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[Who's Your Daddy?]

^^ I live in Gimhae (pop. 500K) and 60 pyeong apartments don't exist. The most expensive apartments are 55 pyeong, and there aren't many that size.

My family doctor commutes from Haeundae where there are 70 pyeong apartments (and better schools in his opinion). He probably makes more than 10 Mil a month.

In the very high end areas (like Haeundae) you'll find large apartments. But they don't really exist in middle class areas.

I'd say 40+ pyeong is quite well off. A few school teachers I know in them, but most are in my size (34). Some are in 25-30 pyeong. And most of them are tenants or have large debts. [It's funny I'm wealthier than them, but they think I'm poor. Party because of my old car I guess. Often they think I live in a one room.]

And for some government benefits (was it Jeonse loan, can't remember), one of the criteria was the house must be smaller than 25 pyeong.

[meangradin]

i live in ulsan, the richest city in korea, so there are many bigger apartments, but like others have suggested, their seems to be a movement away from bigger apartments (45+) to the now ideal size of 27-35 pyg., as they are cheaper to maintain (i.e., heating, cooling, and monthly fees). we are thinking of moving and I was approached by someone in the building to trade my 35 pyg apartment for his 45 pyg one almost straight up.

[PatrickGHBusan]

Ulsan is the richest city in Korea?

[atwood]

[Captain Corea]

Apparently, camping is also more expensive here

/shrug

[atwood]

[newb]

[PatrickGHBusan]

Yeah we noticed the huge camping fad last summer during our visit. We do not camp, prefering inns, mimbaks or smaller motels but those Korean families who did camp were loaded with top end gear.

That reminds me of the hiking fad, the bicycle fad and so on...

[atwood]

[PatrickGHBusan]

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[PatrickGHBusan]

[jvalmer]

[silkhighway]

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