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alongway
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| They have women only seats on the buses here and like everything else, it doesn't seem to be enforced. I see ajoshis sitting on those pink seats all the time. When all the other seats are taken, I sit on them too and nobody says anything. My girlfriend who might have a skewed view since she's a feminist, told me it sucks being a woman in Korea. |
Those aren't women only seats. They're preferred seats for pregnant women. Anyone can sit in them, but if a pregnant woman gets on you should offer that seat to her.
Women only subway cars would be stupid, especially in Seoul where a lot of people try to make their trip efficient (perhaps to catch a transfer) which requires being at a specific door. Many people have to travel through the train, and if there is a women only car in the middle that means men can't travel the length of the train. Can't imagine that lasting. Even putting them at the end doesn't help as there are many stations which have their transfer/exit areas at the ends. |
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fermentation
Joined: 22 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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| There are women only seats along with seats for pregnant women. And they're pink of course. |
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slothrop
Joined: 03 Feb 2003
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Emark
Joined: 10 May 2007
Location: duh, Korea?
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 7:38 am Post subject: |
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| slothrop wrote: |
| when samsung or apple comes out with the next generation smartphone/mp3player/camera/tabletcomputer/virtualreality/minorityreport sunglasses that are equipped with x-ray vision this whole conversation will be mute. |
+1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptGal9T45Xs&feature=related
It's coming, if it isn't here already. |
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