Incheon City and its Urban Sprawl

Incheon City and its Urban Sprawl

8^th June 2007

Incheon City - the place I now call home - really benefited by being flattened during the Korean War. For one thing, it allowed the Koreans to plan the rebuilding of their city. Their roads are wide - at least four lanes per direction in the busier areas. Patient Koreans wait patiently at traffic-light controlled pedestrian crossing - they never-ever seem to consider jay-walking.

Numerous parks and trees are scattered around like wedding confetti to try and offset the pollution, but they only help a little. It is rare to see blue sky on a sunny day. The cars pollute in the same the way you would fart in the Queen's presence: Politely. The cars are clean running and efficient. Quite unlike the diesel belching Jeepneys in the Philippines.

Incheon is an industrial city. The buildings here are big and gray and lack life. It's industrialism means there is not actually that much to do here. There is a cinema, and numerous bars where schozzled businessmen roam, but that's about it. Not having much to do is a good thing as I am here to save money.

There seems to be a slightly seedy underbelly to Incheon, though not nearly as much as what was suggested by the hotel I stayed at when I first arrived. Scattered around the city are numerous double barber poles. These (apparently) look like normal barber shops inside only the services offered are not quite the same. I'll leave it to your imagination to figure out what the services might be.

Incheon morphs into a different beast after hours. Numerous inflatable Massage-Inside signs pop up and the city glows with neon signs that demand your attention.

Incheon is very safe place. I have no qualms walking around at all manner of hours.

Incheon is okay. I don't especially love it. I don't especially hate it. I'm happy to stay here for the next year or so.

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