I'm a 'waygook' (foreigner) from Florida, so I'm quite used to the aspects of a heavy storm, loss of electricity or water, even heavy damage wrought by natural disastersAny strong storm surge born in the Atlantic or eastern Pacific Ocean is called a hurricane, so everything I had experienced previously was a hurricane. Even worse, Florida is prone to hurricane attacks. So I would say I'm a connoseiur of Hurricanes!
That being said, storm depressions that originate in the Western Pacific would be considered 'typhoons', so I have now experienced my first typhoon, Typhoon Kompasu. I live outside of Seoul, so the damage was minor and the amount of storm was disappointing to me. Hurricanes are an experience that one should have at least once. I've witnessed the stronger winds of typoons, but that's all I can note. It lasted very short. Combine this with Korean work ethic and you don't get a typhoon day, you get a three hour delay. So though there was a dangerous typhoon hanging over South Korea, I was still expected to work three hours later than normal.
That being said, storm depressions that originate in the Western Pacific would be considered 'typhoons', so I have now experienced my first typhoon, Typhoon Kompasu. I live outside of Seoul, so the damage was minor and the amount of storm was disappointing to me. Hurricanes are an experience that one should have at least once. I've witnessed the stronger winds of typoons, but that's all I can note. It lasted very short. Combine this with Korean work ethic and you don't get a typhoon day, you get a three hour delay. So though there was a dangerous typhoon hanging over South Korea, I was still expected to work three hours later than normal. Oh Korea, you're so...Korean? XD
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