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laguna
Joined: 27 Jun 2010
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| Troglodyte wrote: |
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| Oliver wrote: |
| toothpaste. A years supply. |
I'll second that |
Huh? There's plenty of toothpaste here. Cheap stuff, expensive stuff, international brand names.
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| Teabags/gravy/marmite! Also, I recommend bringing several cans of your prefered deodourant. It is available here, but there is less variety and it is more expensive. That's about it really! |
Marmite/vegemite - definitely. I've never seen that outside of an English speaking country.
Gravy is not common. Same goes for soup cubes (e.g. Maggi cubes).
As others have said, antiperspirant. You can get it but only in small sticks and department stores will only care 1 brand of it.
I'd suggest bringing along a few books, especially if you're not going to be anywhere near Seoul. You can order books online, but it's a bit more expensive than if you bring them with you. But depending on how much you read that might not be an option for you.
You can get most stuff here. It's not a question of availability, but a matter of how hard it is to find stuff and how much you'll end up paying for it. If you go to Itaewon, there are plenty of stores that sell imported stuff specifically to foreigners, but they really jack the price up. |
Soup cubes (bouillon cubes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouillon_cube ) are easy to find, they are in every grocery stores, usually right in the front, they just come in packets instead. |
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stuey11
Joined: 13 Jun 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 1:51 pm Post subject: .. |
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| HP Sauce!!! Impossible to find in Seoul |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Shirts...cannot get shirts to fit in this country because Europeans have wider shoulders. |
Yeah, I'm 5'7, 135, pretty slight of build for a white dude, and Korean shirts seldom fit me properly. I can't imagine what it's like for someone who's not tiny. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 3:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Korean toothpaste is dreadful, it doesn't actually make your mouth feel clean and the imported Colgate is quite pricey |
Clinx is cheap and is pretty much the same stuff as Aquafresh. |
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blackjack
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: anyang
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Capo wrote: |
| big block of cheese. freeze pack of bacon and put in your check in luggage. A loaf or 2 of good quality bread. black pudding. muesli. some game meat if you could get but it's wrong time of the year. Shirts...cannot get shirts to fit in this country because Europeans have wider shoulders. |
Some of these things are difficult or expensive to get but really a loaf or two of bread a block of cheese, game meat?. The guy will be here for a year!
If you are unusually shaped, bring clothes, if you have very big feet bring shoes. If you cook, some of your favourite herbs. I second bringing good quality black tea or herbal teas. If you have a favourite deodorant bring enough for a year, if not you can get it here. Sure it's more expensive but 7000 won over 3-6 months...
Toothpaste is cheap and plentiful. Colgate 4 packs for 3-4000 won.
The availability of western products as shot up over the past couple of years. I'm actually quite stunned at the difference between now and 4 and half years ago.
If you will be living outside of seoul/gyeonggido, clothes and western products will be harder impossible to easily buy. |
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Capo
Joined: 09 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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| blackjack wrote: |
| Capo wrote: |
| big block of cheese. freeze pack of bacon and put in your check in luggage. A loaf or 2 of good quality bread. black pudding. muesli. some game meat if you could get but it's wrong time of the year. Shirts...cannot get shirts to fit in this country because Europeans have wider shoulders. |
Some of these things are difficult or expensive to get but really a loaf or two of bread a block of cheese, game meat?. The guy will be here for a year!
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I was just writing what I usually bring. True it won't last a year but it will be great while it lasts |
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Capo
Joined: 09 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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| get some parmasan cheese from Lidl also.... |
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oldfatfarang
Joined: 19 May 2005
Location: On the road to somewhere.
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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A years emergency supply of man size condoms.
Good luck. Welcome to Korea. |
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noky
Joined: 14 Jul 2010
Location: Yeongcheon
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 4:41 pm Post subject: |
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| I second the tea bit. I never thought I'd miss black and chai tea so much. Even the green tea tastes different. If it's more authentic, I want the fake stuff back. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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The 3 core things which I can't get in Korea are TEA!, HP Sauce, Colmans Mustard!!
And before people start........yes, I know Twinings Black tea is in some stores but I'm not paying 9000 won for 25 teabags. My Mum sends me a box of 240 PG Tips about every 8 months and even including postage costs from N.I. it's still many times cheaper than buying Twinings here.
A1 Steak sauce does not taste like HP!! Anyone who thinks that needs a mouth transplant.
American yellow mustard is smegma compared to Colmans.
If you like British-style gravy you might want to throw some Bisto in the suitcase...... |
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Hotwire
Joined: 29 Aug 2010
Location: Multiverse
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 6:58 pm Post subject: |
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| I'd stock up on tolerance to absurdity related stress were I you. |
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AsiaESLbound
Joined: 07 Jan 2010
Location: Truck Stop Missouri
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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| You can get at least 1 kind of most things here, but it all tends to come in very small quantities at higher prices or at least you can figure the price is usually going to be higher regardless of package size. In Seoul, you can get many more different Western things than anywhere else, but you will pay a premium. I would say bring your favorite spices, pictures, and small things you just can't leave behind. |
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the ireland
Joined: 11 May 2008
Location: korea
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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brown sauce
tea bag
brown sauce
brown sauce
some nice cadburys (a boost bar...moro to us Irish folk)
brown sauce
if you like aromat bring it
I bought a crap load of spices from asda, it's been awesome to have them
couple of books
stock cubes
bisto
brown sauce
I brought over 4 large tubes of colgate mint gel and bought another 3 smaller ones in the Philippines last month. I would recommend to bring at least some toothpaste/
I think I may be forgetting something else......did I say brown sauce? |
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ticktocktocktick
Joined: 31 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Marmite, HP sauce, and stuffing mix are the only things that I've never found here. |
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Rothbard
Joined: 23 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Vimfuego wrote: |
| Korean toothpaste is dreadful, it doesn't actually make your mouth feel clean and the imported Colgate is quite pricey |
Close Up is exactly the same as at home. The only difference is the tube has a picture of a generic beautiful Asian couple, instead of a generic beautiful white couple. |
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