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[theevilgenius]

This is for anyone who lives or has lived in Daegu, I'm hoping to get a job there in a hagwon and would like to know what you liked about living their!!

[methdxman]

[jinks]

I liked the compact downtown area when I lived there, but last time I went there all the street vendors had been cleared from the main pedestrian area. It made walking around a lot brisker, but it kinda took some of the fun out of it. I also like the Gyeongsang people (or the stereotype thereof). I loved living in the Daegu area, the country around the city is also pretty. Good luck with the job.

[InDaGu]

1. It's not Seoul

2. Location, location, location. You can travel to most places of note in Korea in under 2 hours (1.5 hours to Seoul, 50 minutes to Busan).

3. It's centralized. Even though Daegu is geographically bigger than Seoul, most of the things to see/do are towards the middle of the city.

4. Easy to get around. I can get anywhere I want to go in Daegu in about 15-20 minutes.

5. Cost of living. I rented my own apartment in Daegu, near downtown. It has 4 bedrooms and a full-size living room and kitchen. I put down 2 million in key money and pay 400,000/month.

6. Active foreign community. Not to say it's more active than Seoul or Busan, but because of how centralized everything is, you'll probably know a higher percentage of the foreign community and have an easier time finding people with similar interests.

7. Feels more like a "real Korean experience." Daegu isn't as sterilized and internationalized as Seoul or Busan, and you get to see some people living the same way they did 30 years ago.

8. Maya. I could eat at this Indian restaurant every day and never get tired of it.

9. Less crowds for subway, bus, etc. I can sit down every single time I ride the subway, and usually on the bus as well.

10. It's not Seoul.

[cdninkorea]

1. The women!

That's the best thing about Daegu (but what a best thing to have).

[Dev]

[Dev]

Does anybody know how well the underground shopping is doing in the subway stations in Daegu? I was there about 5 years ago and many of the stores were newly opened.

I was a bit surprised at this investment in new shopping establishments when Daegu already had plenty of stores. I hope it does well for their sake. The shopping complex might provide some much needed relief in the summer from the heat so maybe it will become popular.

[jammo]

11. there not their

[Jacknife]

Haha, I love these posts. It's like immigrants that came to the USA or
Canada, but had to get jobs in some place like Wichita, Kansas or
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Then they feel so left out that they are not
in a real town like New York or Vancouver.

But at least you have Dave's to vent.

[eslwriter]

The Buddha bar/restaurant in the downtown area is different. Cozy eating areas separated by hanging drapes, a floor that looks like it just rained and lots of candles. A great place to take a date.

It's near The Bus, a bar that looks like a double decker bus; the one that would not let me in because I was too old.

[InDaGu]

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[InDaGu]

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