Or Delusions of Grandeur?

There’s a couple of these signs along Highway 1 in Korea. This particular one is just outside the north loop of Daegu. I can’t decide if the road department is overly optimistic or deluded, but for Highway 1 to be the “Asian” highway seems more than just a bit of a stretch.

In case you’re seriously geographically challenged, Japan is about 200 miles away from the Korean peninsula across the Pacific Ocean. There ain’t no highway that would connect Japan with any part of Korea. And, if you’re politically challenged, South Korea is, for all practical purposes, an island. There are no roads that one can travel from Korean to China without going across North Korea. Although there are roads, folks just don’t get to drive through the place at will. The North Koreans get a little testy if you try.

In my estimation, therefore, Highway 1 is merely the South Korean highway. But it did give me a chuckle to witness their wishful thinking.