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sunshinemiss -> RE: Rush Hour (8/15/2011 5:50:23 PM)
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ORIGINAL: NuevaVida
How long is your commute to work?
When I teach at my regular place - about 45 minutes after a 3 block walk / bike ride to get to the bus stop. In Korea, many companies send buses to different areas of town to pick up employees. My place of employment is no different. It's a really nice bus, too!
I have taught elsewhere over the summer, and that was a 2 hour bus ride - with one transfer in down town. It was worth it though! During the flooding a couple of weeks ago (which killed about 20 people), my part of the city was a mess and hit hard. I was glad to have taken the 4 hours it took me to get up to the north. I couldn't get home and avoided all the insanity that came with the mess.
What do you do to pass the time? Listen to music? Talk radio? Books on CD? Contemplate your next post on CM? Think about work?
I meditate for a bit, I will usually review my plans for the day, my "to do" list if you will. Sometimes I talk with the other folks on the bus, sometimes I fantasize about the Frenchman and the Spanish man I'm sitting between. Then I wipe the steam off the windows. [:)]
If you drive, do you speed? Do other commuters frustrate you? Do you have a rush hour commute or do you work different hours?
The bus drivers here don't believe in waiting until people sit down, they drive fast and then they slam on the breaks. People on public trans get jostled quite a lot (and the women are on spiky heels but somehow they manage!). That is about the only thing that bothers me. There are dedicated bus lanes, and the mass transit here is amazingly good. I had a care awhile back, and people speed except for where the cameras are.
Koreans talk on the phone a lot! It bothers me, but not as much as when I was in the USA. To me private conversations should be private. I will sometimes repeat whatever the other person is saying if they are being TOO private and embarrassing me. Here, if someone is loud, I will sometimes sing. Meh, my voice is better than their drunken, irritation laden argument. (That's only happened a couple of times in 2 years, though).
I love my 45 minutes on the school bus. It's a nice way to prepare my mind.
On the way back, one of my friends usually sits with me and we chatter away much to the chagrin of the Koreans who are trying to sleep. It's a very clear delineation - the waygooken (foreigners) talk, the Koreans sleep.
best,
sunshine
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