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Nicco61
Joined: 06 May 2007
Location: North Carolina, USA
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 Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 12:05 pm Post subject: What I like about Korea |
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This should be a short thread.
My Wife
Galbi
Jim Jil Bangs
Ha Ji Won
Jeon Ji Hyun
Norae Bangs
Norae Banks
Norae Bars
Getting my utilities hooked in an hour
Getting my handphone repaired for free (this pretty much cannot be done in the US)
Korean Night Clubs
"Booking" at Korean night clubs
Bacchus D
Soju
O Ship Se Ju
Baek Se Ju
Makkoli from the Ajuma who makes it and I have to bring my own bottle.
Soju Tents
Duk Boki
Pang Sok Chips
Da Bangs
DVD Bangs
Korean Women
Their "Lingual" talent. 
My In-laws
The fact my In-Laws try to feed me too much.
Hot Floors
Nang Myon
Sam Bab
Monsoon Season
Korean Maxim magazine
Women that want to be women
Gangwan do
Deagu
Hwang se oo cooked on salt
Chestnuts
Nakchi
Good Fruit
great public transportation
Sam gyeop sal
Being able to buy alcohol at 7-11......with cups
Tous le jours...Mocha bang
School kids in uniforms
Being able to admire a child without the mother thinking you're going to kidnap it.
The smell of the Chinese medicine shops
Walking to work
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Richard Krainium
Joined: 12 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 12:18 pm Post subject: |
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Vancouver
Joined: 12 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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| by the time i come back from my work out, i have a feeling I'm gonna see a "What I dislike about Korea" thread. |
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Scotticus
Joined: 18 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Being able to admire a child without the mother thinking you're going to kidnap it. |
It sounds silly, but I really appreciate this part of Korean society. I love how the blinding paranoia rampant in the West hasn't taken hold here. Which, I think, is amazing, considering they actually DO live under constant threat from a VERY close neighbor. I like that you can smile at a baby or play with a puppy and people don't give you a dirty look like you're there to commit a crime. |
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Nicco61
Joined: 06 May 2007
Location: North Carolina, USA
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| Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Vancouver wrote: |
| by the time i come back from my work out, i have a feeling I'm gonna see a "What I dislike about Korea" thread. |
I thought that was what 90% of the other threads were about  |
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xenok
Joined: 03 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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i like the fact that practically everything can get delivered here. like buying more than 20K worth of groceries means they deliver it to my doorstep.
i also like the fact that if i purchase anything on the internet (i'm a big online buyer), it gets to my door by the next day at the latest (except for foreign books).
yup, i'm a lazy bum. |
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Masta_Don
Joined: 17 Aug 2006
Location: Hyehwa-dong, Seoul
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| Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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How about what would be considered an alcoholic in the West is a 'strong' drinker here?
Cheap, luxurious motels that you can rent for a few hours time... |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 7:22 pm Post subject: Re: What I like about Korea |
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| Nicco61 wrote: |
| Tous le jours...Mocha bang |
man Korea is great but I would not put anything bakery-related on a short list of why. Having been in the US the past month or so, I'm getting so spoiled again. When I want a sandwich, I just roll on over to the nearest grocery store and can choose from Kaizer rolls, French rolls, French bread that isn't rock hard, pumpernickel, rye, all kinds of wheat and white, hoagie, ciabatta, sourdough, fresh hamburger buns without sesame seeds.. I can choose from all kinds of pastries, none of which have brown bean paste secretly lurking, none of which boast cheapazz hot dog slices with ketchup and corn..
Surely, Nicco61, seeing that you're in North Carolinny, you could stroll to the local Harry Teeters and find something better than a Tous Le Jours 'mocha' mutation.
Q. loves bread more than U. |
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billyJO
Joined: 13 May 2007
Location: Qatar
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| Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 7:33 pm Post subject: koreans |
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i love the closeness within the family
everyone gets to know what is going on hmmmm
when they commit to someone its do or die..ha ha |
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Vancouver
Joined: 12 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Nicco61 wrote: |
| Vancouver wrote: |
| by the time i come back from my work out, i have a feeling I'm gonna see a "What I dislike about Korea" thread. |
I thought that was what 90% of the other threads were about |
well, not just a regular "korea sucks" thread, but a response thread to this thread |
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Nicco61
Joined: 06 May 2007
Location: North Carolina, USA
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| Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 8:24 am Post subject: Re: What I like about Korea |
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| Qinella wrote: |
| Nicco61 wrote: |
| Tous le jours...Mocha bang |
man Korea is great but I would not put anything bakery-related on a short list of why. Having been in the US the past month or so, I'm getting so spoiled again. When I want a sandwich, I just roll on over to the nearest grocery store and can choose from Kaizer rolls, French rolls, French bread that isn't rock hard, pumpernickel, rye, all kinds of wheat and white, hoagie, ciabatta, sourdough, fresh hamburger buns without sesame seeds.. I can choose from all kinds of pastries, none of which have brown bean paste secretly lurking, none of which boast cheapazz hot dog slices with ketchup and corn..
Surely, Nicco61, seeing that you're in North Carolinny, you could stroll to the local Harry Teeters and find something better than a Tous Le Jours 'mocha' mutation.
Q. loves bread more than U. |
North Carolina is just where I am now....
I'm orignally a New York Italian (Pronounced eye-talian here) as well as a former culinary professional and most of the bread in the south sucks! Give me something I can chew and doesn't have the texture of a sponge. I also liked the fact that the bakeries in Korea don't use that Crisco and powdered sugar iceing crap. Decent buttercreams that werent' too sweet on top of clasically made genoise cake. eeemmmmmm!
But that green tea cake....arghhhhh! tastes like sugar and fresh mown grass.
When I was a kid and would go spend the weekend with my grandparents in Brooklyn I would usually get up early and go to the bakery to pick up fresh bread. The bakery wasn't open mind you so you would go through the alley to the basement door (the kind that opens like a trapdoor in the sidewalk) and get the bread right from the ovens. The guys there had been cooking from I believe 0300 sliding loaves in and out of the brick ovens with long wooden peels continually having to rotate the bread in and out of the hot spots.
I'm startin' to get misty. |
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desperation
Joined: 17 Apr 2007
Location: Those who know, won't say and those who say, don't know. Welcome to Dave's !
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| Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 8:42 am Post subject: Re: What I like about Korea |
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| Nicco61 wrote: |
| Qinella wrote: |
| Nicco61 wrote: |
| Tous le jours...Mocha bang |
man Korea is great but I would not put anything bakery-related on a short list of why. Having been in the US the past month or so, I'm getting so spoiled again. When I want a sandwich, I just roll on over to the nearest grocery store and can choose from Kaizer rolls, French rolls, French bread that isn't rock hard, pumpernickel, rye, all kinds of wheat and white, hoagie, ciabatta, sourdough, fresh hamburger buns without sesame seeds.. I can choose from all kinds of pastries, none of which have brown bean paste secretly lurking, none of which boast cheapazz hot dog slices with ketchup and corn..
Surely, Nicco61, seeing that you're in North Carolinny, you could stroll to the local Harry Teeters and find something better than a Tous Le Jours 'mocha' mutation.
Q. loves bread more than U. |
North Carolina is just where I am now....
I'm orignally a New York Italian (Pronounced eye-talian here) as well as a former culinary professional and most of the bread in the south sucks! Give me something I can chew and doesn't have the texture of a sponge. I also liked the fact that the bakeries in Korea don't use that Crisco and powdered sugar iceing crap. Decent buttercreams that werent' too sweet on top of clasically made genoise cake. eeemmmmmm!
But that green tea cake....arghhhhh! tastes like sugar and fresh mown grass.
When I was a kid and would go spend the weekend with my grandparents in Brooklyn I would usually get up early and go to the bakery to pick up fresh bread. The bakery wasn't open mind you so you would go through the alley to the basement door (the kind that opens like a trapdoor in the sidewalk) and get the bread right from the ovens. The guys there had been cooking from I believe 0300 sliding loaves in and out of the brick ovens with long wooden peels continually having to rotate the bread in and out of the hot spots.
I'm startin' to get misty. |
Oh you got that from "Moonstruck" ! Lyuh ! |
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MissSeoul
Joined: 25 Oct 2006
Location: Somewhere in America
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| Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 9:50 am Post subject: Re: What I like about Korea |
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great public transportation
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I am a korean in America and I really miss public transportation in korea, it's nice to drive your own car, but sometimes I like to ride subway.
The city where I live don't have subway and I am not sure they even operate public bus in this city.
Right now a gallon of gas is $3.00 here and take 45 minutes go to work, it cost about $400 a month for just for gas, but is's not just for money saving, I am even nostalgic for subway in korea, cheap, clean, work like clockwise and can go almost eveywhere by subway.
Ye, I miss public transportation in korea. |
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polonius
Joined: 05 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 10:08 am Post subject: |
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I love that my wife can walk down the streets at pretty much any hour, and feel safe. I love that I met my wife here in Korea, yet we are both Canadian, and would never have met had we not come here. I love that my mother, when she comes to visit, doesn't need to worry about how she will be treated as a foreigner, because she will be treated like gold.
I love the loyalty that Koreans give to people. If you are lucky enough to make it into a circle, be it friendship or work, you will be part of that family for life. (unless of course you seriously mess up)
I love my job and being able to give the power of communication. There are many other things about my job, such as structure, staff and students, that I absolutely love, but I won't get into. I was lucky enough to find a hakwon job where they treat their teachers right. I have been there for 5 years, and will be there for a few more. Plus, I will have a guaranteed job back in Canada working for the company, so my time working with them isn't lost. I have found my career.
I love being able to travel easily from here to the rest of Asia with relative ease. (Although that will change once my wife gives birth to our child)
I love the respect. If you respect others, they will respect you. I know this is true back home, but I have never received as much unconditional care from complete strangers, simply because I walk around with an air of care for others that surround me.
Anyhoo, those are the things I love about Korea.
Oops, I just realized the question was about what I liked and not what I loved. |
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merkurix
Joined: 21 Dec 2006
Location: Not far from the deep end.
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| Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 10:17 am Post subject: |
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I from the L.A. area, so I am just going compare local prices and customs:
Seoul Subway round trip tickets for 3 zones: 4,000 won
Los Angeles Metrolink round trip tickets for 3 zones: $16.50
Local watering hole closing time in L.A.: 2 AM
Local watering hole closing time in Korea: till everyone goes away.
Say hello to a random stranger in Korea at 3 AM and you might hear:
Ne, annyongseyo, or even a shy, yet cheerful "hello!"
Say hello to a random stranger in L.A. at 3 AM and you might hear:
I know you didn't just *beep*-ing say hello to me now, b**ch!! Wrong *beep*-ing move!!
Nah, that last one might be a bit of a stretch, but there are so many things I like about Korea; 'tis why I've stayed here 4 years and counting. |
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