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createasaurus21 · Joined: 22 Feb 2009 Location: Seoul

500? 1,000? 5,000?

I found "Bundang Social Club" on facebook, and the group has 1,135 members. So my shot in the dark guess, based on that social club, would be around 4,000. But I really have no idea, does anyone have a better guess?

nick70100 · Joined: 09 Sep 2005

cheolsu · Joined: 16 Jan 2009

Bundang is actually one of the few places where the use of "foreigner" to mean English-speaking Westerner might make sense. More than a third of the registered foreign residents in Bundang are English-speaking Westerners.

For Korea as a whole, however, two-thirds of all foreign residents are either Chinese or Vietnamese. You're as likely to find an Uzbek as an American (not counting soldiers), as likely to find a Burmese as a Canadian, and as likely to find a Saudi as an New Zealander.

createasaurus21 · Joined: 22 Feb 2009 Location: Seoul

I should have been more clear. What I meant by foreigner, was english-speaking foreigner.

Thanks for the website link.

cheolsu · Joined: 16 Jan 2009

Like Indians, Singaporeans or Filipinos, right?

createasaurus21 · Joined: 22 Feb 2009 Location: Seoul

Yes, in this case, Indians, Singaporeans and Filipinos too. They too are included in my research.

DaHu · Joined: 09 Feb 2011

I would say less than 5% would be on a Facebook social club. 25% is ridiculous IMO.

lalartu · Joined: 29 Apr 2008

Bundang social club consists of a lot of non-bundangers though. I've noticed only a few members I talked to live in Bundang.

also, from personal experience in Sunae, I've met at least 3 people from Kazakhstan, 3 from Vladivostok, Russia, 7 from the Philippines, over 10 Indians and that's on top of 40+ westerners that I know.

So it's a very multicultural area for sure.

Wonder why though because everything is so bloody expensive here!

Jeju Rocks · Joined: 23 Aug 2004

I would guess, somewhere around 9. Maybe more.