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zoeksk
Joined: 21 Jan 2012
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 Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 4:44 am Post subject: Joenju City VS Cheonan |
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| I'm currently looking at these two cities and wondered if anyone had any insight on what life is like in either place? When I move out I will want to learn some Korean so if you know of any classes in the area that would be good, or if you could tell me what sort of night life/activities there are available in these places. Thanks in advance! |
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sonicmatt
Joined: 04 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 11:45 pm Post subject: |
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| id pick cheonan, solely because u are on the seoul subway line. at the last stop but still you are on the subway line. |
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ajuma
Joined: 18 Feb 2003
Location: Anywere but Seoul!!
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| Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 8:38 am Post subject: |
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| sonicmatt wrote: |
| id pick cheonan, solely because u are on the seoul subway line. at the last stop but still you are on the subway line. |
Cheonan is NOT the last stop on the subway line.
That said, Cheonan IS a huge transportation hub. They have the KTX, regular trains, subway and buses to take you anywhere in Korea you want to go.
Jeonju also has train and bus service, but to get to Seoul, you have to change trains.
Since I've only been in Jeonju a couple of times and in Cheonan countless times, I can really only comment on Cheonan:
Fairly big city. Has a good dentist and good hospital services. Has quite a few major supermarket chains (Emart, HomePlus, Galleria), quite a few Western restaurants (BK, McD, VIPS, Outback) and great public transportation. KTX to Seoul is less than 40 minutes.
I seem to remember that there were Korean classes offered at one of the unis there but I don't remember which...sorry about that! |
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zoeksk
Joined: 21 Jan 2012
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| Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:16 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for all your help unfortunately it ended up being moot as the cheonan job decided to renew a contract instead  |
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emmajuno
Joined: 11 Sep 2010
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It's ok. It really depends on your desire to go to Seoul, anyway. If you're not that fussed about it then it doesn't matter.
Jeonju is a really nice city. It's small but there are some clubs in the university area, good bars, a book shop with foreign books, plenty of cafes and shops. They also have a traditional village that is popular with tourists. There are a couple of art galleries, too. It's also not too far (an hour or so, maybe?) from Gwangju which is a really cool place. Jeollado is really good for natural beauty spots, too if that's your thing. If it's not, then it should be. My biggest regret about my time in Jeollado is that I spent too much time running up to Seoul and not enough time exploring the beautiful places that exist there. |
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