Where's the Best Place to Live in Korea? City vs Countryside
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- Опубліковано 28 чер 2018
- My Korean friend Summer moved to Daejeon from Seoul, and I asked her about the differences between the big city (Seoul) and the countryside. Which would you prefer to visit, and why? We’ll break down the pros and cons of both, all while speaking only Korean!
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When we took our two kids last year we did spend part of the time in Seoul, but we also went down to Yeosu, rented a car, and drove around for about a week, ending up in Pohang. I loved Yeosu. I hope we can go back there some day. I'd also like to see Tongyeong and Gangneung. My daughter says she really enjoyed visiting the Buddhist temples (which is great because we did go to quite a few of them--I'm glad it wasn't boring!) and our trip to Ulleungdo. Just hanging out at the beach in Pohang was a lot of fun. It was right at the beginning of September so not particularly beach season, so it wasn't very crowded, but the water was nice. We did have some good conversations with people in Seoul but more outside of it, I think.
Summer is such a ray of sunshine
The Korean subtitles are so helpful, thank you
Good video! Been to Seoul twice, July 2017 and Feb 2018. Love the markets. Lunar New year and Olympics. Busan , July 2017. Great bus tour. Pretty. Seems a little slower way of life. Found Koreans very understanding of my limited language skills. Those were 2 great trips. Planning for one fall this year.
i just found out about your channel bcs someone recommend it to me. it’s so fun to watch and it helps me to learn Korean through your subs. thank you!
Woah I got to know a lot about travelling in Korea. Looking forward to go there someday. Thanks for the episodes! 👍👍👍👍
Thanks so much! Really appreciated!
It is so helpful to see the flow of a Korean conversation.
Please keep it up. ^_^
My first trip to Korea was all around Korea and we started at the countryside and didn't have a lot of time for Seoul... but it still was so so nice!!
Great editing and great content! Very upbeat interview :)
Aw I love how your able to build friendships and connect with people from Korea. I think this is why I want to learn this language so much to be able to have these types of friendships!
Having Korean friends is one of my favorite parts of speaking Korean too.
yeah, Koreans are amazing, they are like a second family
Going to Korea soon so this video was really helpful 👍
Collected update information about korea. Thankyou
Your videos give such a great mood and energy😆 The way you smiled about Koreans being rude (for americian standart), how you respect them. How friendly you are... You really give the reasons to learn Korean🙃
As cities go, and I'm not a big fan of cities in general, Seoul is one of the most beautiful I've ever visited. The subway system is amazing, and there's a lot of greenery. But I stayed outside Seoul in the countryside down near Songtan. As Asian countries go Korea is very easy to drive in (once one is outside of Seoul) so I recommend renting a car outside the city if you fancy seeing the countryside up close. I found people to be a lot more friendly out in the boonies. Fuel is pretty reasonable in Korea unlike most of Asia, hardly any more expensive than in the USA. But watch out for the speed bumps! Speed limits and red lights are often regarded as mere suggestions too. But at least most everyone drives sanely.
I am working on doing a potential study abroad in Seoul so this video was good to watch!
omg she is so cute. Ah, this has also just made me want to visit Seoul even more. I'd also love to visit Daegu one day.
wow-wow, easy boy, she's married :D
My first time in Korea I got to see a lot of the country in three weeks. Our "home base" was in Uijeongbu, which still has sort of the small city feel even though you can hop on the subway and go straight to the center of Seoul in less than an hour. We also visited with relatives in a very rural part of Paju, spent a few days at a resort in Jeju, and even took the KTX to spend a couple days visiting a family friend in Daegu and seeing a folk village somewhere in Gyeongsangbuk-do.
My only regret is the time we spent in Seoul was mostly with other family who have lived in the US since the '80s - so things like modern Hongdae didn't exist in their mental map of the city.
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I spent 3 weeks in Korea this past month, so I mostly stayed in Seoul (and Incheon). I was able to take Korean classes for the first two weeks, so I was able to get around better. I would like to visit other provinces in future trips, but I feel that I would need to study Korean even more to get around if I went to more rural areas, or even Jeju Island lol
Can we have more episodes with your Korean friends? Summer is amazing!
Definitely!
There is so much to see in Korea outside of Seoul, it's kind of crazy? Such as Namiseon, Bulguksa, Seoraksan, and so on! So much incredible history and beauty. I love visiting! Also, the best food I've probably ever had was in the mountains on the way to Sokcho, and I had an absolute blast at the Icheon rice festival!!!!
Nice!
I'm traveling to Korea this September. I'm going to many city and town to experience many things.
Thank you billy that was really fun to watch , specially the dudes with jet skis , stop by check what the hell is going on here and leave :) I disagree with one thing only (as my pic says) if anyone goes korea for the first time they should definitely see busan first than jeju why ofc...seoul if you have enough time?:) because seoul done with tourists man.. we are everywhere in the city..but in other places having tourist less common than seoul so people are much more warm , friendly and helpful..Jeju island i agree its like whole another country..if anyone says i visited korea but couldnt have time to see jeju i would say that a big waste in general:)
Great video! I really wanna visit Korea especially Seoul and Busan and Jeju island. I wanna see Han river, Namsan tower and see my Oppa Lee Min Ho. Thank u for ur video. 감사합니다.
We are coming next year for 2 weeks! Can’t wait! Got our feet “wet” with 2 trips to Japan!😉
You might be surprised at how different it is!
el blanco _ it was great!
Countryside is so much better than Seoul ! I spent two months in Korea and all of my best moments were in countryside, Jeonju, Gangneung, Gyeongju, Ulleung-Do...
We loved Ulleungdo!
Sbul How did you get around ?
Andres Ramirez Mainly by bus, obviously boat for Ulleung, and train one time to do Gyeongju -> Andong. The buses are great, they are cheap, that's usually quick because the country is quite small and there are a lot.
I have never been to South Korea, but I really want to go. Any tips on visiting? Money, places, what to avoid, places to stay etc.
Dear 빌리 선생님, thank you for this video! It's always great to hear native Korean people speaking Korean in simple phrases. It helps me understand the Korean language and Korean people a lot more! But, I was really surprised that you spoke to Summer completely casually throughout this video (반말로...) 😮 I couldn't do that. xD Even if your relationship with her is close... it's an educational video, you know? 😊I would rather speak to a young lady like her using 아요, 어요...이에요... 그래요... ㅋㅋㅋ...
We speak casually to each other since we both agreed on that, but at first when I met her I of course spoke only politely. Every relationship is different, and I also have many friends who I speak politely with.
@@GoBillyKorean Great, thank you for explaining that. 😊
We've been to Korea twice now. First time we only visited Seoul, last year we spent a weekend in Jeju and the rest in Seoul now for our third time we are planning to visit Busan first, then take a train to Seoul. We can't drive so renting a car is not an option. Any recommendations what to do in Busan for a week or so ? :)
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I've lived in a medium sized city and also the countryside in Korea. I like the country much more. People are much friendlier, the work is easier and people are more willing to speak Korean to me.
How can I learn more about grammar in this channel? Gracias~
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참고로 부산도 자가용 필요없을 정도로 대중교통 잘되어 있습니다
전철이 6개 노선에 주변 경남 김해, 양산까지 연결되어 있어요 급행버스도 있고 새벽 2시까지 다니는 심야버스도 있구요... 솔직히 서울보다 못하기는해도 부산이 지방 취급당할 곳은 아니죠
잘못된 정보 정정하자면 서울에 절반이 산다기 보다는 수도권에 절반이 사는게 맞는겁니다. 서울에는 5200만 인구중 1000만도 살지 않지만 인천과 경기도에 1600만이 살고있죠.. 수도권 자체만으로 한국영토 12퍼를 차지하기도 하구요. 여기서 서울이 차지하는 한국영토는 0.6퍼센트에 불과합니다.
즉 서울에 2500만이 산다는 한국영토 0.6퍼에 2500만이 산다가 되는거고, 수도권에 2500만이 산다는 한국 영토 12퍼센트에 2500만이 산다가 되는겁니다. 완전 말이 달라지죠?
Wow 1 city having almost half of the population of a country is crazy.
미국에서는 저는 시골에서 살았는데 지금은 서울에서 살아요. 완전 다르지만, 우리 동네는 지방처럼 조용해요~ 그런데 한번 한국 진짜 시골에 가 볼래요 ㅎㅎ
Cassy Schachenmeyer 사람들이 많이 착각하는게 말이 시골이지 대전은 인구 100만의 대도시란 말이죠.. 정말 시골에 가 보시고 싶다면 인구 5만 정도의 '군'이 뒤에 붙는곳에 가보시면 될겁니다.
제가 작년까지 함양군에 거주했는데 사실 한국 특성상 군이라고 해도 군 내에서 인구가 가장많은 '읍' 이라는곳은 도시 축소판 처럼 높은 아파트들이 널렸어요... 제가 살던 곳도 분명 시골인데 가장높은 건물이 27층이었습니다 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 그렇다 보니 한국에서 시골을 찾으려면 '군'에서도 '면'까지 들어가셔야 합니다.
한국에서 얼마나 거주하셨는지는 모르겠지만 한국어가 수준급이시네요. 덕분에 잘 못하는 영어로 설명드리지 않아도 돼서 다행입니다 ㅋㅋㅋ 한국에서 즐거운 생활 하시길 😊😊
Daejeon is considered countryside? Try living in 땅끝마을 Haenam for one year..
Am I the only one who noticed Billy's voice is a bit different?
I had sinusitis surgery while in Korea before this video, so my voice would've changed slightly. Most people don't notice any difference though.
지방 = countryside??? 부산, 울산, 양산, 김해, 창원 이 주변만해도 700만명이 삽니다... 경제규모가 세계 32위로 애틀랜타, 토론토보다 더 커요 ... 그리고 대구도 바로 옆 경산까지 합치면 인구 300만명이구요....
Busan, Ulsan, Gyeongnam metro area has 7,000,000 population and city gdp is 32th largest in the world(Bigger than Toronto, Atlanta) .... And Daegu and Gyeongsan has 3,000,000 population..... None of Seoul is not all countryside
buenavista socialclub 지방을 시골이라 하는거 참 그렇죠.. 이게 뭔 개떡같은 소린가 싶을정도로. 그렇게 말하는 식이면 서울 주변 도시들인 수원, 인천, 용인 등등까지 전부 시골취급하는거나 다름없는데 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 인구가 수원급이거나 그 이상인 100만 이상 지방 도시들이 부산, 대구, 광주, 대전, 울산, 창원이 있는데 말이죠.. 이 도시들 평균 인구가 200만이 넘고 200만이면 엥간한 중소규모 국가 수도 인구수준인데.. 그리고 저런 도시들도 다 수십만 수준 인구를 가진 위성도시도 있을정도로 규모가 큰데..
서울과 격차가 있긴 하지만 솔직히 부산 정도급의 도시를 지방이라고 부르는건 어폐가 있죠... 부산도 자가용 별로 필요없을 정도로 대중교통이 잘되어있고 오히려 자가용이 더 불편할때가 있다는... 차가 많이 막혀서
그리고 영상의 여자분이 잘못아시는게 있는데 부산은 예전보다 복잡해진게 아니라 더 한가로워졌습니다 부산 인구가 주변 양산, 김해의 신도시로 빠져서 좀 줄었기 때문이죠... 예전에는 교통정체가 엄청 심했어요 번화가도 미어터질 정도로 사람들이 많았고 부산 인구수 1995년이 400만명으로 피크였습니다
Very interesting video. My wife and I try to visit Korea once or twice a year. I am retired, and my wife has art world contacts in Seoul and Busan.
For health reasons, I like to stay in one place with easy transportation available. Several times we have stayed with families, which gives me a way of practicing Korean and seeing how people live - which, for the most part, is a lot like how Americans live. There are specific Korean features, of course, but, having noted them, I don't really see them. I had the same experience in Russia, where I have now lived for nearly thirty years.
I have thought that it might be interesting to live on Jeju-do for a month. Is it expensive? We were there for a few days the first time we went to Korea, but not enough to get a really good idea of the cost.
I like to rent from AirBnb. Are there better variants? Is the Korean so different that it would be difficult to find conversation partners? Or to make myself understood with the Korean that I know?
As a visitor to Jeju, it's rather expensive for some of the things since it's a tourist destination. But for people who live there, it didn't seem too expensive. If you can do AirBnb or something like that, it'd probably be affordable. Just don't try to do one of the big hotel chains. Most people there speak regular Korean, with a hint of dialect, since the Jeju dialect is mostly going away outside of a few older people. You'll hear some different words but it's not too bad. I have a video about Korean dialects that mentions it a little bit too.
3:20 I keep hearing 그리고 the ending being pronounced differently than it's spelling.
Why does 그리고 sound like it is ending with an "ㅜ" rather than "ㅗ" sound? Or am I mishearing it?
She's saying 그리고, but her mouth is a bit upward when she says it (her lips are a bit more closed than normal for the ㅗ sound) so it sounds almost like ㅜ. If she were saying 그리구 - which some people do say, and even write (to sound cute) - then it would be a stronger ㅜ sound.
City is good but the countryside is so better.
Busan
South Korea.. aka Republic of Seoul
여자분 너무너무 예뻐요^^
Hey, you're still around?
Hey Michael! I'm back in LA now, but I'll be back again in Korea next April. I was there from April to mid-June, but was sick from the first week until mid-May. Then I found out I had chronic sinusitis and decided to get surgery, which took away another couple weeks. Because of that I didn't contact you or some others to hang out, outside of taking painkillers to make some videos (like this one). It was kind of bad luck since my trip was so long but felt too short. How's the rock opera going?
Daejeon is countryside?? Daejeon's population is much more than British second city Birmingham or Manchester.
In comparison with Seoul, where nearly 1/2 of all Koreans live, other cities are much smaller and spread out.
Seoul + Incheon + Gyeonggi area has 1/2 of Koreans Not only Seoul
I'm triggered because Hangang River is literally Han River River :(
No, the Korean word for "Han River" is Hangang.
잘 모르는 외국인이 보면 서울 이외 지역은 진짜 허허벌판 시골인 줄 알겠네 부산, 대구, 대전이면 세계적인 기준으로 봤을 때 기반시설 잘되어진 대도시임 지하철 다니고 백화점있고 서울이 너무 커서 비교되는거지 창원같은 도시도 유럽 기준으론 대도시
The guy did not even know how to pronounce the most famous Han River and yet pretends to know Korea.
That part was obviously a joke.
항상?부산인데 몇년간 한두번밖에 부딪힌 적 없는데 저 아줌마는 한국이 다그렇다네 거참~~그러고 미안하단 말은 안한다니 당신은 어떤 사람들만 만나고 다니는거여 . 한국사람들이 아니고 내생각은 내경험은 이라고 말해여 일반화 시키지말고..