to chongshindaeipgu and 45 mins to get to itaewon. and has 2 subway lines running through it. It's a pretty comfortable place. |
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Dragoon
Joined: 18 Apr 2010
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| Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Anyang's rent/전세 prices are a lot more affordable than Bundang's prices from what I've gathered. However, I guess it wouldn't matter to the average waygook...you'll be chilling in your overlord..oops..I mean 원장님's pimped out one room for free!!!! |
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Globutron
Joined: 13 Feb 2010
Location: England/Anyang
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| Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 5:51 am Post subject: |
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| mayorgc wrote: |
| beomgye/anyang is clean, convenient and 20-40 mins away from Seoul. 20 mins to get to chongshindaeipgu and 45 mins to get to itaewon. and has 2 subway lines running through it. It's a pretty comfortable place. |
Agree, and lots of foreigners is a bad thing, for me. I can't spend more than a few hours in Itaewon, for example, without wishing I could just leave the rambunctious, rowdy Whities. I'm becoming racist against my own kind. Though I always did hate us.
I haven't been Bundang, but I am sure you wouldn't regret Anyang should you choose it - Unless the place you work turns out to be sucky, which is the main point. The rest is what you make of it. |
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verve
Joined: 02 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 10:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Dragoon wrote: |
| Anyang's rent/전세 prices are a lot more affordable than Bundang's prices from what I've gathered. However, I guess it wouldn't matter to the average waygook...you'll be chilling in your overlord..oops..I mean 원장님's pimped out one room for free!!!! |
Agreed, although it does depend on where in Bundang. Many of the stops on the yellow line are "new cities" (Jeongja, Yatap, Imae etc.) and thus rent is expesive. While some are older (Taepyeong).
What this means for you is whatever your school's housing stipend is, will get a (slightly) smaller apartment in a more expensive area.
I'm in one of the richer areas of Bundang and it is clean but boring and a lot of people are wealthy and snobby. Planning to move a few stops away to a cheaper, older area, that has a lot more energy and excitement. |
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Bramble
Joined: 26 Jan 2007
Location: National treasures need homes
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| Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Both areas are nice. |
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BoholDiver
Joined: 03 Oct 2009
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 11:21 pm Post subject: |
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| If all else were equal, I'd take Anyang. |
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