Trains..the way to go

We travelled around Korea by train and found them so clean and civilized..by that I mean compared to the craziness of Vietnam and China. There aren't any hawkers on the train or on the station all yelling at once selling the same things trying to make a living.There are not the chickens etc that get transported regularly as well.No grafitti on the train or anywhere actually..like in Adelaide and even in our small home town. The country towns of Korea have a lot of 5 to 15 story apartment blocks which actually is not a bad thing .They have so many people that if they built homes on blocks like ours they would not have any farming land left. The scenery passes by while we relax in the comfort as people come and go about their daily lives. It is also the best way to see what they grow and how they farm.Of course their staple crop is rice and it is harvest time and the paddies are golden much like our wheat crops. No bullocks here.. a machinery is used for harvesting.The staff on the trains and at the stations are so considerate to travellers not speaking Korean. When the train conductors walk through the carriages at intervals they always turn around and bow as they leave the carriage...ps the toilets were immaculate.