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It has been said here before that Korea is a pretty dirty place. Litter and garbage disposal laws are typically not well enforced, at least it appears that way in most of the cities to which I’ve been. This is very much the case in my home city, Gwangju. The place has sites and smells [ READ MORE ]
Korean cities are huge, ugly things. Building designs are generally based on practicality rather than aesthetics. Because Korea has enriched themselves so recently and so quickly compared to Europe or even North America, it has none of the historic architecture that they possess. Development is plodding, and developers are unconcerned with tradition. Apartment complexes — high-rise [ READ MORE ]