Load 'em in the luggage compartment

I've seen 4 funeral services since being in Korea.  Ok, "seen" is a stretch, but the bits I've seen - on my walk to school - are interesting. 

In America death has to look nice.  Families get limos, fancy hearses, and big shiny, deluxe coffins to box up their loved ones.  Koreans like death to look nice too, but it's done a bit differently.  For instances:

Coffins are not deluxe models, they are plywood boxes covered with a white flag made of silky material.

There are no hearses, there are charter buses with a modified luggage compartment into which the departed is loaded! Mourners then load onto the bus and ride along with the departed to the burial site.  An interesting way to ride no doubt.

This all just struck me as interesting, so I thought I'd share.  If you're still curious about the rest of Korean funerals check out this site.