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Real Reality · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Location: Seoul

Meteorologists advised residents to prepare for the worst. More heavy rainfall is expected. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) has issued heavy rain warnings for islands off the west coast and Kangwon Province.

"Traditionally, we only have occasional showers after the monsoon season is over. But we are receiving unusually late heavy rainfall and this is expected to continue until the end of August," Yoon Suk-hwan, an official at the KMA, said yesterday.
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/200308/kt2003082418413710160.htm

VanIslander · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2003 6:29 pm Post subject: LOVE THE RAIN

Your point? What do you think? What's your attitude? How does it relate to your experience? Is it unusual? You leave one wanting something more.

You like to post straight info, and that's great. How about starting a thread for "Real Reality News". You can update it as regularly as you have been beginning new threads.

weatherman · Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Location: Korea

AS I play a weatherman sometimes on TV, (had to say that) I have noticed that Koreans look at their weather patterns and generalize. Like the above article implies, they think it strange that it would rain so much in August, bacause it doesn't fit the mold of their one dimensional thinking. For the past 8 August I have lived here, it has rained hard, but they learn in school it only rains hard during the 'rainy season'. So it is strange to them. (Change the educational system away from memorizing facts to some ablity to process data and draw conclusions and this might change) Going through weather lessons is also interesting, for Koreans always say for winter that Korea is cold and snowy. (ie. fact, what they memorized in school) Snowy my a s s. Koreans don't know what big snow is. (No international comparison) Korean is cold and dry in the winter, and when I say this I get looks of disbelief, like a pissed on their grandfathers graves in drunken stupor and can't really be blamed.

eamo · Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.

Corporal · Joined: 25 Jan 2003

Real Reality, are you Anda?

rapier · Joined: 16 Feb 2003

Terrible news for me most of all. i'm now in gunsan on the west coast, and will spend the next 4 days on an expensive birdwatching holiday touring the offshore islands,...and presumably trying to keep out from the rain..WHY is it everytime i plan to do something special outdoors, the rain follows me like a plague!!! BLAST IT!!!!!!!Aaaarggghhh!!!!@#$%$#@***
Be warned all of you, never plan anything in August in this country, it RAAIINS!!! I've just spent the last few days being washed out up at Seoraksan....

makushi · Joined: 08 Jun 2003

And remember no swimming in September, or June either...it just too darn cold...in spite of what the thermometer says...

denz · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2003 1:17 am Post subject:

actual conversation:

denz: i'm starting to think that the 'korea has 4 distinct seasons' mantra is BS.
god: yes. we should sue the korean government for cheating us.

fact: my girlfriend is funnier than yours.

denz

Zyzyfer · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2003 2:44 am Post subject:

bucheon bum · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

i'm sick of the f'ing rain...