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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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 Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 2:25 am Post subject: Re: what do you miss most from back home? |
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| morningsoju wrote: |
although i really like living in Korea, there are a lot of things i miss from back home (other than friends and family).
- i'm from Southern California, so i miss the sunny days all year round
- In-n-Out burgers
- good/authentic mexican food
- sandwich deli meat
- Chik-filet
- guacamole
- big parks with lots of grass and trees
- BBQ cookouts
- watching NBA and NFL games |
There is an In-n-Out in Sinsa-dong now. One of my students gave it the thumbs-up. |
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jfromtheway
Joined: 20 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 2:46 am Post subject: Re: what do you miss most from back home? |
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| cj1976 wrote: |
| There is an In-n-Out in Sinsa-dong now. One of my students gave it the thumbs-up. |
Oh, hell yes.
Edit: According to this site, it was just a tease:
http://burndogturns.tumblr.com/
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| This was a one off event�and at this stage there�s no plan to open here�.they did the same thing in a couple other countries apparently. Maybe one day�but not yet |
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dmillika
Joined: 24 Nov 2011
Location: Changwon
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| Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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Just the usual like everyone else.
Being from So-Cal like a few others -
Surfing
Mexican food
In N' Out
Panda Express (I know)
My car
Being able to chill out at the beach throughout the year
Online banking not being ridiculously cumbersome. Hell, online anything not requiring to install 39 different programs. Why is this a thing here?
In terms of more general stuff -
The ability to be anonymous. I've gotten used to being stared at, but there are some days when I go out that I want to be invisible and left alone.
Friends
Family |
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sallymonster
Joined: 06 Feb 2010
Location: Seattle area
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| Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 5:38 am Post subject: |
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| The ease of watching NFL, NCAAF, MLB, and NBA games live. |
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roguefishfood
Joined: 21 May 2011
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| Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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| motiontodismiss wrote: |
Properly made ethnic food
delivery.com and Seamlessweb
Being able to drink straight from the tap (NYC)
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I have no trouble with most of the stuff on your list but MAN do I miss that NYC tap water. Some of the best in the world, no joke. I never understood the rich jerks who bought bottled water. They did a test of a random bottle of water vs. NYC municipal water and not only did more participants say the municipal water tasted better but it was actually cleaner. I'd like to see Korea beat that.
And yeah I could go for a good Moroccan restaurant. (I haven't been here super long though so If anyone knows one do fill me in. I'm in Daegu but I'd travel to Seoul for that.) |
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soulofseoul
Joined: 23 Mar 2010
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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That was dumb by In n Out
Why open for a few hours? At least a whole day/evening or a weekend
11-3pm??????? get real In n Out! :roll: |
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PatrickBateman
Joined: 08 Jun 2009
Location: American Gardens Building, West 81st Street
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| Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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Cheap fruit.
My 24 hour gym.
Being able to run outdoors without worrying too much about getting tagged.
Sportscenter.
Being able to buy every shoe I want when I want to buy it. |
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IncognitoHFX2
Joined: 15 Mar 2012
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| Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 11:27 pm Post subject: Re: what do you miss most from back home? |
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| morningsoju wrote: |
- i'm from Southern California, so i miss the sunny days all year round
- In-n-Out burgers
- good/authentic mexican food
- sandwich deli meat
- Chik-filet
- guacamole
- big parks with lots of grass and trees
- BBQ cookouts
- watching NBA and NFL games |
Wow. I think the cultural gap between you and I isn't much smaller than the gap between myself and my Korean students  About 7 of those things aren't even possible where I'm from and the rest aren't known of at all.
I've never seen an In-n-Out burger before, must be an American thing because I keep hearing Americans say it (followed by "OH MY GOD you haven't had..." etc). Same goes for Denny's (had that in Japan) and IHOP.
Just saying. It's interesting how much cultures and tastes vary in North America.
In my case, I miss:
Mowed grassy spaces (landscaping in general)
Eccentric/weird (in a good way) folk
Weird subcultures that I don't understand that make life interesting
Mellow/comfortable people
Tim Hortons
Nature
Driving being leisurely and not stressful
Everyone being fatter than me
That's about it. |
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