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[dbpom208]

Hey I'd love to hear what people know about living and working in Suwon. How easy is it to make new friends?

[tardisrider]

Your ability to make new friends has nothing to do with Suwon.

I've never lived in Suwon but I enjoy visiting to walk along the old Hwaseong Fortress city wall. The city itself seems pretty typical for a Korean city--your impressions and work experience will likely have more to do with your particular neighborhood (new and modern or old and run down?) than with Suwon as a whole .

The trip to/from Seoul is very easy, and since Suwon lies on the main rail track it's also easy to get to/from other parts of the country.

[asdfghjkl]

Suwon is famous for its trash piles and prostitutes. A woman walking to Anyang once turned into a pillar of salt when she looked back at its magnificent glare. There is a big house shaped like a toilet, but you may not poop in the center of it.

[dairyairy]

It's a big city, right? I know it has a large subway station on the #1 line. It is south of Seoul but close enough by subway or bus that you can easily spend your weekends in Itaewon, with others, in a drunken stupor.

[Otherside]

[Times30]

[Modernist]

[nora]

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[HANGRY]

Suwon isn't that bad

[asdfghjkl]

I disagree with the above Suwon lover. Suwon is crappy compared to other cities in Korea or at least the ones around it. Seongnam and Anyang are in the same area and leagues nicer. I would take Ansan or Pyeongtaek over it too. They seem less dirty while having more amenities that foreigners like.

[chrisinkorea2011]

Pyeongtaek is just as dirty, considering that pyeongtaek also consists of the area where Songtan and Osan airforce base are located at. that being said Suwon isnt THAT dirty but it does indeed have its share of rat hole alleys and trash pile ups like everywhere else. The main strip where all the restaurants are and that has the clubs towards the far end is disgusting every night, luckily there are always people cleaning a little at a time.

As far as making friends, there are some nice people here and some good foreigner friendly bars like sam ryans and The big chill. Of course there are plenty of douchebags as well. But that is every city in the world isnt it?

[wishfullthinkng]

[3DR]

Lived in Suwon from 09-10 and I liked it very much. Had a subway line that I could get to in 15 minutes, and I also had 3 express buses that would take me to Gangnam, Jamsil, or Sadang.

I lived near Manseok Park which was a nice area and seemed pretty clean. Near the station is a bit dirtier but truthfully you'll find that almost anywhere in most cities.

I felt it was big enough to make me feel like I was part of civilization, but also small enough that it wasn't so crowded all the time.

[Landros]

I really don't get Suwon. It is kind of like daejeon divided into new and old except for all the science is gone. Once the bundang line connects to it though it will be cool.