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Faron
Joined: 13 Jan 2006
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 Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 1:50 pm Post subject: How many of you are there? |
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| Around how many esl teachers are in South Korea? Oh and one last thing, have any of you went for a day trip to the North? |
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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| Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 2:02 pm Post subject: |
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| day trip to the north? what are you smoking, boy? The only tours up there are highly controlled, very expensive and leave from China, and they don't let individual tourists in without always being accompanied by a guide |
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Sofa_King
Joined: 03 Mar 2005
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 2:48 pm Post subject: |
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| peppermint wrote: |
| day trip to the north? what are you smoking, boy? The only tours up there are highly controlled, very expensive and leave from China, and they don't let individual tourists in without always being accompanied by a guide |
Wrong!! They were offering day trips to the north in September to a mountain area from the south. Also, they are 3 day trips on the Korea tourism website. Here's the website, but it looks outdated. You may want to try contacting tourist info. From a landline, just dial 1330.
http://english.tour2korea.com/03Sightseeing/NorthKoreaTours/geumgangsan_information.asp?kosm=m3_6&konum=subm4_8 |
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pegpig
Joined: 10 May 2005
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| Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Sofa_King wrote: |
From a landline, just dial 1330.
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Good gawd! At first read I thot that said, "from a landmine..." |
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Yesterday
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Land of the Morning DongChim (Kancho)
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| Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 3:12 pm Post subject: Re: How many of you are there? |
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| Faron wrote: |
| Around how many esl teachers are in South Korea? Oh and one last thing, have any of you went for a day trip to the North? |
Approximately 1.5 mil foreigners in Korea.... (from all countries)
Approximately 6000 of these foreigners are ESL Instructors (English teachers)
......and please Faron... take a trip to the north... I have just been reading your previous posts and I want to try to keep you away from the kiddie afternoon sports programs..... |
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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| FWIW, A 3 day cruise down the east coast to Mt. Kumgang and back is hardly a day trip. |
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Sofa_King
Joined: 03 Mar 2005
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Bulsajo wrote: |
| FWIW, A 3 day cruise down the east coast to Mt. Kumgang and back is hardly a day trip. |
No, but they were for sure having day trips in September. It might only be a fall thing and the trip was to a mountain area...you know Koreans and their fall hiking. |
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Yo!Chingo
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: Seoul Korea
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| Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 2:07 am Post subject: |
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| I have no idea how many of us there are but I do know that if you go to the North and Uncle Sam finds out you lose your tax benefits! That means that if you're an American, you get taxed the same as if you were in the States! #@!& that!!! |
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pegpig
Joined: 10 May 2005
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| Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:37 am Post subject: |
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| Yo!Chingo wrote: |
| I have no idea how many of us there are but I do know that if you go to the North and Uncle Sam finds out you lose your tax benefits! That means that if you're an American, you get taxed the same as if you were in the States! #@!& that!!! |
Are you telling me that if you go for a little visit to the North and you work in Korea for 10 years you're going to be taxed back home for all those earnings? That's strange, if true. |
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Mr. Literal
Joined: 03 Jul 2003
Location: Third rock from the Sun.
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| Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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| pegpig wrote: |
| Yo!Chingo wrote: |
| I have no idea how many of us there are but I do know that if you go to the North and Uncle Sam finds out you lose your tax benefits! That means that if you're an American, you get taxed the same as if you were in the States! #@!& that!!! |
Are you telling me that if you go for a little visit to the North and you work in Korea for 10 years you're going to be taxed back home for all those earnings? That's strange, if true. |
I agree. Something's not right about that claim. |
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hogwonguy1979
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: the racoon den
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| Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Yo!Chingo wrote: |
| I have no idea how many of us there are but I do know that if you go to the North and Uncle Sam finds out you lose your tax benefits! That means that if you're an American, you get taxed the same as if you were in the States! #@!& that!!! |
bull, if you go to the north and use your us credit card and the govt finds out you will pay a fine but lose your foreign income exclusion???? wtf are you smoking? thats the biggest bunch of misinformation since the wmd claim.
BTW the north WANTS US tourists to come for the Arirang festival from Aug to October. They announced they are lengthening the period of time americans can stay from 4 days to a week, that was in the Korea Herald last week. If I have the cash in Aug, I may look into that |
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Mr. Literal
Joined: 03 Jul 2003
Location: Third rock from the Sun.
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| Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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| hogwonguy1979 wrote: |
| Yo!Chingo wrote: |
| I have no idea how many of us there are but I do know that if you go to the North and Uncle Sam finds out you lose your tax benefits! That means that if you're an American, you get taxed the same as if you were in the States! #@!& that!!! |
bull, if you go to the north and use your us credit card and the govt finds out you will pay a fine but lose your foreign income exclusion???? wtf are you smoking? thats the biggest bunch of misinformation since the wmd claim.
BTW the north WANTS US tourists to come for the Arirang festival from Aug to October. They announced they are lengthening the period of time americans can stay from 4 days to a week, that was in the Korea Herald last week. If I have the cash in Aug, I may look into that |
Why the fine? For patronizing the enemy? |
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