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a new street address system is now in effect across korea.
the new format uses road names and building numbers instead of the city block number.
the new system is supposed to make life easier but lots of people are struggling to adjust
... as our connie lee reports. for small business es... like this fried chicken delivery franchise
... the new road names are quite an inconvenience .
[ ] sorry but could you give us your city block number we need the old address format
...
it's been so inconvenient for us. we know the delivery areas according to the city block
number and we don't know where the new road names are located.
under the new address system which took effect nationwide at the start of the year -- the
city block number or land lot number... which was assigned according to when the land was
purchased has been replaced by a sequential building number.
now... all the road names and building numbers are assigned in order... starting from where
the street starts... to where it ends. odd numbers on the left and even numbers on
the right. this new address system... used in most developed
countries... now replaces the old system that korea has been using for the past century
.
we expected it wouldn't be easy... changing a 100-year-old system overnight. but we did
spend a few years preparing institutions and residents for the change. we even handed out
new maps for different businesses. // we will continue with promotion efforts this year
and spend about 1.3 million dollars on it .
mail carrier shin dae-bum is not running into any issues making deliveries today.
shin who's been in the job for the past 15 years... is familiar with these roads... but
their actual names are things he's had to learn recently.
at first it was very difficult learning the new road names and getting used to the new
address system. // but for the past two years korea post has been training us to learn the
new addresses and it's made us take tests.
the korea post says only about 19-percent of all mail coming in uses the new address
system... but the old format is not causing any problems.
automatedachines recognize both the old and new address formats ensuring that every piece
of mail is delivered properly and on time. connie lee arirang news.