Where are the best places in Korea to live and work?
• It entirely depends on whom you ask. The majority of jobs I have available are in the greater Seoul area. We regularly receive applications from people who have never been to Korea but have strong impressions of which areas are “good” and which areas are “bad”. South Korea is a small country and, with few exceptions, one city is much like another. • Koreans are loyal to their home regions and hometowns. They will almost invariably talk about their hometowns as the best places in Korea to live. This rubs off on foreign teachers as well. I’ve heard almost every city and region in Korea described as better than all others. • Take any advice about desirable locations with a grain of salt. Insisting on being placed in a particular city or town based on advice from others can limit the jobs available and you’ll probably end up in an area that is not very different from anywhere else in Korea.
