"I HATE maple leaves!", a Korean friend declared emphatically sometime back while we were talking about autumn. Turns out while doing his national service, he was given the task of sweeping the grounds of his barracks. Apparently there were a number of maple trees there that shed their leaves with scant concern for his never-ending labours. One person's delight in autumnal foliage is another's dreaded daily grind. Just one example of the Ying-Yang tension (or is it balance?) of life in Korea, I guess. Or is it a case of too much of a good thing? Love maple and ginkgo leaves but I certainly wouldn't want to be in this gentleman's shoes. Still remember grumbling each time I had to sweep the fallen leaves from the mango tree in our tiny garden.
Yonhap News
http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/news/news_photo_detail.htm?No=13878
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