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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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 Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 6:31 am Post subject: Re: I'm never going back home, how about you? |
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| itaewonguy wrote: |
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| When I lived in New York, I was depressed and miserable. Remember begging fat girls for a date. I have never felt that way here, at least not on a long term basis. I can't see myself returning to that humdrum lifestyle unless I get married. Then I will go back home and live in a decent little house somewhere in nature. I especially miss home this time of year, but that's about it. |
yeah but I bet if you come into money you wouldn't be here! now would you?
million dollar lifestyle in new york? |
Hmm.. some good reality in both posts. But I lived in NYC for awhile.. and I was able to get dates off the Internet as well as with foreigners. I found it easy through those methods. And had a great time.
But bar-hopping in NYC was impossible to get dates as your competion is who knows how many rich lawyers and businessmen.. as well as all kinds of semi-actors, musicians, artists and everything else.
Granted what Itaewonguy said... if you had the money.. there would be no better place in the world to live than NYC.. the world at your footstep. I found there were so many men already with money that if you didn't have any it was.. well almost unacceptable.
As far as marriage goes.. doesn't matter at home or abroad.. as long as the woman was born in another country.. that seems most interesting and advantageous to me and what I want. |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 2:33 pm Post subject: Re: I'm never going back home, how about you? |
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| Tiger Beer wrote: |
| itaewonguy wrote: |
| shawner88 wrote: |
| When I lived in New York, I was depressed and miserable. Remember begging fat girls for a date. I have never felt that way here, at least not on a long term basis. I can't see myself returning to that humdrum lifestyle unless I get married. Then I will go back home and live in a decent little house somewhere in nature. I especially miss home this time of year, but that's about it. |
yeah but I bet if you come into money you wouldn't be here! now would you?
million dollar lifestyle in new york? |
Hmm.. some good reality in both posts. But I lived in NYC for awhile.. and I was able to get dates off the Internet as well as with foreigners. I found it easy through those methods. And had a great time.
But bar-hopping in NYC was impossible to get dates as your competion is who knows how many rich lawyers and businessmen.. as well as all kinds of semi-actors, musicians, artists and everything else.
Granted what Itaewonguy said... if you had the money.. there would be no better place in the world to live than NYC.. the world at your footstep. I found there were so many men already with money that if you didn't have any it was.. well almost unacceptable.
As far as marriage goes.. doesn't matter at home or abroad.. as long as the woman was born in another country.. that seems most interesting and advantageous to me and what I want. |
Hmm, I'm not sure I'd agree with NYC. Yes, I've been there but there are a lot of people who leave NYC because of the pace of life and such. I'm also thinking that a lot of the people who earn big bucks also have no lives outside of work (then again, that is true anywhere if you're earning a lot).
I'd rather take my chances in a place where my dough wouldn't deplete as fast as it would in the Big Apple. If you had a million dollars, would you go to NYC? In my case, I'd go retire in Thailand or something. |
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Dragoon
Joined: 18 Apr 2010
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| Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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| I used to say I would definitely be going back home 3-4 years...these days I'm not so sure. I've definitely become "cemented" here over time. |
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daeguowl
Joined: 06 Aug 2009
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:20 pm Post subject: |
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| So after 7 years, how many of those guys are still here? I know that Shawner didn't seem to be able to find happiness here or anywhere but what about the other guys that said they were going to stay? |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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| daeguowl wrote: |
| So after 7 years, how many of those guys are still here? I know that Shawner didn't seem to be able to find happiness here or anywhere but what about the other guys that said they were going to stay? |
I'm still here, but did you have to resurrect a dead thread?
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Sleepy in Seoul
Joined: 15 May 2004
Location: Going in ever decreasing circles until I eventually disappear up my own fundament - in NZ
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| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 12:58 am Post subject: |
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| I'm not sure it's a threat... especially a deadly one... |
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itaewonguy
Joined: 25 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 2:24 am Post subject: |
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I remember this thread!! jesus thats the scary part.. where did the past 7 years go!!!
ohh thats right.. I remember the 2002 worldcup like it was lastnight!!
OHH GOD!!!! |
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manlyboy
Joined: 01 Aug 2004
Location: Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 2:55 am Post subject: |
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Korea was great in my 20's. But as I approached 30, I had this nagging anxiety about becoming a graying, middle-aged English teacher still living like a frat boy. When the opportunity came to get out of that game, I grabbed it with both hands.
Been back home 3 years. Married. Kids. Decent job. Still miss Korea from time to time, but very comfortable with the decision to settle down and go into the straight world.
I'll come back to South Korea, but it'll be for two weeks with my wife and kids when we're on our next vacation. |
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Chillin' Villain
Joined: 13 Mar 2003
Location: Goo Row
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| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 2:58 am Post subject: |
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| Yaya wrote: |
| I'm still here, but did you have to resurrect a dead threat? |
Not just the thread. |
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daeguowl
Joined: 06 Aug 2009
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 7:14 am Post subject: |
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| Yaya wrote: |
| daeguowl wrote: |
| So after 7 years, how many of those guys are still here? I know that Shawner didn't seem to be able to find happiness here or anywhere but what about the other guys that said they were going to stay? |
I'm still here, but did you have to resurrect a dead thread? |
I'm not the one to resurrect it and if the OP had been anyone other than who it was I wouldn't have bothered to comment... |
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confucian
Joined: 13 May 2010
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| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Of course I'm staying forever because Korea is #1 shouting country and the food is best! |
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rickpidero
Joined: 03 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 7:23 pm Post subject: crazy... |
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| when I first got here I was sure I was going home in a year, or at least going to a different country. Well, 1 year later looking for a new job and possibly going to grad school here. Could see myself as a lifer. |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 8:54 pm Post subject: Re: crazy... |
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| rickpidero wrote: |
| when I first got here I was sure I was going home in a year, or at least going to a different country. Well, 1 year later looking for a new job and possibly going to grad school here. Could see myself as a lifer. |
Let's not misuse the term "lifer." You're not a lifer if you've lived here for under ten years, because I know so many who plan on leaving Korea for home but take years to do so.
Then again, other "lifers" all of a sudden pack up and leave Korea after living here for what seems like forever. Then you have the people who left ten years ago and then return. |
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TECO
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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| I was pretty sure I was only going to stay a year also. Going back now is hard for me though, even with a good career type job to go back to. |
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sulperman
Joined: 14 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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Damn....I've just been re-reading all of Korea Life Blog. It was my bible when I first came to Korea.
But come on, is this somebody's idea of dark humor, bringing this thread back?
Not cool. |
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