Fun things that happen in Korea (Part 2)

Walking down the street in South Korea can be tricky and takes some getting used to. You see, the cars and people share the road. There is no foot path or side-walk or anything. You walk down the middle of the road with the cars. This gets very tricky when there are parked and moving cars. If you have a car parked on each side of the road there is only room for one more car to squeeze through the middle. I have been keeping a tally and I have almost been run over by 23 cars.
The larger roads/highways/free-ways have multiple lanes and a foot path so this isn't an issue here....but all other roads you share it with cars. It takes some getting used to and a little courage but this strange system seems to work. So far I haven't seen anyone get run over. Only 23 near misses for myself.

There is an interesting cultural difference between Korea and western countries. At home it would seem very rude and a little disgusting for someone to hock up a loogie and spit it out next to you while you wait for a bus. 

On the other hand it is quite acceptable for you to blow your nose into a tissue in public.

In Korea these two things are flipped. It is very rude to blow your nose but is fine to snort, cough and spit right next to someone. It's a bit weird and a little yuck but  I do now have the freedom of spitting when ever I like...