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I don't know much about Taiwan. I had the newspaper sent to me for fifteen years, but it was government produced nationalist pov. I've worked for and with several people from Taiwan, but I've never been there. You're right..... I thought there was a short version of "Taiwanese" because almost everybody will find a short version.

The people I knew were fluent in English, and I didn't discuss such stuff. The aborigines, as I understand it, were Malayo-Polynesian linguistically, probably migrating via the Philippines. The newspaper made a lot of fuss over the native tribes and the effort to preserve their heritage.

So "Taiwan" was a hated name for Formosa among Formosans, but I think they've been assimilated somewhat. Nobody but a rising generation that has forgotten all the history would use the nickname "Tai" on Taiwan...… but then..... who ever even knew that history to begin with. Looking above it seems proves me wrong on that too.
 
If you are going to Beijing I strongly suggest to buy a property there, property prices in Beijing apparently raising every year and even if you decide to return back in the future it would be a good investment.


Please don't. It's a massive bubble and not sustainable.
 
Well, I'm switching to the training the Chinese national triathalon team. It's good and bad news for me. It's sad because I have to move away from beijing. I really really like this city and made good friends here and a girlfriend. But this is a better team. The team trains in warm weather so I'll go to Weihai now which is a ocean City, then when it gets cold I'll go to an island on the very South of China called Hainan. Plus hopefully I'll get to go to the 2020 Olympics with the team.
 
I just booked a ticket to Seoul, Korean for next weekend. I have a few days off and tickets were $150 roundtrip. My Beijing Girlfriend and I are going! Korea has been near the top of my list for awhile, so I am excited. @Safetydan and @dong2ha Tell me what I need to do there! My only plan is to eat good food and find some good bars so far. Maybe hit up one of the big clubs just to see them. Oh and find good Soju. Maybe a K-pop show...lol.
 
I stumbled on an outdoor K-Rap concert in downtown Seoul once.

It was awful. Insadong is fun. Not sure the batting cage at one end of it is still there. Doesn't seem like your type of thing, though. I imagine Itaewon is more desirable for you.
 
I just booked a ticket to Seoul, Korean for next weekend. I have a few days off and tickets were $150 roundtrip. My Beijing Girlfriend and I are going! Korea has been near the top of my list for awhile, so I am excited. @Safetydan and @dong2ha Tell me what I need to do there! My only plan is to eat good food and find some good bars so far. Maybe hit up one of the big clubs just to see them. Oh and find good Soju. Maybe a K-pop show...lol.

My next door neighbors Chinese and are literally the nicest and happiest people I know. They say hi and smile every day I see them.

That said, both he and his wife post fb comments about Hong Kong weekly. It's interesting to see your perspective, but you make China out to be completely different than my Chinese neighbors.

South Korea would be fun to visit. Most everyone can talk video games.
 
My next door neighbors Chinese and are literally the nicest and happiest people I know. They say hi and smile every day I see them.

That said, both he and his wife post fb comments about Hong Kong weekly. It's interesting to see your perspective, but you make China out to be completely different than my Chinese neighbors.

South Korea would be fun to visit. Most everyone can talk video games.
Everyone has different experiences here. Just like the USA its a big country and lots of different people and opinions. Regions can be very different from each other. My experience has been great. There is downsides and issues here but every country has those as well. I just try to point that out and the positives. People are incredibly nice and there is so much freedom here assuming you aren't trying to change the government. You can't effect change at the highest level. So most people don't try but also most people don't care. Some people do and there is backlash to that. It's just a very different place. Probably the most different place in the world from the USA. There's also a lot of different opinions on stuff like Hong Kong. There are very passionate people on both sides. I personally can see decent arguments from lots of perspectives and wish others could do that as well. But most Western people just think communism and think everything is bad.
 
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I just stumbled across that video yesterday, haven't heard about that before. Wow, that's Orwell's "1984" in reality.
 
I stumbled on an outdoor K-Rap concert in downtown Seoul once.

It was awful. Insadong is fun. Not sure the batting cage at one end of it is still there. Doesn't seem like your type of thing, though. I imagine Itaewon is more desirable for you.
What is the batting cage? Like a baseball batting cage?

Is Itaewon the bar area?

I'm staying at this hotel:
https://www.hoteltheplaza.com/m/en/

Not sure what that area is considered.
 
I just booked a ticket to Seoul, Korean for next weekend. I have a few days off and tickets were $150 roundtrip. My Beijing Girlfriend and I are going! Korea has been near the top of my list for awhile, so I am excited. @Safetydan and @dong2ha Tell me what I need to do there! My only plan is to eat good food and find some good bars so far. Maybe hit up one of the big clubs just to see them. Oh and find good Soju. Maybe a K-pop show...lol.
Where are you staying in korea? Try some korean bbq when you are here! Lots of good places you can look up online. Korean bbq + soju is always a great combo. Haha try some makguli (rice wine) if you have time. It's my favorite korean drink.
You should check out gwanghwamoon and namsan tower. Clubbing in Itawon can't go wrong. Gangnam is the center of seoul and has lots of places to shop.
Koreans are usually super nice to foreigners and will try to speak English if you need some help. Have fun! Let me know if you want to know more!

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Where are you staying in korea? Try some korean bbq when you are here! Lots of good places you can look up online. Korean bbq + soju is always a great combo. Haha try some makguli (rice wine) if you have time. It's my favorite korean drink.
You should check out gwanghwamoon and namsan tower. Clubbing in Itawon can't go wrong. Gangnam is the center of seoul and has lots of places to shop.
Koreans are usually super nice to foreigners and will try to speak English if you need some help. Have fun! Let me know if you want to know more!

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I am staying here. https://www.hoteltheplaza.com/m/en/

Do you live in Seoul? I'll definitely eat lots of BBQ! I'll look for makguli.

Where I live now is a hot spring resort in Weihai area. There are lots of Koreans visiting, they are always very nice! They also are much better at speaking English than Chinese people, haha. But I guess I speak a lot more Chinese than Korean.
 
I am staying here. https://www.hoteltheplaza.com/m/en/

Do you live in Seoul? I'll definitely eat lots of BBQ! I'll look for makguli.

Where I live now is a hot spring resort in Weihai area. There are lots of Koreans visiting, they are always very nice! They also are much better at speaking English than Chinese people, haha. But I guess I speak a lot more Chinese than Korean.
Awesome. Looks like you can just walk to gwanghwamoon area. There might be lots of protesters on the weekend but it should be okay. Bukchon hanok village will be pretty close too if you want to check it out. Some traditional korean stuff there.
I live in Songdo which is right next to the airport. My work is here so yeah.
Korea have lots of street food too. Try some spicy rice cake! They are really good


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I just booked a ticket to Seoul, Korean for next weekend. I have a few days off and tickets were $150 roundtrip. My Beijing Girlfriend and I are going! Korea has been near the top of my list for awhile, so I am excited. @Safetydan and @dong2ha Tell me what I need to do there! My only plan is to eat good food and find some good bars so far. Maybe hit up one of the big clubs just to see them. Oh and find good Soju. Maybe a K-pop show...lol.

Sounds like a good plan to me LOL. Seoul is full of all four of those things so you shouldn't have too much trouble. Unfortunately I wasn't a Seoul Boi so I don't have a ton of in-depth information but I did hang out in Seoul with some friends that did.

Some suggestions: Use online resources to find good food. You may want to download some Korea specific apps for finding good restaurants if you can. They'll point you in the right direction. IF that fails just approach and ask the locals, which is super fun anyways.
 
I stumbled on an outdoor K-Rap concert in downtown Seoul once.

It was awful. Insadong is fun. Not sure the batting cage at one end of it is still there. Doesn't seem like your type of thing, though. I imagine Itaewon is more desirable for you.

Here is my opinion on some notable areas in Seoul that you may have heard about @Ron Mexico :

Insadong - Kitschy tourist trap for old people who want ****** souvenirs - avoid lol

Itaewon - Trashy Foreigner hot spot - full of foods foreign to Korea, clubs, prostitutes and one taco bell. - probably avoid. You're not there to eat western food (unless you are??) and hang out in clubs with the american military service members (probably?) I don't know. I went a couple of times for the prostitutes of course but there's not a good reason to go if you're just visiting IMO. This place is for the expats.

Myungdong - This is smack dab in the center of the city, close to the train station, City Hall, the US embassy, and right under Namsan Tower on the north side. It's a huge shopping district and is fairly touristy. It's full of people and narrow alleyways and it's pretty cool. on most days, you'd hear more Japanese here than Korean but maybe not at the moment since the two countries are in a bit of a spat. There are some restaurants worth hitting here, particularly a place called Myungdong Gyoja, and possibly some others but If your time is short I wouldn't make it a priority. Here are a bunch of videos

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=myeongdong

Hongdae - In Korea, maybe other countries too, in front of every university there's this thing where a cluster of good, cheap food, bars, entertainment and overall perfection exists. Hongdae might be the most famous of all these. The name Hongdae actually refers to the name of the university but when people go to "Hongdae" they mean they're going to the adjacent district where all the goodies lie. Hongdae is special because in addition to having some of the best food, drinking spots, and clubs for young people in the whole city, there's like outdoor concerts and random street musicians just trying **** out there every night it seems like. I've been there twice and both times it was pretty nuts. Do some research and get some info from the locals and I think you'll have a good time here. You could probably spend your whole trip here.




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