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plato's republic
Joined: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Ancient Greece
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 Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 10:53 am Post subject: top 5 cities to live? |
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hey peeps!
i need your help as I'm thinking about which city to go live and teach in. so in your opinion, which are the top five cities in south korea to live in, according to the following criteria.
a)nightlife
b)size of expat community
c)quality of shops/stores
d)access to good public transport
e)things to see/do
f)potential to meet cute girls
please feel free to elaborate on your reasons
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Cohiba
Joined: 01 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 4:05 pm Post subject: Easy Question |
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Daechidong Waygookin
Joined: 22 Nov 2004
Location: No Longer on Dave's. Ive quit.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 4:14 pm Post subject: |
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What do you want?
If you want to have clean air, some greenery, peace, then Seoul has no chance in cmparison with smaller cities near the coast. The best would be somewhere on Koje or Namhae or along the souther coast. Milder climate, the sea, fresh air. Way better than Seoul.
If you want access to western goods, a good nightlife, then Busan, Seoul, Incheon would be good.
Seoul is a good city but Id rather live elsewhere. Too many people, dirty air, too much traffic, not the best place to raise kids either. But Im here because of my job. Atleast Im in Kangnam which has some parks. |
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JacktheCat
Joined: 08 May 2004
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| Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 4:21 pm Post subject: Re: top 5 cities to live? |
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| plato's republic wrote: |
hey peeps!
i need your help as I'm thinking about which city to go live and teach in. so in your opinion, which are the top five cities in south korea to live in, according to the following criteria.
a)nightlife
b)size of expat community
c)quality of shops/stores
d)access to good public transport
e)things to see/do
f)potential to meet cute girls
please feel free to elaborate on your reasons
thanks |
There are only two cities that meet all of your criteria in this small land:
Seoul and Busan
Incheon comes close, but it fails e and f of your requirements.
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Daechidong Waygookin
Joined: 22 Nov 2004
Location: No Longer on Dave's. Ive quit.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 4:51 pm Post subject: Re: top 5 cities to live? |
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| plato's republic wrote: |
hey peeps!
i need your help as I'm thinking about which city to go live and teach in. so in your opinion, which are the top five cities in south korea to live in, according to the following criteria.
a)nightlife
b)size of expat community
c)quality of shops/stores
d)access to good public transport
e)things to see/do
f)potential to meet cute girls
please feel free to elaborate on your reasons
thanks |
Seeing as Seoul is the capital and 5 times bigger than the next city, I think its obvious which city meets your criteria the best. Why even ask this? |
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zappadelta
Joined: 31 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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a)nightlife
b)size of expat community
c)quality of shops/stores
d)access to good public transport
e)things to see/do
f)potential to meet cute girls
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I think Wonju meets all of these requirements |
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Swiss James
Joined: 26 Nov 2003
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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it's all relative, is your idea of nightlife going to a local chicken bar with 5 other foreigners and drinking till the early hours, or it going to a club with 1,000 other people and seeing a house DJ?
Things to see/do- are we talking windsurfing and rockclimbing, or walking round a mall and seeing a movie?
By quality of shops/stores do you mean where you can buy fresh vegetables and bread or are you going to be on here in 3 months time posting
"Does anyone know where I can buy fresh Tahini in Gwangju?" |
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Cthulhu
Joined: 02 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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Whadda 'bout Dokdo, land of mystery and enchantment?
Looks like the hagwan's located to the bottom left of the picture. |
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just because
Joined: 01 Aug 2003
Location: Changwon - 4964
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| Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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Just remember that half the posters on here have never been outside Seoul and 3/4 have never lived outside Seoul so they are about as knowledgable as yourself on these matters.
In saying that...........
1.Seoul(yes, it is the best for a foreigner....not for me though, hate mega cities and it really is a dirty crap hole)
2.Busan
3.Changwon(it is the nicest city with easily the most parkland in Korea - also the 2nd. richest so the proportion of expats in quite large)
4.Daegu(can be a bit icky in summer though)
5.Gwangju(access to all those gorgeous places in the SW but still quite a lot of foreign teachers) |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| just because wrote: |
1.Seoul(yes, it is the best for a foreigner....not for me though, hate mega cities and it really is a dirty crap hole)
2.Busan
3.Changwon(it is the nicest city with easily the most parkland in Korea - also the 2nd. richest so the proportion of expats in quite large) |
In terms of the op's criteria, I agree wholeheartedly (including all the comments in the brackets).
Loosen the expat community requirement and I'd suggest:
(1) Jinju
(on the river near the Jiri National park and close to the southeastern coast);
(2) Seogwipo
(petlover and diver can atest to its charms, on Jeju island);
(3) Gyeongju
(lots of heritage to keep you busy, national park nearby and not too far from major cities and the coast). |
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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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Top Five Cities in South Korea
1. Seoul
2. Busan
3. Gwangju
4. Daegu
5. Jeju and Seogwipo (tie) |
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indytrucks
Joined: 09 Apr 2003
Location: The Shelf
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| Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Real Reality wrote: |
Top Five Cities in South Korea
1. Seoul
2. Busan
3. Gwangju
4. Daegu
5. Jeju and Seogwipo (tie) |
Top 5 in terms of what?
RR has had a bit of a malfunction. |
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Swiss James
Joined: 26 Nov 2003
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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| indytrucks wrote: |
| Real Reality wrote: |
Top Five Cities in South Korea
1. Seoul
2. Busan
3. Gwangju
4. Daegu
5. Jeju and Seogwipo (tie) |
Top 5 in terms of what?
RR has had a bit of a malfunction. |
I don't get it, is he expressing an opinion?
*blinks*
*rubs eyes*
*checks medication*
etc. |
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casey's moon
Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Location: Daejeon
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| Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Swiss James wrote: |
By quality of shops/stores do you mean where you can buy fresh vegetables and bread or are you going to be on here in 3 months time posting
"Does anyone know where I can buy fresh Tahini in Gwangju?" |
 so true.
Anyway, I love Daejeon, but I don't know if it fulfills your requirements or not since I'm not much into the bar, nor notice whether girls are cute or not (except my adorable kindergarten students) |
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captain kirk
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 12:00 am Post subject: |
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OMG, what was it like working there? What did you do on the weekends? |
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