Monday, September 6, 2010

The Best Countries in the World according to Newsweek Magazine

South Korea ranked 15th on that list. Ahead of France and behind United Kingdom...
As a South Korean myself, I am impressed by that result. Not the fact of being the 15th but being just behind United Kingdom and just before France. Thank you.

But I a South Korean myself, I think South Korea could move up that list big time if only the following  few aspects of our society could be improved or upgraded. Listen, citizens of South Korea....

1. When a car wants to move into your lane, please push the brakes not the accelerator !
2. When somebody is waiting in line in a restaurant or in a bank, please do not go through, ignoring that person !
3. Crosswalks are for pedestrians and dogs but not for motorcycles !
4. Kids should be allowed in expensive restaurants, in classical music concerts, as long as they can behave themselves. If not, please leave them home with a babysitter !
5. Show anchors at public television should not make fun of somebody's physical aspects, of how she or he is ugly or fat, unless it is a comedy show.
6. South Korea has the best public restroom system in the world. Believe me, I have been to Paris...In Seoul, you have the right to enter any building or any restaurant to go to the rest room. But some of them are not as appealing as others.
7. When somebody is waiting to cross the road, please stop the car and let the person go first. Same rule applies when you are about to go into an evelator together with another person.
8. When you accidentally bump into a person in the street, please excuse yourself even if it is that person's fault.
9. A dog, man's best friend, should be on a leash not on its owner's arms
10. TV news anchors should stop reading the script in front of them and start speaking about the news in a more professional way and start having an a real intelligent questions and answers when talking with overseas correspondants instead of repeating the ridiculous programmed questions and answers.
11. Singers should always perform live in a TV show and not be allowed to lip sync their songs in a live TV show.
12. A message to sauna lovers: please have the decency to take a shower after coming out of the sauna and before going in the cold water pool.
13.          .............to be continued............

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