Riding around Ssangmun and Chang-dong - 🇰🇷 SEOUL BIKE RIDE

[@Lilianih]

Wow another amazing video..thank you Cory. Wondering the day of the week and hour you filmed the video. I love the park next to the river, seems like a nice place to walk. I also like the idea about the rails in the steps for the bikes. I can't believe you rode the bike for almost half an hour and you don't seem tired or out of breath at all...great condition!! Please don't forget about my request to make a Gangnam video. Thanks a bunch for these nice videos, I love them :)

[@Lilianih]

I'm glad you haven't forgotten about my request..Thank you!! No rush ok, just whenever you can. Great workout!! Please watch out for the cars!! Keep safe :)

[@neb1ros]

Hi Cory - just wanted to thank you for this upload. It's by far my favorite Seoul scape video to which I come back time and again. It's a great 30 min. Make more please!

[@MrRagamuffin13]

i don't know about other people, but i do relax watching these rides. thanks for another great bike ride in Seoul

[@neon1970]

yeaaaaa that is what i was thinking too i was having a problom relaxing before sleep and and his ride-around videos made me enjoy it so much and made me want to relax more

[@sanzoparty1066]

This was such a fun video! Thank you so much, Cory! I felt like I was right there biking with you!

[@dhbartlett12]

They're back! Bike rides through Seoul.

[@SweetBoiish]

Another video yay! Thanks for making my day corey!! :)

[@learnmyrolconlang5150]

nice ride thank you

[@michawan5748]

clever design for bikes on the staircase.

[@Deborah-hc6lx]

thanks you for sharing with us this video

[@CoryMay81]

You're welcome! ^^ Thanks for enjoying it!

[@kikoudas3837]

Thnx alot 4 the videos i really enjoy it , ill be soo thankful if you write down in videos the time and the day if its possible :))

[@gypsytaemoreena6014]

hi cory - curious..@18:28 you rode past some people sitting under a long line of blue and white awnings...i thought, at first, they were selling things, but on closer look it seems that they were picnicking. or maybe having lunch. i don't remember any mention of what time of day it was. are you aware of why these people were gathered there...maybe a daily routine, but just wondered. also, it was an eye-opener for me to see you use the tire guide under the railing on the stairs as you went below and above ground. for the casual pedestrian, that seems to be a part of the surroundings that most wouldn't notice. there are probably many more help-meets for cyclists that i'm not aware of. i suppose bike riding is an integrated part of the culture. especially seeing people give you space to pass after you've rung the bell, tells me that it's just second nature to do so. as always..thanks for sharing this experience. take care - gypsy

[@neon1970]

in their drama sometimes we see a really modern houses and neighborhood and they look really really nice .. where are they? and can you please ride there so we can enjoy it thank you so much for your videos loooove every single one of them

[@ghostcar]

Thanks for the ride Cory - that was fun : D

[@andreamoboe]

I really enjoy your bike rides! I will have to purchase a Go Pro soon :) I get to Korea next wk. :))))))

[@andreamoboe]

I am spending 4 days in Seoul catching up w friends & doing tourist stuff that I didn't do last time I was there. Then head to EPIK orientation then onto Chungbuk :))

[@chitgussin]

I haven't seen Seoul since I served in the US Army during 1969-1970.

[@dhbartlett12]

I notice the bicycles are not locked up. I take that as a very good sign!

[@somian5]

여행하는듯한 이런 영상 너무 좋음

[@mi27dgs]

Ha , you doing these bike rides with doing your camera, remind me of my daughter play a wii game on tv called crazy taxi..wow! Trying to avoid getting motion sickness..lol How ya been?

[@yiemjirapa9013]

Wow ! Seem like a bike with u.

[@QVlogs.]

Cory u deserve more subs

[@minmartini5929]

Seeing this video feels like i'm riding beside you cory.

[@tangiers365]

Yes the go:pro is defiantly working well. Great investment I need one for the near future lol ^.^

[@alfredocajica9240]

Good video Mr 👽

[@hercles]

tranquil

[@Sopitos1]

Man, I love Seoul >.< I want to live there so badly ^^

[@Sopitos1]

***** yeah I should :D

[@대학생-r7l]

it is not a good idea TT recently the air in seoul is so bad...

[@jcl4522]

I'm going to upload this kind on my channel

[@minheechoi5982]

do you go around these places often to know which direction you are going in?

[@classictutor]

I saw a goodwill store right before you said there's home:-)!

[@classictutor]

I was totally blown away when I saw the Goodwill store. I thought they were just in America. In fact, whenever I have excess stuff, the first place I go to donate is Goodwill. Also we bought few stuff from there as well.

[@rlam700]

Hi Cory! May I know what time did u record this video? I can only see few people on streets..

[@chaeunhan3166]

Can you make a video around 분당? or have you already

[@chaeunhan3166]

***** Oh it would be nice if you could do it around 금곡동? I used to live at heritage apartment next to 보바스 hospital and It would be nice to see the places around there

[@classictutor]

Hi Cory, just curious. In Seoul, is there a separate bike lane in neighborhoods or are you allowed to ride on sidewalks? What is a general rule of thumb?

[@classictutor]

Hmm, thanks. Laws must be written in people's hearts. External laws really do not work. They just create police states. Yet you cannot just do away with laws; hence the dilemma. Wouldn't it be great if the law was freely obeyed based on love for others?

[@FashionAplenty]

How do you find your way around? Do you recommend any tips for expats in getting to know their city? Do you carry a GPS with you or maps, etc? I'm asking because I might be moving to another country also to teach, and I am a first time expat.

[@FashionAplenty]

+Cory May Hi Cory! Thank you for spending the time to write this detailed answer - I loved reading it! It gave me some context and perspective into your channel but also how to get out there and explore :) Silly question but which way is north lol? How would I know? Luckily, I am very visual as well and remember landmarks/places off the top of my head. When I look at a map, I memorize to an extent but not completely - just enough to have the framework in my head to make me familiar with an area. Actually when you mentioned Vietnam, I think it's easier to find your way in North America because at least here in Canada, our streets are on a grid. When you came back to the U.S. after 17 years in Japan, did you experience culture shock/identity crises and would you call yourself a third culture kid? Maybe you should make more videos about yourself :)

[@TheFreeFlow]

This is not the video I was searching for, as I can´t seem to find it my question is: You showed a lot of areas, be it remote or main streets and big city. What I noticed: Literally no one smokes. Is smoking frowned upon or is it rather that smoking is banned in public areas(or maybe both?). Because in no video you see anyone smoking, so I assume that smoking is banned in public, or as said culturally looked down on/frowned. P.S. wow that´s interesting, having a stairstep railway for people using bikes, we got something similiar for old and retarded people using wheelchairs here in most parts of europe, but not for bikes like you showed us. How come is that? This is 1 of the few things I think that germany or other parts of the west could really copy from southkorea. Anyway that´s really cool, this in my oppinion should be standard for most stairs. It would make going around with a bike much more easy, and encourage the people to use their bikes more instead of automobiles.

[@TheFreeFlow]

***** Huh I see. Oh well this type of thinking may be unusual to westerners, but quite a lot of cultures in asia... how to say: View women in more traditional roles(housewife). Japan indeed has a problem with that for example to, however since of the economic boom and modernization going on for a long time: These old traditional roles have been more and more dying out in japan, and now you have a weird mix of totally modernized gender equality, and at the same time sometimes still got these old traditional gender values. Which makes it as said an weird and awkward mix. In japan however: As modernization continues to go on, those old roles and values will most likely be extinct soon, or at least be very rare. They are rare already, but still present in more conversative and traditional regions and families. My guess is that the same will happen in southkorea as it moves on towards more and more modernization. However it definitely is a progress that takes time, as patriarchy is pretty deeply embedded in japanese culture, the same goes for korea in that sense to. Well northkorea more or less very quickly and sharply abondoned these old values and made gender equality a very important topic, be it for the better or the worse(i´d say this approach has its pros and cons). Anyway on a side note: I don´t know about korea, however in case of japan: We can date back first forms of japanese culture back to as far as 4000 bc. And the relics archeologists and antropologists got from this period in time, strongly suggest that before newer times, japan was in fact a matriarchy. At least old figures and paintings of gods, statues and other cultural aspects suggest a very matriarchial society in japan from 4000bc to nearly 0. Which is very interesting, since that means japan has slowly shifted from a matriarchical form of society to a patriarchical one over thousands of years. A similiar trend can be seen in japan today to: Slowly, but patriarchy is definitely dying in japan and nearly dead by now, on the contrast: Instead of having real gender equality matriarchy is slowly growing as well. Producing once again a weird and by today i´d say pretty balanced mix of matriarchy and patriarchy, however a real gender equall consense is missing. It is less about gender equality and more about matriarchic views versus patriarchic ones. As general knowledge: To my knowledge in fact a lot of very old cultures and societies tended to be at least somewhat matriarch, including some in europe to. Others tended to be more neutral in gender views. Widespread global patriarchy is something that came up later, and as we know for a long time has dominated many cultures globally. However paradoxically this was not always so, and in fact the opposite was the case in quite a lot of cultures and for a long time matriarchy was dominant. My oppinion on this is: We have had patriarchy and matriarchy more then enough.... both are flawed. It is about time we accept gender equality and move away from these outdated "stone age" views. As they are not only flawed but simply are not going to work in our modern world today. I can understand that some cultures or people do not wan´t to give up their culture/identity, but to those I say this: Our modern cultures are a result of many many changes, mixes, blends and other factors that contributed to our culture beeing what it is today. Culture is not something entirely stagnant, but is flexible and adaptable to. For example accepting gender equality does not mean you have to entirely have to give up on your culture, however of course you will have to make some small changes and accept them. However as said: Modern cultures all over the world are a result of a long history and many changes anyway. Would 1 small progressive change like gender equality hurt that much? I don´t think so personally. Well more convservative, traditional people would argue otherwise of course... But meh then my counterargument to that would be: Is it really worth to sacrifice modernization and progress just for the needs of a small minority of ultra conservatists who literally want no change at all? That is not how a democracy works, and also this is a very selfish request in my oppinion to. Anyway getting off topic. Before I forget that: Huh that is extremely interesting to, since this in general is a lot different from the west: Here in the west you are allowed to smoke in the military, however only few actually smoke, as smoking is in general looked down on/frowned upon within the military. For the simple reason that smoking lowers your endurance, and endurance is 1 of the vital qualities of a good soldier. Smoking will make it hard for you to build up that neccessary endurance, which is why only few soldiers or recruits smoke, and are not forced but encouraged to quit smoking. However in most western military they also tend to make that up by often more heavy drinking.... Like what they lack to get from smoking they instead turn to alcohol to get the kick they need(which is unhealthy to of course, but at least does not directly impair your lungs and endurance like smoking does). Which is why alcohol is often the legal drug of choice in western armies. Which is why it surprised me that in korea a whopping 95% of all men become addicted to tobacco during their military service. How come is that? I mean what is the reason behind this?

[@JillTomson]

North of Han River, is referred to as Gangbuk (means north of Han river), as opposed to Gangnam(means south of Han river). Gangnam is affluent, elegant and modern, whereas Gangbuk is comparatively old-fashioned and rustic. Gangbuk sort of has a negative reputation as a less developed area. But Gangbuk is the old Seoul, where the old palaces and old financial districts are located. However, currently Gangbuk is under a new redevelopment project phase which started this earlier this year. What you see today, may not exist in few years time.

[@JillTomson]

***** Please.. no more ugly square tall apartment buildings. I realize since 40% of the 50 million population of Korea must live in Seoul metropolitan area, they need lots and lots of high rise apartments to house all those people in such a tiny geographical area. But indiscriminate building apartment complexes have lead to Seoul cluttered with ugly utilitarian buildings. They need to work on the aesthetics, since Seoul's population is no longer growing but declining. But what I seen in Seoul's mayor Park Wan Soon doing, things are encouraging, and they're trying hard to make the city more livable for the inhabitants.

[@tranhieu7665]

Reply 1988 brings me here

[@waterflowzz]

What a gloomy day. You pull some unsafe moves while riding. When I was a kid riding my bike around in california, I use to do some crazy things on the streets. Now that I know how to drive and seeing things from a driver's perspective, I don't think i can do the things i use to as a kid. It was just crazy and stupid. stay safe.

[@Sharpener00]

Why do you ride on the left side of the road sometimes? And is it legal to ride your bike on the sidewalk?

[@Sharpener00]

Thanks for your answer! I'm going too Korea with some other students next week. Since the journey is organized by our school, we got the task too come up with something to get more people too ride their bikes in Korea. This is how I ended up on your video's. I'm from the Netherlands. We've got very strict traffic laws. A lot of people go to school or to work by bike in the Netherlands. We have special bike lanes and driving in the wrong directon or on the sidewalk would get me a serious fine. So it was very weird for me too see this, even though were told most Koreans are too scared to ride their bikes because of the chaotic traffic.. Is that true?

[@Sharpener00]

Thats very helpful, thank you so much! It's so interesting to see this difference in cultures.. It's kind of the opposite of the Netherlands! The cyclist is basically always right here.. so if you hit one, it's your fault, even if they're cycling on the wrong side of the road. I guess that's why drivers are more careful here. Basically everything will get you a fine.. I'll definitely watch your bike parade video! I saw the bike parade on a few websites while doing research, I'm sure your video will be helpful too!

[@Frazztraveller]

Hello am black African from the united Republic of Tanzania ,am plan to come and reside in south Korea ,I have bacherol degree in geography & environmental studies can any tell me the condition of got job there & or self employed there its possible & what kind of Bussines is hot over there # hope to hear back thnx

[@ElSzkuBanY]

What bike do you have?

[@ElSzkuBanY]

oh, ok

[@ChenChen-nl1of]

it looks so much like China,if the Korean language didn't remind me,I would think it is China.