My apartment overlooks a significant intersection in the Gang-seo district of Seoul, 등촌 삼거리, and the next two weeks are going to be a headache for the likes of me. For whatever reason, the electioneering tradition in Seoul (and elsewhere in Korea, I'm guessing) requires megaphone-style canvassing at such locations. Though I live on the twelfth floor, the sound carries ...
After work today, I came home, fired up the computer for some light ent. on the YouTubes, and then the yammering started. Rather than be annoyed, I thought of you, the lovely visitors to my little Patch of Seoul, and decided this might make a good post to share with you the joys and jollities of living in Korea. I have previously remarked on Korean electioneering, in 2010 and in 2014.
Anyway, I grabbed my iPhone and ran downstairs to snap a pic or three, shown in order below. The odd thing about this might escape the viewer on her initial perusal of the photos/video. After all, all the surrogates/electioneers/cheerleaders are all in blue. And they are all #1 (candidates are numbered here, so you don't need to remember a name, just a number). If you look carefully, there are actually three different candidates vying for the attention of potential voters at the Deungchon three-way intersection!
And video (turn the sound up all the way for some idea of the actual effect):
