I Live In Korea

On September 6th I went on a bike ride along the Han River and went by a park that was under construction. Here's what it looked like on that day…



Now here’s what it looked like one month later on October 12th…









There’s no question this couldn’t happen in NYC (or anywhere in the US for that matter). There would be too many labor disputes, people complaining, cost overrun, construction mishaps, etc. Here, construction jobs get done with extreme efficiency because of the difference in ethics and values.

And don't be mistaken, although there's a lot of concrete the surrounding is grass. This is a very nice park that was packed with people and I'm sure I'll be passing by it on some bike rides next summer.

Overall the infrastructure in Seoul is far superior to ours. The airports, trains, highways, modern architecture, etc. blows ours away. Not sure why it can’t be like that back home…

For those who are more interested, here's a video of a quick walk through I did of a really nice playground. I'm sure back home people would have thought I was a creep for walking around filming something in a public place with little kids, but here it's no big deal.



This park was really fun, the stationary bike machines told you how much power you were exerting and it was so clean you could eat off all the equipment there as well. Again, why can't it be like that back home?