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Thanks for sharing your experience in Busan - the place I was born (although I only lived there for a couple of years). Whilst I think that such initiatives taking place in my mother country (or any country for that matter) are great, whether they are genuinely driven by sustainability motive is questionable, imho. South Korea is not a resource rich country like Australia and the level of competition is fairly stiff at every level. Hence there appears to be a heightened awareness of the need to be thrifty which is kind of ingrained in the Korean culture. I wouldn't be surprised if they were doing it purely for the economic benefits - I'm being too cynical perhaps? The moral of the story is, never judge a book by its cover. Not intended to dispute your observations Scott, but knowing the people, the history, and the culture, I think it's fair to say that Korea is far from being a sustainable nation notwithstanding the current developments that are taking place.