Don’t you find it annoying when your really late for Peai, or any other academy, and your hoping that you can make it on time to your academy, when there is a huge traffic jam caused by this one random car that just blocks the way to make a U-turn, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD!, and you get scolded at by your teacher for being late, and you miss out on some very fun news. (NOT Patrick teacher, some other teacher) Hi guys! Today I’m going to write a blog post about the really annoying thing that I see every single time I go somewhere using a car (my mom drives it, not me). What happens is that almost anytime that my mom drives me somewhere, some random car, just stops in the middle of the street and blocks all traffic, or does a U-turn in the middle of the road, or does some other random carless thing. (I’m pretty sure that if I drive, I’d probably just like crash into everything, so I shouldn’t be complaining, but these cases are just too strange)
I think that korean drivers should be a bit more respective of other people. I mean, this doesn't mean that korean driver's should go around, like helping everyone or anything, this just means that korean drivers can like try to be a bit more respectful. For example, I once saw a person, who parked their car literally in the middle of a crowded 3 way alley, and blocked all traffic. What annoyed me more, was that when someone called the driver to tell them to please move their car, the driver seemed very annoyed, and not one bit sorry for the huge traffic jam that he had caused. Also, I can see cars that drive pass even though the lights had changed, making it impossible for the cars that are actually supposed to pass to go when the lights had changed. And, this isn’t just a matter of me being annoyed. (I’m pretty sure that a person named Jason getting annoyed isn’t really harmful to the society). However, these careless driving acts can get people hurt and even killed, so that’s another reason to drive respectively.
This doesn't mean that pedestrians are completely carefree. There are some ridiculous cases of pedestrians too. One person I saw once was looking at his phone and walking, with earphones on at night. I mean, you don’t have to like wear neon clothes and hold a sign saying “Pedestrian alert”, but at least you can keep alert of your surroundings. Maybe in the future where there is self-driving cars with radar and infrared sensors, this wouldn’t be needed, but nowadays, it is definitely needed to keep alert of your surroundings for everyone’s safety.
To tell you a secret, I think that I haven’t exactly been following all of the requirements, so I guess even I should try to keep these tips in mind, for a more safe and less annoying korean streets.(Also, to not get killed, or be late for your academy) Yay!
But still, I think that you are one of the kindest teachers that I have ever met! ^^
I plead guilty! I may have been known to scold a student or two for tardiness :-)