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[bbud656]

I applying for a PS job there. Any thoughts? Im not worried about being a little rural. Ive already lived close to seoul for a year and it didnt do much for me.

[TheUrbanMyth]

Well Yangsan is not exactly rural. I lived just outside Yangsan for a year. There's plenty of stuff to do there and it's connected to Busan via the subway (Line 2 if I remember right). I think you want to take the bus to Namyangsan station...at least that's how I got to Busan all those years ago.

[bbud656]

Thats cool. I get paid likes its rural. Not a bad gig then. So when you say not that rural you mean, emart-like stores, movie theaters, western bars, or just taller buildings than a small town.

[TheUrbanMyth]

Well I was there about six+ years ago...so my info may be a little out of date. But Yangsan did/does have at least of couple of large grocery stores where you can/could find some Western goods like different varieties of cheese and milk for one thing. It does have at least one movie theatre that I know of...not sure about Western bars. Oh and if you use the bus system try to go early in the day..later on and it is jam-packed...unless they've added more buses since I was there. Also it may have grown since I was there and more stores, groceries and services may be available...remember this is all six year old information.

[bbud656]

OK thanks. I saw that there was there was a ski resort nearby. you remember how far that is? Also, how long does the bus take to get down oceanside in Busan?

[Setaro]

Yangsan is much bigger than you'd expect, it sits either side of a mountain ridge, so whether it's rural or not entirely depends which side of the mountain you end up. If you're on the eastern side of the mountain it might take you 40 minutes just to get a bus to Yangsan Metro station/the center of town.

Taking the metro, it takes about 60 minutes to get to Haeundae beach, as long as you change to brown line and then change back to the green line, staying on the green line all the way takes 90 minutes.

Yangsan (as long as you're near 'Shindoshi' New Town, at least) is a fantastic place to be located. You're 25 minutes away from a KTX station, and the buses to Gyeongju/Ulsan/Daegu etc leave several times an hour.

There's also a gigantic E-Mart and pretty much everything you could want without having to go down to Busan, if you're lazy like me.

[southernman]

Yangsan's pretty sweet, really.

I've been here almost a year. I live downtown and everything you need is within easy walking distance. One of the great things here is that you'll probably have a large apartment (by Korean) standards.

Apparentley my apartment is one of the smallest ones for a western teacher in Yangsan and it's actually the second largest out of 4 that I've lived in while in Korea .

The western teacher crowd is generally really good, very social and welcoming. It's pretty much a suburb of Busan, so you have everything you need with the advantage of Busan and Ulsan less than 40 minutes away.

If you like tramping/walking etc then you're also in luck, mountains (hehe.. hills really, by our standards back home) and tramping everywhere. The locals, both adults and children are all (on the whole) very friendly and make you feel welcome as well.

There are far worse places to live in Korea. Oh, also it is generally very tidy and clean, without any hideous smells, which is also nice

I'm living quietly this year, saving my money for other things. The price of ultilities etc is also very cheap, so if you're into saving money on a PS salary you will be able to save a bundle. If you're into partying you will have heaps of options and people to party with... It's all good.

[PatrickGHBusan]

We have a few friends living in Yangsan and I can confirm what is being said here: it is a pretty sweet place to live.