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ervinmagic
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 Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 7:49 pm Post subject: What to expect??????? |
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I'm going to be flying out to Korea in about 2 weeks. I've read quite a bit on this forum thing and I have gotten some pretty good information off of it. I do have a few other questions and any help would be most appreciated.
1. I'll be working with the Seoul Language Institute...anyone know anything about that?
2. I'll be living in Mokdong which I guess is a part of Seoul, any info on this place?
3. I love to dance; 80's, hip hop, pretty much whatever, is there a lot of that going on out there?
4. What is the female situation like. I'm a single guy and want to enjoy my bachelorhood. ANY info once again most appreciated (I've heard a lot of stories of Japan, but not a whole lot about Korea.
5. I love to hike and be outdoors, anything like this close to Seoul that's not going to have a couple thousand people at it?
6. I also love to play basketball, is this an easy activity to find around town?
That's pretty much it. Thanks you guys and hope to get some good help from this. |
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Hater Depot
Joined: 29 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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3. Hongdae.
4. You can hook up with a long series of skanks. You can date casually. You can get played by a girl who just wants free English practice. You can date other foreigners. You can get played by a girl who just wants to ball a foreigner. You can fall in love, get married, have kids, and live happily ever after. You can play a girl because you just want to ball with a Korean and have no intention of staying past your contract. You can fall in love and get engaged only to be rejected by her family. You can fall in love only to find that intercultural differences are too great. You can fall in love only to find the stresses of living in two countries to be too great. Did I miss anything?
6. Do a Google search for "hiking in Korea". A buddy of mine got hooked with a hiking group that way. |
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peemil
Joined: 09 Feb 2003
Location: Koowoompa
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| Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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| 4. You can hook up with a long series of skanks. |
I'm going to frame this post. |
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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| 5. Unlikely. And no matter how fast a pace you think you've set for yourself some wizened 90 year old man will still zip past you. No matter how early you climb the hill, there'll be a woman at the top waiting to sell you traditional liqour. It's crowded as hell, but vive le difference, when in Rome, yadda yadda yadda. Check out Bukhansan on a clear fall day. |
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joe_doufu
Joined: 09 May 2005
Location: Elsewhere
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| Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 1:43 am Post subject: |
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| 5. Unlikely. And no matter how fast a pace you think you've set for yourself some wizened 90 year old man will still zip past you. |
Not true. I live in Anyang and I sometimes go to Gwanak mountain, where I find peace, quiet, fresh air, and lots of green. Yes, there will be other people on the trail, but most of the time they'll be out of sight ahead or behind and you can enjoy the solitude. I only see "crowds" of five or ten people at the peak, the picnic area at the base, and the spring where I get my water. The old people don't bother you. Oh and sometimes you meet girls on the mountain. Given the prevalence of mountains and hills in this country, I'm sure there are a lot of other parks like it. |
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 6:44 am Post subject: |
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| I thought the OP was referring to hiking in Seoul. I never hiked Kwanaksan. Nice to hear you've found some peaceful hikes though. |
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ervinmagic
Joined: 15 Sep 2005
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| Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 8:04 am Post subject: Thanks.... |
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| Thanks. Good work Hater Depot, proud of you baby. What about information on the Seoul Language Institute and this Mokdong place? |
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Hwajangsil Ajumma
Joined: 02 May 2005
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| Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 8:29 am Post subject: |
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| If you want skanks, I'm always up for anyone who's got a Magic Johnson. |
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rapier
Joined: 16 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 11:43 am Post subject: Re: What to expect??????? |
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| ervinmagic wrote: |
1. I'll be working with the Seoul Language Institute...anyone know anything about that? |
-that illustrious and reputable institution is one of the most esteemed educational seats of learning in the world.
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| 2. I'll be living in Mokdong which I guess is a part of Seoul, any info on this place? |
The taxi drivers love foreigners there and go out of their way to stop for you. Your custom is valuable to them, and no request is too great.
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| 3. I love to dance; 80's, hip hop, pretty much whatever, is there a lot of that going on out there? |
Seoul is only for the select: not many dj's make it in this competitive cultural melting pot, and the aspiring dancer will find he has a lot of competition from Korean men- who pride themselves with their natural rhythm on the dance floor.
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| 4. What is the female situation like. I'm a single guy and want to enjoy my bachelorhood. ANY info once again most appreciated (I've heard a lot of stories of Japan, but not a whole lot about Korea. |
Korea is perhaps, the best kept secret of the orient. The lovely ladies of the far east await the arrival of the westerners with great anticipation, and the desire of every ajumma is to see her daughter happily married to a foreigner and a new life in the modern, western world. From shining East sea to shining west sea, the ancient kingdom is a single mans wet dream.
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| 5. I love to hike and be outdoors, anything like this close to Seoul that's not going to have a couple thousand people at it? |
Korea has much to offer the rugged adventurer who wishes to go it alone. The land of the morning calm is best experienced on a tranquil and lonely mountain path at weekends. |
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jlb
Joined: 18 Sep 2003
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| 5. If you're willing to go away hiking somewhere for the weekend, there's plenty of places you can go to find some solitude. For a long day trip, check out Songnisan NP. Check a Lonely Planet Book for one of the bigger national parks, jump on a bus and off you go. |
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ChimpumCallao
Joined: 17 May 2005
Location: your mom
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| Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 10:00 pm Post subject: Re: What to expect??????? |
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| rapier wrote: |
| ervinmagic wrote: |
1. I'll be working with the Seoul Language Institute...anyone know anything about that? |
-that illustrious and reputable institution is one of the most esteemed educational seats of learning in the world.
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| 2. I'll be living in Mokdong which I guess is a part of Seoul, any info on this place? |
The taxi drivers love foreigners there and go out of their way to stop for you. Your custom is valuable to them, and no request is too great.
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| 3. I love to dance; 80's, hip hop, pretty much whatever, is there a lot of that going on out there? |
Seoul is only for the select: not many dj's make it in this competitive cultural melting pot, and the aspiring dancer will find he has a lot of competition from Korean men- who pride themselves with their natural rhythm on the dance floor.
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| 4. What is the female situation like. I'm a single guy and want to enjoy my bachelorhood. ANY info once again most appreciated (I've heard a lot of stories of Japan, but not a whole lot about Korea. |
Korea is perhaps, the best kept secret of the orient. The lovely ladies of the far east await the arrival of the westerners with great anticipation, and the desire of every ajumma is to see her daughter happily married to a foreigner and a new life in the modern, western world. From shining East sea to shining west sea, the ancient kingdom is a single mans wet dream.
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| 5. I love to hike and be outdoors, anything like this close to Seoul that's not going to have a couple thousand people at it? |
Korea has much to offer the rugged adventurer who wishes to go it alone. The land of the morning calm is best experienced on a tranquil and lonely mountain path at weekends. |
i dist you before, but rapier...you're one funny dude.
one request though...
ahem....It's Corea |
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