Hyundai's current slogan is Drive You Way. I don't think there's anywhere in the world that takes that more to heart than in Korea. Every time i step into a vehicle in this country i fear for my life. Seriously. Last weekend we decided to take a taxi to E-Mart to pick up some things. I should have taken the drivers license plate so we could avoid ever getting in a car with him again. Within the first minute or so of him speeding off with us unrestrained inside, i began question our decision to leave the house at all. Seatbelts seem to be optional, and if you're sitting in the backseat they're not required. I'm pretty sure i haven't been in a vehicle that has an airbag yet. Koreans also aren't the best drivers in the world. You can see them doing 100-point turns everywhere you go. We even saw one guy at a red light do one the other night. Space is limited in Korea so people are always trying to squeeze their cars where ever they can, including the sidewalk, which we see all the time by our apartment. We even had one pass us on the sidewalk in Seoul as we walked back to the subway from the War Memorial Museum. Last week one guy was trying to get his truck into a spot behind the school, when he drove into the back of Robert's car as he watched from the computer room. I bought an international driver's license before we left, but i'm not sure i'm brave enough to use it. I thought the farmer's at home were bad drivers.

Maybe this is why i can't sleep at night.

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