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[laogaiguk]

I love Korea, I really do. I am staying atleast another year. But, I hate the "C"orea thing, and even contemplating changing all ENGLISH maps (don't care about their own language) to the "East Sea". I ignore Korean newspapers, but the articles in them are stupid. So I thought I would help with a new article for them to print.

THIS THREAD IS FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED IN JAPAN (on visa runs or other times).

1) I dropped a 10000 yen bill ($100 US) in a convenience store, though I didn't notice. I went in the next day and found out that a kid had picked it up and tried to chase me down (I am fast on a bike) and when he couldn't, he gave it to the teenage clerk to give to me next time I came in. When I went in the next day, a different teenage clerk handed it to me and explained what happened. I have told this story here before, but it is worth saying again.

I have lots of other stories, but what about you guys?
This post by chaz47 got me thinking about this...

[billybrobby]

I had a cabbie in Korea turn off the meter when he was lost. But man did he get lost. I was going from one part of Seoul to another and I was seeing fields of grass and stuff.

[SuperFly]

And stop spitting all over the sidewalks - damn you!!

[cdninkorea]

[gang ah jee]

I had a youngish cab driver who got lost, and when I had to give him directions myself, started looking like he was about to cry. He kept apologising over and over - "I only started last week, I still don't know Seoul well." He tried to charge me only half price, but I felt sorry for him and gave him what was on the metre anyway, if just for the comedy value of the whole situation.

[riley]

I had a cabbie after a rather eventful, emotional night at the hospital, take me home all the way across Seoul with almost no directions needed except for the very end. He was very friendly and wanted to chat, after awhile I was willing to simply because he was friendly and I didn't want to dump all of my feelings on him. Impressive how well he knew Seoul.

[happeningthang]

Wow. That went off topic fast. Still, just as well...now we know cabbies in Corea can be just as considerate as their Japanese counterparts. I do like the automatic doors on Japanese cabs, but for the amount of money they charge they'd better turn off the meter when lost!!

As for wonderful things in happening in Japan, a good mate of mine and myself were blundering through Shinjuku on day one in Japan. I got to talking to some old boy who turned out to have perfect English. This guy did his level best to solve all of our problems. We asked for directions to a capsule hotel - he lead us all the way there. We went in stowed the bags, had a drink, came outside two hours later... the guy's still there... he wanted to be sure that we were happy with this place, and if we weren't he knew another one.

Similar things have happened in Korea though, yesterday I got dragged in to a local restaurant for a free meal and chat, bar owners have driven me home at the end of the night, and people have led my by the hand after asking directions and entered into negotiations on my behalf. Drunken friends have lost cash packed wallets only to have them hand delivered via the Korean grapevine.

Maybe it's fair to say that most people in Japan and Korea are pretty cool, and it's got nothing to with names on maps.

[Hollywoodaction]

[huffdaddy]