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The prank calls of the 21st century.

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Do you remember prank calls from your childhood days?

You call the police. The police show up, but it was just a prank call. After they have gone, you call them again, but this time it's a real emergency. This time though, they won't show up, because they suspect another prank call.

This is what Korea feels to me right now.

"My iPhone's notification center showing more than 8 notifications in Korean with the icon of a triangle with an exclamation mark inside and the title in English stating "Public safety alert"."

The city of Seoul and the government of Korea are using emergency and government alerts to notify the population about basically anything:

  • Heavy rain, thanks to the monsoon season.
  • Traffic information, such as traffic control.
  • Manhunt.
  • Sometimes flying objects from North Korea.

Only today, I got 30 (!) of these notifications. Thirty! At some point, I just stopped putting in the effort of translating them.

Not taking you seriously anymore, Korea. If North Korea attacks, to me, it will just be another prank notification. 😖

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