ELECTION DAY

Wednesday, June 2nd is election day here in Korea.  It's a national holiday so everyone can go and vote. It's been a crazy time here in Korea for the past few weeks.  Candidates are EVERYWHERE along with their supporters handing you these business cards with their name and picture on them. It's tough since I look Korean, they always want to give me their card and ask me to vote for them; and I keep having to tell them "Miguk" - American.  Sorry, can't vote...

Candidates wear sashes - like the kind a beauty queen would wear. They too have their name on the sashes and a HUGE number on them. Each candidate is given a number, so voters can remember which one they like by number. So far here in Ilsan we've seen numbers #1 - 8, all wanting to be the next city Mayor.

And then there's these little trucks that are parked or driving around town EVERYWHERE, blaring music, with supporters and sometimes the candidate themselves on the back.

Check out my video to experience what it's like! This particular one was parked across the street from the Daehwa subway station.  

I can't imagine this type of campaigning being allowed in the U.S. - blaring music throughout the streets, supporters in sashes and t-shirts on the side of the road anywhere...

2 more days...