Maybe they shouldn’t be learning from me… I should have told them that yes you always have to press it 3 times hehehe.

Traffic crossings are different in Korea. I noticed they tend to be lights and a pedestrian/zebra crossing and you can only cross when the lights change (people who live in Korea, tell me if there are other kinds, I can’t remember). And cars don’t seem to stop in Korea, even when pedestrians have right of way, there are cars sneaking across the crossing! In Australia, the traffic light crossings and pedestrian/zebra crossings are two different things. Traffic light crossings are usually at intersections but pedestrian/zebra crossings can be anywhere. The most important difference is that in Australia if you are on a pedestrian/zebra crossing cars HAVE to stop!

Many times in Australia, I’ve stepped out onto a pedestrian/zebra crossing and a Korean friend will hold me back saying, “Nichola! How can you cross? There are cars!”

I explain that all cars have to stop at these crossings so we don’t stand at the side waiting for the cars, because once they approach the crossing they slow down and stop.

One Korean friend said, “What if it’s a Korean driver?”

Yes… didn’t have an answer for that!