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[2i2dk1ny2i3]

so i'm planning on leaving Feb. 15th

any advice?

[ricochet]

goodbye.

[2i2dk1ny2i3]

lol i'm leaving America for Korea

should have been clearer

[ricochet]

cool. hey, can you bring me some original taste alka seltzer (not the lemon or any other fruit flavored) and some underarm antiperspirants (any kind)?

i'll pay you and buy you beer (Korean) for it all when you get here, ok?

[2i2dk1ny2i3]

well i'm sure i'll have more than a few items sent to me from USA when i arrive


hopefully if we ever meet, i'll take you up on that offer

[Cacille]

I'll be about 5 days behind ya. What area are you going to? I'll be in a rural town west of Busan.

[2i2dk1ny2i3]

Seoul area...my Contract looks pretty standard except this:

10 The employer will deduct 200,000 won from each of the employee�s first three months from each of the employee�s first three months pay to make a total of 600,000 won as housing management deposit. This deposit is cover pay to make a total of 600,000 won as housing management deposit. This deposit is cover any unpaid monthly service or utility bills in the event employee fails to any unpaid monthly service or utility bills in the event employee fails to pay for any service or goods which she/he used throughout the contract. The employer will hold full amount of or goods which she/he used throughout the contract. The employer will hold full amount of the deposit until all payable bills are checked to have been paid. The deposit until all payable bills are checked to have been paid. After the employee completes his/her 12 month contract, he/she will be refunded the 600,000 won if all bills are paid refunded the 600,000 won if all bills are paid.



if anyone can lmk if this is standard, kinda high, or just outrageous...much appreciated!

[SgtPepper]

Hmm, that's not in my contract.

I'm leaving on the 18th, going to Busan. Pretty nervous!

[CrikeyKorea]

It isn't standard per se. But, it pops up sometimes, usually if the school has been burnt by a teacher doing a runner and/or the person leaving having not paid all of their bills in full...

[The Floating World]

It's actually standard for public school (they actually usually take 3 lots of 300k) and a lot of hakwans also do it. Nothing out of the ordinary here.

[ricochet]

[2i2dk1ny2i3]

ok great!...i think i am pretty much set then on signing

ricochet, i may take you up on that

[ricochet]

[2i2dk1ny2i3]

uh...not a "virgin" in Korea

i've visited, am Korean, have friends and family, etc.


i haven't been since i was super young so i'm pretty sure it will still be a culture shock

[madoka]