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SavWhit
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 Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 9:13 pm Post subject: What to bring and not to bring? |
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I'll be moving to Korea within the next month or two, and I've been doing some digging online (especially in this forum) in regards to what to pack, what not to pack, what to buy there, what to definitely bring, etc. I've searched and checked the FAQ, but a lot of the posts I'm seeing are, well... fairly old. Like 2003, 2006...
So my question is this: anyone with some more recent advice? I'm really open to all suggestions.
P.S. There was a mention of Koreans disliking cats that was dated 2005, I think, and I found a blog post on a different site dated 2012 that said this was getting to not be the case anymore. I don't have a cat right now, but I'm hoping to get one there once I'm a bit more settled in. Any advice or thoughts about it?
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mayorgc
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Big cities most likely have all the western goods/amenities you would want/expect.
Don't adopt a cat if you plan on ditching the cat when/if you return home.
At the apartment I used to live in, I became friends with a friendly tabby cat who lived on the streets in the neighborhood. I would buy him food from the local super market and feed him on my way home. My guess is, she may have been a former house cat, who was left homeless later on in life.
What a friendly cat. |
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Died By Bear
Joined: 13 Jul 2010
Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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| mayorgc wrote: |
Big cities most likely have all the western goods/amenities you would want/expect.
Don't adopt a cat if you plan on ditching the cat when/if you return home.
At the apartment I used to live in, I became friends with a friendly tabby cat who lived on the streets in the neighborhood. I would buy him food from the local super market and feed him on my way home. My guess is, she may have been a former house cat, who was left homeless later on in life.
What a friendly cat. |
Where is he now? (Rhetorical) |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 2:42 am Post subject: Re: What to bring and not to bring? |
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| SavWhit wrote: |
I'll be moving to Korea within the next month or two, and I've been doing some digging online (especially in this forum) in regards to what to pack, what not to pack, what to buy there, what to definitely bring, etc. I've searched and checked the FAQ, but a lot of the posts I'm seeing are, well... fairly old. Like 2003, 2006...
So my question is this: anyone with some more recent advice? I'm really open to all suggestions.
P.S. There was a mention of Koreans disliking cats that was dated 2005, I think, and I found a blog post on a different site dated 2012 that said this was getting to not be the case anymore. I don't have a cat right now, but I'm hoping to get one there once I'm a bit more settled in. Any advice or thoughts about it?
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If you are brand fussy about toiletries and personal hygiene products then bring a good supply with you.
If not then a 30-day supply will suffice and you will be able to find most things here (albeit different brands).
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Brooks
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| Deoderant. |
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Stain
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takethree
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| Bedsheets, especially a top-sheet, if you're used to that. Linens are expensive here and top-sheets non-existant. |
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yodanole
Joined: 02 Mar 2003
Location: La Florida
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| Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 10:29 am Post subject: |
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| I'd consider certain spices. I always bring dill, for example. |
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Weigookin74
Joined: 26 Oct 2009
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| A sense of what's real and what's not real. Also current information and not outdated information. Many "word of mouth" things about Korea, you're probably hearing is based on the way it was a few years ago. |
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atwood
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| Your Costco membership card. |
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Smithington
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mayorgc
Joined: 19 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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| mayorgc wrote: |
Big cities most likely have all the western goods/amenities you would want/expect.
Don't adopt a cat if you plan on ditching the cat when/if you return home.
At the apartment I used to live in, I became friends with a friendly tabby cat who lived on the streets in the neighborhood. I would buy him food from the local super market and feed him on my way home. My guess is, she may have been a former house cat, who was left homeless later on in life.
What a friendly cat. |
Where is he now? (Rhetorical) |
I believe she is in good hands (was a girl cat. I called her a him by accident above)
The cat and I formed a nice bond. We met one night while I was walking home. This cat looked relatively neat and clean for a street cat, not hobo like at all.
After time, she trusted me enough that I was able to pet and feed her. I would buy the expensive cat food from homeplus and leave it on a disposable container on the streets for her. She would come, say Hi, eat the food and then leave. Sometimes, fat bully cats would try to steal her food, but I would shoo them away and stand gaurd like a boss while she ate.
I'm pretty sure that after I left Korea, the cat was still being taken care of. One night, near the end of my tenure in Korea, I noticed an older Korean lady, shaking a tin cylinder of food and calling out for "nabi". I then saw my tabby cat come prancing out and greeting this lady. I started talking to her (she spoke good English) and she explained that she owned many cats and ordered lots of cat food online. She would then visit street cats and feed them as well.
This lady explained to me that the cat was a girl, her name was Nabi.
I don't think I got a chance to say good bye to Nabi though. Hope she's doing okay. |
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atwood
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| yodanole wrote: |
| I'd consider certain spices. I always bring dill, for example. |
That's a dilly of a suggestion. |
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FriendlyDaegu
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| Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 11:04 pm Post subject: Re: What to bring and not to bring? |
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| SavWhit wrote: |
P.S. There was a mention of Koreans disliking cats that was dated 2005, I think, and I found a blog post on a different site dated 2012 that said this was getting to not be the case anymore. I don't have a cat right now, but I'm hoping to get one there once I'm a bit more settled in. Any advice or thoughts about it?
Thanks! |
When you buy a cat, take it immediately to the vet. We bought one that had a bad case botflies or something, took it back and went somewhere else. Vet was nice enough to agree to check the second cat free since we paid for the treatment of the first cat.
There may be fewer people who don't like cats, but it's still pretty common. We've had housekeepers, babysitters, and friends over for dinner say they don't like or are afraid of (!) cats. |
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SHGator428
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