Poll results from November 2010: commute to work and K-pop thoughts?

Wow. A huge number of voters this month came out to party in November - thanks so much!

What is your commute to work like? (for readers in Korea - 232 votes)

I walk to work
119 (51%)
I bike to work
12 (5%)
It's a subway ride
32 (13%)
It's a bus ride
40 (17%)
Subway ride AND a bus
10 (4%)
I drive my own car
19 (8%)

I must say I'm a little surprised here - in most cases, schools tend to place teachers in apartments near the schools. I suspect some of the 42% not using foot or bike power live in neighborhoods of their choosing, which isn't necessarily where the school is located.

What do you think of K-pop? (for readers outside of Korea - 183 votes)

I love it - there's nothing else on my MP3 player
51 (27%)
I like it - there's a few songs I know by heart
55 (30%)
It's OK - not my favorite, but it's still alright
23 (12%)
Meh - not my thing
39 (21%)
I haven't had the chance to listen to it
8 (4%)
Isn't that a new band out of Seattle?
7 (3%)

Again, a little surprised at the popularity of K-pop. Living in Korea means it's hard to tell how popular something is outside of Dae Han Min Guk. Unless you've been living in a cave (or Seattle), you've surely heard a K-pop song or two, although you may or may not have known it at the time.

December 2010's poll questions are up: for my wonderful readers around the world, choose the biggest / most important Korean news story of 2010! For my equally wonderful readers in Korea, choose the biggest expat news story of 2010. If you're reading this in an RSS reader, you'll need to visit the blog to cast your vote :)

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