Dancing to the Korean Beat

I’ve always said that I wished my life was a video game so that all the things I did in the day would have a cool little sound effect…and I think that if that dream is ever going to be realized, it will be in South Korea. There are no buzzers, rings or beeps in this country.. instead they have all been replaced by a melodic, electronic-sounding, tune. (think 90’s video games) Cell phone, subways chimes, my washer and dryer, and the bells at school all play a little ditty instead of ringing or beeping or buzzing. (the subway is particularly interesting.. it tweets when the next stop is a transfer, and at the beach they play seagull sounds to tell you it’s the Haeundae stop). The tunes are sorta cute, in an annoying sort of way…I loath the music that plays to tell my laundry is done, but I can't help but bust a small move in my eager efforts to turn it off. Now, if I can just get little beep tones in my footsteps, I’d be all set.