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[pootle]

I'm intrigued by the number of families I've seen over the last week who are camping out next to rivers. I'm in a rural area and there are scores of people with tents, barbecues, grannies, kids and accompanying inflatables for swimming.

I've never seen this anywhere else. Is it a peculiarly Korean thing or does this happen elsewhere? Being this far from the coast it makes perfect sense but I was surprised by it for some reason.

[peppermint]

Happens where I'm from too, but that hardly makes it normal.

[bangbayed]

It's cooler by the river than in people's houses in the summertime. More peaceful to sleep by the river too. Always thought it was pretty nice to see.

[sojourner1]

Oh yes, Americans do this sort of thing too. Today, when riding through Gangwon on a bus, I seen lots of this sort of activity now that the weather is clearing up. Many people are on vacation right now too. The buses are full and people are heading out to Gangwon, the blessed land, to get some outdoor recreation. That funny part of the sentence came from something I saw alongside the road today.

Who's up for some fresh air, blue skies, sunshine, hiking, fishing, BBQing, and camping? I am. I'm lucky in that I can do all this right from my front door, but I can't walk or take a subway to the 3 Ally pub serving Erdinger beer and eat all the wonderful cuisine Seoul offers as it's 3.5 hours bus ride and buses are so few so it takes many hours. It's great getting river air in my place instead of being in a low lying city area where it's stifling stench due to pollution hanging low in the air. I'm good if I can get stuff to cook as you would have to pay me lots of money to do a job up in the crush of people dodging each other while breathing all that pollution they call Seoul city, the big smoke. It sure stinks up there and makes me catch a cold or flue every time I go, not to knock Korea. I'm ready to heal my hurts of catching a common cold up in Seoul in the blessed land and flush my body of all the heavy metals and shit you must adsorb when in such an environment.

Let's camp out this weekend on the river.

[nautilus]

Koreans have destroyed their countryside with tacky development and now they want it back.


It really looks abnormal. Families barbecuing under highway overpasses: having picnics on the tiniest square of grass, even if its yards from choking traffic fumes.


i feel sorry for them All the countries I lived in prior actually have such things as nature reserves or areas of preserved wilderness. Its human nature to crave some contact with the natural world. Only the most short-sighted capitalist monsters would concrete over their countryside for the sake of a quick buck.

Another ridiculous sight is a 100 fishermen crowded round a virtual puddle, barely any elbow room. The poor fish left in there, sees an endless array of hooks dangling above its head.

[rhinocharge64]

Heh, you on drugs, you remind of the waygookks I moved a way rom tonight, your always bloody moaning, why!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Gamecock]

[sojusucks]

I have found that many Koreans like to go hiking during the weekend. I haven't seen many picnics and the such though.

[nautilus]