Oh dear...
Of course this dude is the opposite of me, as in life, and actually has embraced driving here. He questions some things like when he can turn left or not but he seems confident in every other area. I of course get freaked out when he drives because he feels overly confident to me. I don't trust other people's driving enough to feel comfortable. When we get to an intersection here I need to practice not gasping for what I think is my last breath of air (yes, I am being overly dramatic, LOL). Daniel gets freaked out and let me know that it makes him want to slam on the brakes and that is not what is best sometimes. I want to keep my eyes closed but then I think that if I do that I won't be able to help him navigate, which he might actually like :-\
There is an area outside of base that has been fondly nicknamed "The Triangle of Death" by people on the base. This is a 3 way intersection with no stop signs or yield signs and cars going 6 varying directions. In addition to this there is foliage in the middle that blocks the driver's vision of merging traffic. People literally explain where shops or restaurants are based on the triangle of death, "Go right and then turn left at the triangle of death." What the heck!?! That's scary. No thanks... Except that it's not so much of an option since you can only drive left or right out of the base and going left is just another series of other intersections without yielding or stopping. That's just what it is.
Daniel has started to also embrace the attitude that red lights are not obligatory but suggestions. We were warned that Koreans don't necessarily abide by "red means stop and only green means go." So if the light is red and no one is going, they will just drive; turn left, or right or go straight. I am super not okay with this because what if someone has a green light but you just can't see it and then you start to go and they hit you? Then an accident is your fault. But Daniel's response, "When in Rome." That answer didn't sit well with me but my response after this was simply that he not do it while I am in the car (after getting mad of course).
See ya, Miss ya, Love ya,
Camille
Of course this dude is the opposite of me, as in life, and actually has embraced driving here. He questions some things like when he can turn left or not but he seems confident in every other area. I of course get freaked out when he drives because he feels overly confident to me. I don't trust other people's driving enough to feel comfortable. When we get to an intersection here I need to practice not gasping for what I think is my last breath of air (yes, I am being overly dramatic, LOL). Daniel gets freaked out and let me know that it makes him want to slam on the brakes and that is not what is best sometimes. I want to keep my eyes closed but then I think that if I do that I won't be able to help him navigate, which he might actually like :-\
There is an area outside of base that has been fondly nicknamed "The Triangle of Death" by people on the base. This is a 3 way intersection with no stop signs or yield signs and cars going 6 varying directions. In addition to this there is foliage in the middle that blocks the driver's vision of merging traffic. People literally explain where shops or restaurants are based on the triangle of death, "Go right and then turn left at the triangle of death." What the heck!?! That's scary. No thanks... Except that it's not so much of an option since you can only drive left or right out of the base and going left is just another series of other intersections without yielding or stopping. That's just what it is.
Daniel has started to also embrace the attitude that red lights are not obligatory but suggestions. We were warned that Koreans don't necessarily abide by "red means stop and only green means go." So if the light is red and no one is going, they will just drive; turn left, or right or go straight. I am super not okay with this because what if someone has a green light but you just can't see it and then you start to go and they hit you? Then an accident is your fault. But Daniel's response, "When in Rome." That answer didn't sit well with me but my response after this was simply that he not do it while I am in the car (after getting mad of course).
See ya, Miss ya, Love ya,
Camille
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