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I miss Korea it’s been too long. Is the gang still in Seoul? Or most folks moved on?
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nelson posted:How much does it realistically cost to live in or near Seoul? From what everyone is telling me I would need over a million US dollars to buy a two bedroom apartment anywhere near Seoul but there’s no way Korea has that many millionaires so I think I’m missing some important information. Why in God's name would you choose Seoul? Choose a suburb of a smaller city, or a spot in the countryside. Depending how the next 10 years plays out there might be some serious incentives to move to the countryside.
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May 23, 2019 23:53
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Busa is way better of a place to retire to. At least you'd have a beach in the summer and slightly better air quality than in Seoul.
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May 24, 2019 00:46
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I mean maybe Seoul will get cheaper after the North levels it within the first 30 minutes of literally any conflict. Whole lot more of it might be waterfront, too. Or some kind of domed subterranian Neo Tokyo deal, that would be cool.
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May 24, 2019 01:21
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PHIZ KALIFA posted:Why in God's name would you choose Seoul? Choose a suburb of a smaller city, or a spot in the countryside. Depending how the next 10 years plays out there might be some serious incentives to move to the countryside. Mainly to be near my sisters-in-law’s family. I like Hwaseong, but that’s still basically a suburb of Seoul. As far as countryside, Miryang is a good option as my wife’s mother lives there.
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May 24, 2019 02:13
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Man I’d choose Miryang out of those. But then I’m just in love with the southeast of this country. More cool temples, better mountains, better air. Cheaper is a nice bonus. Miryang isn’t all that small and the nightlife stuff you’d miss isn’t so relevant in retirement. Close to Busan so you’ve got beach options.caberham posted:I miss Korea it’s been too long. There are still like six of us around Seoul who have been in Korea since 2012 or earlier. One more dude down south. Several more recent members. We don’t really meet up irl nearly as often as we used to though.
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May 24, 2019 08:35
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There's 2 ppl from Goon Kakao in the south. 1 who quit the chat and myself. Rest are basically all in or near Seoul.
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May 24, 2019 10:59
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Bugblatter posted:Man I’d choose Miryang out of those. But then I’m just in love with the southeast of this country. More cool temples, better mountains, better air. Cheaper is a nice bonus. Miryang isn’t all that small and the nightlife stuff you’d miss isn’t so relevant in retirement. Close to Busan so you’ve got beach options. I think the distribution of national parks, at least the seaside ones, are denser in the south/southeast as well. Y'all should move to Sachon, in Gyeongsangbukdo. It's a neat place, everyone is very friendly.
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May 24, 2019 14:07
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I kinda regret leaving Incheon, but I don't miss my hagwon. I want to go back and see what's changed.
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May 24, 2019 20:59
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PHIZ KALIFA posted:I think the distribution of national parks, at least the seaside ones, are denser in the south/southeast as well. Y'all should move to Sachon, in Gyeongsangbukdo. It's a neat place, everyone is very friendly. Yeah and you have all the historical stuff around Andong and Gyeongju as well. Gyeongsang rules... except for their politics. I miss the south. Wish it wasn’t so hard to apply to specific public schools down there.
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May 25, 2019 01:57
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Mekchu posted:There's 2 ppl from Goon Kakao in the south. 1 who quit the chat and myself. Rest are basically all in or near Seoul.
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May 25, 2019 15:09
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Oh right, sry I forgot Jeju.
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May 26, 2019 05:00
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I’m ‘stuck’ in Seoul (home/work)
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May 30, 2019 01:08
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I always think I'm south, but then you jerks in the pretty parts of Korea pipe up. I guess I'm Middle Korea? Just far enough from Seoul to be a day trip but not quite the country?
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May 30, 2019 01:39
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nullscan posted:I always think I'm south, but then you jerks in the pretty parts of Korea pipe up. I guess I'm Middle Korea? Just far enough from Seoul to be a day trip but not quite the country? You’re still in Gyeonggido right? That’s still north. Jeollanamdo and Gyeongsangnamdo are mostly what we mean when we say south, especially if we mean the pretty part of the south.
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May 30, 2019 02:20
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If you are near a subway line you are in Seoul!
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May 30, 2019 03:18
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E_P posted:If you are near a subway line you are in Seoul! Even Chungcheongnam-do is Seoul!! And now Busan is also Seoul???? And Daegu??? I had no idea subway lines were so powerful 
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May 30, 2019 03:38
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E_P posted:If you are near a subway line you are in Seoul! 
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May 30, 2019 06:36
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They also have subways in NEW YORK so that is also SEOUL
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May 30, 2019 06:41
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Turns out that actually every major city with a subway is actually Seoul.
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May 30, 2019 06:56
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The Seoul of public transportation
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May 30, 2019 12:06
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I used to call it 漢城
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May 30, 2019 12:07
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I just meant all those outstretched arms of the different lines of the Seoul subway station that reach into Ansan, Suwon, Incheon, Osan, etc are a part of the greater Seoul metro area.
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May 31, 2019 09:35
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Bugblatter posted:Yeah and you have all the historical stuff around Andong and Gyeongju as well. Gyeongsang rules... except for their politics. I 100% suggest everyone check out the Andong Mask Dance festival in September/October, it's got dance groups from all over the world and it's super culturally diverse. They have the rows and rows of tents and vendors you get at every festival but eh w/e there's a lot of cool stuff too. edit- also everyone please visit Sachon Village, it's 20 minutes from Uiseong but it has really pretty hikes and the peaches are the size of goddamn melons it's ridiculous. absurd. also there's a museum about how the area resisted the Japanese occupation. PHIZ KALIFA fucked around with this message at 18:23 on Jun 24, 2019 |
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Jun 24, 2019 18:21
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PHIZ KALIFA posted:there's a museum about how the area resisted the Japanese occupation. say no more fam
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Jul 22, 2019 14:18
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I like food, alcoholism, good museums, and walking around cities. seoul is like 350 bucks from LA right now. Is it a cool city for maybe someone by themselves to spend ~4 days or so?
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Jul 29, 2019 15:50
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FizFashizzle posted:I like food, alcoholism, good museums, and walking around cities. Yes.
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Jul 29, 2019 16:53
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There's not a lot in the way of good museums, though the military/national museums will eat a good hunk of a day so they'd be good for a short trip. For food and alcoholism Seoul is a great choice. Walking... this time of year depends how much you like sweating balls, but Seoul is an entirely walkable city.
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Jul 29, 2019 18:16
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Grand Fromage posted:There's not a lot in the way of good museums, though the military/national museums will eat a good hunk of a day so they'd be good for a short trip. For food and alcoholism Seoul is a great choice. Walking... this time of year depends how much you like sweating balls, but Seoul is an entirely walkable city. Cool. i'm from the SE United States so sweating balls is a way of life.
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Jul 29, 2019 18:40
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Depending on where you stay exactly, there will probably be mountains near you which are transit accessible. Walk up them and enjoy the best views of the city, bar none (try to go on a clear day).
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Jul 30, 2019 06:00
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What's this clear day you speak of? (The air has been clearer lately than it was all spring, so there's that, but it's been raining and cloudy too.)
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Jul 30, 2019 06:32
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This is a clear day.
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Jul 30, 2019 09:03
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We're going to be doing a school trip to Seoul from 21-25 Feb, although I'm leaving a few days early for the combined reason of acclimatizing/seeing more stuff/a buffer to protect against lovely airlines. Although most of the meals and daytime is going to be part of the program, is there anything I shouldn't leave Seoul without seeing or trying? And most of the advice I'm getting so far is "it's going to be cold as balls". Anything else I should know?
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Aug 4, 2019 23:57
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Go to Hongdae and/or Itaewon at night, get trashed, try to get laid?
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I think most of the sight seeing stuff that could be recommended for a short visit is in the OP. Hike a mountain (if weather is good enough), visit a palace, party in one of the nightlife districts. Most of the stuff I feel really strongly as being must-see are elsewhere in the country.
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Aug 9, 2019 06:14
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There's some cool palaces and the gondola up Mt. Seorak is great.
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PHIZ KALIFA posted:There's some cool palaces and the gondola up Mt. Seorak is great. That’s not in Seoul at all though.
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Bugblatter posted:I think most of the sight seeing stuff that could be recommended for a short visit is in the OP. Hike a mountain (if weather is good enough), visit a palace, party in one of the nightlife districts. Could you name a few? My wife and are going to Seoul for a wedding and will have time for maybe a 3 or 4 day trip elsewhere in the country. This will be in mid november, so the leaves will have probably already changed, but still maybe decent enough weather for hiking, which we would like to do some of. A guy who did ESL in Korea also strongly insisted to go to a spa, which...I guess I'm down for? I think it would be fun to take a train to the other side of the country...but I'm not sure where. some quick googling shows that the Kensington Hotel Seorak could be cool. Inside the park, minutes from trails and temples? vvvvv thanks! meanolmrcloud fucked around with this message at 02:51 on Sep 12, 2019 |
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Sep 12, 2019 02:06
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Seoraksan for nature, Gyeongju for something old, Busan for seaside. Not sure how long the bus ride is to Seoraksan but Gyeongju is about a two hour train ride and Busan another 30 mins or so past that. Mid November should be one of the rare short periods of pleasant weather in Korea.
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Jeonju for food, and I'll even give your recs once I sort out which places are still there
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