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MollyBloom
Joined: 21 Jul 2006
Location: James Joyce's pants
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 Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:00 pm Post subject: English on the busses? |
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| I have been on some busses where the stops are announced in English and Korean. On the 420 from Daechi to Hannam Vocational School, will it say "Hannam Vocational School" in Eng or Kor? |
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billybrobby
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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| And the award for the most absurdly specific question goes to Molly Bloom. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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| billybrobby wrote: |
| And the award for the most absurdly specific question goes to Molly Bloom. |
Just thinking the same thing myself.
Oh, BTW, does anyone know if the Familymart near the Ozone PC bang near exit 7 of Shinheung Station sells Marlboro lights? |
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MollyBloom
Joined: 21 Jul 2006
Location: James Joyce's pants
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| Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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Why is that absurd? I've only been on 2 busses. Some help would be nice.  |
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ilovebdt
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
Location: Nr Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:30 pm Post subject: |
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Why not take it and see? What an adventure!! If you get lost you can always ask someone or jump in a taxi.
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MollyBloom
Joined: 21 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Good tip. I'll take some soju and smokes and hold my head out the window! |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:22 am Post subject: |
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| I believe they only announce the major stops (ie stops near a subway station) in English. |
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kat2
Joined: 25 Oct 2005
Location: Busan, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 3:03 am Post subject: |
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| If you are worried about not getting off at the right place, have it written in korean and hand it to the driver. He:ll yell at you when its time to get off. Just stay standing near the front so he doesn:t forget about you. |
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wylies99
Joined: 13 May 2006
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 3:08 am Post subject: |
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How about spellchecking "busses"?  |
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PEIGUY
Joined: 28 Mar 2004
Location: Omokgyo
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| Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 4:16 am Post subject: |
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| The buses will only announce English at the major stops (eg Subway Stations) that goes for all the buses (blue and green). It's the only time i've ever heard English. If you could read Korean you could count how many stops it is from where you're going by looking at the sign while you're waiting for the bus. |
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oneofthesarahs
Joined: 05 Nov 2006
Location: Sacheon City
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| Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 5:50 am Post subject: |
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| I like having the bus driver holler at me, personally. I once asked a bus driver to let me know when we got to a particular stop, and sure enough, as soon as we got there, he yelled "HEY LADY!!!!" down the length of the bus. One of my favorite absurd moments in Korea. |
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Canadian Club
Joined: 12 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 6:30 am Post subject: |
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| The green busses where I live don't say anyting in English... |
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stevenisi
Joined: 17 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Really, one of the prerequisites for taking the bus regularly should be basic Korean reading and listening ability. Not saying this to be a jerk just that you can get totally lost very easily. |
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xCustomx
Joined: 06 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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I think its essential to have some basic listening ability in Korean before riding the bus. Even if you can read Korean, the stops are read pretty quickly. Like a few people already mentioned, just ask the driver if you aren't sure and he'll probably help you out.
This is another example why learning Korean sure makes living here a lot easier |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 4:32 pm Post subject: |
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| stevenisi wrote: |
| Really, one of the prerequisites for taking the bus regularly should be basic Korean reading and listening ability. Not saying this to be a jerk just that you can get totally lost very easily. |
Learning hangul is not difficult, indeed. It sure does make life easier. |
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