Post # 5 - Etiquette

Hello, Let me introduce some Korea public transportation etiquette.

1. Korea's public transportation etiquette

     When we use a public transportation,  there are some etiquette. First, we shouldn't make much noise. Second, we should stand in a row before we take on the transportation. Third, we usually use a bus card. If you don't have the card, you can't get a transfer discount.

2. The same or different etiquette from Canada's 

**The same thing are.... 

  People are allowed to get off before anyone can get in.

**The different thing are...

  First; they(Canada transportation) open the door by oneself. Our door is automatic. 

  Second; we should pay the fee, but they don't need to pay the fee in downtown. 

  Third; they don't stand in a row....

3. How do people learn these etiquette rules?

 We learn these etiquette rules in the school and subway's electronic display. 

4. How do people learn etiquette rules when they are in another country?

 We search the internet and observe a native's act.

Post #3- Long Weekend

  Actually, I didn't go anywhere this long weekend (for me, short weekend :-0 ).

I just took a rest in home. Taking a rest in home is my best vacation. I have very favorit TV shows. So I watched arrears of shows that comic real variety. One day of weekend, I went rounge in my arpartment. I sit on the table, and I studied English and Japanese.
 

 Anyway, I had plans that went to Banff. But my sister was sick, I took care her. I'm dissapointed little bit.  However I have another chances, so it's OK. Do you have any recommend place in here? If so, please tell me :-)

Post # 4 - Restorative Justice

Before read : This story is true + fiction.


     I had a traffic accident last year.  One lovely day in winter before last, I had been moving with my sister and brother to attend a my another older sister's wedding. We eagerly looked forward to the wedding. But, the problem happened when we was in middle on the expressway. There were many car in the road and we were stuck in a traffic jam. Suddenly, our car was crashed by something,  some man crashed our car from behind. I felt a pain in the neck and surprised. That was a traffic accident.

 The criminal was the taxi-driver, and funnily enough, he had a passenger. I had believed that usual taxi-driver has good driving skills, but since then it was broken. The taxi-driver was old man, and he looked so tried and sleepy. The accident occurred at 11 a.m. He looked as if he didn't get enough sleep. I still felt pains and my sister felt disgusting.

 He just said that insurance would solve the problem. We was so angry with his attitude, but we hadn't enough time to fight him. So, we received simple apology and his number. Fortunately, we weren't late for the wedding. After wedding we connected with him, he said that he didn't sleep that day before night. And he listened our story, he really said sorry, thus we forgived him and he compensated for the suffering he had been caused. Maybe he felt that falling asleep at the wheel causes very bad traffic accidents.

Post #2 - Money

Post # 2 - Money

I've leaved in Calgary for 1 month. I surprised the costs of items in here, because almost things are more expensive than my country. For example, in my country, stationery such as a pen, notebook and eraser are cheaper than here. Furthermore it has better quality.  And I have to pay some tip in the restaurant, so the price of food is more expensive, because we don't have tipping culture. However something is cheaper than my country's, for example the cost of gas is cheaper than ours, but the charge of public transportation is cheaper than here. 

I wondered why I feel so expensive the costs. Because they get higher pay than ours. When they received about 10 dollars per hour, we received about 5 dollars. By comparison with Big Mac index, I think that every employee, in my country, are given more preferential treatment.                        (is it right grammar?)