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Canadagirl · Joined: 25 Aug 2006 Location: Canada

I am new to Byeongjeom and not really sure where to start looking for the other foreigners. Haha. Anyone know where they gather here? Are there others?

k-town · Joined: 16 Aug 2006

hey there canadagirl! i live in suwon, and work in byemjeom!
i haven't met anyone in the area, actually i haven't seen much of anything in the area... but if you wanna meet for coffee or dinner, i'm game! i'm a canadian girl as well, from vancouver. where are you from??!

The Chewbacca Defense · Joined: 29 May 2004 Location: The ROK and a hard place

Hey there!

There are a bunch of us that live in Byeongjeom....all in the same apartment building.

We live about 4 minutes from the station.

the eye · Joined: 29 Jan 2004

Byeong jeom... that translates into..... 'sick place'
what's it like there?

Canadagirl · Joined: 25 Aug 2006 Location: Canada

I am very close to the subway station too... maybe a 5 min walk. So what does everyone do for fun here?

Jeweltone · Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Location: Seoul, S. Korea

Hello Canadagirl!

There are two other single white females in Byengjeom, and I am one of them...watch out for the drunks! Unfortunately, the answer to "What is there to do?" is "Not much." Aside from Dunkin Donuts and Baskin Robbins, there are no coffeehouses or Western-style food outlets. For those, you have to go two subway stops to Suwon.

It is about 60min-90 min to get to Seoul from here, but it is well worth it on the weekends. Suwon station also has trains.

You may PM me if you want to meet. I have only been here six weeks, but I know Seoul and parts of Suwon quite well from my last stay in Korea. Byeongjeom is a bit boring, but the "natives" are friendly enough.

rothkowitz · Joined: 27 Apr 2006

Cool quote.Which Melville book is that?

Jeweltone · Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Location: Seoul, S. Korea

Moby Dick - When Ishmael is forced to share his bed at the inn with a heavily-tatooed cannibal harpooner named Queequeg, he thinks about this. The scene is very funny, as the cannibal's behavior is very odd, and Ishmael is trying to be open-minded...

I remind myself of this quote everytime I get flustered by Korean culture...

Jeweltone · Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Location: Seoul, S. Korea

I can't believe I got "bleeped" for a book title! Moby Richard then.

rothkowitz · Joined: 27 Apr 2006

Ahhhhh.....at the inn,of course Very Happy

Paji eh Wong · Joined: 03 Jun 2003

Jeweltone · Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Location: Seoul, S. Korea

You know me already. We work together! I know "Chewy," but I can't say I have slept with him... See my earlier post, do the math, and you will know who I am...

P.S. I was talking about the "native" drunks... Wink

Hater Depot · Joined: 29 Mar 2005

There are a couple more bars near Byeongjeom Station I want to try. I liked 소주King맥주Queen when I went there last week.

By the way, I recommend taking a day trip to the arboretum in front of Osan University Station. Well kept secret, and it's just 10 minutes away from you.

Eoghan · Joined: 25 Aug 2006

So there are more than the five accounted for westerners here.... Im guessing I know Canadagirl but its heartening to find out there are more!!