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tanklor1
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jazzmaster
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| Cool. I'd love to see consideration and good manners become more common place throughout Korea. |
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atwood
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| Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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| jazzmaster wrote: |
| Cool. I'd love to see consideration and good manners become more common place throughout Korea. |
And people in hell would love a drink of ice water.  |
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schwa
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| Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Many Korean drivers have become noticeably more patient & courteous in recent years. |
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northway
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| Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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| This is really stupid, even by the already low standards of what passes for Korean journalism. |
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jvalmer
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| Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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| northway wrote: |
| This is really stupid, even by the already low standards of what passes for Korean journalism. |
It's from a piece from one of those fluff segments that all news show have. |
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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 12:15 am Post subject: |
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| schwa wrote: |
| Many Korean drivers have become noticeably more patient & courteous in recent years. |
And many more have become noticeably more impatient and inconsiderate in recent years. |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 2:43 am Post subject: |
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| schwa wrote: |
| Many Korean drivers have become noticeably more patient & courteous in recent years. |
I... don't see that. |
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DaeguNL
Joined: 08 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 2:53 am Post subject: |
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I wouldn't call this a "heartwarming" story.
They could barely wait for her to pass by. |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 3:47 am Post subject: |
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| Captain Corea wrote: |
| schwa wrote: |
| Many Korean drivers have become noticeably more patient & courteous in recent years. |
I... don't see that. |
Maybe it was my living in Sokcho until recently, but drivers were definitely stopping at unsignalled crosswalks to let pedestrians cross. Going slower in school zones. Yielding to buses & emergency vehicles. Just generally driving with less urgency. Also lots of new traffic taming devices.
Taxi drivers still tended to be road cowboys though. |
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jvalmer
Joined: 06 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:49 am Post subject: |
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| Captain Corea wrote: |
| schwa wrote: |
| Many Korean drivers have become noticeably more patient & courteous in recent years. |
I... don't see that. |
I've noticed it. Drivers sometimes even stop for me before I even step foot onto an uncontrolled crosswalk. That would have been unthinkable 5 years ago.
Also, I've noticed they aren't as quick on the horn when the light turns green. Used to remember guys would get rolling a few seconds before the switch. |
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Smithington
Joined: 14 Dec 2011
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| Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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| atwood wrote: |
| jazzmaster wrote: |
| Cool. I'd love to see consideration and good manners become more common place throughout Korea. |
And people in hell would love a drink of ice water. |
Please tell me you don't believes hell exists, too. |
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Smithington
Joined: 14 Dec 2011
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| Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Captain Corea wrote: |
| schwa wrote: |
| Many Korean drivers have become noticeably more patient & courteous in recent years. |
I... don't see that. |
Nor do I. It's simply not happening.
More apologist nonsense from Schwa.
Having said that, if the old woman was crossing against the light holding up traffic she deserves a slapping. I see this arrogance far too often from old people in Korea. Rules apply to them, too. |
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Underwaterbob
Joined: 08 Jan 2005
Location: In Cognito
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| Anyone who's been here for any length of time can indeed tell you that the driving has improved quite a bit. Not that it doesn't still have a long, long way to go. |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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| jvalmer wrote: |
| Captain Corea wrote: |
| schwa wrote: |
| Many Korean drivers have become noticeably more patient & courteous in recent years. |
I... don't see that. |
I've noticed it. Drivers sometimes even stop for me before I even step foot onto an uncontrolled crosswalk. That would have been unthinkable 5 years ago.
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Maybe they like your look ... and dislike mine.
EVERY DAY I have cars zip around me as I try to cross the street here in Seoul. They go so far around me, they cross into the oncoming traffic lane just so they don't have to slow/stop to allow a pedestrian to cross.
So, no - I don't see things getting better. Not as a pedestrian in Seoul. |
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