Through the suggestion of a friend, and hitting a limit to the amount of crap I was further willing to take as a foreigner (gyopo to be exact) in Korea, I did away my prior accounts with KB and Shinhan thinking that I had finally found a bank that understood. I took the necessary steps [...]
Posts Tagged ‘gyopo’
KEB – False advertising as “expat friendly”
Posted: October 4, 2010 in rants and raves, seminars and groupsTags: banking, banking for expats, credit card in Korea, false advertisement, foreigner banks in Korea, gyopo, 외환은행, KB Bank, KEB, mileage card in Korea for foreigners, my signature card, Rainbow Check Card, Shinhan Bank, unfriendly expat policies, yes-point
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Day 4: Jeju Aftermath
Posted: March 28, 2010 in events, food, out of seoul, random walksTags: Dokkaebi Road, Dongmun Market, 도깨비 도로, 동문재래시장, Family Mart, Goblin Road, gyopo, 옥녀네 정식 restaurant, 자유방물관, 제주러브랜드, Jade Girl Restaurant, Jeju, Love Land, love shop, Museum of Folklore & Natural History, mysterious road, Oriental Hotel, The Core movie
Woke up at 7:00 (an hour 20min before our alarm was set to go off) and immediately my stomach begins to growl. Hungry…and curious to today’s breakfast choices, I head downstairs. To my wonderment and pure joy, they had 3 kinds of cereal, pastries, sausage, scrambled eggs, vegetables, Korean rice w/ side dishes and an [...]
