Safest Place in the World

Since we arrived in Seoul, everyone has been telling us this is the safest place in the world. I now officially agree. There's absolutely zero crime. Koreans tell horror stories of walking into convenience stores in the U.S. where they are able to purchase weapons from mace to what they refer to as Pirate Knives. The right to carry law in the States is also horrifying to them. In the month that we have been here, I do not think a single crime has been committed in this city of 15 million people. There are more attempted bank robberies in a day in the U.S. than South Korea has seen this decade.

In the subway, it is common to see people sleeping next to a pile of new purchases, all laid out for anyone to swipe. Usually a purse lays a few feet from the unsuspecting sleeper. Yet, everyone is left to themselves. The real crime is the old ladies here. In the U.S., I think of older women as kind and fun. My warning to you is that if you ever visit Seoul, do not cross the path of a lady over 60. They are mean, fiesty and know how to get physical. My biggest complaint is when I have to stand next to an old lady on the subway because she has a way of sticking her hip so far into your leg that you want to scream for mercy. It doesn't matter if these women are the last ones in line to enter an overcrowded subway train . . . they can and they will get on the train, taking out unsuspecting bystanders.