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Offline krzyart

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Re: What will you miss about Korea when you leave?
« Reply #140 on: November 25, 2011, 12:45:42 pm »
- Friends for sure. I've made some really great friends here. I honestly can't imagine leaving them.
- The gimbap place near my place. They know me and my buddy always order the same thing :)
- Getting around so easy. Back home it's car or almost nothin', but her the subway and buses are so easy to use.
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Offline SamsungKorea

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What do you guys like about S.Korea???
« Reply #141 on: February 05, 2012, 08:40:48 am »
name some things you like about living in S.Korea?

i would say the fastest Internet in the world, it is also much cheaper and no capicity-limit
« Last Edit: February 05, 2012, 08:47:05 am by rocknmusic »
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Re: What do you guys like about S.Korea???
« Reply #142 on: February 05, 2012, 09:06:36 am »
I like the jimjillbang / saunas. I always feel so good afterward.
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Re: What do you guys like about S.Korea???
« Reply #143 on: February 05, 2012, 09:16:04 am »
the food - taste, cost and eating culture.
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Offline Seoulian

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Re: What do you guys like about S.Korea???
« Reply #144 on: February 05, 2012, 09:18:34 am »
+1 jjimjilbang

- Food
- Good friends
- Good night life
- Easy money
- Easy lifestyle
- Lots of time for my hobbies
- Safe
- Cheap public transportation.

I'd love to live here longer if it were not for the lack of career advancement, the little things that bother me (spitting, xenophobia), the culture shock/homesickness and the pollution.
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Offline TheWB18

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Re: What do you like about Korea?
« Reply #145 on: February 06, 2012, 03:14:33 pm »
Omurice, dakgalbi and kimbap.

No street crime.  Or almost no street crime, at least.

Ultra-small scale agriculture, i.e. the farming operation your neighbor runs in the alley behind her house.
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Re: What do you like about Korea?
« Reply #146 on: February 06, 2012, 08:57:47 pm »
Cheap everything at events like Sports games. Driving my scooter on the sidewalk and through red lights, not having to talk to salesmen because they think I can't speak Korean. Safety, Free Home Delivery, no tipping, fast shipping....on and on and on.
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Re: What do you like about Korea?
« Reply #147 on: February 07, 2012, 10:39:51 am »
ITAEWON FREEDOM! :D
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Re: What will you miss about Korea when you leave?
« Reply #148 on: February 07, 2012, 10:47:36 am »
Quote from: doubledown on November 22, 2011, 10:49:03 am
Potato soup (without the potato, but with is fine) aka pork bone soup

According to my co-teacher (the only person I've spoken to on the subject), the 감자 in the word 감자탕 does not refer to potatoes, but is a different word/homonym.
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Re: What do you like about Korea?
« Reply #149 on: February 07, 2012, 11:42:59 am »
*I like the great public transportation. 
*I like the Korean people in general.
*It's interesting to live in a country with no counterculture whatsoever. 
*Internet is fantastic here.   
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Re: What do you like about Korea?
« Reply #150 on: February 07, 2012, 12:39:24 pm »
'My' butcher.
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Re: What do you like about Korea?
« Reply #151 on: February 07, 2012, 01:11:35 pm »
Maybe it's  the time of year, but I've been developing an appreciation for convenience store snacks lately.  My friend turned me on to shrimp  chips, which are awesome!  I also like sweeter snacks like chocolate  Binch cookies and those digestive biscuits.  Those are the bomb! Of course,  kim pop is a wonderful, more healthy snack, when you're in a hurry too. :)
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Re: What do you like about Korea?
« Reply #152 on: February 07, 2012, 02:45:07 pm »
Quote from: Driver 8 on February 07, 2012, 01:11:35 pm
Maybe it's  the time of year, but I've been developing an appreciation for convenience store snacks lately.  My friend turned me on to shrimp  chips, which are awesome!  I also like sweeter snacks like chocolate  Binch cookies and those digestive biscuits.  Those are the bomb! Of course,  kim pop is a wonderful, more healthy snack, when you're in a hurry too. :)

Binches, man... Binches.  :P

Our immaturity led to those being the cookie of choice at my hagwon the first year I was here.
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Re: What do you like about Korea?
« Reply #153 on: February 12, 2012, 01:12:55 am »
Jipo? That pressed fish anju thing you grill yourself. My god it is so good

Also, ski resorts. I'm from Australia and there's a distinct... lack of snow cover and long ski runs.
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Re: What do you like about Korea?
« Reply #154 on: February 13, 2012, 09:26:37 am »
Public transportation! I don't want to have to own a car at this point in my life, and in Korea, it seems like it would be more of a hassle to have a car than to not own one.
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Re: What do you like about Korea?
« Reply #155 on: February 13, 2012, 10:16:26 am »
Where I live is fantastic for taking the scooter out. I can't wait for winter to end so I can get back out on the weekends. It's fantastic being able to drive along the coast for hours without being on busy motorways
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Re: What do you like about Korea?
« Reply #156 on: February 13, 2012, 10:26:52 am »
I'm a quick bus away from Sokcho and I am happily looking forward to warmer weather.
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Re: What do you like about Korea?
« Reply #157 on: February 14, 2012, 04:17:39 am »
I admit I'm one of those who didn't expect to enjoy Korea as much as I do. I first arrived here as a sort of last-ditch effort to work abroad, and now I'm happily looking forward to year #2...

I love the simple transportation systems. The service! The food! No tips! Street markets and little fake Parisian bakeries... Korea's got a lot to offer
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Re: What do you like about Korea?
« Reply #158 on: February 29, 2012, 09:53:44 am »
Quote from: jdh0827 on February 13, 2012, 09:26:37 am
Public transportation! I don't want to have to own a car at this point in my life, and in Korea, it seems like it would be more of a hassle to have a car than to not own one.
Yeah, that's definitely a good one. Cars can be such high-maintenance (especially in cold weather, I DO NOT miss having a car in cold weather).
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Re: What do you like about Korea?
« Reply #159 on: March 02, 2012, 09:04:07 pm »
fast internet, transportation, and Korean-style Chinese food.
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