Have you been to Korea??

Question

My husband is deploying to Kunsan air base for a year! I'm just wondering what it like there?

Answer 1

Not yet, but I am moving there to be with my husband in 6 weeks and I am very excited. We will be around Camp Casey and he has had nothing but good experiences since being there. The Koreans are VERY NICE people, especially the older Koreans. I have had several Americanized-Korean friends, I've never met one I didn't like. I'm sure the stay there will not be without incident, however, many Americans are very difficult to get along with.

If you are able to at all, take this opportunity to be with your husband. See the world while you can!

Answer 2

I don't know what part of Korea deadmanwalking was in! You can basically disregard all of his "advice" or do the opposite. If you are able, I would go along with your husband, even if you have to do it at your own expense. I did, and it was a wonderful experience. Koreans are very nice and friendly and love to practice their English. If you even make an attempt to learn some of their language, they will be impressed. I lived "on the economy" (off post, among the Koreans) and loved it. They have so many wonderful foods to try that I can't even tell you the half. Many of them, I liked so well that, after I returned to U.S., I seek out Koreatowns everywhere I travel. There is an Army post about half an hour from me, and they have a large Korean-wife-of-Army population and many restaurants and shops. We consider it a special treat on the occasions that we drive over there just to eat Korean food. It is an experience you should not miss if you can help it.

Answer 3

I was stationed in Korea when I was in the Army, 1991-92. It was my first tour fresh out of AIT. I worked in the post office at Camp Humphreys, which is about 50 south of Seoul. Just outside the town of Pyongtek. Korea is kind of dirty, at least the place I was stationed was, I can't imagine its much different than the rest of the country. Seoul was definately cool. Lots of shopping and good food. Clothes, leather jackets and all the fake Douney and Burke purses you want. And all very cheap. During monsoon season June, and July, it can be sunshiney one minute and raining the next. Its hot and humid in the summer and you will freeze your butt off in the winter. Over all I had a great time over there. Good Luck!

Answer 4

Y E S, 1962 - 1963. Was stationed near Uijongbu,
30 miles north of Seoul, South Korea with the 51th Signal Battalion which was associated with
I Corps(Camp Red Cloud)!!
South Korea is a fairly good duty assignment and
the country-side is good. The people of South Korea are fairly friendly and the food is good!!
Try to learn the language, it really helps and the Koreans that I met were more than happy to be
friendly with you and to help you in many ways to learn their language as well as learning how to speak English!!
US ARMY(RET) 1958 - 1979

Answer 5

No, I was across the water in northern Japan. I talked to kunsan quite a bit though.

Answer 6

I can't answer to a long deployment, but I pulled into Pusan several times, and flew into Osan a few times also. I loved the visits, the food, and the cities and country-side.

I learned a QUICK social lesson: this was back when it was "hip" to wear deck-shoes without socks... KOREANS ALL WEAR SOCKS !! A quick visit to a sock-stall remedied the problem and got me smiles.

Deadmanwalking is rather harsh... the Korean's don't like RUDE Americans !! And the food is DIFFERENT.. but delicious !!

I had NO problems in my visits (1986 & 1990)... though our ship had an idiot who tried to STEAL a leather jacket from a stall in Pusan... the local cops "subdued" him with their famous bamboo ALL-night-sticks. No one on the ship had a LICK of sympathy for the idiot.

Answer 7

ive been to both north and south korea. North was cold, and looked like they hadnt cleaned the place since the last time we bombed them. Now, i wasnt in the best part of the country, and we werent allowed to go, but the chicks i did see were cute. South korea is pretty much like any other big modern city, its like a big china town.

Answer 8

They are very anti-American.
(1) Don't go out of base at night or day.
(2) Don't touch anything or they will sue.
(3) Be careful with female students walking outside of the base. They are there for certain purpose...
(4) If they offer you free food, don't eat it or you will need medical attentation.
(5) Don't get too close to their children or they will complain to your superior.

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