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    Woman Passes License Exam On 950th Attempt

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    Image of LuciferV8 LuciferV8
    11/06/09

    In reply to Woman Passes License Exam On 950th Attempt
    Has no one posted this yet?
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    11/06/09

    @LuciferV8: In all fairness though.... #baddrivers
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    11/06/09


    @LuciferV8: I can't believe I watched the whole thing.

    I think this is an all female race and that asian women can drive. #baddrivers
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    11/06/09

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    Woman: (to herself) The guy at that counter over there looks new. I'll try him.

    DMV guy: (to himself) Aw Christ, here she comes again.

    Woman: Hello!

    DMV guy: OK, we'll give you the special simple exam today. The wheels are on top or on the bottom of a car?

    Woman: The top!

    DMV: That's it. I'm tired of this. Here's your license. I'm going on break. #baddrivers
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    11/06/09

    In reply to Woman Passes License Exam On 950th Attempt
    This just blows my mind. Is she seriously dumb? Honestly 950 tries and she couldn't score above 60%...I once took a history test at my university and score a 70 something without studying. If she knows less about driving after 950x than I did about history after taking a test no times. You bring this on yourself Korea!

    We should all write our congressmen to use a chunk of millitary spending and buy her and ship her to Afghanistan she is the ultimate weapon behind the wheel. #baddrivers
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    11/06/09

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    *sigh* Man, that is not helping our stereotype. #baddrivers
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    11/06/09

    @bzr: You're a relatively old Korean woman?! ;) #baddrivers
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    11/06/09

    @avconsumer2: Yes, now get out of my Asian market! #baddrivers
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    11/06/09

    @bzr: *runs away #baddrivers
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    11/06/09

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    I'm glad to see that other countries take driver's license photos that are equally as awful as ours. You would think she'd be smiling after 950 attempts. She looks as if somebody just killed her pet. #baddrivers
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    11/06/09

    In reply to Woman Passes License Exam On 950th Attempt
    "Now I love my coffee, its probably the one thing I truly do cherish on this god-forsaken mudball called Earth. You see this cup of coffee? Its filled, right to the brim, hot and fresh. If it spills on me it'll probably burn me? Won't it? Speak up now! And nobody likes to get burned, do they? So this is real simple. You burn me, you fail. You don't you pass. Its as simple as that." #baddrivers
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    11/06/09

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    That's it. I'm cancelling my membership at Extreme Fitness. #baddrivers
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    11/06/09

    In reply to Woman Passes License Exam On 950th Attempt
    If she were in America, there's a good chance she would have her own reality series by now. #baddrivers
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    11/06/09

    In reply to Woman Passes License Exam On 950th Attempt
    Wow, At least 50 comments and not a single disenvowelment! Good job guys!
    /guess this wasn't cross linked to Jezebel... #baddrivers
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    11/06/09

    In reply to Woman Passes License Exam On 950th Attempt
    There are many things wrong with this entire story.
    1) She says she needs the license for her vegetable selling operation. For what she's spent on test fees, she could've let a few acres lie fallow.

    2) In the United States we have a can-do spirit, a drive to succeed. Clearly it isn't just an American thing. "If at first you don't succeed, try and try again" is a motto which most folks know and a great many live by. But W.C. Fields, a famous American, was a more pragmatic sort. He said, "If at first you don't succeed, try again. Then quit. No point in being a damn fool about it." And he's right. Someone who can't get the test right in nearly a thousand tries may not be the best choice to release into traffic.

    3) Around these parts, sitting for the test takes a $5.00 test fee. Unless they're free and breezy where she is, she's dumped a fair chunk of change into the country coffers and gotten a whole bunch of nothing for it. All I'm saying is, that would've bought a really big stack of monthly bus passes. The truck farming business is labor intensive, many hands are needed to get the work done. Certainly there are valid licenses among the coworkers. This looks like a an unnecessary investment.
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    11/06/09

    @Elhigh: 1) Yes, how progressive of the drivers' license agency in Jeonju, South Korea to offer a drivers' exam in Korean. It must have been rough for aspiring Korean drivers, back when they only offered it in Swahili.

    2) Apparently, South Korea never was apprised of the wisdom of W.C. Fields. Nor, do they have laws like most U.S. states have, that limit the number of written exams you can attempt each week/month/year.

    3) $4,200 Γ· 950 = $4.50 per attempt, at today's exchange rate.
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    Elhigh promoted this comment Edited by sharkd at 11/06/09 11:44 AM sharkd was starred sharkd was unstarred
    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    11/06/09

    @Elhigh: We sure do have it easy here. I was staggered when I found out the costs (and the toughness level) of obtaining a UK driving license. About 40GBP just for the initial application and another 30GBP for the theory test and another 50GBP or something for the practical. Plus about 10 or so driving lessons at about 25GBP a pop (varies). And most people need about 2-3 attempts before they pass.

    My colleague worked in the UK for about 2 years and apparently had to try it 3 times before passing. And he drove in the US for about 10yrs before that. He had to get a license after a year because UK does not allow US licenses to be directly exchanged. Unlike licenses from Canada, Australia, EU, South Africa, Korea and other countries... Apparently they don't trust us ;P

    All I had to do was not crash into anything and do a semi decent parking job to get my license in MI. I really couldn't believe how easy it was.

    p.s: My driving evaluator did a double take when I showed up for the test in my stick shift Focus. Apparently, it has been a couple of years for him since anyone showed up for a test in a stick shift I think he gave me some cool points just for that.
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    11/06/09

    @sharkd: I edited my kneejerk reaction. I foolishly assumed, since it was Jalopnik, a US website, that it was news happening on American soil. I dunno why, I just did. Mea culpa.

    The entire world deserves the wisdom of Mr. Fields. He was a cranky genius. #baddrivers
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    11/06/09

    @FTGDWolverineEdition'09: I'd like to see American driving tests be harder. If it encouraged greater usage of mass transit, good. If it kept less-capable drivers off the road, good.

    If it made more room on the road for me, great. #baddrivers
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    11/06/09


    @Elhigh: Mr. Fields approves your comment. #baddrivers
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    Image of dtremit dtremit
    11/06/09

    @FTGDWolverineEdition'09: Hey, when I got my MI license, there *was* no driving test. 20 multiple choice questions, that's all.

    I think that's why they don't trust us. #baddrivers
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    11/06/09

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    Is this her instructor? #baddrivers
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    11/06/09

    In reply to Woman Passes License Exam On 950th Attempt
    If at first you don't succeed...

    You have to admire the dedication and persistence. #baddrivers
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    11/06/09

    In reply to Woman Passes License Exam On 950th Attempt
    While disturbing, this doesn't, unfortunately, surprise me.

    Hey, it's another country, they can do what they want. However, I think she should be limited to a sub-30cc moped. #baddrivers
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    11/06/09

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    'nuff said..... #baddrivers
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    11/06/09

    @Vintage Racer: In Korea she's not a minority. In either country, you'd probably still be a racist ass. #baddrivers
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    11/06/09

    @weatherman: You planning on making the same snarky reply to everybody else posting here?? Please... grow a slight sense of humor... #baddrivers
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    11/06/09

    @Vintage Racer - with V-12 goodness: Why the hell can't we all get along!! Damn!!!!! #baddrivers
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    @80Kofdrew: works for me... #baddrivers
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    11/06/09

    In reply to Woman Passes License Exam On 950th Attempt
    μ„Έκ³„μ˜ μ •λΉ„μ†Œ 수리 κ°€κ²Œ (λ˜λŠ” 적어도 ν•œκ΅­), λΉ„μ¦ˆλ‹ˆμŠ€ μœ μž…μ„ μ€€λΉ„ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. #baddrivers
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    11/06/09

    @vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in: Maintenance point irrigation of the world goes (or at least Korea), prepares a business influx....WTF?? #baddrivers
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    11/06/09

    @80Kofdrew: Garage repair shop in the world (or at least South Korea), prepare for the increase in business. #baddrivers
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    11/06/09

    @vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in: Okay.......dummy on my part, I apologize. #baddrivers
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    @80Kofdrew: No apology necessary. babelfish and google translator gave their best efforts at taking my engrish and making it Korean. #baddrivers
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