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 Man passes road test after 272 attempts. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7511425
Quote: 272nd time a charm for man on driving test
Exam official says he’s regarded almost as 'one of the family'
Updated: 5:35 a.m. ET April 15, 2005
SEOUL, South Korea - The motto for one would-be South Korean driver likely is “if at first you don’t succeed, then try, try again another 271 times."
Seo Sang-moon passed the academic part of his driver’s license examination on his 272nd attempt earlier this week.
The repairman, from a small town in the southeastern part of the county who will soon turn 70, said he was illiterate and used the test process to teach himself the rules of the road because he could not read them in a manual.
Since the oral exam was launched, Seo took the test as often as he could, paying about $1,000 in fees along the way. Each failure taught him a little more, and after 271 attempts, he was able to get the minimum score needed to pass the academic test.
Test officials were thrilled to see Seo pass.
“He has been coming here for more than five years and we regard him almost as being one of the family,†an official from the exam office said by telephone.
Seo said he was preparing for his road test, and was discussing with his wife what kind of car to buy once he get his license. “Driving seems a bit hard. But after trying 271 times to pass the oral exam, what do I have to be afraid of?†Seo said.
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I fear for the well-being of Korea's civilization.
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They should give him his own road, away from the rest :wink:
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Do people like this really deserve to drive?
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lol now i don't feel so bad having taken 2 tries 
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I passed mine in one try. BOO-YAH!! :razz: Then again, the guy driving with me only made me going down the highway for about a mile before turning around. \:D/
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That is so awesome, yet so scary.
It's as if what I am reading is not really there. The whole thing is just so ridiculous.
Congrats to Seo!!!
As for the rest of the population? Well, they will learn to swerve off in a different direction sooner or later.
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The interesting thing is that he paid only $1,000 in whole apparently while in Germany he'd have paid over $50,000 for so many tries. _________________The greatest thing on earth is to love and to be loved in return!
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Well at least he kept on trying!
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What mad him keep going. After say 20 tries...didnt he think "ok, maybe i wasn't born to drive"............then after 100 tries, didnt he think "fuck this".........after 200!!!!  thats just loads!!
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El Maskado
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If you think hard about the number of attempts, thats actually not bad for an asian driver
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El_Masked_esteROIDe_user wrote: If you think hard about the number of attempts, thats actually not bad for an asian driver Just think how many times it would have taken if he was an asian woman driver. #-o _________________
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TonyMontana wrote: El_Masked_esteROIDe_user wrote: If you think hard about the number of attempts, thats actually not bad for an asian driver Just think how many times it would have taken if he was an asian woman driver. #-o Or better yet an old asian lady whos under 5' tall and doesnt speak a word of english :wink:
Those are the most dangerous drivers out there, SLOW and RECKLESS, blind to some extent that they cant see past the dash board
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