Tips | Bundang Expat

About Bundang Expats

We are English speaking foreigners that live in Bundang, South Korea.

Whether you are thinking about moving here to work, just moved or have lived here a while, you're bound to experience some culture shock. Things aren't always easy when you don't speak Korean.

Here, you'll find tips on everything you need for day-to-day living: groceries to restaurants; jobs to saunas; bars to spiritual life.

We'd love for you to write with us. Contact amy (at) amystoddard (dot) com.

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BYOTP = Bring Your Own Toilet Paper

15, Feb 2010

Its inevitable, at some point you’ll be out and about and have to use one of Bundang’s many public restrooms. In Korea, most restaurants don’t have their own restroom. Instead you’ll have to poke around among the maze of hofs, bakeries, banks, hagwons, etc. until you find the WC. When you do, don’t be surprised to find it void of soap, towels and even toilet paper.

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Free Wi-Fi for Foreigners at Starbucks®. No Joke.

9, Oct 2009

As if the non-fat, double chai tea latte wasn’t enough to lure you into Starbucks®, there’s one more reason: FREE-WIFI. Its just another perk of being a foreigner in South Korea. Go into any Starbucks® in Bundang or Seoul, sit down w/ your laptop or wi-fi enabled mobile device, look for the Naver® [...]