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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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 Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 6:42 am Post subject: Seoul is T.O., Busan is Van, Gwangju the Peg, Jeju Newfie |
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And North Korea is Quebec.
Regional differences in attitude, economy, geography and culture in Korea remind me of contrasts in my home country of Canada.
Do you notice parallels?
Seoul is the self-absorbed metropolis, Busan the warmer coastal city in the more mountainous region, Gwangju the hip yet poorer regional centre like Winnipeg, Jeju the distinctly different island, and North Korea separated by the DMZ like the language barrier of Quebec.
Gyeongju is like Montreal in its history and attractions, Ulsan like Hamilton or Windsor in its industrial pollution... any more thoughts?
And, of course, Geoje reminds me of Vancouver Island 
(an island less than an hour away from the big coastal city on the Pacific, a great tourist destination among nationals rather than internationals, and closest to the wealthy neighbouring country of Japan/U.S.). |
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just because
Joined: 01 Aug 2003
Location: Changwon - 4964
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| Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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Bloody canadians 
We in Australia have something much more similar to Jejudo, Tasmania(except without all the palmtrees). Both are of the south of the country, both are known for their beauty, both use tourism as their drawcard. |
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IconsFanatic
Joined: 19 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 6:43 am Post subject: |
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| Namhae is Korea's Sunshine Coast! |
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panthermodern
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
Location: Taxronto
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| Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 9:01 am Post subject: |
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No.
Stop smoking pot you freak it's a ghetto drug. |
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just because
Joined: 01 Aug 2003
Location: Changwon - 4964
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| Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 2:53 pm Post subject: |
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| IconsFanatic wrote: |
| Namhae is Korea's Sunshine Coast! |
Are you crazy????? . Namhae is more like The Great Ocean Road drive along the victorian coast. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 6:38 am Post subject: |
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The Sunshine Coast, The Great Ocean Road, I totally relate to those places as having a similar charm.
However, when I travelled that Korean island I thought the high arching coastline with winding roads was reminiscent of Norway: bloody spectacular. And the southern beach is shades of Carmel, California. And even the bridgeway is as fetching as Vancouver's Ironworkers' Memorial.
I have been to many islands in South Korea, yet none has bettered my trip to Namhae. It was a great day. |
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SarcasmKills
Joined: 07 Apr 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 7:41 am Post subject: |
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| Ulsan is Hamilton... because Windsor is well, just too damn sexy! |
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Satchel Paige
Joined: 29 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 4:21 pm Post subject: Re: Seoul is T.O., Busan is Van, Gwangju the Peg, Jeju Newfi |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
And North Korea is Quebec.
Regional differences in attitude, economy, geography and culture in Korea remind me of contrasts in my home country of Canada.
Do you notice parallels?
Seoul is the self-absorbed metropolis, Busan the warmer coastal city in the more mountainous region, Gwangju the hip yet poorer regional centre like Winnipeg, Jeju the distinctly different island, and North Korea separated by the DMZ like the language barrier of Quebec.
Gyeongju is like Montreal in its history and attractions, Ulsan like Hamilton or Windsor in its industrial pollution... any more thoughts?
And, of course, Geoje reminds me of Vancouver Island
(an island less than an hour away from the big coastal city on the Pacific, a great tourist destination among nationals rather than internationals, and closest to the wealthy neighbouring country of Japan/U.S.). |
Ummm...Not really |
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hugekebab
Joined: 05 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 5:46 pm Post subject: |
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| just because wrote: |
Bloody canadians
We in Australia have something much more similar to Jejudo, Tasmania(except without all the palmtrees). Both are of the south of the country, both are known for their beauty, both use tourism as their drawcard. |
Bloody convicts
In the UK we've got something similar too: Jersey. Both are of the south of the country, both are known for their beauty, both use tourism as their drawcard. |
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Dixon
Joined: 30 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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| I've heard jejusi compared to victoria and seogwipo to nanaimo. |
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Cerulean
Joined: 19 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Nicely done Van. |
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Rin_22
Joined: 02 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 1:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Jeonju city is .......??? |
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lizlemon
Joined: 05 Jan 2010
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| Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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| not sure i can accept toronto being "self absorbed" as a valid characteristic |
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Old Gil
Joined: 26 Sep 2009
Location: Got out! olleh!
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| Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Sancho Paige here bumped a 6 year old thread. Awesome show, great job. |
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Satchel Paige
Joined: 29 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 4:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Old Gil wrote: |
| Sancho Paige here bumped a 6 year old thread. Awesome show, great job. |
Thanks for the kudos. Bored? |
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