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@ahimsakerp Right, I remember them from rest stops of days gone by. They were one of the few things I could get before the bus to Seoul would be ready to leave again. I rode the bus from Jeonju to Seoul *so* many times between 2002-2004 for gigs.Permalink On twitter.com
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@ahimsakerp Unfortunately, that was (IIRC) when the Honam Expressway was mostly built, but the connection into Seoul was a work in progress. I remember it being about 2.5–3 hours to get to the edge of Seoul... and then almost as much again to finish the last 5-10km of the trip...Permalink On twitter.com
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@ahimsakerp Eventually I just started taking the train, despite the discomfort of poor ventilation and it always being too hot onboard. No apps then, and online booking was over my head, so I had to show up really early for a train, or buy ticket the day before *at* the station. (Or stand.)Permalink On twitter.com
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@ahimsakerp Ha, I remember being next in line at the Express Bus Terminal one day, loaded down with music gear, and some shithead in a suit strolls up and butts in ahead of me. I told him off, of course, and pointed out the huge line and said he should go to the back of it.Permalink On twitter.com
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@ahimsakerp (In broken Korean, of course.) He was shocked. The ticket girl was shocked. Everyone was shocked. Meanwhile, the guy who job it was to manage the line asked him to step aside and let me go first, "Because he's a foreigner." I looked at the people in line behind me.Permalink On twitter.com
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@ahimsakerp They all seemed just tired and resigned. I said, "No, not 'cause I'm a foreigner. Because I'm in line. So are all these people!" But of course, they sold me my ticket & then let Mr. Entitled buy his next before serving anyone else in line. Nobody challenged them on it. *shrug*.Permalink On twitter.com
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@ahimsakerp A Korean friend was with me, and wide-eyed at all this. Said, "It's good you stood up for yourself, I'm just surprised you told him to go to the back of the line." To this day I remember how ridiculous the whole thing seemed. It's a very vivid memory, for whatever reason.On twitter.com