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Castaway
Joined: 10 May 2011
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 Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 11:43 pm Post subject: Beijing vs. Seoul |
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| Many of you have been to Beijing. Do you reckon it's more expensive to live there than Seoul? For the same money and benefits, does either one have any advantages? |
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jamal0000
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| Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 11:59 pm Post subject: Re: Beijing vs. Seoul |
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| Castaway wrote: |
| Many of you have been to Beijing. Do you reckon it's more expensive to live there than Seoul? For the same money and benefits, does either one have any advantages? |
Beijing is cheaper than Seoul, but you'll earn a lot less as a teacher. It's also more polluted and chaotic, but it has it's charm. However, I would pick Seoul probably even if I got paid the same in both places. |
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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 2:02 am Post subject: |
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| China is the future. Korea is just a footnote. |
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nukeday
Joined: 13 May 2010
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| Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 2:11 am Post subject: |
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I'd choose Beijing if I could save the same as in Seoul (and I do think that will be a reality soon - it already is in Shanghai).
Yes, it's polluted. But I loved the food, Tsingtao is an OK beer, the people seemed friendly overall, lot's of underground culture. I check the job listings over there often. |
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red_devil
Joined: 30 Jun 2008
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 4:30 am Post subject: |
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| Shanghai is very different from Beijing. Beijing is a bit more laid back, they like to be more cultured and are about arts and all that. It's like LA vs. NY. Shanghai is busy busy busy, they're a lot more arrogant and uptight and it's a lot of business and production going on. Rapid expansion. |
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Castaway
Joined: 10 May 2011
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| Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 5:30 pm Post subject: Re: Beijing vs. Seoul |
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| jamal0000 wrote: |
| Beijing is cheaper than Seoul, but you'll earn a lot less as a teacher. |
Why do people say this? 15,000 RMB isn't much less than most folks make in the ROK. |
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morrisonhotel
Joined: 18 Jul 2009
Location: Gyeonggi-do
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| Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 5:39 pm Post subject: Re: Beijing vs. Seoul |
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| Castaway wrote: |
| jamal0000 wrote: |
| Beijing is cheaper than Seoul, but you'll earn a lot less as a teacher. |
Why do people say this? 15,000 RMB isn't much less than most folks make in the ROK. |
How many people are making 15,000 in Beijing? I'm intending to move to Beijing when my contract finishes. The majority of job ads I've found are offering somewhere between between 6,000 and 12,000. |
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alwaysbeclosing100
Joined: 07 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 7:08 pm Post subject: re |
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beijing pollution is some of the worst in the world.......maybe second only to delhi and i was in both cities multiple times last year.........
less a few of the old neighborhoods with a bit of charm and the opera hall.......beijing is a total hole IMO |
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Castaway
Joined: 10 May 2011
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| Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 12:02 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the input. Do you have any comments regarding costs in Seoul vs. Beijing though? |
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nukeday
Joined: 13 May 2010
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| Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 1:29 am Post subject: |
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| I can't think of much that would not be cheaper in Beijing than Seoul. Restaurants, drinking, transportation, clothes, utilities, rents-what else?-but that's common sense really. Probably why people didn't answer that question. |
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minos
Joined: 01 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 2:52 am Post subject: Re: re |
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| alwaysbeclosing100 wrote: |
beijing pollution is some of the worst in the world.......maybe second only to delhi and i was in both cities multiple times last year.........
less a few of the old neighborhoods with a bit of charm and the opera hall.......beijing is a total hole IMO |
Yep!
I wouldn't do beijing unless I was studying chinese or making some serious cash.
Beijing's cheaper, but not as much as you think. Also, expect to get a car or taxi around alot. That city is wide even by American standards. |
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rickpidero
Joined: 03 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 5:35 am Post subject: |
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| Seoul has a better nightlife, if you are concerned about that type of thing. |
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Xuanzang
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Sadang
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| Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 5:42 am Post subject: |
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| rickpidero wrote: |
| Seoul has a better nightlife, if you are concerned about that type of thing. |
Beijing is that bad huh? |
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