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matthews_world
Joined: 15 Feb 2003
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 Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 1:40 pm Post subject: What's Up in Daegu! |
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Thought I'd start a Daegu thread for expats presently residing here or interested in more information on the area.
Post about local attractions, expat life, festivities, or any questions you might have.
Hi to all!
Any good English services here? Where are all the E-Mart's, Carrefour's and Home Plus?
Anyone hangout together? |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Good idea for a post. I'm moving near there in a few weeks so I'm hoping for lots of information. |
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neandergirl
Joined: 23 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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The only E-marts I know are in Dong-bu and Seosung gu, carrefour is near the Haen subway station and there's a Homeplus in chilsong-dong not too far from KNU/Bukyoung-dong.
There's a fashion week in the spring (Daegu is the fashion/textile and apple capital of Korea according to the city's signage). There's a trad. herb/medicine exhibition on/around the 'pharmacy' streets over behind the downtown Dong A department store.
I'm guessing that the tourist info would know more about what's going on. They have a big center with a computerized system (although when I tried it several years back it just repeated over and over "Welcome to Daegu").
The only English bookstore I know of is across the road from Il-shin hogwan. The name escapes me atm, but it has a big yellow sign with red letters and is on the second floor of a building with wedding dresses and a matrimonial investigation office on the first floor. Unfortunately the selection of non-teaching material is not broad.
Maybe http://tour.daegu.go.kr would have the type of info you're looking for. |
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FUBAR
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Location: The Y.C.
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ninjamonkey
Joined: 17 Jun 2005
Location: where the streets have no name
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| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 12:09 am Post subject: |
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i'm gonna be there starting 16th of august. pleased to make your acquintance
anyone know where sang in dong is? i hope its not out in the booneys |
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the eye
Joined: 29 Jan 2004
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matthews_world
Joined: 15 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 5:28 am Post subject: |
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| neandergirl wrote: |
The only E-marts I know are in Dong-bu and Seosung gu, carrefour is near the Haen subway station and there's a Homeplus in chilsong-dong not too far from KNU/Bukyoung-dong.
The only English bookstore I know of is across the road from Il-shin hogwan. The name escapes me atm, but it has a big yellow sign with red letters and is on the second floor of a building with wedding dresses and a matrimonial investigation office on the first floor. Unfortunately the selection of non-teaching material is not broad. |
Know how to describe the exact bus stop for those locations or directions by taxi?
There's also Youngpoon Bookstore at Banwoldong Station with text books and a few literary titles in English.
Where do all the foreigners hang out?
Anyone know of a good gym downtown? |
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Corporal
Joined: 25 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 8:18 am Post subject: |
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| neandergirl wrote: |
The only E-marts I know are in Dong-bu and Seosung gu
The only English bookstore I know of is across the road from Il-shin hogwan. The name escapes me atm, but it has a big yellow sign with red letters and is on the second floor of a building with wedding dresses and a matrimonial investigation office on the first floor. Unfortunately the selection of non-teaching material is not broad.
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It's called Withus.
There's a better place (Tommy) over by Debec--don't know the number though. |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 10:34 am Post subject: |
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Is there a Costco in Daegu yet? (that made my second year in Seoul so wonderful)
What's the sports scene like? Any hockey, rugby, baseball for foreigners?
I understand there's quite a bit of army folk around... any decent, western-friendly places (watering holes) that aren't overrun by 19 year old GI's? (older, more mature GI's are acceptable) |
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ninjamonkey
Joined: 17 Jun 2005
Location: where the streets have no name
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| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:17 am Post subject: |
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thanks man, i talked to ian and i guess i'm gonna be in the newly opened branch. i had a sneaking feeling that it might be out in the booneys, too late to do anything about it now i guess. how far is sang in dong from downtown? is there subway access? |
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FUBAR
Joined: 21 Oct 2003
Location: The Y.C.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 1:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Newbie wrote: |
Is there a Costco in Daegu yet? (that made my second year in Seoul so wonderful)
What's the sports scene like? Any hockey, rugby, baseball for foreigners?
I understand there's quite a bit of army folk around... any decent, western-friendly places (watering holes) that aren't overrun by 19 year old GI's? (older, more mature GI's are acceptable) |
Costco- Near Exco in the North end of town
Hockey team - Yes, they play 3 times a week.
Rugby team - Yes
Baseball - dunno
Bar for older folk - maybe the Commune downtown?? |
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plokiju
Joined: 15 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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| ninjamonkey wrote: |
| the eye wrote: |
| ninjamonkey wrote: |
i'm gonna be there starting 16th of august. pleased to make your acquintance
anyone know where sang in dong is? i hope its not out in the booneys |
almost.
there's a nice little pcket of teachers out there, though.
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thanks man, i talked to ian and i guess i'm gonna be in the newly opened branch. i had a sneaking feeling that it might be out in the booneys, too late to do anything about it now i guess. how far is sang in dong from downtown? is there subway access? |
Sangin actually isn't that bad a place. It's like a nice little centre outside of downtown. There's a big department store and some nice little shops and restaurants, I guess. I live one stop away from Sangin on the subway but never go there because it's just as easy to go downtown. There is a station in Sangin and it's about a 20 minute ride to the centre of Daegu. I think 18 minutes or something. |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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| FUBAR wrote: |
| Newbie wrote: |
Is there a Costco in Daegu yet? (that made my second year in Seoul so wonderful)
What's the sports scene like? Any hockey, rugby, baseball for foreigners?
I understand there's quite a bit of army folk around... any decent, western-friendly places (watering holes) that aren't overrun by 19 year old GI's? (older, more mature GI's are acceptable) |
Costco- Near Exco in the North end of town
Hockey team - Yes, they play 3 times a week.
Rugby team - Yes
Baseball - dunno
Bar for older folk - maybe the Commune downtown?? |
Costco yes!! You just made my day. |
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babydriver
Joined: 21 Sep 2004
Location: US of A, temporarily
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| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 8:22 pm Post subject: Daegoodies |
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also walmarts which is on many bus lines and there are several of them.
a pretty good subway and a new cross-line opening up in September. Or so I've been told
Saturday Korean classes at the YMCA rock. |
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FUBAR
Joined: 21 Oct 2003
Location: The Y.C.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 8:24 pm Post subject: Re: Daegoodies |
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| babydriver wrote: |
also walmarts which is on many bus lines and there are several of them.
a pretty good subway and a new cross-line opening up in September. Or so I've been told
Saturday Korean classes at the YMCA rock. |
Nice... just in time for when I move there. |
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