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07 – Transportation in Korea: Efficiency Built on Social Trust

2026-01-182025-12-29 by Sampajano
The interior of a Seoul subway station at night, featuring platform screen doors and blue-toned lighting that conveys a modern, safe atmosphere.

What felt ordinary inside Korea became visible only after leaving it. Sometimes freedom shows up not as choice, but as the absence of doubt.

Categories Korea Explained Tags daily life in korea, everyday infrastructure, korea explained, public transport, seoul, social norms korea, social trust, transportation korea Leave a comment
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"Some truths reveal themselves
only when we step away.

With a deeper affection
and a wider view, looking
back at Korea once more
feels different.

From a quiet distance,
I reflect with the heart
of another Korean."

Sampajano –
An observer with equanimity

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