Korean Job Discussion Forums

[princess]

really see yourselves living in a concrete box for the rest of your lives? I have been back in the states les than a month now and for the first time in 2 years, I am actually seeing REAL homes. It makes me jealous that people I went to high school with either have homes or are about to move into one. A couple I know who were high school sweethearts are about to move into a NICE home across from my parents' house. How lucky!!! My ex Korean roommate talked about how nice the hagwon owners apartment was, saying it's kitchen was as big as our entire apartment last year....but it's still a box....just a luxury concrete box...Even some double and triple wide trailers beat those so-called Korean homes. Don't you all want a house? I know I do. Most Koreans can't have a house...too many people and not enough space, not to mention real estate prices. I always laughed at the Korean girl who cried tears of joy because she was moving into a Purugio apartment in a TV commercial. I would cry tears of joy if I were about to move into a house...a REAL house.

[Corporal]

[Bulsajo]

First you get the husband, then you get the house.






Hey, I'm just saving time and taking this thread to its logical conclusion.



To be serious for a second- we bought a house last year with money saved from working in Korea.
Without that nest egg it would have been much more difficult.

[jinju]

[Qinella]

Different people want different things. I personally have no desire for a house. If that's what you want, then go for it.

[seoulsucker]

Eventually, I would like to own a home. But for now I like the freedom of being able to move from place to place, country to country, etc. A house just ends up owning you.

[SPINOZA]

A box is fine by me because many I've seen are a heck of a lot nicer than some houses I've seen both at home and in other countries. I've higher priorities. 15th floor of big concrete apartment complex in Seoul wouldn't piss me off at all.

[Bulsajo]

[skinhead]

[red headed stranger]

Being in Korea is a great way to make your dream of having a house a reality. Saving up a big chunk of change for a down payment will make you better off than many of the people your age back home.

Don't be jealous. Be patient. Most of my friends back home have "nice houses" that are a millstone around their neck. My wife and I have a house and a relatively large piece of land in our future. However, we are willing to delay the gratification. Saving up more than $25k a year while here in Korea is what will make it happen with a lot less pain

[skinhead]

[red headed stranger]

[skinhead]

[Homer]

We bought a house back in Canada a few years ago and have been renting it out. It is paying for itself and will be there for us should we need it.

I agree a house is not for everyone however! Different goals.

We also have an appartment here and I don't mind living in it at all, short, mid or long-term. It is spacious, has an ocean view and is nearby all we need....

As for the OP...she has been on that rant for a while now and the Corp did a fine job of summarizing her post...no need to read more than the Corp sample.

[riley]

sh**, a house and an apartment with a decent view. No matter you always seem happy when you post on here Homer.
Seriously, congrats on the hard work that brought you where you are.