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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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| There's a bunch of stores that carry middle eastern foods in Itaewon, particularly on the way to the mosque. A great place to get dried legumes for the veggie people too. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Kakadoodles wrote: |
| Baby oil and vas???? What kind of life are you living??? I think we can make do with the usual s*x bits without those additions! |
Vaseline is good because Korea gets very, very dry in winter. My lips get cracked badly. You also get a lot of colds from your students. In winter you stop thinking of them as children and begin to think of them as little virus distribution factories. Blowing your nose makes it raw and I like to slather on some vaseline before bed when I have a cold to repair the skin damage. Which reminds me, Korea gets really dry in winter. Hand lotion is also pricey and good to bring. Korea gets really humid in summer and babypowder is likewise expensive and good to bring.
Baby oil is good because many Korean women are small and have small vaginas. They're not used to larger penises and sex can hurt. So baby oil is good to wind up things with a hand job when they can no longer take a pounding. (sorry just testing the swear filter with this last paragraph) |
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casey's moon
Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Location: Daejeon
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| Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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| mindmetoo wrote: |
| Baby oil is good because many Korean women are small and have small vaginas. They're not used to larger penises and sex can hurt. So baby oil is good to wind up things with a hand job when they can no longer take a pounding. (sorry just testing the swear filter with this last paragraph) |
 instead of baby oil, try foreplay.... |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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| casey's moon wrote: |
| mindmetoo wrote: |
| Baby oil is good because many Korean women are small and have small vaginas. They're not used to larger penises and sex can hurt. So baby oil is good to wind up things with a hand job when they can no longer take a pounding. (sorry just testing the swear filter with this last paragraph) |
instead of baby oil, try foreplay.... |
Both work!!!
As a guy the only thing I bring is lots of Pants (trousers). Most Korean stores don't do different leg lengths. You have to go to a tailor-type person to shorten them if you're anything less than tall. They always look terrible after the chop.
Good black tea is something I'm having trouble finding.
But really, Korea has 99% of what you'll need. You just need to know where to look. Reading this forum can help a lot there. |
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Pyongshin Sangja
Joined: 20 Apr 2003
Location: I love baby!
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| Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Baby oil is good because many Korean women are small and have small vaginas. They're not used to larger penises and sex can hurt. So baby oil is good to wind up things with a hand job when they can no longer take a pounding. (sorry just testing the swear filter with this last paragraph) |
Word. |
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Sleepy in Seoul
Joined: 15 May 2004
Location: Going in ever decreasing circles until I eventually disappear up my own fundament - in NZ
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Coffee you like. I'm not too fussed on Korean coffee, so I packed a few bags of Moccona Instant Freeze Dried into a box with a few of my favourite books and posted it to myself. I also brought my own down pillow with me, along with about 5 new books for the trip.
I also packed 4 shepherd's whistles. They work wonderfully for quietening a class of noisy children (at my first job I only had one, and one of my students stole it).
I packed a cookbook too - I plan to buy a convection microwave oven so I can bake chocolate self-saucing pudding. Mmmmmm.
It's very difficult to buy clothes (especially shirts) in my size, so I bought a lot, and those I couldn't fit into my bags I posted along with everything else. |
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d503
Joined: 16 Oct 2004
Location: Daecheong, Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 1:04 am Post subject: Deep conditioners |
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| If you use leave in conditioners, hot oil, or the like in your hair. I haven't been able to find any here. I'm having some shipped from home. If anyone knows where I can get some in Korea and would like to share that would be awesome, but as of right now I can't find it. |
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Dawn
Joined: 06 Mar 2004
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Where is this Middle Eastern population you speak of? |
There's a sizeable community here in Northern Gyonggi-Do. Dongducheon has a Halal grocery store. There's a Halal food distribution company and imported food store specializing in Middle Eastern food in in Yangju-Si. There's also supposedly a fairly large Halal grocery store and butcher in Uijongbu, though I've never found it (never gone looking for it). As previously noted, there are also several Middle Eastern grocers near the Mosque in Itaewon for those closer in to Seoul. |
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marista99
Joined: 05 Jun 2004
Location: Incheon
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| Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 1:40 am Post subject: |
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I haven't seen any dental floss here.
How much deodorant do you actually use in a year? It doesn't take up that much space so bringing a year's supply makes more sense than shelling out w5000 for a teeny bottle of "rexena"--the only brand of deodorant I've seen around here. I brought 5 things of deodorant and it's looking like it'll be more than enough for a year.
By the way don't waste any suitcase space on office or stationery supplies. They have a much better variety here and wicked cheap.  |
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Yangkho
Joined: 22 Sep 2003
Location: Honam
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| Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 1:51 am Post subject: |
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Make sure you bring prosciutti of all kinds, and a year's supply of parmesan, romano, fontina--and all you favorite cheeses.
It's rough living in such a low-cholesterol environment.
I'm actually being serious. |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 6:05 am Post subject: |
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Dawn,
Where is this Middle Eastern population you speak of? |
There's a sizeable community here in Northern Gyonggi-Do. Dongducheon has a Halal grocery store. There's a Halal food distribution company and imported food store specializing in Middle Eastern food in in Yangju-Si. There's also supposedly a fairly large Halal grocery store and butcher in Uijongbu, though I've never found it (never gone looking for it). As previously noted, there are also several Middle Eastern grocers near the Mosque in Itaewon for those closer in to Seoul. |
Can you give more specific directions and can this be added to the FAQ? |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 6:11 am Post subject: |
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| eamo wrote: |
| Good black tea is something I'm having trouble finding. |
Some suggestions...
You can get Twinings Earl Grey in most larde discount stores (E-Mart, HomePlus, BigMartm, etc.) Not my favorite Earl grey, but decent. Most department store supermarkets have Lipton Gold Label, which is much better than regular Liption. And I have found some good black tea in tea shops, but I can't recommend a particular brand, you'd have to experiment for yourself.
But I still LOVE my black tea and keep a hoard of Bigelow and Red Rose. |
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just because
Joined: 01 Aug 2003
Location: Changwon - 4964
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| Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 6:18 am Post subject: |
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| Sleepy in Seoul wrote: |
Coffee you like. I'm not too fussed on Korean coffee, so I packed a few bags of Moccona Instant Freeze Dried into a box with a few of my favourite books and posted it to myself. I also brought my own down pillow with me, along with about 5 new books for the trip.
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You can buy Moccona coffee in Lotte Department store for about 10 000 won. |
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paperbag princess
Joined: 07 Mar 2004
Location: veggie hell
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| Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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I haven't seen any dental floss here.
How much deodorant do you actually use in a year? It doesn't take up that much space so bringing a year's supply makes more sense than shelling out w5000 for a teeny bottle of "rexena"--the only brand of deodorant I've seen around here. I brought 5 things of deodorant and it's looking like it'll be more than enough for a year.
By the way don't waste any suitcase space on office or stationery supplies. They have a much better variety here and wicked cheap. |
dental floss is everywhere here, i bought some at my local family mart the other day. it's not the greatest quality, but as long as it keeps my gums healthy, who cares?
bring chocolate with you. korean chocolate SUCKS. it's tastes like really cheap easter chocolate. yummy dark chocolate is hard to find and tres expensive when you do. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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| OiGirl wrote: |
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| Good black tea is something I'm having trouble finding. |
Some suggestions...
You can get Twinings Earl Grey in most larde discount stores (E-Mart, HomePlus, BigMartm, etc.) Not my favorite Earl grey, but decent. Most department store supermarkets have Lipton Gold Label, which is much better than regular Liption. And I have found some good black tea in tea shops, but I can't recommend a particular brand, you'd have to experiment for yourself.
But I still LOVE my black tea and keep a hoard of Bigelow and Red Rose. |
Thanks, but I tried Liptons and Earl Grey and found them too weak. I like tea Irish-style.....Really strong!!!! Some call it tar. |
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