Hello folks, and thank you for joining us on the eve of a very significant event here in South Korea. Once every four years it comes time for the citizens of this fine country to elect representatives to the Korean National Assembly. Just as in the United States, commercials and signs endorsing this candidate or that have popped up with ever-increasing density since the campaign season kicked-off in March. However, that is where the similarities end. Korea has a multi-party system, and each party has its own assigned number and color, so it's easy to tell at a glance which party a candidate represents. Just in case you are troubled by poor memory, the campaign teams have made provisions for you. They have done this by practicing what I refer to as "Conquering the Corner." The execution of this is exactly as the nickname suggests. Mobs of party supporters occupy every corner of a strategically chosen intersection wearing the colors of their favored candidates. Then they bring in a campaign truck booming K-Pop music as loud as it can and...well, you've really just got to see it...
So, here we have the Red #1s in front of a banner for Yellow #2
I caught up with the #1 candidate for awhile
That's when the Yellow #2 party truck came through
Somebody gave me this promotional card, even though I obviously cannot vote
Lying in wait for unsuspecting passersby
A show of respect to the constituency
Pictured Above: Conquering the Corner
So here we have Team Yellow marching across Team Red's Corner
Oh NO HE DIDN'T
Watch as it unfolds
Now, honestly, #3 is my favorite...I like the color scheme
There's that truck again!
I met up with my friend once more
Yes, tomorrows election has been the talk of every town in South Korea for the past few months. In my classes it has been no different. The election talk is all the more entertaining when you consider that most Korean English Language Learners tend to mix up their Ls and Rs (Oooh, that was a PG-rated comment). Anyway, I'm interested to see how tomorrow pans out.
