| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
dirving
Joined: 19 Nov 2009
Location: South Korea
|
 Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 8:34 pm Post subject: |
 |
|
| Thanks! |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
NYC_Gal
Joined: 08 Dec 2009
|
| Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 8:46 pm Post subject: |
|
|
If you ask, they'll slice it.
If at Tartine, just remember to say "Cut one way for sandwiches" or you'll get it all cut up for dipping. Really annoying. They freeze well, if you don't want to make the trip all the time.
They also make GREAT pies! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
newken
Joined: 03 Apr 2009
Location: Gwangju
|
| Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:22 am Post subject: |
|
|
| idontlikeyou wrote: |
in case you people haven't noticed yet... every neighborhood in every district in every city in this country is exactly the same. the same pc rooms; the same bars; the same lackluster food; the same hooker joints; the same singing rooms; the same "bakeries"; the same people. act like you "know" all you want, but you're not in a better place because you're in seoul. you're in the same place wherever you are.
i don't like you. |
Very good. 
@SanchoPanza
That Inchon has no Costco is a problem to you? What about a few former Walmart and Carrefour stores that are now absorbed into Emart and Homeplus, respectively? There are surely at least a few big stores (Emart, Homeplus, Lotte Mart, Kims Club...) virtually in every corner in Inchon. I live near the Inha University Hospital. There is at least one Emart, one Homeplus, and one Lotte Mart within walking distance from my 25-pyung apartment. Costco isn't in Inchon merely because it's not as popular and competitive as Emart and Lotte Mart.
Compared to the US, most of the big cities and little towns in South Korea are extremely homogeneous and equalized. Unlike Japan and China, Korea has mostly been a highly centralized kingdom. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
aussieb
Joined: 08 Sep 2007
Location: Brisbane,Australia
|
| Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 2:51 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Exactly! and if you need a Costco fix, it is not a particularly unpleasant or stressful drive to the Costco at Ilsan .... well, no more stressful than any other drive in Korea. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
SanchoPanza
Joined: 10 Jan 2010
Location: London
|
| Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 4:36 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| newken wrote: |
That Inchon has no Costco is a problem to you? What about a few former Walmart and Carrefour stores that are now absorbed into Emart and Homeplus, respectively? There are surely at least a few big stores (Emart, Homeplus, Lotte Mart, Kims Club...) virtually in every corner in Inchon. |
Are you on crack? Comparing Costco to Emart? Basically if I have to
explain myself here, then you will never understand anyway.  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
SanchoPanza
Joined: 10 Jan 2010
Location: London
|
| Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 4:43 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| idontlikeyou wrote: |
in case you people haven't noticed yet... every neighborhood in every district in every city in this country is exactly the same. the same pc rooms; the same bars; the same lackluster food; the same hooker joints; the same singing rooms; the same "bakeries"; the same people. act like you "know" all you want, but you're not in a better place because you're in seoul. you're in the same place wherever you are.
i don't like you. |
This person must be overdosing on LSD. You have to be kidding! How
about the embassy clubs in Seoul? Great food, great drink and a bare
minimum of "English teachers". You won't find these places in a Daejon
or something as equally boring or mundane. How about Hongdae and
Sinchon? You will NEVER find clubs like this ANYWHERE else but Seoul.
How about all the clubs, NGOs, societies? They are ALL in Seoul. Wake
up dude. You're tripping. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
aussieb
Joined: 08 Sep 2007
Location: Brisbane,Australia
|
| Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:07 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Wow Sancho, You hate Incheon but continue to live there. Now we see that you don't seem to like "English Teachers" that much either but you spend your time reading & posting on an ESL board ... and your posts are generally negative. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
NYC_Gal
Joined: 08 Dec 2009
|
| Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:21 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| aussieb wrote: |
| Wow Sancho, You hate Incheon but continue to live there. Now we see that you don't seem to like "English Teachers" that much either but you spend your time reading & posting on an ESL board ... and your posts are generally negative. |
+1
It's not that long a trek to Seoul. Incheon is just fine. I like being able to walk around without bumping into people. I managed that in NYC for years, but at least there people said "excuse me." Seoul on weekends, Incheon most weekdays.
Mind you, calling us "English Teachers" is just a$$holery (a word my editor-in chief coined when referring to an unpleasant coworker. I can't take credit). Quite a few of us are more than qualified. Project much? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
newken
Joined: 03 Apr 2009
Location: Gwangju
|
| Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:47 am Post subject: |
|
|
| SanchoPanza wrote: |
| newken wrote: |
That Inchon has no Costco is a problem to you? What about a few former Walmart and Carrefour stores that are now absorbed into Emart and Homeplus, respectively? There are surely at least a few big stores (Emart, Homeplus, Lotte Mart, Kims Club...) virtually in every corner in Inchon. |
Are you on crack? Comparing Costco to Emart? Basically if I have to
explain myself here, then you will never understand anyway. |
This is South Korea and if most South Koreans don't visit Costco often... well, why do you think Walmart gave up? The few Walmart stores in Inchon are all now part of Emart... which in turn is part of Shinsegye which in turn is part of the Samsung family.
Costco operating in South Korea isn't properly managed. They are idiots if they still believe they can compete successfully against Samsung-owned Homeplus and Samsung-owned Emart. Have you ever tried to understand why Nokia and Motorola failed in South Korea? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
NYC_Gal
Joined: 08 Dec 2009
|
| Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 12:41 am Post subject: |
|
|
| newken wrote: |
| SanchoPanza wrote: |
| newken wrote: |
That Inchon has no Costco is a problem to you? What about a few former Walmart and Carrefour stores that are now absorbed into Emart and Homeplus, respectively? There are surely at least a few big stores (Emart, Homeplus, Lotte Mart, Kims Club...) virtually in every corner in Inchon. |
Are you on crack? Comparing Costco to Emart? Basically if I have to
explain myself here, then you will never understand anyway. |
This is South Korea and if most South Koreans don't visit Costco often... well, why do you think Walmart gave up? The few Walmart stores in Inchon are all now part of Emart... which in turn is part of Shinsegye which in turn is part of the Samsung family.
Costco operating in South Korea isn't properly managed. They are idiots if they still believe they can compete successfully against Samsung-owned Homeplus and Samsung-owned Emart. Have you ever tried to understand why Nokia and Motorola failed in South Korea? |
You think that Koreans don't go to Costco? Have you ever seen them with those free onions?! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Captain Obvious
Joined: 23 Oct 2009
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:08 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Urgh. Not my kinda city. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
Location: ... location, location!
|
| Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 5:21 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| NYC_Gal wrote: |
Sourdough Rye is at Chef Meili's (spelling?) near Taco Amigo.
Whole Grain Rye is at Tartine. |
It looks like I will be at that there place Friday and Sunday, as Korean food is not exactly stellar in quality, taste and nutritional value. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
refugee
Joined: 17 Jun 2011
|
| Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 4:56 am Post subject: |
|
|
| SanchoPanza wrote: |
| Dazed and Confused wrote: |
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. |
You're kidding right? I work at 100 block of the Namdeong Industrial
Complex. I went into that "supermarket" you are talking about. It is pure
crap. 90% Korean products and phone cards. The remaining 10%
is nothing you would want to buy. If you want things like a variety of
sauces, spices, lamb, basmati and jasmine rice etc., etc. Then
Itaewon is the only place. Don't bother going to the Namdeong
Industrial Complex. You WILL be disappointed. |
Well it is a Korean supermarket
And Costco sucks balls, FACT! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
EverGreen212
Joined: 16 Aug 2011
|
| Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 4:46 pm Post subject: GyeYang Gu in Incheon? |
|
|
| I've heard a LOT about Bupyeong from this thread so I looked it up on google maps and saw a little area called GyeYang hiding just north of it. Anyone know about this area? Is this area relatively new? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
FDNY
Joined: 27 Sep 2010
|
| Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:22 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| SanchoPanza wrote: |
| idontlikeyou wrote: |
in case you people haven't noticed yet... every neighborhood in every district in every city in this country is exactly the same. the same pc rooms; the same bars; the same lackluster food; the same hooker joints; the same singing rooms; the same "bakeries"; the same people. act like you "know" all you want, but you're not in a better place because you're in seoul. you're in the same place wherever you are.
i don't like you. |
This person must be overdosing on LSD. You have to be kidding! How
about the embassy clubs in Seoul? Great food, great drink and a bare
minimum of "English teachers". You won't find these places in a Daejon
or something as equally boring or mundane. How about Hongdae and
Sinchon? You will NEVER find clubs like this ANYWHERE else but Seoul.
How about all the clubs, NGOs, societies? They are ALL in Seoul. Wake
up dude. You're tripping. |
I totally agree. That guy must be on about five hits of purple microdot. I used to be a member of the Broughton Club in the British embassy. That was a nice Friday night with good beer and interesting (non-teaching) people) But I give it a miss these days. I think Craftworks has better beer. Also you can go anytime and there is a smoking section. In general these days Itaewon has some great, diverse, quality establishments. You certainly WILL NOT find these in your average peasant neighborhood in Korea.
As for Incheon:.......................................IT SUCKS
But the funny thing is I have lived here since '96. I work in a factory and have a family. So, I guess I put down roots. But, I regularly take the Yongsan express subway into Seoul. The difference in quality and cosmopolitan feel is phenominal for only a 30km trip.
The one saving grace of Incheon is the islands off the coast. That is it. ALL Incheon bars suck. You can't get decent western food or decent western draft beer ANYWHERE in Incheon. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
