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Meggiebea
Joined: 20 Oct 2006
Location: Uijeongbu, South Korea
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 Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:56 am Post subject: Apartment upgrade??? |
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| My contract includes a studio apartment and a single bed. However I asked the school if I could get a double sized bed instead. They said I could have a two bedroom apartment with a double sized bed for an additional 100 000 won per month. Is this fee standard? is it a good deal? |
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princess
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: soul of Asia
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| Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 4:04 am Post subject: |
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| I've never heard of this, but I'd pay 100,000 for an extra room/bigger place. I have too much stuff! |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 4:18 am Post subject: |
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| I'd only pay extra if it was in Seoul! Anyway, how do you not know that this was the original apt hey were gonna put you up in and are now, in a clever but kind (Korean) manner, trying to screw you for? |
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wowser
Joined: 14 Apr 2004
Location: Kyonggi do
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| Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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| I pay an extra 50,000 a month. Actually I suggested this idea. I looked at what the school could buy in my area/ what I could rent if I took the school allowance and I wasn't impressed. So, now I pay an extra bit a month and I have a really good apartment... |
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aarontendo
Joined: 08 Feb 2006
Location: Daegu-ish
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| Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:32 pm Post subject: |
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| That sounds like a great deal meggiebea, check out the 2 bedroom pad see if ya like it. I'm already green with envy here ^^ |
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kprrok
Joined: 06 Apr 2004
Location: KC
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| Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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I think you should see the one-room to see if it would fit your needs. If not, check out the bigger place. If it's good, an extra 100.000 might be good. But offer 50.000 if you think 100.000 is too high. If they don't like it, darn. No harm in trying.
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Gaber
Joined: 23 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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| I'd say take it. After 8 months of living in a 6 or 7 pyong dive the idea of an extra room sounds like heaven. Not saying your place will be that small, but it could be. And over a month you'll barely even feel 100,000, unless your getting delivered food every night. |
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Meggiebea
Joined: 20 Oct 2006
Location: Uijeongbu, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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| I keep thinking that 100 000 a month is the same as $1500 CAD for the year. I wish I had the opportunity to see the apartments first and choose, but I am still in Canada. Do you think I will be screaming for extra space in a few months or regret throwing away $1500 on an extra room that I do not use? |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
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| Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Meggiebea wrote: |
| I wish I had the opportunity to see the apartments first and choose, but I am still in Canada. |
Meggie, does your prospective employer have these two apartments (the studio and the 2-bedroom) actually lined, at least in their mind, at this moment? Or, are they talking hypothetically about two as-yet-undetermined places where they might possibly put you once you get to Korea?
If they indeed know the precise apartments where they'll put you, ask them how many "pyong" (the area measurement Koreans use) the two units are, and then report back here. Doesn't matter that you're not familiar with what a "pyong" looks like, the rest of us are. Yes, they may fib, and yes, stated pyong is often exaggerated beyond recognition. Still and all, it would give us some idea.
I don't know what 1,500 Canadian dollars means to you, but it doesn't sound to me like too much to pay for a whole extra room. As someone who's lived in every sort of situation in Korea from doghouses to starter-castles, I can assure you the real difference between having one room and having two rooms (in terms of quality of life, convenience, peace of mind, etc.) cannot be properly computed with a tape measure. |
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Meggiebea
Joined: 20 Oct 2006
Location: Uijeongbu, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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| They only own the larger apartment, so it is hard to compare. They will not budge on the price at all. I have asked for the measurements. Hmmmm it is so tempting. Does a two bedroom apartment usually come with two beds? Or is one of the bedrooms empty? |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
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| Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Meggiebea wrote: |
| They only own the larger apartment, so it is hard to compare. They will not budge on the price at all. I have asked for the measurements. Hmmmm it is so tempting. Does a two bedroom apartment usually come with two beds? Or is one of the bedrooms empty? |
I've no idea. Did they tell you the size of the larger apartment that they own? That's less important than knowing the size of the envisioned studio apartment, but still.
Heck, it's mostly likely an officetel, there's not much to ponder here. Take the larger place and pay the 100,000 won. Or prepare to regret that you didn't. |
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Meggiebea
Joined: 20 Oct 2006
Location: Uijeongbu, South Korea
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| Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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I asked about the size of the apartment, no response yet since it's still the weekend.
Another thought I had is that they own this apartment, and only teachers stay there. Therefore, I am guessing that the apartment will be stocked with extra stuff that previous teachers bought and left behind. Is this true or does the school clean that stuff out? |
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