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[Intrepid]

Found this photo montage of French restaurant/store signs versus Korean signs (try scrolling to the bottom first for the French signs and then go up to the top for the shocker Korean "sang-ga" horror.

http://agorabbs4.media.daum.net/griffin/do/kin/read?bbsId=K150&articleId=11900&pageIndex=1&searchKey=&searchValue=

[Hanson]

That's the epitomy of ugly. They could take a page from the "less is more" theory...

[stumptown]

From some of the replies to that post, they were saying that Korea's signs are dizzy and stuffy.

[weatherman]

Yeah, it is laud, but isn't Korea? I like the bombardment of signs. It is in your face, I want your attention stuff. How boring if Seoul would try to be like other cities of the western traditions.

Then again, it would suck if western cities tried to be like eastern cities.

Let cities have their personalities, just like letting people have their personalities too. Don't jump all of it.

[sillywilly]

For me, that kind of brightness was one of the joys of moving to Korea for a year. Sure it may not be up everyone's alley but it was interesting anyway. I came from a city where those portable neon billboards put at the side of the road are no longer allowed. One of the joys of traveling is experiencing new things with every sense. It probably sounds corny but seeing something a tacky as that can be very exciting for someone who grew up around Canadian suburbs.

[eamo]

The quantity of signage in Korea makes buildings look crap during the day, but at night they look exciting and exotic.