One month in Korea

[madelinehinnergardt3214]

I'm going to be spending a month in Korea in January. I was wondering how much money I should bring for shopping and occasionally eating out. Thanks!

[trutherous]

That is so cool -- and it will be so cold in Korea in January.

I also have tentative plans to visit Korea for the month of January, 2011 --who knows maybe we will pass by each other

If you see this bearded white man -- well that will be me -- although I will likely be wearing a different hat!

[timandyou]

George, the question was "how much money I should bring for shopping and occasionally eating out?"
and you gave the answer by saying, "I will likely be wearing a different hat!" 하하하~~
Oh~~man~~~!!!!!

Hello madelinehinnergardt3214,
This is Tim from KC101.com.
First of all, "I envy you" for visiting Korea in January, although it might be a bit cold just as George mentioned it before.
Where are you staying? at friend's house? guest house? Hotel? motel?
If you pay more than 50,000원 ($60) per night, you are actually over paying... just keep in that mind.

Okay, about your question - "how much money I should bring for shopping and occasionally eating out?"
How many clothes are you going to buy??? 하하~~ If you buy clothes in 명동 Myung-dong, it will normally cost you 30,000원 ($35-40)for each item. But... it all depends on what kind of item you are buying though.
Just think like this - for T-shirt, it could cost 2-30,000원 ($30).
For pants and jacket, it could cost 50,000원 ($60).
For the brand, I don't know...

Ah, about "eating out?" Normally... it will cost 5-6,000원 ($5) for a regular meal.
If you have 10,000원 ($10), actually you can try a good Korean meal at many restaurants.
That's all I can say...

You just made me to visit Korea.
Ah~~ one of my lessons actually talks about "HOW TO MAKE A GOOD DEAL WHILE SHOPPING IN KOREA"
I teach some of useful phrases (I call them "magic phrases").
If you are interested in those phrases, please seek after "Absolute Beginner Season 2 Lesson #19", which will be published on 8th of November 2010.
That lesson could make you save some bucks in January.
cheers,

Tim
ps. shopping in Korea is SO MUCH FUN! Visit 명동 Myung-Dong at night (after 12:00am) and shop all night long! There will be tons of people shopping and eating, shopping and eating.... 하하하~~

[trutherous]

Oh man.. Tim..

George, the question was "how much money I should bring for shopping and occasionally eating out?"
and you gave the answer by saying, "I will likely be wearing a different hat!" 하하하~~
Oh~~man~~~!!!!!

동문 서답이야! -- 너도!!!!! ㅋㅋㅋ the dude did not ask about the cost of accomodations -- just about how much for shopping and 'eating out' -- these items are so subjective (subject to how much money one has) that nobody can answer except the person asking the question. And we have the following 속담 "If you have to ask 'how much' it's too expensive." 꼭 '얼마냐' 물어봐야 한다면 이미 너무 비싸거든요. 하지만 아마 거할 곳 외에는 한달이면 필수품과 기념품도 사고 외식할려고 $3,000.00 (삼천 불이면 된다고 생각해요.

Did you get that bro? -- what you spend on necessities, souvenirs, and eating out, might be about three thousand bucks on my budget -- but that is entirely subjective -- for a backpacking tourist it might be $1500 -- for a rich person it might be three-hundred thousand.. anyway life is short -- bring what you can - spend what you can - be happy.

Tim

[manyakumi]

Tim

Is this a joke again? lol

[trutherous]

Hey Sean -- I will definitely keep in touch here on when and where I will be in Korea -- If I go through with the plan for January. It would be so great to meet and have some dinner and drinks.

George

[timandyou]

예, 감독님.
오늘 영훈님 기분이 완전 UP 인거 같아요... 내 이름을 막 도용하고... 하하하
벌써 여행기분을 내나? 어찌됐던, 이 좋은 기분 올해 끝까지 가세요 영훈님~~^^ (더 가면 좋구요~~)
cheers,

Tim 제 마크는 " "니다 영훈님... 하하하~~

[madelinehinnergardt3214]

So, $500 to $1000 would be enough? I hope so. That's about all I can afford. Haha
감사함니다!

[manyakumi]

So, $500 to $1000 would be enough? I hope so. That's about all I can afford.

It's enough if you have many KOREAN friends.
I guess they must be at least more than 5 different groups.

[julialim]

조지 님과 팀 님 두분다 계속 동문서답..하시고....


Hello madelinehinnergardt3214 님

Hello I'm Julia.
I came back from Korea this week. I went to Korea for 12days for a holiday. I had aaaaaaaa lot of fun. lol
And I spent heaps of money. TT around 1,000 dollars. I didn't expect I spent money like that much.
Usually I used money for eating, drinking, and shopping. Not for the accommodation.

So it's all up to you!

[timandyou]

Basically, your answer is "it's UP TO you!"
하하하~~! 차라리 동문 서답이 낳겠습니다, 줄리아님. 그렇게 생각하시지요, 조지님도?
cheers,

Tim

[manyakumi]

Basically, your answer is "it's UP TO you!"
하하하~~! 차라리 동문 서답이 낳겠습니다, 줄리아님. 그렇게 생각하시지요, 조지님도?

오옷, 공격 모드 돌입..!!
ㅋㅋㅋ

낳겠습니다 -> 낫겠습니다.

[timandyou]

제가 처음 "낳겠습니다" 라고 쓸때, Mayukumi 님이 글을 남기실거라 생각을 했었습니다.
고의로 한것은 아닙니다. 급하게 쓰다보니 저도 모르게 그렇게 썼네요...
ㅎㅎㅎ. 이제는 한글 쓰는것도 신경을 쓰고 써야 할 것 같네요. 물론 그것이 당연한 것이지만....
고맙습니다. 바로 '공격'을 해 주셔서...
공격을 당해서 아프지만 그래도 '배움'을 얻었으니...
그리고 옳은 공격은 무작정 칭찬하고 편드는 것보다 훨씬 좋은 것이니까요...

"한 방 먹었습니다, 감독님~~!"
"One strike!!!"

cheers,
Tim

[manyakumi]

^^

아마도 '한국인이 가장 많이 하는 맞춤법 실수' 1위에 올라갈만한 단어죠..?
낫다 : to be better
낳다 : to give a birth

다른 곳이었으면 그냥 애교로 넘어갈 수 있는 실수지만..
아무래도 이 곳은 한국어를 배우는 곳이다보니... ^^;

누구나 실수는 할 수 있는 거죠.
가르쳐 주는 사람도.. 배우는 사람도..
너무 걱정말고 쓰세요.
언제든 제가 나타나서 백업해 드릴테니까.. ㅋㅋㅋ



Sean.

[trutherous]

madelinehinnergardt3214 -- hi again! Hey tell me about your trip. What dates? Where are you coming from? Where will you be staying? Why are you visiting Korea?