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JohnGalt posted:I am going to Korea in June to visit with family for two weeks. How much spending money should I have with me? I haven't been there since I was really young and don't want to be a burden. Do you have any family you can ask? Like with anywhere you're going to have to go by family rules. And like with anywhere you're going to have people saying "all of our people are this way or do this" as long as you're polite you'll be fine. Probably best to be a bit reserved in what you say at first and be excessively complimentary. Watch what people do, but hopefully if you're family they can excuse some minor cultural slip ups that everyone makes.
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FINGERBLASTER69 posted:If he's willing to take lower, than he should lower the asking price. That is ridiculously expensive, especially considering he can't bring it with him. I need to find out when you are selling things. Get me some 'reasonably priced' items for pennies.
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May 14, 2015 03:27
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If you really want to save some change you can exchange the bulk of your money at money changers in Myeongdong. The exchange rate is generally near the base rate. But depends on how much your time and effort is worth.
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Jul 2, 2015 09:31
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Oh man. Nothing beats the rate I got in Cleveland that would have had me buying 708 won for every dollar when the base exchange rate was 1080 to $1. Plus a $15 fee. ATMs would be fine.
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Jul 2, 2015 17:52
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One could say they still enjoy their public jobs because they still have them. Doesn't really help someone coming in fresh. These people who already got theirs are happy, I'm sure you with nothing will be happy too.
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Jul 10, 2015 00:51
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Whizbang posted:Learning Korean is easy, but the only people you can talk to with it are Koreans and they're awful. You can totally talk to Russians and Chinese too.
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Jul 10, 2015 03:43
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caberham posted:I know a goon who works in Shanghai for Microsoft. They are always hiring for tech writers but unfortunately, dealing with visas is difficult And it's about an hour shuttle outside the city and if you are an air baby like me you'll suffocate. I still think about applying, but if I die in Korea, I'll never survive Shanghai.
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Jul 15, 2015 16:04
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Just because they say a M Ed doesn't mean that's all they will take. That's what they'd like but if they have a choice of a doctorate in English vs someone with an online masters of ed who interviews poorly they'll make the decision that's best for them. Don't make that decision for them.
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Jul 16, 2015 16:55
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Love Stole the Day posted:I always see people say this but I have never once seen or heard of this actually happening irl. Isn't that the story of all those last minute uni jobs? Also a higher degree can sometimes make up for a more specific lower one. Maybe I'm thinking too highly of a doctorate, but I know some rankings give more points for professors with doctorates. Basically what I'm saying is if you do want one try for it. If you don't want to work uni right now then don't, but if the reason is some hr person is copying script onto a site from some business person and that doesn't exactly match up to reality...
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Jul 16, 2015 17:17
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If anyone thinks they can get an E7 without a dedicated HR department specializing in that or a masters degree. Just take that effort you would apply to the E7 and solve the malaria problem or something. It would be a better use of your time.
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Aug 21, 2015 08:41
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I think in moving out I'll just have to take the 100k fines everyday. I have no idea how I screwed up trash collection. The text just says it's wrong with no explanation why. This is going to be a very expensive move.
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Aug 22, 2015 02:16
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What are the rules about changing your address? I'm not on any housing contract anymore so I'm not sure if I can change it at the gu office.
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Aug 26, 2015 03:02
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Do you need a housing contract for the change. I'm canceling my visa on 9/3 and am staying at my gf's place. But don't want to be dinged when I leave and come back.
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Aug 26, 2015 08:05
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I'm assuming that was a tourist visa run? I'm looking for a working visa run in the next two weeks. Right now it's a toss up of Osaka and Fukuoka.
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Sep 2, 2015 03:35
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Love Stole the Day posted:Fukuoka doesn't allow it anymore fyi. Saved you a lot of frustration. Thanks. Everyone around me was swearing they do and I was starting to doubt my eyes. I'm just worried about getting it done in time because of you get Peach Air on the wrong day then it is pricey as hell (for what it is). How's the transit to/from the airport for the late night and early morning routes?
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Love Stole the Day posted:They used to up until last Fall. I saw a news article about it. Your friends or whatever are going off of outdated information. I worry about getting public transit after midnight and before 5am. Most cities don't have that.
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Love Stole the Day posted:Are you really planning on taking a redeye or zero-dark-thirty flight to Korea? That's pretty unnecessary, considering it's just a 1.5-hour flight from ICN. Last time I checked, it's sometimes a matter of $100-200 saved round trip to take a red eye. If I have to be inflexible and buy on short notice because of visa issues then I'd rather not pay double if I can go early in the morning or arrive late at night. If it means I'm paying $100 for a taxi from the airport then I'd definitely rethink things. I ran into problems finding accurate information last time I searched in English for public transit from there.
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Sep 2, 2015 14:15
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Love Stole the Day posted:wtf are you talking about? look here: Or you know prices change based on the season and the day. Either of those. Or both.
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Sep 2, 2015 16:09
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politicorific posted:To back you up, Peach only makes about a dozen seats available during its "sales" and often times you must use the localized page, (Korean or Japanese) in order to get some of the deals. For a while last year during the height of the "OMG you go to Japan, don't you worry about radiation?" hysteria, you could get round trip tickets for a loving steal - less than 90,000. I've used whypaymore.co.kr before but usually things are sold out. Never got play wings to work on my phone. Doesn't show up in the AppStore.
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Sep 2, 2015 23:18
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Some things never change. Handed in my ARC when I left Korea and I come back tonight to find out he never canceled it.
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Sep 8, 2015 17:47
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The fast visa run is apparently a thing of the past. Tokyo takes 3 working days and Osaka takes 4. Might be able to get it done Monday to Friday if I get early and late enough flights. Phone people, like all phone people except 1330, suck and are awful. Was asking how far it was from the airport and the Osaka consulate said I should go to the Kobe consulate.
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Sep 11, 2015 18:04
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Arctic Baldwin posted:The African dude in chat said Hong Kong can be done in 2 days with the right time of arrival. He did it in 3 anyway. Pinot did his in HK in a week, but I think he had something else going on too. If I had known earlier. Could only get in touch with two consulates. Others didn't pick up. Have to leave Monday so can't check. Japan is a pretty sure thing, but just updating about visa runs because people still swear it's 1 day and that there's a consulate in Fukuoka. Though Kant's Japan May Vary.
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Sep 13, 2015 06:02
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Love Stole the Day posted:There is a consulate in fukuoka - it's just that they turn E2 or whatever visa appliers away The other Japanese consulates didn't know and they never picked up their phone in the 3 times I called. Either way. Longer trip that I can't afford after a month of unemployment.
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Sep 13, 2015 06:37
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DreadLlama posted:Does Korea allow foreigners to link adsense accounts to their Korean bank accounts? Probably, but probably not legal. Whether that is enforced or not depends on which Korea you live in.
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Sep 26, 2015 09:00
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Hwayo can be pretty good and cheap for liquor here. A few restaurants I respect make decent cocktails with it too. Like, cocktails with care not just masking the flavor. There are definitely better ones out there, but it's one of the worst price=quality items out there. My favorite is one that's really hard to get, but is only like 40k.
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Oct 8, 2015 16:59
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Love Stole the Day posted:You should see what your own country's work visa requirements are before you criticize tbh When you're the best, you can afford to be picky. 
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Oct 23, 2015 00:37
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Whizbang posted:China is uncomfortable with Korea, unlike Japan. Japan has a more "intimate" relationship.
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Nov 2, 2015 00:38
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There are quite a few horchata options in Seoul. There were even some in Osan my first year here.
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Nov 4, 2015 08:14
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Meanwhile in Korea last night.  
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Nov 16, 2015 00:58
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Andro posted:You're gonna get arrested for intent to distribute flavor. I have the red flavor in there.
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Nov 16, 2015 02:07
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Aesis posted:Wait, you can eat Himalayan pink salt? I thought it was just for decoration. I can eat it. You can't.
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Nov 16, 2015 08:18
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caberham posted:You should use a tool box so you can slide out all the ingredients instead of stacking them on top! It's just right there because it's a better picture, but lol at buying a toolbox in Korea. They'll be stacked in threes on a shallow shelf.
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Bugblatter posted:I don't understand why that's a "lol." What I'm picturing is a metal pull out toolbox that in the US is like 200 and takes up a lot of space. Super useful if you really value easy access and organization, but costly in terms of expense and space given up. To get such a thing in Korea for a year...
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caberham posted:Just did a quick search in gmarket - it's something along like this Ah. Yeah those. Completely different than what I thought you meant. I did look at those, but they were more expensive, less adjustable to limited space in the kitchen, and not air tight. They work great for little small things, but spices would spoil and stink up the house.
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Nov 17, 2015 02:43
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Gilgamesh_Novem posted:I keep mine in traditional ceramic pot. Work better. Oh man. That sounds like a mess. How do you separate them after they're mixed in the pot? It must be really colorful.
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Nov 18, 2015 03:19
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Don't eat the bird seed.
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Nov 23, 2015 10:18
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The raid has been postponed, sorry for those who already made popcorn.
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Dec 10, 2015 00:35
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Ran through my list of major hospitals and none of them do surgeries on Saturday. Anyone know of a Brigadoon like place that does surgery on Saturday. I know nobody knows, just bitching because "it's Korean law that first year employees don't get vacation."
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Maxsmart posted:Pretty sure you're required by law to get one day off per month worked in your first year, that gets deducted from your total leave that you're awarded for your first year of work. "That you earn in your first year, but applies to your second year, but you can borrow from your second year in your first year" Which disincentives you to stay for a second year. Basically, we all know the law but you got to fight for it. Also that doesn't apply to hagwons with their 5 and 10 days?
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AmbientParadox posted:When my ankle broke, I went to Seoul Samsung Hospital on a Saturday at like 2pm and was okay. It wasn't surgery but the ER was open. Give them a call; maybe they can? Yeah, the ER is always an option. I've lived with this for a while now, but I'd rather get it done with sooner rather than later as its starting to really hurt, but I'm not sure how much of a markup surgery ER is or if you can treat them like we do in the states.
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