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SavWhit
Joined: 10 Mar 2015
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 Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 9:13 pm Post subject: What to bring and not to bring? |
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I'll be moving to Korea within the next month or two, and I've been doing some digging online (especially in this forum) in regards to what to pack, what not to pack, what to buy there, what to definitely bring, etc. I've searched and checked the FAQ, but a lot of the posts I'm seeing are, well... fairly old. Like 2003, 2006...
So my question is this: anyone with some more recent advice? I'm really open to all suggestions.
P.S. There was a mention of Koreans disliking cats that was dated 2005, I think, and I found a blog post on a different site dated 2012 that said this was getting to not be the case anymore. I don't have a cat right now, but I'm hoping to get one there once I'm a bit more settled in. Any advice or thoughts about it?
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mayorgc
Joined: 19 Oct 2008
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Big cities most likely have all the western goods/amenities you would want/expect.
Don't adopt a cat if you plan on ditching the cat when/if you return home.
At the apartment I used to live in, I became friends with a friendly tabby cat who lived on the streets in the neighborhood. I would buy him food from the local super market and feed him on my way home. My guess is, she may have been a former house cat, who was left homeless later on in life.
What a friendly cat. |
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Died By Bear
Joined: 13 Jul 2010
Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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| mayorgc wrote: |
Big cities most likely have all the western goods/amenities you would want/expect.
Don't adopt a cat if you plan on ditching the cat when/if you return home.
At the apartment I used to live in, I became friends with a friendly tabby cat who lived on the streets in the neighborhood. I would buy him food from the local super market and feed him on my way home. My guess is, she may have been a former house cat, who was left homeless later on in life.
What a friendly cat. |
Where is he now? (Rhetorical) |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 2:42 am Post subject: Re: What to bring and not to bring? |
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| SavWhit wrote: |
I'll be moving to Korea within the next month or two, and I've been doing some digging online (especially in this forum) in regards to what to pack, what not to pack, what to buy there, what to definitely bring, etc. I've searched and checked the FAQ, but a lot of the posts I'm seeing are, well... fairly old. Like 2003, 2006...
So my question is this: anyone with some more recent advice? I'm really open to all suggestions.
P.S. There was a mention of Koreans disliking cats that was dated 2005, I think, and I found a blog post on a different site dated 2012 that said this was getting to not be the case anymore. I don't have a cat right now, but I'm hoping to get one there once I'm a bit more settled in. Any advice or thoughts about it?
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If you are brand fussy about toiletries and personal hygiene products then bring a good supply with you.
If not then a 30-day supply will suffice and you will be able to find most things here (albeit different brands).
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Brooks
Joined: 08 Apr 2003
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| Deoderant. |
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Stain
Joined: 08 Jan 2014
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| Megaphone |
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takethree
Joined: 20 Mar 2013
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| Bedsheets, especially a top-sheet, if you're used to that. Linens are expensive here and top-sheets non-existant. |
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yodanole
Joined: 02 Mar 2003
Location: La Florida
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| I'd consider certain spices. I always bring dill, for example. |
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Weigookin74
Joined: 26 Oct 2009
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| A sense of what's real and what's not real. Also current information and not outdated information. Many "word of mouth" things about Korea, you're probably hearing is based on the way it was a few years ago. |
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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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| Your Costco membership card. |
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Smithington
Joined: 14 Dec 2011
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| Earplugs. |
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mayorgc
Joined: 19 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Died By Bear wrote: |
| mayorgc wrote: |
Big cities most likely have all the western goods/amenities you would want/expect.
Don't adopt a cat if you plan on ditching the cat when/if you return home.
At the apartment I used to live in, I became friends with a friendly tabby cat who lived on the streets in the neighborhood. I would buy him food from the local super market and feed him on my way home. My guess is, she may have been a former house cat, who was left homeless later on in life.
What a friendly cat. |
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