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armbar
Joined: 29 Jan 2008
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 Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:57 am Post subject: anyone live in the jamsil, garak market area? |
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| I accepted a job near jamsil and was wondering what the area was like. I couldn't find a whole lot of info the the area. anybody have any insight? Thanks |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 2:31 pm Post subject: |
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Garak market is quite a ways away from Jamsil ... If you're talkig about Jamsil, I lived there about 3 years ago.
Quite nice.
Big park (Olympic) nearby.
Big shopping malls nearby. (Lotte and Coex)
A tonne of restaurants, bars, nightclubs. Mostly Korean, but you can also find American places.
About 30-40 minutes from Itaewon, Hongdae.
About 12-15 minutes from Gangnam.
Not as dirty as some parts of Seoul.
Overall, a great place to live.
Garak market is about 20-30 minutes away from Jamsil. Very residential. Very dull. |
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princess
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: soul of Asia
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| Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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I'll have to somewaht disagree with Newbie. I live in this area right now. The only good thing about this area is that it is right down the street from Lotte Department store and the Lush store. And Lotte World. And the Olympic Park...but it's too darn cold to care about a park right now.
But Coex is pretty darn far, as well as Gangnam, Shinsa, Apgujeong/Cheongdam/Hongdae. That's where all the so-called good bars and clubs are. The Jamshil area is close to Bangi market. This area is nothing but old ajosshi places...nothing to dance about IMO. |
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armbar
Joined: 29 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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| i think I'm closer to jamsil than garak market. Its good to know its not as dirty as some parts of seoul. I was wondering. I'll be working at the SBSi school there. probably be over at the end of March |
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hcn207
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:30 pm Post subject: |
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| It's fairly clean and it's not too bad, store and restaurant-wise, though there's not much to do unless you go about 15-30 min. out to Gangnam/Apgu. |
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kangnam mafioso
Joined: 27 Jan 2003
Location: Teheranno
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| Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 6:35 am Post subject: |
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| the area is pretty nice. garak market is a great place to go and get some dog stew on a chilly day. |
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Allisg43
Joined: 14 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:52 am Post subject: |
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| I live in Jamsil...no complaints...pm me with specific questions |
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petethebrick
Joined: 25 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:22 am Post subject: |
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| Great area to live in I reckon. Relatively close to spots such as itaewon and gangnam for when occasion calls. Not too long on the subway to hongdae. The parks along the river are great especially in summer when pools open. personally I love going out drinking in Sincheon ( not to be confused with similiar sounding place beside hongdae), always seem to have fun there, meeting lots of cool people. Have been to lotte world probably a bit too much though.... |
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armbar
Joined: 29 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:04 am Post subject: |
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[. The parks along the river are great especially in summer when pools open.
Speaking of pools, am I going to be hassled for having tattoos? I kind of figure I am. I just wonder to what extent. |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 2:17 pm Post subject: |
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| armbar wrote: |
[. The parks along the river are great especially in summer when pools open.
Speaking of pools, am I going to be hassled for having tattoos? I kind of figure I am. I just wonder to what extent. |
I've never been hassled... the odd old chap slapping me on the arm and saying, "whaaaaa"...but no real hassles. |
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armbar
Joined: 29 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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back to the top.....
I'm coming to Songpa in about a week and a half.. would love to hear from neighborhood people. Can anyone else give me a feel for the place? Thanks |
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samd
Joined: 03 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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| armbar wrote: |
back to the top.....
I'm coming to Songpa in about a week and a half.. would love to hear from neighborhood people. Can anyone else give me a feel for the place? Thanks |
Sounds like you're thinking about it too much. Most of Seoul is very similar. There are some areas with some individuality, but most of them are nothing special anyway.
Nothing anybody says is going to give you a feel for the place anyway if you've never been to Seoul/Korea before (which I'm assuming from your questions/join date, sorry if I'm wrong).
The school is more important. Just come here with an open mind, and you'll probably end up enjoying any area.
In my first year I lived in an area relatively far away from anything, but still in Seoul. Now I'm 10 minutes wak from Gangnam station and there's not much difference, except that I pay more for less of everything. |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:52 pm Post subject: |
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| armbar wrote: |
back to the top.....
I'm coming to Songpa in about a week and a half.. would love to hear from neighborhood people. Can anyone else give me a feel for the place? Thanks |
Sounds like you're thinking about it too much. Most of Seoul is very similar. There are some areas with some individuality, but most of them are nothing special anyway.
Nothing anybody says is going to give you a feel for the place anyway if you've never been to Seoul/Korea before (which I'm assuming from your questions/join date, sorry if I'm wrong).
The school is more important. Just come here with an open mind, and you'll probably end up enjoying any area.
In my first year I lived in an area relatively far away from anything, but still in Seoul. Now I'm 10 minutes wak from Gangnam station and there's not much difference, except that I pay more for less of everything. |
True dat... and really, geograpghically, Seoul is much smaller than it looks on subway maps. Easy to get around and find a different neighborhood. |
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armbar
Joined: 29 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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| ok...cool guys. you're right I probably am overthinking it too much. yeah, this is my 1st time to korea. really not sure what to ask. thanks.. |
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