Ask A Pro about Living in Seoul, South Korea - Page 27

Hey guys, new questions.

For those of you with newer laptops, could you handle the voltage output from South Korean plugs without having to purchase an adapter?

Do I have to buy Korean to American plugs before leaving the country or are they easy to find in Korea?

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07-13-2010 , 05:40 PM

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eatmefish808

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Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 260

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Originally Posted by pilotender

ya i think there less than $1 and i think there easy to find... but i dont know my girl usually gets them for me...

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07-13-2010 , 07:50 PM

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cthrilla

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Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 281

Pretty sure most new laptops can handle the voltage, just check your power adapter that came with the computer and make sure it goes up above 220 volts. The cord adapters are pretty easy to find they have them in most stores that sell electronics and they are really cheap. Just make sure to check your power adapter and you should be fine.

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07-21-2010 , 04:08 AM

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bummmsel

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Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 3

hi to everybody in seoul

i got here 1 month ago, staying in gangnam area (yeoksam station), working in finance.

want to meet some 2p2 people, i dont speak korean and have only 1 korean friend and 1 gf but shes always busy, so im looking for some people for drinking, small stakes homegames etc

pm me pls (im 26, german)

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07-24-2010 , 11:18 AM

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pilotender

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Hey guys. I'm currently living in Hwaejon at the KAU campus just outside of Seoul, and I'd like to meet up with some of you guys to go and party on the weekend. I went out tonight to Hongik and Hapjeon but my wingman is not very confident (although a great guy but no good to go and party with around people he doesn't know), and he basically bailed on me after about 2 and 1/2 hours. Anyway, I'll be here for another 2 weeks and would like to know where to go that is good, and chill with some people that know the city well. Well, I'd really like to get my dick wet, but I'll settle for just chillin.
Thanks.

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08-13-2010 , 12:39 PM

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Syous

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKcpn9YCJMA

how can you not love koreans?

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08-14-2010 , 05:50 AM

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freedom18

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that song is so catchy lol

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08-14-2010 , 10:06 AM

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cthrilla

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I'm totally digging that video.

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08-14-2010 , 01:39 PM

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loosekanen

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Originally Posted by Syous

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKcpn9YCJMA

how can you not love koreans?

0:41 = racist bane

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08-15-2010 , 09:05 AM

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nachunja

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I would also like to meet some people.

I will be staying at Jam-Shil which is Mong-chon-to-sung station. 8th "line".

Last edited by nachunja; 08-15-2010 at 09:15 AM.

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08-29-2010 , 01:44 PM

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gmoney21

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Originally Posted by Rekrul

10k a month would b ez lol

Playing what stakes??

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08-30-2010 , 11:19 PM

#662

July1999

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Anybody want to go to Club I?

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09-01-2010 , 12:32 PM

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MarcEnoch

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Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 292

Going to Korea in one month, we staying till christmas and if we enjoy it we will come next year and rent something for 1-2 years.

We're 2 pro's and my idea is to go to Busan and next year Seoul.

I have some questions:

- They will let us in with a one way ticket?
- What's the best internet network to play poker? I 16 table stars and my friend plays rush
- Do you guys have a Korean Insurance (health care etc)? I bought a 3 month worldwide insurance for this time but want to get more info on this
- Any recommendation for Korean schools in Busan?
- Cheapest way to get from Seoul to Busan? Like korean ryanair

Ty

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09-01-2010 , 03:34 PM

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SuperUberBob

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You'll probably need a tourist visa for one month. You can only play FT through a proxy. Everything else is fine as far as I know. Korean health insurance is nationalized. Traveler's insurance is useful if you need a metavac to go somewhere for surgery or some life-saving procedure.

The cheapest way to go from Seoul to Busan is by bus, but that'll take 4 1/2 - 5 hours one way.

By Korean schools, you mean schools that can teach you Korean? If so, then just get a Korean friend. My friend was a college professor who started teaching me Korean for a small price when I realized that I would be coming back.

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09-01-2010 , 05:18 PM

#665

Syous

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why are you guys staying in busan instead of seoul?

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09-01-2010 , 05:49 PM

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MarcEnoch

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We want to see a more rural Korea instead of the big metropolis, we live in Barcelona right now so I just want to go there, learn the language and grind hard. Then when we come back in January we will stay in Seoul getting face rolled

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09-01-2010 , 07:29 PM

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loosekanen

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Originally Posted by MarcEnoch

Busan isn't rural Korea... it's... a fairly big metropolis.

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09-02-2010 , 07:00 AM

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Syous

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Originally Posted by MarcEnoch

trust me, do it in Seoul. There's no point in grinding in barcelona. Go to Seoul and join a language institute. My friend is learning korean from a hagwon and she said it's much better than doing yonsei's kli program

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09-02-2010 , 12:43 PM

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FawkMe

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Originally Posted by loosekanen

Busan isn't rural Korea... it's... a fairly big metropolis.

actually Busan is bigger than Barcelona population wise, and pretty much the same surface area. There's nothing really rural about Busan.

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09-03-2010 , 02:16 PM

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Timogen

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Originally Posted by gmoney21

Playing what stakes??

They usually have a 2/5 going nearly every night. Sometimes 5/5 PLO or 20/40 LO8.

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09-06-2010 , 06:40 PM

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gmoney21

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Originally Posted by Timogen

They usually have a 2/5 going nearly every night. Sometimes 5/5 PLO or 20/40 LO8.

Thanks man, hows the 2/5 game? Lots of regs??

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09-07-2010 , 01:41 PM

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SuperUberBob

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How close is Bundang to Seoul? I got offered a job vacancy in Bundang. So far, it seems solid but I don't know too much about the area. Anybody here been there before?

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09-07-2010 , 09:02 PM

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Al bus

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Originally Posted by SuperUberBob

How close is Bundang to Seoul? I got offered a job vacancy in Bundang. So far, it seems solid but I don't know too much about the area. Anybody here been there before?

Just estimating based on distance but it looks like about 30 minutes to Gangnam, 40 minutes to Itaewon, 50 minutes to Hongdae by subway. It depends which stop you are at though.

For taxi, it looks pretty convenient on the map. They can just take Highway 1 straight into the city, across the Hannam bridge and you'd basically be in Itaewon/middle of the city. Probably a 12,000-15,000 cab ride (more useful for getting home after the subway closes for the night.)

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09-08-2010 , 10:48 PM

#674

SuperUberBob

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Thanks Al. Appreciate it a bunch. People are sending me plenty of vacancies, but they either don't pay well, make me teach kindergarten students (Hell on Earth), have absurdly long hours or are in the middle of nowhere. Hard to find a good job.

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09-08-2010 , 11:47 PM

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Al bus

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When I was applying for hagwon jobs earlier this year I was getting the most replies from big chain schools who require you to work 6 days a week but the pay is really good. The worst part is that they often require Friday night + Saturday morning shifts. I almost took a job at CDI for the money though.

I keep hearing that the market is tight right now (for desirable jobs at least) so I guess that's what you're experiencing.

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