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matthews_world
Joined: 15 Feb 2003
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 Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 2:39 am Post subject: Suggest Korean infrastructure improvements |
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The blizzard in China this winter has got me thinking.
How can Korea become 'world class' as far and its infrastructure is concerned.
It's already got a pretty good transporation, with PT drivers and passenger vehicles that could come online in case of emergency.
Water works, including filtration, are well equipped and maintained.
My ideas:
Magnetic rail - Korea's rails are aging.
Wider sewer pipes - keeps entities from having to dig them up and change them every year or so. Keeps us from putting toilet paper in wastebaskets. |
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Hyeon Een
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I think Korea's infrastructure is excellent, far superior to that of the UK or the US.
All Korea needs now to lift it up to the level of infrastructure Heaven currently enjoys is a massive canal network.
(Only because I want to ride a bicycle along a towpath all the way to Busan without riding on any of those pesky roads.) |
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tractor
Joined: 26 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:06 am Post subject: |
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better recycling programs ( like japan's )
more consumer protection laws ( i.e. mandatory prices on all products, credit card surcharges )
women's equality rights like US, Canada and Europe
Better Business Bureau
better health & safety practices for restaurants
more training and tests for all Korean drivers ( Red light does not mean slow down! ) |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Hyeon Een wrote: |
I think Korea's infrastructure is excellent, far superior to that of the UK or the US.
All Korea needs now to lift it up to the level of infrastructure Heaven currently enjoys is a massive canal network.
(Only because I want to ride a bicycle along a towpath all the way to Busan without riding on any of those pesky roads.) |
I'm suddenly in favor of this wacky canal idea... |
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Binch Lover
Joined: 25 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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| tractor wrote: |
better recycling programs ( like japan's )
more consumer protection laws ( i.e. mandatory prices on all products, credit card surcharges )
women's equality rights like US, Canada and Europe
Better Business Bureau
better health & safety practices for restaurants
more training and tests for all Korean drivers ( Red light does not mean slow down! ) |
I'm not sure you understand the meaning of infrastructure
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infrastructure
Main Entry:
in�fra�struc�ture Listen to the pronunciation of infrastructure
Pronunciation:
\ˈin-frə-ˌstrək-chər, -(ˌ)fr�-\
Function:
noun
Date:
1927
1: the underlying foundation or basic framework (as of a system or organization)2: the permanent installations required for military purposes3: the system of public works of a country, state, or region; also : the resources (as personnel, buildings, or equipment) required for an activity |
I would suggest a revamp of the electrical wiring system purely for aesthetic reasons. Put all those ugly wires underground |
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matthews_world
Joined: 15 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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*double*
Last edited by matthews_world on Fri Feb 01, 2008 9:24 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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matthews_world
Joined: 15 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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| tractor wrote: |
better health & safety practices for restaurants |
Do they even have an entity such as OSHA in the U.S?
This would apply to hospitals here which are often over-crowded and tainted with staph-infecting bacteria.
Get ajummas with real mops and proper buckets. |
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kiwiduncan
Joined: 18 Jun 2007
Location: New Zealand
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Definately put the power and telephone cables underground where possible. They are ugly and their presence requires all the street trees to be butchered every couple of years. |
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pesawattahi
Joined: 30 Sep 2007
Location: it rubs the lotion on it's skin or else it gets the hose again
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| They could hire a non-retard to redesign the traffic system and possibly eliminate all those stupid u-turns. The inefficient traffic flow is half the problem, the other half being the drivers but who can fix that? |
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tractor
Joined: 26 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Binch Lover wrote: |
| tractor wrote: |
better recycling programs ( like japan's )
more consumer protection laws ( i.e. mandatory prices on all products, credit card surcharges )
women's equality rights like US, Canada and Europe
Better Business Bureau
better health & safety practices for restaurants
more training and tests for all Korean drivers ( Red light does not mean slow down! ) |
I'm not sure you understand the meaning of infrastructure
| Quote: |
infrastructure
Main Entry:
in�fra�struc�ture Listen to the pronunciation of infrastructure
Pronunciation:
\ˈin-frə-ˌstrək-chər, -(ˌ)fr�-\
Function:
noun
Date:
1927
1: the underlying foundation or basic framework (as of a system or organization)2: the permanent installations required for military purposes3: the system of public works of a country, state, or region; also : the resources (as personnel, buildings, or equipment) required for an activity |
I would suggest a revamp of the electrical wiring system purely for aesthetic reasons. Put all those ugly wires underground |
these were social infrastructure suggestions. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 12:08 am Post subject: |
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| Hyeon Een wrote: |
| I think Korea's infrastructure is excellent, far superior to that of the UK or the US. |
much better than in Canada as well
China, however, is no model of infrastructure
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bluelake
Joined: 01 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 12:30 am Post subject: |
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| matthews_world wrote: |
| tractor wrote: |
better health & safety practices for restaurants |
Do they even have an entity such as OSHA in the U.S?
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http://www.koshaunion.net/ |
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Hyeon Een
Joined: 24 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 2:40 am Post subject: |
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| bluelake wrote: |
| matthews_world wrote: |
| tractor wrote: |
better health & safety practices for restaurants |
Do they even have an entity such as OSHA in the U.S?
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http://www.koshaunion.net/ |
Is that a Jewish organ? =) |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 3:55 am Post subject: |
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| OiGirl wrote: |
| I'm suddenly in favor of this wacky canal idea... |
Maybe it really isnt a bad idea.
Korea's good at manipulating the landscape & its kind of a legoland already. Punching a canal tunnel through a mountain -- no problem! Keeps a considerable bunch of laborers busy too.
Korea could end up with a world-class recreation corridor (alongside clean & efficient shipping).
Its not like theres a lot of pristine wilderness would be compromised. Its a small peninsula with a mega population. Why not think bold? |
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matthews_world
Joined: 15 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="schwa"]
| OiGirl wrote: |
Korea could end up with a world-class recreation corridor (alongside clean & efficient shipping). |
In other words, a mega-Chungyecheon? |
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