2007년 2월 16일 금요일

seoul

it's so natural to adore for the scenery in foreign countries, even though it somehow has similarities. Skyscrapers, streetlights, shops with warm orange colour lights and darkened sky. i suddenly felt my city, Seoul, is quite pretty place while riding on the bus. There was a chill in the air and people were walking straighten themselves. i could see a crowd of audiences inside Sejong art centre, probably they were waiting for the musical "Romeo and Juliet". It looked rather silent and idle on the street. People were queueing in good order and middle-aged man spit on the ground after inhaling the cigarette.
More and more foreigners visit Seoul every year. Slogan of Seoul is "Soul of Asia" as i've seen somewhere in the central places. It doesn't sound that matching word as far as i concerned. I can't define what Asia actually symbolises. It really depends on the nationality. what does "Oriental" mean to you? something like Asian, yellowish people or some exotic cultures that you want to explore as an outsider? I belong to Asia and am proud of being Asian, Korean(not always though). i sometimes wonder how much Seoul attracts foreign people and if there're huge uniqueness different from other Asian cities.

When i was in Manila, i was so comfortable staying there, inspite of air pollution, begging kids, robbery, dirty environment. It can be wierd but i was able to enjoy anything, and i believe that it's due to "manila people". Their smiling faces and friendly saying "Hi~ma'am" made me feel so comfortable. It must be because i was a brighter-skinned foreigner. i don't feel superior to filipinos, i just mean that they definitely know how to deal with foreigners.
Seoul is very clean(not everywhere, of course), well-organised, systematic city. This city cares foreigners a lot and travellers probably know this. As a Seoulian, i still don't get how come Seoul can be "the soul of Asia" and what Seoul people are like.

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