Korean Job Discussion Forums

[northway]

I'm being moved tomorrow and just wondering what the standard is in Korea.

[SeoulNate]

least it the same as you got it

[redaxe]

Depends what type of apartment you live in.

If it's a one-room, you probably have to clean it yourself.

If it's a high-rise/officetel type apartment, the real estate agent will probably hire a 청소아주마 (cleaning lady) to come and clean it. If that's the case, you just have to get your stuff out.

[northway]

[sigmundsmith]

my understanding and experiences are that koreans really don't put much of a effort into cleaning their apartment/studio when they move. I have walked into places that really needed a good scrub down when I moved in.

That said, every place that I have left I cleaned it head to toe. I just recently moved 2 weeks ago. I was living in a one bedroom apartment building. On the monday I moved out and unpacked in my new place. The next day I traveled back to my old place and properly cleaned everything. My employer met me at the apartment and was amazed that I cleaned the place so thoroughly.

I just have the belief that I don't want people to think of me as a dirty individual. Also, many places will not pay someone to clean the apartment and will just leave it up to the next person moving in.

It's up to you what effort you put into it.

[northway]

[oldfatfarang]

I've read (on here) that Koreans don't clean their apartments when they leave because it 'cleans the luck out of them'.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?

[fugitive chicken]

[Wishmaster]

Leave it filthy. That is the norm in Korea. The places are left dirty. Pretty much all the apartments that I've moved into have been left filty by the previous tenants. Things like old bottles, used soap, excessive amounts of body hair, etc. All those lovely things that Koreans like to leave. For a people that claim to be so concerned with where they live, Koreans are not clean.

[emilylovesyou]

I just moved into a new place last month and it wasn't clean. The 부동산 man told me I could clean it or pay someone else to. I didn't really want to go through and clean, cause it was DIRTY, so I paid it. I think it's just another way to get money from people.

[Von Tristof]

Lived in two places and both of them were pretty dirty when I moved in. Cleaned them myself. Current one needs a thorough clean. Where do you find a cleaning lady? My place needs it.