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brento1138
Joined: 17 Nov 2004
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Korea & ESL are not for everyone. Do you think a painter would be happy marching in an army? Nope.
I'd suggest if you two are that bored, hate your job, then leave. The contract is just a piece of paper. |
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kraggy
Joined: 06 Mar 2011
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| Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 11:09 pm Post subject: |
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First of all, thanks to those who replied constructively. Unfortunately, despite the fact that I clearly said that I didn't want character analysis/irrelevant comments, some just couldn't resist. Why do you bother? It's very simple...we're looking for ideas/suggestions, not an opinion on us as people. Got it?
@ ccikulin - thanks for the suggestion. We're looking into going to Sokcho for a weekend.
@ Peabody - we've thought about it, but can't really afford to buy a car. We are fairly low salary and are trying to save a bit here in Korea (while trying to enjoy ourselves as well - balance etc)
@ Sojukettle: Thanks! Great links. Will look into those further this evening. Thanks for posting them.
@ Minos - we only take home 1.8m each so we're far off the 3m mark! How long are you here to be earning that much?
@ Nathan: bullshti. How the hell are we boring? We are making an effort by posting here to look for things to do. How is that boring?! We've done lots of other stuff separate to what I initially posted. We're just looking for other ideas from folk who have been here a long time. We obviously don't know the area as well as others and so are availing of this website to find new things to do.
Boring my ass. You don't even know me or my girlfriend. |
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kraggy
Joined: 06 Mar 2011
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| Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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| brento1138 wrote: |
Korea & ESL are not for everyone. Do you think a painter would be happy marching in an army? Nope.
I'd suggest if you two are that bored, hate your job, then leave. The contract is just a piece of paper. |
We're trying to improve our lives by finding new things to do. A good social life can help offset a not-so-great work environment. |
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kraggy
Joined: 06 Mar 2011
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| Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 11:12 pm Post subject: |
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I'm from Nebraska. Lots of people knock it - it's farm country, nothing to do, etc.
Before I was around, my parents lived in Des Moines Iowa. Personally, I find that place to be boring as hell.
I asked my father how he could deal with it and he told me all the stuff he and my mother would do. Nordic fest, art classes, outdoor plays, etc. My mother would take the newspaper every weekend and just find random stuff to go to and they never did the same thing twice. Growing up in Nebraska was the same way for me. My mother would find all the random, off the wall stuff to do.
Sojukettle posted some good links. Check out the English newspapers too. Joongang Ilbo, Korea Herald, Korea Times, etc. This summer I went to a car show at COEX, some Cosplay stuff (i like photography myself), the foreign food festival by city hall, the comics convention in Bucheon, and that's besides the usual stuff I do.
Everything you've said you've done is tourist stuff. If you're living here, you're not a tourist. Nothing wrong with what you've done, but as you're noticing, you're bored.
If you don't feel like doing all the work of searching, then join some groups. Meetup.com has a couple of very active groups around seoul. meet some people, find new things that way.
Taiwantroll hit it on the head - if you're bored, it's because you're boring. Plenty of things out there - you just have to get up and go do it. |
See that bit I've emboldened? That's exactly what we're doing by posting here. Looking for things to do. |
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death.by.soju
Joined: 09 Aug 2011
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| Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 11:23 pm Post subject: Re: Only here 4 months and fed up already |
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| vDroop wrote: |
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| my girlfriend and I |
Half the fun of this country is out of your reach anyway. There isn't much else. |
Haha true. Actually I'd say closer to 70%, perhaps I just like pissing off Korean guys by walking around with one of "their" girls. Either that or a severe case of yellow fever.
I don't know where youse live, but go hang out regularly at the closest uni area. Get in on the drinking/food culture (don't need to spend that much). Seoul has heaps of stuff to do if you surround yourself with the right people and state of mind, I reckons. |
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sadguy
Joined: 13 Feb 2011
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| Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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| kraggy wrote: |
| brento1138 wrote: |
Korea & ESL are not for everyone. Do you think a painter would be happy marching in an army? Nope.
I'd suggest if you two are that bored, hate your job, then leave. The contract is just a piece of paper. |
We're trying to improve our lives by finding new things to do. A good social life can help offset a not-so-great work environment. |
maybe that's your problem, trying to find new things to do, and as someone mentioned before, you have the mindset of a tourist. and you haven't addressed to the people who asked you what you did for fun back home. maybe that'll give us more insight.
also, you're kind of asking for the criticism when you post such a bold statement such as "here 4 months and already fed up." if you can't entertain yourself within 4 months, then yeah, maybe people ARE right, you ARE boring. |
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nathanrutledge
Joined: 01 May 2008
Location: Marakesh
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| Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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Someones a little teste, aren't we?
I'm just saying, TT's comment is right on the money. Plenty of suggestions being made, including my suggestion to read a paper or join a meetup group. Yet you focus only on the simple reiteration of a fairly accurate adage. Hmmm...
You went to Insadong. Did you stop in the tourist information center at the north end?
You've been along Cheongyecheon. Did you stop in the tourist information center near the head, south side of the road?
How about a simple google search of "things to do in Seoul."
http://www.globotreks.com/destinations/south-korea/10-things-to-do-in-seoul/
This simple google search found this site, which lists 10 things to do in Seoul, of which, only 2 of them are on YOUR list of things you've done.
Another easy search on google for things to do in korea brought up this page - http://www.pegasusteachers.com/50things.html
50 things to do in Korea. FIFTY! Now, I'm sure some of them overlap, and a few things on your list will probably be on this list, but considering you're 4 months in, I doubt you could complete everything on this list in the remaining 8 months.
The fact that you couldn't even do a google search for this information, that instead, you come to a site like daves, a site full of pessimism and snide remarks, then get bent out of shape tells me that yes, you are probably quite boring. Hopefully, with these simple google searches, you can cure what ails you - become interesting, go do something.
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 12:45 am Post subject: Re: Only here 4 months and fed up already |
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Gone up N-tower
Went on a big hike
Went to Busan
Got drunk
Strolled around Insadong
Went along Cheongny...stream
Went to Myeong Dong
Lotteworld
Cinema
Shot guns
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The everything-is-new tourist angle only lasts so long. Living here for a year, you can't really expect to always have new places to see all the time. My suggestion: go back to these places and get to know them better. Myeongdong is pretty expansive, Insadong has more than the main strip. Look at it as a place to immerse yourself in rather than giving a quick once over and you'll likely have a better time. In addition, this site is fairly useful http://www.korea4expats.com/events-in-korea.php. |
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myenglishisno
Joined: 08 Mar 2011
Location: Geumchon
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| Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 12:52 am Post subject: |
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You're not bored. You're boring.
All the stuff you listed is just touristy stuff. You need to dig in a bit and find more to do.
Someone suggested getting a motorcycle... that's what I do and it's a ton of fun. Go mountain climbing or indoor rock climbing. Find/eat interesting foods. Go camping on the weekend. Take a day-trip to a city/area outside of Seoul. Join a club or hobby group.
Seoul is a massive city with an infinite amount of things to do. It has equals any other city in that area. I lived in Tokyo and found that there is a lot more to do here than there simply because Seoul is affordable and Tokyo is not.
Also, why do you always have to be doing something? My Korean girlfriend and I just go for walks a lot of the time and enjoy each others' company. Sometimes just hanging out is the best. |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 12:59 am Post subject: |
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The reason I asked about the sort of things you did back home is because maybe you could help narrow the field a bit in your search for adventure here.
If we know you like photography, for example, I'm sure lots of posters would be able to point you towards a number of clubs and events. |
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NohopeSeriously
Joined: 17 Jan 2011
Location: The Christian Right-Wing Educational Republic of Korea
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| Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 1:02 am Post subject: |
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| I admit that I'm a very boring guy, and yet I don't complain about it. |
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wishfullthinkng
Joined: 05 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 1:27 am Post subject: |
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| kraggy wrote: |
First of all, thanks to those who replied constructively. Unfortunately, despite the fact that I clearly said that I didn't want character analysis/irrelevant comments, some just couldn't resist. Why do you bother? It's very simple...we're looking for ideas/suggestions, not an opinion on us as people. Got it?
@ ccikulin - thanks for the suggestion. We're looking into going to Sokcho for a weekend.
@ Peabody - we've thought about it, but can't really afford to buy a car. We are fairly low salary and are trying to save a bit here in Korea (while trying to enjoy ourselves as well - balance etc)
@ Sojukettle: Thanks! Great links. Will look into those further this evening. Thanks for posting them.
@ Minos - we only take home 1.8m each so we're far off the 3m mark! How long are you here to be earning that much?
@ Nathan: bullshti. How the hell are we boring? We are making an effort by posting here to look for things to do. How is that boring?! We've done lots of other stuff separate to what I initially posted. We're just looking for other ideas from folk who have been here a long time. We obviously don't know the area as well as others and so are availing of this website to find new things to do.
Boring my ass. You don't even know me or my girlfriend. |
wow this thread is boring.
really though, here's a suggestion that no one has mentioned yet:
go find some korean and foreigner guy friends and let your girl go find some korean and foreigner girlfriends. if this means telling her you are going to wander off by yourself and leave her at home then grow some balls and do it. if she complains and moans about being bored as much as you do then i'm sure she'll do the same. i know if i spent every moment of my time with a girl doing touristy things i'd probably be angsty too.
*note that i said both korean and foreigner friends. so many schmucks here end up only making friends with foreigners and have absolutely no idea what they are missing out on. in fact if you want to really enjoy your time here try to see if you can make mainly korean friends because 95% of the foreigners here know nothing about the place, are the transient 1 year teacher types and think that a good time is going to itaewon and being loud and obnoxious.
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s.tickbeat
Joined: 21 Feb 2010
Location: Gimhae
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| Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 1:28 am Post subject: |
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Some super-fun things to do:
Look for festivals. They're loads of fun!
Go to Andong. Seriously, just do it - stay in a minbak in hahoe village. Really cool experience.
Get to Gyeongsangnam-do. It's got to be the most chill place in the country.
Go clubbing. If you like to dance, clubbing in Korea is really a good time.
Get out of the city more.
Go to the museums and galleries and theaters. There's more to Korea than the cheapy tourist crap.
Gyeongju has got to be the most interesting place to go in the country.
Spend a weekend hiking in Namsan park. You'll like it.
For that matter, go camping in Jilye. You don't need camping gear: there are cabins along the way where you can get a bunk for a few thousand won.
Visit the temples. The Tripitaka Koreana in Haeinsa is the most complete version of Buddhist script on the planet.
There are tons of things to do in smaller towns than Seoul: the fortress in Jinju, the wall in Suwon, the folk villages dotted around. . . then there's the DMZ.
Good luck! |
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Who's Your Daddy?
Joined: 30 May 2010
Location: Victoria, Canada.
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| Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 1:35 am Post subject: |
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| First 2 years here just chased girls and watched DVDs of Sopranos. |
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isisaredead
Joined: 18 May 2010
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| Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 1:43 am Post subject: |
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| if anything, i have too many hobbies in this country. i never feel like i have enough time for everything i want to do on the weekends, or even during the day before work. |
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