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Chicoloco · Joined: 18 Oct 2006 Location: In the ring.

Why oh why would you live in these kind of places for a year?

http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=5JAxq--kn3I

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

As was mentioned at least twice in the clip, because they are cheap. Haven't you ever in your life needed to save some coin? I once had to live in a caboose for three weeks with no electricity or water. I would have been delighted with the comforts of a goshiwon.

Chicoloco · Joined: 18 Oct 2006 Location: In the ring.

Sure I've had to. I lived for 4 months in a flop house and another 2 months in a squat. But 12 months in a goshiwon = **Shudder**

drunkenfud · Joined: 08 Mar 2007

I read the title as "Gobshite" and was disappointed when I clicked!

Bigfeet · Joined: 29 May 2008 Location: Grrrrr.....

looks like a big coffin

pkang0202 · Joined: 09 Mar 2007

Many reasons to live in a Goshitel:

1. Its cheap.

2. Students don't need anythign fancy.

3. You fight with your spouse and you don't want to fork over cash for a hotel room, jsut go to a Goshitel

cdninkorea · Joined: 27 Jan 2006 Location: Seoul

From what I've read goshiwons run the gamut of windowless Old Boy-style prisons to places which, by dormitory standards, are quite nice; small but with windows and bathrooms.
If you don't have any key money (천세?) and want to save money, a decent goshiwon's not a bad idea. Of course, the decent ones are more expensive, but still cheaper than an apartment.

Lekker · Joined: 09 Feb 2008 Location: Seoul

You lived in a squat and you're cutting up on people living in Goshiwons?

Chicoloco · Joined: 18 Oct 2006 Location: In the ring.

This one looks a bit better.

It has its own bathroom and even its own built-in geek.

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq1aAsjYOBg

Lekker · Joined: 09 Feb 2008 Location: Seoul

genezorm · Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Location: Mokpo

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq1aAsjYOBg

at least this geek had his own shitter

the first video with the woman, i saw another one of her homemade videos, and she teaches at a university......i can't see why anyone would want to live in student housing if they are not a student

Css · Joined: 27 Sep 2004 Location: South of the river

If i wanted to dedicate myself to study, i think that would be an excellent place to stay while i did it..

Chicoloco · Joined: 18 Oct 2006 Location: In the ring.

Lekker · Joined: 09 Feb 2008 Location: Seoul

So is that picture in your avatar a picture of that guy from 90210 before or after the episode where he moved into a squat?

WoBW · Joined: 07 Dec 2007 Location: HBC

It's nice to save coin, but most people want to be comfortable at home. Have a few creature comforts, and be able to shit in their own bathroom.

Surely, if you live in a dive, you just go out more and spend more that way anyway.

Wait...

Maybe that's the point of living in a fleapit in the first place.