Living in South Korea?
I'm from the States and am leaving in about a month to go live and work in South Korea for a year, or maybe more, depending on how it goes. Anyone with any tips or advice on anything over there? (i.e. living there, food, travel, things to see, etc.). I'll be living in Busan, but plan on traveling around as much as possible on time off. Thanks.
Korea - 9 Answers
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South Korea is a good country with a high level in technology you must bear with you some money to spend there because it's more expensive than other countries and you must consult a tourist guide for know about the culture in south Korea
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You should go to Seoul.Veg pancake is very good for breakfast.Try Kimchi.Fried Squid id poplar,but I don't eat meat.People are very kind and caring.You'll usually see the older generations wearing traditional outfits. Good luck and have fun.
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Kimchee, Soju, Sashimi
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I have none, but I demand that you change your avatar. I had mine first. My mommy says I am in the right. If you don't change, I'm telling. haha, just joking. Nice look.
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ok, if you are living in Pusan check out this site. www.pusanweb.com it contains lots of information about the city, expat groups etc. Check out the pusan city subway corp website, has lots of information about the city and what to see and do, too. Gyeongju is only 90minutes bus ride from Pusan, and is a great day out. Seoul is only 3 hours by train direct to the city center and again is perfect for the weekend. Japan/Fukuoka is only 3hours away by hydrofoil, and can make a nice but expensive long weekend. Enjoy.
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Hi, Living in Korea 1. LEARN THE LANGUAGE - learning simple phrases and the alphabet (which is SSOOOO easy) will get you a lot and be a life saver in many cases. 2. Learn about the customs and don't be a loud ugly America. I am American and beleive me, our overseas reputation is well earned, don't feed it 3. Get a T-Money card (bank, convienent stores) these can be used for the bus, subway and some taxis all over Korea. 4. Travel inside Korea is soooo cheap! Try the KTX to get to Seoul AND YOU SHOULD GET TO SEOUL! 5. Busan is a coastal town and not much in the way of western fare. Get accustom to Korean food. First foods to try are Bul Go GI - a sweet beef dish, Kimchi - it is served with everything and you might as well learn to like or at least tolerate it! Don Cass - breaded chicken, fish or pork. it is actually japanese but it is every where in Korea. Koreans will be glad to help you explore their culture and their food. 6. Things to ask your school - a. Trash bags and procedures - they recycle and you have to buy certain bags for certain things, just ask. b. bank - which one is best in your area and easy to find an ATM with in the city c. Where is the nearest American restaurant - this is especially good for your first month as it is the hardest to adjust. D. mosquito net - TRUST ME YOU NEED ONE e. best shopping - wal mart type i mean have written out my favorite things to do. I have lived here for 5 years and know the city pretty well. However, not knowing you - not sure what you like. THese are for SEOUL. 1. Biwon (the secret garden) Palace. Check for tour times, it is a tour palace. If you only see one palace, THIS IS CERTAINLY IT!!!! 2. Insa dong - The traditional arts street. It is becoming more and more commercial, which i hate but there are tons of places to find soveniors to take back home, AND HAGGLE! Also, amazing tea house. I like the one with the monkey and the peacock, I know where it is but not sure of the name. If you like i can give more details later. (this street and the before mentioned palace are within a 5 minute walk of each other) Also next to insa dong is Tapgol Park, this is a small park where the declaration of independence was read. 3. Namdaemun market - Chaotic and overwhelming and worth every second you spend getting lost in it! 4. Namoel - The folk village in town at the bottom of Namsan Tower at subway stop Chungmuro. Neat little intro to traditional korean houses. It is small and takes about an hour to get all the way through but a nice stroll. The park is lovely too and houses a neat time capsule at the end. 5. NORTH KOREA - Screw touring the DMZ, GO THROUGH IT! www.gonseekorea.com offers trips to North Korea once a month. I went last month and it was AMAZING! One of the most exhilrating weekends in my LIFE!!!! Completely safe and North Korea is beathtakingly gorgeous 6. Singing room - make your korean friends take you to a 노대방, no day bang, it is your own private karaoke, they are VERY KOREAN! 7. Eat korean food. 8. Go to one of the tourist info booths and grab the book, "100 things to do in seoul" or something like that and start going through them! You will have a great time in Seoul. Koreans are lovely people and if you allow them to help you they will. Also be nice to them, respect and admire thier culture and you will love the place. I DO!!!!!! I hope this answers some of your questions! if not write me and i will tell you more. Most importantly, don't get stressed it takes about 3 months to FULLY adjust to school, country and lifestyle. relax, take it in and experience all you can!
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Four seasons in Korea is distinct. Usually, one car for a family. Lots of people use public transport. Also they walk to places that they can walk to. Busan is all about the sea. It's called second capital city of Korea. Korean night culture is cool. It's good to eat sashimi in korea. There will be lots of restaurants which are from states. Korean people like things to be expensive; they also too like things to be look good, I think they definetly judge books by it's cover. haha. It is important to be respectful for people who are older than you. Koreans know better about english grammar than Americans but they can't speak it!
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Don't worry. I just moved here, which is Busan, from California about a month ago. It will be pretty difficult if you don't know how to speak the language, but will get extra help all the time. The food's all right. Some Americans don't like them, since they have the "Asian" taste. But after a couple of tries, you'll realize that they're very good food! They also have a couple of American-ish stores, such as Burger King, McDonald's, Pizza-Hut, and such. There are a lot of baseball games going on in Busan. It's so lovely when you watch the fireworks after it, especially from your balcony. :) Hope this helped. Really, Busan is a wonderful city. If you do come here, I wish you the best. Help always come!
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well if you like fishpaste.. dempura, they have delicious dempura there!! If your a meat lover, get bulgogi and galbi. Trust me, korean food is ahh-mazzing!
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
For someone working in South Korea, what pay range is high salary
For someone working in South Korea, what pay range is high salary?
Korea - 2 Answers
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The standard salary is US$ 2,000 per month. High salary is above the standard salary.
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Medical doctors, plastic surgeons, dentists, attorneys, CEOs and well-known entertainers earn 120,000,000 Korean won and up annually. Plastic surgeons do exceptionally well. I have a friend who is a dentist that tells me they earn twice as much or more as general practitioners. Plastic surgeons also don't have the strict liability that other doctors do. I'm too old to change my career now, but if I could do it all over again I'd study to be a plastic surgeon in Korea. The average Korean salary is around 36,000,000 annually. My definition of "high salary" is the highest 10% earners.
Korea - 2 Answers
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The standard salary is US$ 2,000 per month. High salary is above the standard salary.
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Medical doctors, plastic surgeons, dentists, attorneys, CEOs and well-known entertainers earn 120,000,000 Korean won and up annually. Plastic surgeons do exceptionally well. I have a friend who is a dentist that tells me they earn twice as much or more as general practitioners. Plastic surgeons also don't have the strict liability that other doctors do. I'm too old to change my career now, but if I could do it all over again I'd study to be a plastic surgeon in Korea. The average Korean salary is around 36,000,000 annually. My definition of "high salary" is the highest 10% earners.
For someone working in South Korea, what pay range is high salary
For someone working in South Korea, what pay range is high salary?
Korea - 2 Answers
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The standard salary is US$ 2,000 per month. High salary is above the standard salary.
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Medical doctors, plastic surgeons, dentists, attorneys, CEOs and well-known entertainers earn 120,000,000 Korean won and up annually. Plastic surgeons do exceptionally well. I have a friend who is a dentist that tells me they earn twice as much or more as general practitioners. Plastic surgeons also don't have the strict liability that other doctors do. I'm too old to change my career now, but if I could do it all over again I'd study to be a plastic surgeon in Korea. The average Korean salary is around 36,000,000 annually. My definition of "high salary" is the highest 10% earners.
Korea - 2 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
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The standard salary is US$ 2,000 per month. High salary is above the standard salary.
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Medical doctors, plastic surgeons, dentists, attorneys, CEOs and well-known entertainers earn 120,000,000 Korean won and up annually. Plastic surgeons do exceptionally well. I have a friend who is a dentist that tells me they earn twice as much or more as general practitioners. Plastic surgeons also don't have the strict liability that other doctors do. I'm too old to change my career now, but if I could do it all over again I'd study to be a plastic surgeon in Korea. The average Korean salary is around 36,000,000 annually. My definition of "high salary" is the highest 10% earners.
Friday, April 1, 2011
Have you ever lived "on the economy" in South Korea while working for the Department of Defense
Have you ever lived "on the economy" in South Korea while working for the Department of Defense?
I am interested in working for the Army in South Korea (either Yongsan or Daegu) as a civilian. I was in Korea as a member of the Air Force a decade ago, but I did not live off-base. If you did live off-base, what were the biggest surprises (good or bad) that you experienced? Was it very expensive for you? Were you generally accepted by the Korean community? Thanks for your input.
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I lived in Song Tan in 1980. It was a one room houch in a compund. I found it very afordable. The plumbing was a spigot outside. The conpound I lived in shared a comon bathroom. But it only cost me $50 @ month.
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I live off base in Songtan right now. The Koreans are generally very nice. My utilites were very high this summer. My highest bill was an electric bill over 570,000 won (Korean money), but that was because we had the ac (which is Korean and only cools the 7 foot radius around it, although other people's places I have been to had the same ones and theirs were much better) on all the time. I'm pregnant so and the heat was making me really sick. Generally though the bills aren't bad. OUr buliding is switching to city gas soon so our gas bill will be lower this winter than it was last winter. Something that really surprised me was that Koreans just throw trash where ever, and to take out your trash is to take it to a nearby corner and it just sits there and piles up. It smells aweful and it stains the sidewalks. Another thing I don't like (but I'm not a big city living kind of person) is that my apartment building is 7 feet away from the next buliding. That wouldn't bother me except my bed room is right next to these people's kitchen and they cook at all hours! I don't know if thats typical, although I have noticed the locals stay up fairly late. Really though I like it here and I am glad I came. It's been interesting learning about another culture and seeing how things differ from the states. Hope I was helpful :) *edit: I probably should have said that my rent is 950,000 won. I have a three bed 1 1/2 bath place. Yongsan is, of course, more expensive since it's in Seoul, and I am not sure of Daegu
I am interested in working for the Army in South Korea (either Yongsan or Daegu) as a civilian. I was in Korea as a member of the Air Force a decade ago, but I did not live off-base. If you did live off-base, what were the biggest surprises (good or bad) that you experienced? Was it very expensive for you? Were you generally accepted by the Korean community? Thanks for your input.
Military - 2 Answers
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I lived in Song Tan in 1980. It was a one room houch in a compund. I found it very afordable. The plumbing was a spigot outside. The conpound I lived in shared a comon bathroom. But it only cost me $50 @ month.
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I live off base in Songtan right now. The Koreans are generally very nice. My utilites were very high this summer. My highest bill was an electric bill over 570,000 won (Korean money), but that was because we had the ac (which is Korean and only cools the 7 foot radius around it, although other people's places I have been to had the same ones and theirs were much better) on all the time. I'm pregnant so and the heat was making me really sick. Generally though the bills aren't bad. OUr buliding is switching to city gas soon so our gas bill will be lower this winter than it was last winter. Something that really surprised me was that Koreans just throw trash where ever, and to take out your trash is to take it to a nearby corner and it just sits there and piles up. It smells aweful and it stains the sidewalks. Another thing I don't like (but I'm not a big city living kind of person) is that my apartment building is 7 feet away from the next buliding. That wouldn't bother me except my bed room is right next to these people's kitchen and they cook at all hours! I don't know if thats typical, although I have noticed the locals stay up fairly late. Really though I like it here and I am glad I came. It's been interesting learning about another culture and seeing how things differ from the states. Hope I was helpful :) *edit: I probably should have said that my rent is 950,000 won. I have a three bed 1 1/2 bath place. Yongsan is, of course, more expensive since it's in Seoul, and I am not sure of Daegu
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