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IcyMonkey
Joined: 12 Sep 2006
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 Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 10:28 pm Post subject: Guri or Suwon? |
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| I'm in the process of getting a teaching job in Korea (CDI). Originally I was offered a job in Yeongtong (Suwon). However, as I had expressed the desire to be as close to Seoul as possible, I was recently offered the opportunity to switch to Guri. I know little about either of these towns, and couldn't find much out via google, wikipedia, etc. So, what are these two cities like? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 10:41 pm Post subject: Re: Guri or Suwon? |
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| IcyMonkey wrote: |
| I'm in the process of getting a teaching job in Korea (CDI). Originally I was offered a job in Yeongtong (Suwon). However, as I had expressed the desire to be as close to Seoul as possible, I was recently offered the opportunity to switch to Guri. I know little about either of these towns, and couldn't find much out via google, wikipedia, etc. So, what are these two cities like? |
Direct busses (express way city busses) from Yeongtong to locations in Seoul take around 40 minutes. Most of the people in Seoul take longer than that to commute anywhere...
You can get from Yeongtong to Jamsil (lotte world) in 40 minutes.
Yeongtong to Gangnam in 40 minutes, Sadang in 45, Itaewon in 60.
It would still take you just about 50 minutes and 2 transfers (3 subway) lines to get from Guri station to Itaewon.
The only benefit you get by being in Seoul is bad air and cheaper taxi home if you end your party after midnight or before 5am when the busses start up again (but the bars are open that late anyway).
Just my 2 cents worth. |
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Dan The Chainsawman
Joined: 05 May 2005
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| Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 10:50 pm Post subject: |
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| What he said. |
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Guri Guy
Joined: 07 Sep 2003
Location: Bamboo Island
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| Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 12:28 am Post subject: |
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The Chewbacca Defense
Joined: 29 May 2004
Location: The ROK and a hard place
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| Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 1:17 am Post subject: ... |
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| I use to live in Guri (worked for the most WONDERful hogwan in all the LAND there). Yes that was sarcasm. Now I work in Suwon. I like Suwon better. |
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Juregen
Joined: 30 May 2006
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| Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 6:09 am Post subject: |
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I live 10 mins away by metro from Guri.
Lets say you have more chance meeting a foreinger in Sowun then Guri, it seems like a farmers collective. |
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r.
Joined: 06 May 2006
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| Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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| you realize they hand out jobs like candy at holloween here and you can live and work wherever you want? It sounds like you are only going through 1 recruiter. This is dumb. |
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InXTransition
Joined: 28 Aug 2006
Location: Ilsan, Korea
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| Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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| r. wrote: |
| you realize they hand out jobs like candy at holloween here and you can live and work wherever you want? It sounds like you are only going through 1 recruiter. |
I dunno if he/she's (above) right, but I say check out Jeju or Ilsan if you can... my mother's a native Korean & she said these were the best 2 places.
If you've only got Suwon & Guri to choose from, Suwon. : ) |
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DCJames
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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Suwon, especially the Yongtong area is alot better to live the Guri...
You'll have plenty of nice restaurants and shopping nearby and it's not that far from Seoul by bus...
Guri is a dump... |
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metasises
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 11:09 pm Post subject: |
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| DO NOT GO TO GURI!!! TRUST ME I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT. I KNOW THE SCHOOL AND THE AREA. |
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Smee
Joined: 24 Dec 2004
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 11:45 pm Post subject: |
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Stop shouting. This isn't LA.
Anyway, both places are good, and have advantages and disadvantages.
But why CDI?!? |
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metasises
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 12:43 am Post subject: |
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| No joke, Guri is not a fun place to be, especially at that CDI franchise. There are many better CDI schools to work for, that one is a comlete nightmare, avoid it if you can. Last warning. |
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Speakerz
Joined: 17 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 3:28 am Post subject: |
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| metasises wrote: |
| No joke, Guri is not a fun place to be, especially at that CDI franchise. There are many better CDI schools to work for, that one is a comlete nightmare, avoid it if you can. Last warning. |
This guy is right on. There is a reason they need teachers there especially. If you go to Guri you WILL regret it.
Go to Suwon or keep shopping. |
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InXTransition
Joined: 28 Aug 2006
Location: Ilsan, Korea
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| Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Smee wrote: |
| Stop shouting. This isn't LA. |
Pft. |
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