Is that guy homeless sleeping there under that bridge?
No! He is tired. He just wanted to take a nap under a bridge. Perfectly normal thing to do in Korea. Find some dirty ground under an industrial bridge next to a polluted river. Great place to relax.
There was this old man watching me take the picture. He was wondering why I found that interesting enough to photograph. What was so fascinating? Sleeping under dirty bridges is not an exciting photograph at all.
Think about that whenever you see tourists taking lots of pictures in your home country. It may be normal to you but not to them!
You took the photo in July, right? No Korean would expose himself to the sun in that season for a rest. The sun is as high as in North Africa (Busan) . So, many prefer bridges to have a nap in the shadow. Many who are doing this are working nearby, there are many reasons why it is just there. Ask them.
Posted by
Jens-Olaf |
5:37 PM