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fiveeagles
Joined: 19 May 2005
Location: Vancouver
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 Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 2:26 am Post subject: Bundang, the manhatten of Seoul |
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| Any truth to this rumor? What can you do in Bundang? |
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fidel
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
Location: North Shore NZ
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| Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 2:35 am Post subject: |
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hahahahhahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahaaahhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaahahahahahahahahahahah.....
HA!
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djsmnc
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe
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| Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 3:02 am Post subject: |
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| absolutely no comment |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 4:59 am Post subject: |
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Usually they claim Yeouido is the Manhattan of Korea. But not for the night life... mostly for just the concentration of media and movers and shakers on an island. Bundang is a nice suburb/edge city. Manhattan is generally a place for single people and great night life. Bundang is basically young, married, urban professionals and their elderly mother. Not much in terms of night life and single people might not find other single people in quantity. Although I heard it was the go-to place for Russian working ladies, Seoul salarymen all pack off there to sleep with blond women...
A nice enough place to live/work, I'm sure. |
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Bo Peabody
Joined: 25 Aug 2005
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| Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 7:17 am Post subject: |
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"The only person who can call himself Hitler is Hitler!" - Jon Stewart
The only place on earth that can call itself Manhattan is Manhattan.
Bundang... pfffffff!  |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 8:29 am Post subject: |
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I've never seen anywhere even remotely similar to Manhattan anywhere on earth.. and definetely not Bundang.
Bundang is more a suburb or satellite city.. or something way out on the fringes. Its like what Fairfax County is to Washington DC. Dull and boring and a way for city people to think they are kind of in a city and kind of think they aren't (in other words, the worst of two worlds). |
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fidel
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
Location: North Shore NZ
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| Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 1:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Bundang is the Manhatten of Seoul, in the same way Cheju Island is the Hawaii of Korea, in that neither of these two places have any resemblance whatsoever to the real thing. |
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 1:44 pm Post subject: Re: Bundang, the manhatten of Seoul |
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| fiveeagles wrote: |
| Any truth to this rumor? |
Somebody's been treating you like a mushroom. |
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billybrobby
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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| fidel wrote: |
| hahahahhahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahaaahhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahah..... |
exactly. |
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Intrepid
Joined: 13 May 2004
Location: Yongin
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| Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 4:34 pm Post subject: Tower Palace, Chungdam-dong |
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I was eating at the Tower Palace Kraze Burger the other day and overheard some guy who was looking out at the eponymous towers and remarking to his stylish, plastic-surgery enhanced girlfriend that this was really the Manhattan of Seoul. Maybe the Park Avenue, in terms of money, but Manhattan? Because of the tall buildings?
Ever notice that people who study in New York make sure to say Manhattan and not NYC?
I've also heard that Chungdam-dong is the Beverly Hills of Korea. |
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fiveeagles
Joined: 19 May 2005
Location: Vancouver
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| Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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I walked around last night and I see what you are saying. It is more like downtown Knoxville.
Funny, I was in jeju as well and yes, definitely not Hawaii.
No expectation and no disappointment. I guess I should hang onto this while I am here. I am realizing how amazing Vancouver is.
Cheers |
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chiaa
Joined: 23 Aug 2003
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| Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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No that's funny.
Manhattan is where it is all at. Bundang there is not a damn thing to do.
Bundang is the Long Island of Korea. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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| fidel wrote: |
| Bundang is the Manhatten of Seoul, in the same way Cheju Island is the Hawaii of Korea, in that neither of these two places have any resemblance whatsoever to the real thing. |
Christ. Try at least to spell Manhattan correctly if you're going to try and seem knowledgeable about the real thing. *pat* *pat* |
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fidel
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
Location: North Shore NZ
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| Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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| mindmetoo wrote: |
| fidel wrote: |
| Bundang is the Manhatten of Seoul, in the same way Cheju Island is the Hawaii of Korea, in that neither of these two places have any resemblance whatsoever to the real thing. |
Christ. Try at least to spell Manhattan correctly if you're going to try and seem knowledgeable about the real thing. *pat* *pat* |
Oh no, my enemy (mindmetoo's description of himself, not mine) is back with some scathing criticism of my spelling. Hahaha. I've been trying to work out just which freak you are in the freaky wagookin thread but you seem to fit so many descriptions, no doubt one of the pervy freaks that seem to lurk in ESL land.
Ah well, at least your post gave me a chuckle.
Thanks. |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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Where's Derrick when you need him?
At any rate, I have it on good authority that teachers can expect very small apartments given housing costs. |
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