Comments on: South Korean Passes Driving Test After 950 Tries http://rokdrop.com/2009/11/08/south-korean-passes-driving-test-after-950-tries/ Korea From North to South Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:45:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lemmy http://rokdrop.com/2009/11/08/south-korean-passes-driving-test-after-950-tries/comment-page-1/#comment-373085 Lemmy Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:00:53 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=17565#comment-373085 Local media is the source of the number of times she took the test? Well, it must be true! Local media is the source of the number of times she took the test? Well, it must be true!

]]> By: ChickenHead http://rokdrop.com/2009/11/08/south-korean-passes-driving-test-after-950-tries/comment-page-1/#comment-372767 ChickenHead Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:32:25 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=17565#comment-372767 Comparisons of Cha Sa-soon and a GI in a Juicy Bar? One was looking for a D grade... the other was looking for a D cup. One likes a "vegetable-selling business"... the other likes a meat market. When driving, it's best they both have full coverage. Both of them are working on being able to park it in the rear. They both stop when they see a red light... only one goes in for a drink actually thinking he is going to get the green light from a yellow. One is just old enough to remember when you needed to use a hand crank... the other uses it nightly. It won't cost Ms. Cha $300 to make a pass. The GI doesn't really want to see Ms. Cha wrapped around a pole. They both spent about $4000 but didn't get to drive it home. They are both one short of 69. They both might rear-end someone... only one (hopefully) gets rear-ended. When Ms. Cha failed her test, she didn't have to take antibiotics and avoid alcohol for 2 weeks. Comparisons of Cha Sa-soon and a GI in a Juicy Bar?

One was looking for a D grade… the other was looking for a D cup.

One likes a “vegetable-selling business”… the other likes a meat market.

When driving, it’s best they both have full coverage.

Both of them are working on being able to park it in the rear.

They both stop when they see a red light… only one goes in for a drink actually thinking he is going to get the green light from a yellow.

One is just old enough to remember when you needed to use a hand crank… the other uses it nightly.

It won’t cost Ms. Cha $300 to make a pass.

The GI doesn’t really want to see Ms. Cha wrapped around a pole.

They both spent about $4000 but didn’t get to drive it home.

They are both one short of 69.

They both might rear-end someone… only one (hopefully) gets rear-ended.

When Ms. Cha failed her test, she didn’t have to take antibiotics and avoid alcohol for 2 weeks.

]]> By: gerry http://rokdrop.com/2009/11/08/south-korean-passes-driving-test-after-950-tries/comment-page-1/#comment-372754 gerry Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:34:48 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=17565#comment-372754 I sponsored my Korean brother in law to come to the states in the 1970s. He obtained ( without much trouble) an international drivers license in Korea for $24. When he arrived here he went to the state vehicle licensing office and they (without any questions) issued him a US state licence to drive. Yet up to that time, had never been behind the wheel of a car. I know because I spent the next three months teaching him how to drive from scratch. He drove into a fence at 5mph on our first lesson. I sponsored my Korean brother in law to come to the states in the 1970s. He obtained ( without much trouble) an international drivers license in Korea for $24. When he arrived here he went to the state vehicle licensing office and they (without any questions) issued him a US state licence to drive. Yet up to that time, had never been behind the wheel of a car. I know because I spent the next three months teaching him how to drive from scratch. He drove into a fence at 5mph on our first lesson.

]]> By: The Duke of YongJuGol http://rokdrop.com/2009/11/08/south-korean-passes-driving-test-after-950-tries/comment-page-1/#comment-372747 The Duke of YongJuGol Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:00:27 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=17565#comment-372747 Or she only can read chinese, or japanese. Or she only can read chinese, or japanese.

]]> By: Teadrinker http://rokdrop.com/2009/11/08/south-korean-passes-driving-test-after-950-tries/comment-page-1/#comment-372723 Teadrinker Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:34:21 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=17565#comment-372723 ...not that I think many did go to school. More likely, they were already teenagers after the war and therefore had to work in order to help support their family. Fast forward 50's years and you have a section of the older generation who spent the better half of a century working and raising a family, never having had the time to learn to read. …not that I think many did go to school. More likely, they were already teenagers after the war and therefore had to work in order to help support their family. Fast forward 50’s years and you have a section of the older generation who spent the better half of a century working and raising a family, never having had the time to learn to read.

]]> By: Teadrinker http://rokdrop.com/2009/11/08/south-korean-passes-driving-test-after-950-tries/comment-page-1/#comment-372721 Teadrinker Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:31:33 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=17565#comment-372721 Pete, Did it occur to you that maybe she can't read, or at least not too well? As easy as hangul is to understand, according to the Korean government's own statistics 80% of the population couldn't read in the late 40's (at around the time she would/should have been in elementary school). Sure, South Korea nowadays has one of the highest rates of literacy in the world, but, still, there are many people who can't read. I've been here long enough to remember a time when most highways weren't completed yet, and I sure there are some who can recall when there were only dirt roads...So, imagine what the older generation must have gone through in order to go to school if they lived in a remote village up in the mountains during the Korean War. Pete,

Did it occur to you that maybe she can’t read, or at least not too well? As easy as hangul is to understand, according to the Korean government’s own statistics 80% of the population couldn’t read in the late 40’s (at around the time she would/should have been in elementary school). Sure, South Korea nowadays has one of the highest rates of literacy in the world, but, still, there are many people who can’t read.

I’ve been here long enough to remember a time when most highways weren’t completed yet, and I sure there are some who can recall when there were only dirt roads…So, imagine what the older generation must have gone through in order to go to school if they lived in a remote village up in the mountains during the Korean War.

]]> By: Pete http://rokdrop.com/2009/11/08/south-korean-passes-driving-test-after-950-tries/comment-page-1/#comment-372705 Pete Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:02:00 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=17565#comment-372705 She is 68. So far has paid about $5,000 in fees. I think she should have just driven without license. Chances of getting caught are not that high, unless accident. Even when caught her fine would probably be less than she has paid already. Maybe she thinks this piece of paper will somehow give her the skills to drive. I doubt she will ever pass the road test. Many US states will not let you take the written test every day. After three failures you must enter into a waiting period. Just choosing answers randomly on 950 tests could result in a score of 60. She is 68. So far has paid about $5,000 in fees. I think she should have just driven without license. Chances of getting caught are not that high, unless accident. Even when caught her fine would probably be less than she has paid already. Maybe she thinks this piece of paper will somehow give her the skills to drive. I doubt she will ever pass the road test. Many US states will not let you take the written test every day. After three failures you must enter into a waiting period. Just choosing answers randomly on 950 tests could result in a score of 60.

]]> By: Chris in South Korea http://rokdrop.com/2009/11/08/south-korean-passes-driving-test-after-950-tries/comment-page-1/#comment-372697 Chris in South Korea Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:18:10 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=17565#comment-372697 One thing is certain: she can't be WORSE than most Korean drivers... Only 60% to pass? What, were they changing the questions on her everytime? One thing is certain: she can’t be WORSE than most Korean drivers…

Only 60% to pass? What, were they changing the questions on her everytime?

]]> By: Teadrinker http://rokdrop.com/2009/11/08/south-korean-passes-driving-test-after-950-tries/comment-page-1/#comment-372685 Teadrinker Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:47:33 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=17565#comment-372685 Only 60% to pass? Damn, that answers many questions. Only 60% to pass? Damn, that answers many questions.

]]> By: Leon LaPorte http://rokdrop.com/2009/11/08/south-korean-passes-driving-test-after-950-tries/comment-page-1/#comment-372676 Leon LaPorte Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:04:21 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=17565#comment-372676 I get they feeling they gave it to her. I get they feeling they gave it to her.

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