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[SanchoPanza]

Incheon has 3 things going for it:

1/ Close to Seoul
2/ Close to airport
3/ Deokjeok Island

Everything else sucks. It is directly in the culture shadow of
Seoul and therefore there is NOTHING here. 2.5 million people
but no Costco, no microbreweries and relatively few proper
restaurants.

I takes about 40min. to get Itaewon from Bupyeong Station on the
Yongsan Express. But you have to leave the partying early to catch
last subway.

Lots of Thais, Bangladeshis and Indian types here, so Immigration
is overburdened. Therefore privates a plentiful, safe and lucrative.

Let me put it this way. If I didn't have my non-teaching job and
family so settled here, I would be gone in seconds. Seoul is MUCH
more fun and has many more things to do. I like certain clubs. They
are ALL in Seoul. Incheon has nothing. Well, it has the airport, so
its easy to leave. haha

[aussieb]

Well, Well .. it didn't take long for Sancho-Incheon Hater- Panza to surface again in an Incheon thread.
For God's sake move to Seoul ... pitch a tent in the Costco car park where you will be happy.
Better still, take a one way trip to Incheon Airport. Your non teaching job can't be worth all the suffering you are going through.

[NYC_Gal]

[SanchoPanza]

[Dazed and Confused]

Oh my another "What's Inchon like?" thread. I've lived in Inchon for 10 years now. What's it got going for it?
1) Close enough to Seoul I can go there and come back in one day
2) Islands
3) The airport
4) Places like Wolmido, The landing memorial, some parks etc... that make for a pleasent day outside
5) Munhak Stadium and all the events held there
6) the ferry to China and Cheju-di
7) A couple foriegn supermakets-no need to go all the way to Itaewon
Turkmenistan restaurant with cheap food and freindly staff
9) The temple where I walk my dog and no one complains
10) IT IS 3 HOURS AWAY FROM MY MOTHER-IN-LAW!!!!!!!!!!!

[NYC_Gal]

[Dazed and Confused]

I use GPS to find them. They are in the Nam-dong Kom dan area. There's a smal one near Emart at Dong-chun station.
Start at Emart with it on your left and go across the river/stream using the bridge.
Keep walking straight. Quite a long way.
the supermarket is on your left next to a gas station.

[NYC_Gal]

What are they called?

[SanchoPanza]

[dirving]

There is the market owned by the two Pakistanis. It is near Dong-Chun Station. If you were at Gangseok - 5 -Geori Station, drive towards Bupyeong Station. You'd have to turn to the left to continue on to the road that has the Kims Club. You'd see the the Pakistani Market on the left-hand side of the road parhaps about fifty metres down it.

This store sells Hallal chicken, mutton, a variety of curried veggies from India, spices, phone cards, Indian tea, and bunch of other stuff.

The Pinoy Restaurant also sells some stuff. I saw Safeguard soap, Filipino beer and stew mixes, and I also ate some good dishes from that nation. The Uzbek/Tajik/Russian restaurants over there are clean, well-decorated, and not expensive. Go for the Sashlik, Carrot-Tomato Salad, Samsa, barbecued whole chicken, and Plov. Great stuff! Oh, the Russian beer there is pretty good as well! Frankly, it is much, much better than
Korean beer.

[NYC_Gal]

I'll have to stick with Itaewon. I like sourdough rye and peasant bread, fresh-style mozzarella (sealed in the liquid), clover honey, and milled flax seed, which I can't seem to find elsewhere.

Some products can be found at Emart or Homeplus, though, like museli, Hunt's whole canned tomatoes, and canned beans.

[sofaking]

[dirving]

Sourdough Rye Bread - is it sold at the Foreign Food Mart?

[NYC_Gal]

Sourdough Rye is at Chef Meili's (spelling?) near Taco Amigo.

Whole Grain Rye is at Tartine.

[dirving]

Thank you.

DI