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[stickfigure]

Hi everyone, I'm hoping a South African can help me on this one (or anyone who knows ). I can't find a Forex place around here (South Africa) that sells won so it looks like I'll have to do my exchanges at the airport.

If I don't manage to buy won at Joburg International should I take my rands over to Incheon and do the exchange there or should I rather buy $US over here and take that over to do the exchange. I'm not sure if I'll have trouble with finding someone who accepts rands.

Thanks

[SeoulNate]

My girlfriend has been in a similar situation for the last almost 4 years here.

Bring US $ with you, you will have a hard time exchanging Rand and an even harder time getting proper value for it.

After you have a bank account, you will not have any problems sending money home as long as your bank in S.A is international as they do transactions in $$ anyway.

[scorpiocandy]

I'm South African and ever since first arriving have had to buy dollars in SA and then buying Won here.
KB has Rands, but I think it's only the bigger branches. I tried to buy some before I came home on holiday but it was turning out to be a hassle.

Buy the dollars in SA.

[ttompatz]

[stickfigure]

Thanks a lot guys, guess I'll be buying dollars before I go.

For interest sake, why not buy won outside of Korea? Is the rate much worse for some reason?