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Drifter · Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Location: Seoul

Can someone tell me a good place to rent movies in English?

And what's the cost like?

djsmnc · Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Location: Dave's ESL Cafe

The video store is a good place to look. Usually costs about 2000 won.

billybrobby · Joined: 09 Dec 2004

seoulsucker · Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 6:39 pm Post subject:

Some of these posts are ridiculous.

Can anyone tell me where I can find a Korean restaurant somwhere in Korea?

Seriously, questions like this one should be directed towards people who know more about the area you live in, namely your older students. My first year here, I found a huge supermarket, a gym, a video store, and tons of other places just by asking my students to draw me a map.

Or, you could just get your a$$ off the couch and look around your neighborhood.

BigBlackEquus · Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:07 pm Post subject:

Ease up, people. Play nice.

Video stores can be difficult to find, if you don't know what to look for, or how to read.

"�� DVD" are usually on the signs. They are usually small 10 Pyoung shoebox-sized stores, but can be easily confused with �� , which is a place to watch videos, not rent.

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

Isn't this an example of learned helplessness? It's an easy trap to fall into.

My all-time favorite one was the poster who had cut his/her hand the night before and was asking if 'we' thought he should go to a doctor.

Getting a map from the students is a great way to get information. It also gives you a lesson plan early on at a new job.

seoulsucker · Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 8:30 pm Post subject:

Drifter · Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Location: Seoul

Wow this is just like being in at a comedy festival!

I would just go out and look, but as I'm in toronto that wouldn't help much.

I assume by some of the responses that the Video stores all have movies in English. Oddly, I didn't know that.

And while movies may be easy to rent in Korea, I suppose some options are better than others.

A service like Netflix would likely be best.

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

billybrobby · Joined: 09 Dec 2004

i just noticed that i called drifter by the name djmnsc in my first post. my bad. anyways, there's tons of video stores in seoul, they have hollywood movies, the dvds have subtitles, it's a pretty good situation. sometimes it's a hassle to a join a place though. you might get hit with the 10 dollar foreigner deposit.

Hyeon Een · Joined: 24 Jun 2005

There's lots and lots. Apparantely in seoul it costs 2,000 won? Steep steep! I live in a small town and videos are 800won and DVDs are 1,200. Strangely, the late fees are only 200 won a day, so its really really cheap if you're late returning them. Like I usually am. Better than paying like $5 for a one night rental back home.. that really sucks.

Hater Depot · Joined: 29 Mar 2005

I've gotten hit with the 10,000 won foreigner deposit and also had to give my phone number and employer's information. I'm not really sure what they wanted that for but just in case, I didn't rent any porn.

JongnoGuru · Joined: 25 May 2004 Location: peeing on your doorstep

I buy more DVDs than I rent. They're just that cheap.

I've never been asked to pay the big-nose rental deposit. I think places are less likely to ask (or even know about it) the fewer big-noses they see.

crazykiwi · Joined: 07 Jun 2003 Location: new zealand via daejeon

sublimeshawn · Joined: 25 Aug 2003 Location: Nebraska, USA

ahh yes.... drifter you have fell into a classic daves esl trap, whereby you post a really simple request, and since you didnt use the search function on here, you immediately get jumped by everyone for asking an insanely simple question, its a good thing you didn't misspell anything on your post or you would have gotten the business for that as well, that being said DVD's were the entertainment during the week for me over there and they are as ample and available as garbage is in korea.