Random Thoughts Part 2 (yep, about a month's worth!)

Korea and the Environment:
My humble, I-don't-know-what-I'm-talking-about opinion is that they're pretty green here. Yes, I know the population density makes it more pressing than in Canada, but, good for them!
For example: everybody here disposes of their food waste separately from their regular trash. Really. Residences to schools to restaurants. Where does it go, I have no idea. I asked a Korean and she didn't know. Oh well. I feel confident it is NOT going to a separate but humongeous Food Waste Landfill. So, good for you, Korea!
2) There are a lot of Really Small Cars on the road here. Apparently there's a significant government incentive program. You either save a lot on insurance or the purchase cost of your car. (I know, I am a fountain of detailed supporting evidence. Not.) Interestingly, there are also a lot of Jeepy-looking SUV's. Which doesn't support my environmental theory. There is no way they're even the same car species as those monster Lincoln SUV's we've got in N.America. Another interesting car thought is that 95% of cars on the road are grey, black or white. This is because, other colours are considered to be for young (re: immature?) people. Which of course means a lot of young people wouldn't choose them because they're trying to look older and more mature. So, it's a pretty boring traffic jam in Korea. Grey, grey, grey.
3) All right, I know some people would just say they're cheap here, or, more gently, that the oil heat is ridiculously expensive (as it is at our place), OR that you could turn on the heat as much as you want and it wouldn't do much when your (ahem, ahem) apartment is almost entirely uninsulated and has big spaces around the balcony windows for cold air to come in, BUT, I like to think Koreans live and work in freezing cold buildings because they're trying to save the environment. I do know that they do a great job of actually unplugging things to really cut down on every last kilowatt being used.
Back to heating... Like the schools that I and some other teachers I know work in. Recently discovered a thermometer on the wall in the main hall. It's a cozy 8 degrees Celsius in the main floor hallway. Really and truly. That would just never happpen in Canada. Even if there were a hole in the ozone layer visible to the naked eye, right above you. So, kudos to Korea for freezing your green bums off! (Thankfully the teacher's lounge gets a lot of heat from sunny windows. And, actually, I think they did start to turn some heat on this week. Why not last week? 8 degrees!!!)
Oh! My handsome hubby has returned. No more internet for me! Catch ya later!