Long response
Is it really true that there's no South Korean scene for this game? I thought Asians were supposed to be into this stuff! Is there no Korean language website like smashboards? Maybe we just haven't looked hard enough...
So...yeah...long post. Sorry :-)
Do you have a setup? I have only one GC controller, and neither smash, a wii, nor a GC...but I was thinking of buying a wii before I left...
There are lots of jobs here because South Korea is pretty culturally isolated--the crazies to the north essentially make it an island--and is in the midst of feverishly modernizing itself. There's construction going on everywhere, so it's exciting to bear witness to a tradition-bound country catapulting itself into the 21st century. Since English is the international standard for commerce, it's critical that Koreans start learning good English from a young age, and the country has more catching up to do than places like China or Japan. Hence the hunger for foreign English teachers. Of course, that can make a job as an English teacher more frustrating, since you might not have much to work with in terms of the kids already understanding some fundamental English. My predecessor moved to Taiwan when I took his job, and he tells me the kids there speak English WAY better than they do here. Even the kids in big cities here are noticeably better at English than those from small towns. I'm sure you'll have better teaching materials at a public school than I do:
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How are you with languages? Korean employs a very logical alphabet, which makes reading it much easier than most languages. Speaking and listening are another matter, though, because the phonemes are totally different than English's, and the grammar structure is, too. Since so few people here know English (Seoul is better than the rest of the country but still not great) you do need to learn more Korean to feel savvy about yourself than you might in another place. If you're open to it it can be rewarding. The misgiving I have about it is that I don't really love the sound of the language and it's not the most useful second (or whatever) language you could learn once you've left here, since it's not spoken anywhere else in the world. Also, the culture isn't really that remarkable or rich compared to Japan or China, and there are some traditions that are just socially backward (stemming from ingrained biases about gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, etc.), although they're rapidly dying away as the more modern generation starts to take over. The cuisine is great, unless you're like me and don't eat meat (and then it sucks). Be prepared for corn on pizza and mayonnaise on anything you can imagine.
It's true that there's no South Korean scene. Video game consoles were banned here until recently, so GCs were never available. If they had been then I'd imagine there'd be a lot more of a scene. Then again, it doesn't seem like Brawl's that big, either. Either way, I'm almost positive we're not missing anything. The scene just doesn't exist.
I have a full setup for Melee, including a GC and four controllers. If you want a GC here you'll need to bring it, since they're not available anywhere. Same thing with controllers and games. I think they do sell wiis here, though I would bring yours and avoid the hassle. You should bring Melee so you can practice it!
Also, once you're here you'll need to buy a big VOLTAGE converter (not just a plug converter), or else you'll fry your console. It's about $30 USD for one. The ones big enough to handle a gaming system are about the size of a GC.
Hopefully you'll end up in my province! I'm sure you'll learn to love Melee ^^