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[hxnxymxn]

So I'm not a big drinker, not a big spender, not a big dancer. I have certain hobbies and pet projects that will occupy my time. I've decided to consider contracts in rural areas for these reasons and more (read: I'm getting impatient waiting for an offer in a mid-sized city).

The only problem with rural positions that I can think of is that I won't be able to meet Korean girls.

Now I'm not some sexpot. I don't harbor illusions of walking into a club and and having nightly action or anything like that.

I just want to keep hope alive. And that involves going to places where I can potentially flirt with Korean girls on weekend nights.

Is this possible in rural areas?
Should I be more patient and wait for something in a medium sized city?
What is the exact numeric population to accomodate my interest in the fairer sex? 300,000? 500,000?
Is it shallow and unreasonable to even consider this as part of my decision?

[0ju]

[itaewonguy]

you will have better odds in the rural areas dude..
less competition and you will be more of a novelty..

[redaxe]

[cdninkorea]

From what I hear, there really aren't many women in rural Korea between the ages of 20 to elderly (the ones younger than that are in school, and the middle-aged and up women have always been there). Plus, you'd have trouble keeping your private life secret. I think it'd be worth weekend trips to a larger city to meet women if you're living in the countryside. Or maybe I'm wrong (in Korea, I've only ever lived in Seoul).

[jacksthirty]

Having lived in the countryside I can offer a little advice.

Forget about meeting girls in a club. There won't be any clubs!

It's true about there not being too many younger girls around but you will find that there are quite a few that work and live in the small towns during the week, and on the weekend they'll go back to their family home. Public school teachers and government workers are the ones you should, cough, target.

[pkang0202]

Best make friends with your coworkers and hope they set you up on dates with people they know.

[caniff]

The farmhands will test your back so you must beware.

[WadRUG'naDoo]

Hooker Hill.

[hxnxymxn]

Thanks for feedback, bros. Candid, earnest or cryptic, I appreciate the advice.

[Tiberious aka Sparkles]

[Corinthians]

My girlfriend grew up in some small farming town in Jeolla Province, even though she was born in Seoul. I guess you could consider her a small-town girl even though she vehemently denies it. She eventually went to Seoul for university and work due to lack of opportunities where she was and she hated the place.

More often than not, the small-town girls will leave the first chance they get and go to Seoul or some other major city. So it�ll be difficult to meet someone at your age range. And if you do end up meeting someone and it gets serious enough where you�ll end up meeting the parents, then that will be a whole different animal. Korean parents are fickle when it comes to their girls dating foreign guys. It will be fickle-cubed if they�re in a small town.