Myeong-dong

Walking down the streets of Seoul can be a dizzying experience. Scooters plow down the road, weaving through traffic, and onto the sidewalk to avoid red-lights.

Construction sites spill onto the sidewalks, and cables like leaves drop from the sky.

As if these hazards were not enough to keep pedestrians alert, bemused, and wary, neon signs stacked and piled on top of each other vie for their attention.

But the real eye-grabber is fashion. Everyone has fashion. Some of my 3 yr old students come to school in Burberry!

You can shop while walking down the street. You can shop in underground arcades in the subway stations. You can shop from your cell phone. And you can even score hosiery from the back of a pick-up at mid-night.