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MANDRL · Joined: 13 Oct 2006 Location: South Korea

you drove a car? I have not driven since early January 2007.

When is the last time you...

Newbie · Joined: 07 Feb 2003

3 hours ago. I drive to work everyday... goddamn Koreans (read "a good number of Koreans") are terrible drivers! Their way of thinking makes zero sense to me. And the stupid little kids wandering back and forth across the frickin' street!. Where's the damn safety elephant to teach these kids that cars hurt!! Especially cars being driven by angry white man.

butlerian · Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Location: Korea

pest2 · Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Location: Vancouver, Canada

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jajdude · Joined: 18 Jan 2003

When was the last time...

Damn it's been a while.

Oh, cars, never mind.

SuperFly · Joined: 09 Jul 2003 Location: In the doghouse

Two weeks ago during Chuseok, while at home for a quick visit. I was surprised at how easy it was to drive in what I'd considered to be heavy traffic before returning to Korea. Plenty of room to manuever, etc. It was nice to be in control again.

VanIslander · Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 1:08 pm Post subject:

I rented a car on Jeju in June of '06 but before that hadn't driven since coming here in the fall of '02.

I don't miss my 15 years of driving, I even appreciate the simplicity and peacefulness of life without it, except on the occasional nice weekend when a drive in the country sounds great.

princess · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: soul of Asia

Last November when I was in the states. That's where my car is.

jinks · Joined: 27 Oct 2004 Location: Formerly: Lower North Island

I was here for over almost two years before I got behind the wheel of a car. The thought of driving on the right-hand side freaked me out a bit, but I'm used to it now. I have also started to drive like a local; very little consideration for other road users, swerve to avoid pedestrians and just 'stop and get out' rather than 'parking'.
The funny thing is, at home we have the stereotype of timid, useless Asian drivers. Some of my Korean friends have told me that westerners are useless at parking because they have lots of space and regular carparks in their home countries, so they can't cope with the tight squeezes you have to perform in busy Korean streets.

Alyallen · Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:14 pm Post subject:

June 2004

eamo · Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.

I drive a few times per week in Seoul. Believe it or not, after a couple of years driving in Seoul, you get used to it. It seems pretty normal driving now. But, just now and then, someone will do something so dangerous/stupid/unbelievable that you're reminded that you're driving in Asia.

Also, the level of courtesy here is way below where I come from. Some Korean drivers wouldn't let an ambulance full of injured children go in front of them.

Sash · Joined: 08 Aug 2006 Location: farmland

rent-a-car while on vacation in Australia in August

NightSky · Joined: 19 Apr 2005

when was the last time you screwed up a game post? Very Happy

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indytrucks · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Location: The Shelf

This morning.

As for Korean drivers, they can be a pretty hopeless bunch, but I've seen worse. Nevertheless, I got rear-ended over the weekend whilst sat paying in a covered car park. The car park was empty.