I finally got somebody to tell me what my address here in Busan is, in English. I am fairly sure that if anyone sends me something using the English address, it will make it to me. As you can see, in Korea the addresses are written in opposite order of the way they are written in the US, with the biggest area first (city), then going down to neighborhood, building, then finally apartment number. Honestly, since I was a (very nerdy) child, I have always thought that is the way it should be, so it makes perfect sense to me this way. Well, at least when it's written in English.
So here it is:
South Korea, Busan, Seo-gu
Bumin-dong 3ga 34-3
Mungak Building, 410 ho
602-842
부 산 광 역 시 서 구
부 인 둥 3가 34-3 문 각 원 룽 401
최 욱 환 (주 인) 귀 하
602-842
The funny thing is, back home in the States, putting your address up on your blog would be completely unsafe and unheard of, but I defy even one person who lives in Korea to find me using this thing. It's like a scavenger hunt, even for lifelong residents of this town, because buildings are often unmarked and the street addresses don't always go in numerical order. This makes me think that the postmen are really ninjas with superhuman brain power. Or just total masochists.
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