Korean Job Discussion Forums

[ed]

the first year I rode a scooter, I did not wear eye protection and every where I went I would have to clean all the crap out of my eyes for 5 minutes.

now I wear eye protection and it's a huge difference.

I see Koreans on motorcycles with no eye protection and constantly wonder how do they do it?

is it because their eyes are slanted?

[cheem]

[Tiberious aka Sparkles]

[SuperFly]

Tiberious ................R !!



I wear protection (see my avatar) and also my collar has Korean writing that my owner is an American Inspector General....it really scares the piss out of the Koreans.

[Toby]

Sunglasses work for me, along with a cyclists face mask.

[ed]

what I mean to say is: does having slanted eyes somehow protect you from the air?

I don't think I have ever seen a rider protect their eyes; even those who actually wear helmets usually always have the visor up.

there were times when I was blinded by stuff flying into my eyes and nearly crashed!

how do they do it!?

(puzzled cause I would sure like to ride with nothing on my head)

[kangnamdragon]

[sadsac]

Koreans don't wear protection for anything, why should their eyes be any different.

[Toby]

[Derrek]

I have a pair of very light Oakley rip-off glasses (almost totally clear) that I got in Itaewon for 10,000 won. I also have a darker pair. I wear the lighter ones at night, and the darker ones during the day.

I agree with you that eye protection here is a really good idea. Was going without recently, and got whacked in the cheek by a rock, and realized I'd better be wearing the glasses. So now I always do, unless I'm just puttering down the street at 10kmh.

[captain kirk]

I met a guy who looked guilty and forlorn when he recalled how his girlfriend went into the hospital after he was struck and stung by a bee while biking down the highway with gf as passenger. I think about that when I bike wearing a cotton 'germ mask' (blue, from the pharmacy) for a thousand won. Just throw it in the washer from time to time. And goggles because busses and trucks luger out oafish chunks of grit which, without protection, you have to stop and prod out with a finger.
I wouldn't doubt those squinty, Mongolian eyes like those of eskimos are the best there are if you don't have bike goggles.

[Corvid]

I've been looking for a pair of goggles like Superfly's doggie. Anyone have a clue where to find a pair?

[HardyandTiny]

[jurassic5]

[Derrek]