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Mashimaro
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: location, location
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 Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 11:46 pm Post subject: Geez I am stupid!! |
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I thought if you bought a ticket for an airport bus to Sinchon it would actually stop in Sinchon... silly, silly me.. of course it wouldn't!
Walked out Incheon airport this morning and bought a ticket for bus number 602 bound for Hyundai Dept. store Sinchon (amongst other places) As they are loading my suitcase on the bus they ask me where I'm going and I say Sinchon..
Well wer'e getting close to Sinchon and I'm wondering why he isn't slowing down. Ok, maybe he's going to stop on the other side of those lights. He keeps going... Next stop Ehwa Univ. Ok I think to myself that's not far from my place, I'll walk from there.. he still doesn't stop.
finally I go up to the driver and say 'I wanted to get off in Sinchon' in korean.. he said something I didn't understand and I sit down.. soon he stops the bus and points to the other side of the road where I can get back to Sinchon.. thanks mate!!
so I lug my suitcase up & down subway staircases and finally i get back home. Aside from having a rant, I want to know what I was supposed to do differently..
Is every passenger espected to go up to the driver and tell them in advance that they want to get out at the next stop?? I doubt it..
Of course if my korean is better I could have shouted out 'hey ajosshi, let me out!' as soon as he missed my stop.
Welcome back to Korea... at least I got an upper body workout lugging my suitcase around 
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peppergirl
Joined: 07 Dec 2003
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| Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 12:03 am Post subject: |
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| Did you push the call button? |
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Swiss James
Joined: 26 Nov 2003
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 5:09 am Post subject: |
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yeah you've got to push the button, but they're few and far between on those buses. You're better off just listening to the announcements and then when they say "The next stop is Sinchon" (english and korean) wake to the front and make sure he sees you.
Those fellas are on a t-i-g-h-t schedule |
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Crois
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: You could be next so watch out.
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| Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 6:18 am Post subject: |
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| No i am really stupid... |
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Mashimaro
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 1:51 am Post subject: |
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I looked for a button but couldn't see one...
I've never noticed buttons in 'long distance' buses before... ie from the airport |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 4:15 am Post subject: |
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| The 3 or 4 times I've done the ride there were announcements for each stop and then it was up to the passengers to run up to the driver and get him to stop. |
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peppergirl
Joined: 07 Dec 2003
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| Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 4:53 am Post subject: |
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| Mashimaro wrote: |
I looked for a button but couldn't see one...
I've never noticed buttons in 'long distance' buses before... ie from the airport |
I took the 603 and that one had buttons... they're pretty far apart though, you really have to look for them... Or as someone else already said, get to the front of the bus in time and tell the driver you want to get off. |
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Swiss James
Joined: 26 Nov 2003
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 5:57 am Post subject: |
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If there's one thing in this country I'm an expert on, it's the 602 bus to and from the airport. There are buttons, but you could easily miss them, they're right above a select few seats- much easier to listen out, walk to the front and make sure he sees you.
Better luck next time  |
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shawner88
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 6:02 am Post subject: |
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| Swiss James wrote: |
| If there's one thing in this country I'm an expert on, it's the 602 bus to and from the airport. |
Gets me laughing every time I read it. Surely you must know something better than this? |
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Mashimaro
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: location, location
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| Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 1:30 am Post subject: |
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| Swiss James wrote: |
If there's one thing in this country I'm an expert on, it's the 602 bus to and from the airport. There are buttons, but you could easily miss them, they're right above a select few seats- much easier to listen out, walk to the front and make sure he sees you.
Better luck next time |
fecked if I could see them.. Sensational for tourists |
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cacheSurfer
Joined: 07 Dec 2003
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| Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 6:37 am Post subject: |
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| peppergirl wrote: |
| Did you push the call button? |
So does this mean that you really are stupid?? 
you probably weren't expecting your question to backfire on you.
hahaha.  |
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Grotto
Joined: 21 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 7:02 am Post subject: yogiyo |
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if you ever want a bus to stop to let you out
yogiyo kajusayo
stop here please basically |
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Arthur Fonzerelli
Joined: 22 Jan 2003
Location: Suwon
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| Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Let me confirm that...yes, you are stupid.. |
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katydid
Joined: 02 Feb 2003
Location: Here kitty kitty kitty...
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| Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 6:36 pm Post subject: Re: yogiyo |
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| Grotto wrote: |
if you ever want a bus to stop to let you out
yogiyo kajusayo
stop here please basically |
Ka means to go.
Yeogi saewuh jusaeyo is stop here please. |
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