Running is supposed to be the one free hobby. This runner says think again.

A tweet claiming golf and tennis got too pricey so everyone switched to running gets a reality check from someone outside Seoul.

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Anonymous · 9월 8일 / 22시간

Actually, running is the most expensive hobby there is.사실은 러닝이 젤 비싼 취미임

You need good real estate to run on a good course.부동산이 좋아야 좋은 코스에서 뛸 수 있음

(Quoted tweet) People are running out of money — golf, then tennis, now running.(인용 트윗) 사람들이 돈이 점점 없다는 상황 / 골프에서 테니스 이제 러닝으로

Real talk though, Seoul people run on the well-paved Han River paths.ㅇㄱㄹㅇ 서울사람들은 잘닦인 한강길에서 러닝하지

In the boonies you're running with no streetlights, getting chased by stray dogs.밑지방은 가로등도 없이 들개들한테 쫓기면서 러닝함

The stray dogs are my personal trainer, fuck.들개들이 내 트레이너임 시발

Feels like we went back to prehistoric times.원시시대로 돌아간거같음

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💡 Wait, why would money matter for a hobby that's basically just... running?
Seoul's Han River paths are lit, paved, and free public infrastructure available to anyone living nearby — but in many rural or smaller-city areas, running means dark unlit roads and dodging stray dog packs, so your address quietly decides whether the 'free' hobby is even safe.vs. the US: like comparing a lit NYC riverside boardwalk to a rural highway shoulder with no sidewalk.Klore note

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