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So, the costs of calling back home (the U.S.A.) and also the hassle of getting calling cards basically disallowed the right hand side of my brain to put out the extra effort to call…rather, I was so busy that it was tough. However, with the new job and all, I have to make calls constantly [...]
So, I’m from the states. While the move here wasn’t a planned out one, I’m realizing more and more it was a great one.
Back home, I used to pay about 30% or so in taxes. Even when I was paying less, it always was about that in general. Here, it’s a flat 3.3% for basically [...]
Chah-mae – Korean yellow melons you eat with the seeds
Tangerines in the winter – they are so cheap in the winter
Cheap food delivery – you can’t beat the price, the speed and the taste
Work ethic of people – I’ve never seen so many people who work their butts for $3 (American) an hour…
I’d argue there are definitely some things missing here, but it’s not a bad primer to read before moving here.
Overview:
Living in Korea can be an eye opening experience if it is your first time immersed in an Asian culture.
Housing
To accommodate the wide range of people living in Korea, there are many different types of bachelor [...]
Korea is the 108th largest country in the world…making it pretty small. However, it still produces more than $1 trillion dollars in gross domestic product — making it the 11th largest economy in the world. Wow…
It’s true it’s 25th in the world as far as population occurs, but it’s still at least performing [...]
Koreans make life “so cheap” that people can work here for years and just save and save and save. I know many people who have paid of college loans, built up a little bit of savings so they can take it home to create a business or start a new life, people who have paid [...]
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