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th3
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 Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2015 9:57 pm Post subject: Rural areas vs. Bigger cities |
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| I am just wondering which areas would be considered "rural" in Korea? Rural defined as lacking a younger population, night life, etc. And which places would be considered more vibrant? |
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ttompatz
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Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2015 10:04 pm Post subject: Re: Rural areas vs. Bigger cities |
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| th3 wrote: |
| I am just wondering which areas would be considered "rural" in Korea? Rural defined as lacking a younger population, night life, etc. And which places would be considered more vibrant? |
The designation can be misleading at best.
I worked in a "rural area" (Opo Eup) but my apartment was in Bundang (Seohyun Station). The area lacked for nothing that a foreigner would want and was 40 minutes away from central Seoul by bus on the expressway (faster than the subway).
I had friends who lived and worked in the east part of Seoul city (end of the purple line) and it would take over 90 minutes for them to get into the central part of the city and there was nothing convenient (other than family mart) in the area.
Remember that you can drive from one end of the country to the other in just over 4 hours.
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th3
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| Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2015 10:31 pm Post subject: Re: Rural areas vs. Bigger cities |
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The designation can be misleading at best.
I worked in a "rural area" (Opo Eup) but my apartment was in Bundang (Seohyun Station). The area lacked for nothing that a foreigner would want and was 40 minutes away from central Seoul by bus on the expressway (faster than the subway).
I had friends who lived and worked in the east part of Seoul city (end of the purple line) and it would take over 90 minutes for them to get into the central part of the city and there was nothing convenient (other than family mart) in the area.
Remember that you can drive from one end of the country to the other in just over 4 hours.
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Thank you. If I am looking to have a decent nightlife, which cities or provinces are recommended? Which cities should be avoided? Obviously, Seoul, Busan, Daejon, Daegu are at the top; but there must be other cities or provinces that offer an entertaining weekend? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2015 1:19 am Post subject: Re: Rural areas vs. Bigger cities |
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| th3 wrote: |
| ttompatz wrote: |
The designation can be misleading at best.
I worked in a "rural area" (Opo Eup) but my apartment was in Bundang (Seohyun Station). The area lacked for nothing that a foreigner would want and was 40 minutes away from central Seoul by bus on the expressway (faster than the subway).
I had friends who lived and worked in the east part of Seoul city (end of the purple line) and it would take over 90 minutes for them to get into the central part of the city and there was nothing convenient (other than family mart) in the area.
Remember that you can drive from one end of the country to the other in just over 4 hours.
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Thank you. If I am looking to have a decent nightlife, which cities or provinces are recommended? Which cities should be avoided? Obviously, Seoul, Busan, Daejon, Daegu are at the top; but there must be other cities or provinces that offer an entertaining weekend? |
You missed the point.
You can be IN SEOUL and be further away from the nightlife than you would be if you lived in some places in Gyeonggi-do.
It's not about rural or urban but about your proximity to decent transportation.
As far as decent nightlife being the criteria for your job search... with all the horror stories about work in Korea over the last 15 years or so you may want to pay more attention to the job and less to the nightlife. Hotels are still cheap and the hottest nightlife in the country is never more than 4 hours away.
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