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NYC_Gal 2.0
Joined: 10 Dec 2010
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| Oh, I agree with you completely. I wasn't responding to your post, but the poster who said that Koreans are never reading on the subway. My apologies if you thought I was arguing with you. |
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Stout
Joined: 28 May 2011
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| Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 7:12 am Post subject: |
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| NYC_Gal 2.0 wrote: |
| Oh, I agree with you completely. I wasn't responding to your post, but the poster who said that Koreans are never reading on the subway. My apologies if you thought I was arguing with you. |
Oh, I knew you weren't arguing. I just quoted you to reiterate that Koreans do read on the subway.
Congrats on your marriage, hope Incheon's treating you guys well. |
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NYC_Gal 2.0
Joined: 10 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks. That's very kind of you. I hope also that Korea has been treating you well.
I thought of another slight difference between Korea and home today: Kids LOVE pencil cases. They go apes**t over them. |
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DejaVu
Joined: 27 Jan 2011
Location: Your dreams
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| Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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| NYC_Gal 2.0 wrote: |
| I see people reading books on the subway all the time. More are playing with their smartphones or tablets, but many still read. |
I rarely see it...
I guess it all depends on which subway you're riding... |
I'd guess it depends on what people want to see... |
I wish people read more. I always look for people reading.
I have no idea why you need to argue against what I have seen or not seen. There's literally no way you could win that argument. What's the point? I never understood why so many people hate you but now I get it... what a kid. |
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theevilgenius
Joined: 10 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 1:10 am Post subject: |
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| Milk and bread doesn't seem to go off here at all. I forgot about a loaf of bread I had in my kitchen for about a month and there wasn't a spot of mould on it. Same with milk, Have left cartons in the fridge for a lot longer than should be necessary for milk to go off. |
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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 5:13 am Post subject: |
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-A family of four on a scooter.
-No car seats; babies/toddlers riding on the lap of a passenger.
Those really get to me. |
they shouldn't.
Millions and millions of babies and toddlers rode on laps of passengers before the advent of the nanny state in the 80's and 90's.
like your parents, for e.g. |
So true, I was one of them. So many young newbies don't realize what it was like until the 90's even in places like the USA and Canada. Smoking on airplanes, driving drunk, no baby seats, sharp metal edges on toys... |
Yes, but do you know why we stopped doing those things? Because they are unsafe and we didn't know any better. You're talking 20-30 years ago. Why is Korea excused? They live in 2011 just like the rest of us. |
maybe.
but I have an issue with selected people declaring selected things to be "safe" or "unsafe".
http://www.smh.com.au/travel/blogs/the-backpacker/australia-the-great-nanny-state-20110503-1e6hf.html
you seriously think I'm going to wear a dorky bike helmet while bicycling?
no effing way. |
Good article. I used it today for my class actually. Thanks.
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for less government control (in some cases). Like for example, the US seatbelt laws. I think it's ridiculous that I should have to wear a seatbelt because it can only hurt me. Though, I'm smart enough to wear a seatbelt because not wearing one is stupid. But should I be forced to wear one? No, I don't think so. However, since we have so many idiots in our world I think there should be some laws protecting kids from their moron parents. |
Would you be willing to pay more for auto insurance to have the "right" to not wear a seat belt? Because if that wasn't the law insurance rates would be higher. |
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theevilgenius
Joined: 10 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Three people riding in a car the two in the front seats are wearing seatbelts the one in the back is not. Car crashes at normal speed person in the back is thrown around like a rag doll and headbutts the two passengers in the front seats. Two passengers in the front die, passenger in the back survives, paralysed. Everyone should HAVE to wear a seatbelt, no ifs, buts or maybes. |
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premiummince
Joined: 23 Jan 2010
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| Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Three people riding in a car the two in the front seats are wearing seatbelts the one in the back is not. Car crashes at normal speed person in the back is thrown around like a rag doll and headbutts the two passengers in the front seats. Two passengers in the front die, passenger in the back survives, paralysed. Everyone should HAVE to wear a seatbelt, no ifs, buts or maybes. |
How about they all die? Or they all get paralysed? This story is kinda confusing. |
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murmanjake
Joined: 21 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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| I think that was a replay of a seatbelt public awareness campaign. |
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The Floating World
Joined: 01 Oct 2011
Location: Here
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| Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 2:42 am Post subject: |
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Home - gray skies 75% of the year
Korea - Blue skies 90%of the year. |
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UknowsI
Joined: 16 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 3:16 am Post subject: |
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| Writing everything in text documents inside tables. I noticed it the first time when I was filling out some application and couldn't get the format to work as I wanted it to, but have noticed it more and more lately, both for .hwp and word documents. The final drop came when I noticed that the template for my PhD thesis used a hidden table where each page was a new table cell. It mess up the formatting completely, so I cross my fingers that nobody will notice I am not following their template precisely. |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 4:49 am Post subject: |
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Colors.
Korean kids always color the sun red.
Koreans seem to have a different take on the blue-green spectrum.
After a meal, westerners check in the mirror for green bits stuck in their teeth. Koreans, red. |
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Squire
Joined: 26 Sep 2010
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Three people riding in a car the two in the front seats are wearing seatbelts the one in the back is not. Car crashes at normal speed person in the back is thrown around like a rag doll and headbutts the two passengers in the front seats. Two passengers in the front die, passenger in the back survives, paralysed. Everyone should HAVE to wear a seatbelt, no ifs, buts or maybes. |
The government shouldn't have a say in whether you or your family wear a seat belt in your own car. It's stupid not to but if you want the people behind you to sit with a seat belt on then tell them they have to or you aren't taking them anywhere
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Home - gray skies 75% of the year
Korea - Blue skies 90%of the year. |
Word. |
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furtakk
Joined: 02 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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-bathroom light switches outside the bathroom
-parks are always populated with people
-need to flip a switch to use hot water (in older apartments at least)
-keyless entry is common for homes
-need to turn on your gas to use your oven
-special bags are needed for trash
-bakeries triple package your goods
-finding a seat on the bus/subway is rare
-nights out start and end way later
-homeless people are way less aggressive (even the guys at seoul station).
-no visible drug culture
-no visible gang culture |
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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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| The Floating World wrote: |
Home - gray skies 75% of the year
Korea - Blue skies 90%of the year. |
Where is your home and where in Korea do you live?
Or do you just wear different colored lenses when in Korea? |
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