SkinsNut73 Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 I wouldn't want to be on the roads in South Korea today Talk about perserverance......:notworthy Exam official says he’s regarded almost as 'one of the family' Updated: 5:35 a.m. ET April 15, 2005SEOUL, 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenaa Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Seems like one of those "thrilled to see him pass" might have spent 20 minutes with him during those 5 years and taught him what he needed to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Originally posted by stevenaa Seems like one of those "thrilled to see him pass" might have spent 20 minutes with him during those 5 years and taught him what he needed to know. Seriously... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdowwe Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Just seems like yesterday I failed my driver test the first time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC4 Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Thank goodness he lives in SOUTH KOREA!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted April 16, 2005 Share Posted April 16, 2005 Originally posted by stevenaa Seems like one of those "thrilled to see him pass" might have spent 20 minutes with him during those 5 years and taught him what he needed to know. Hey it's the DMV, remember? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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