Korea (South!!)
Apr 25th 2013, 1:28 am
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Korea (South!!)
Hello all,
I'm Steve, new to BritishExapts.com as of yesterday. Anyone out there in South Korea?
I'm a newly-married, university English teacher who has lived in the country for almost 7 years on and off now, mostly in Busan. A long way away from those pesky North Koreans!
Anybody else on BE.com who lives here and wants to say hello or has any questions, feel free to contact me.
Take care,
Steve
I'm Steve, new to BritishExapts.com as of yesterday. Anyone out there in South Korea?
I'm a newly-married, university English teacher who has lived in the country for almost 7 years on and off now, mostly in Busan. A long way away from those pesky North Koreans!
Anybody else on BE.com who lives here and wants to say hello or has any questions, feel free to contact me.
Take care,
Steve
Apr 25th 2013, 1:20 pm
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Re: Korea (South!!)
Hi Steve. Just to say welcome to the forum. We have had one or two posters in Korea so, you never know, hopefully you'll get a response on here. 7 years quite a long time so I guess you must like it there 
Apr 26th 2013, 2:07 am
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Re: Korea (South!!)
Yes seven years is a long time, but Korea is a nice place, quite full-on at times but an exciting place to live. Not quite as nice as Penang though! We went there in summer 2011, such a lovely place. What do you do there if you don't mind me asking? We are actually looking for a new place to go and live in the near future and Penang would be right up there if there were any opportunities!
Apr 26th 2013, 7:41 am
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Re: Korea (South!!)
Oh I do as little as possible.... I am retired 
Seriously, there's quite a lot to do in Penang - not a place where you're likely to get bored.
I don't know what opportunities you would find here as a teacher. We get quite a few posters in the Malaysia section who have found jobs as teachers in Kuala Lumpur. That's all I know I'm afraid.
Anyways.... enjoy your life in Korea.
Seriously, there's quite a lot to do in Penang - not a place where you're likely to get bored.
I don't know what opportunities you would find here as a teacher. We get quite a few posters in the Malaysia section who have found jobs as teachers in Kuala Lumpur. That's all I know I'm afraid.
Anyways.... enjoy your life in Korea.
Apr 26th 2013, 1:54 pm
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Oh I do as little as possible.... I am retired
Seriously, there's quite a lot to do in Penang - not a place where you're likely to get bored.
I don't know what opportunities you would find here as a teacher. We get quite a few posters in the Malaysia section who have found jobs as teachers in Kuala Lumpur. That's all I know I'm afraid.
Anyways.... enjoy your life in Korea.
Seriously, there's quite a lot to do in Penang - not a place where you're likely to get bored.
I don't know what opportunities you would find here as a teacher. We get quite a few posters in the Malaysia section who have found jobs as teachers in Kuala Lumpur. That's all I know I'm afraid.
Anyways.... enjoy your life in Korea.
Anyway thanks for the advice and take care.
May 1st 2013, 10:16 pm
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Re: Korea (South!!)
Hi, Fintan here,
Just talking to a company about a potential move to S.Korea.
They tell me there are expat tax perks at 5.5% local tax.
What does that mean in practice, if your out of the UK for 186days or what ever it is, do you really only pay 5.5% with no UK payments?
Just talking to a company about a potential move to S.Korea.
They tell me there are expat tax perks at 5.5% local tax.
What does that mean in practice, if your out of the UK for 186days or what ever it is, do you really only pay 5.5% with no UK payments?
May 1st 2013, 10:18 pm
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Re: Korea (South!!)
Sorry,
if you are out of the country....
English teachers in this forum you know,
if you are out of the country....
English teachers in this forum you know,
May 2nd 2013, 1:29 am
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Hi Fintan,
Hmm...I'm not so sure on that one as I'm not strictly an expat in Korea. I pay my tax through the Korean system only as I'm employed through a Korean institution with no links to the UK. Sorry I can't help you. I'll ask a few friends then get back to you.
Steve
Hmm...I'm not so sure on that one as I'm not strictly an expat in Korea. I pay my tax through the Korean system only as I'm employed through a Korean institution with no links to the UK. Sorry I can't help you. I'll ask a few friends then get back to you.
Steve
