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K-in-C · Joined: 27 Mar 2003 Location: Heading somewhere

Greetings...

I have two questions.

1. Where does one buy shoe laces in Seoul.

2. Are there any forty years plus teachers posting on this board? I am headed back to "The Land of the Morning Calm" next year and would like to communicate with my peer group (age group) I am in my mid forties, single and female.

Peace,

Kate

kimcheeking · Guest

you can buy shoelaces at any of the ubiquitous shoeshine shacks.

K-in-C · Joined: 27 Mar 2003 Location: Heading somewhere

Thanks...

I spent just over five months in Korea last year and other than laces in shoes I never saw a pair. People said "Check here, or check there" but I found nada.

Regards,

Kate in Canada

The Bobster · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

Kate, here's a website for a group called "Over 40 in Seoul." They meet about once a month, and I haven't been to one since last November Embarassed

but they were good people. They usually meet for lunch on either Saturday or Sunday afternoon, and I think this is to encourage people to find ways to have fun that don't include drinking and carousing all night ... maybe I haven't made it lately cuz I was hungover?

This link will take you a webpage with a bulleting board.

http://www.webspawner.com/users/over40inseoul/index.html

The opening page of the website hasn't been updated in something like a month and ahalf, so maybe better to go directly to the bulletin board.

http://www.b2g4.com/boards/board.cgi?user=jokorea

Feel free to pm me also when you get to Korea.

The shoelace thing hasn't been a problem for me, maybe cuz I buy cheap shoes that wear out before the laces do ... that's my story and I'm sticking to it. Wink

rudyflyer · Joined: 26 Feb 2003 Location: pacing the cage

there are a few of us here even in Gwangju, wife and I are pushing 40 and are not into the drinking/carousing crowd. Just have to look

feel free to pm me(us) when you get here, wife is always looking for some female friends

Crazy Oz · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Location: Ilsan, Korea

Yes, and I don't like the Korean age system. It makes me even older Confused

Plenty of us round, just look for the walking frames.

Still crazy, still here.

feckingreal · Joined: 09 Mar 2009 Location: Craggy

still tied up?

Mr-Dokdo · Joined: 16 Nov 2008

For your age, I'd suggest silk scarves instead.