_sabotage_ wrote:Tell them you're a volunteer for the WHO.
Outright lying got me out. I'm more interested in how to identify them in the first place.
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_sabotage_ wrote:Tell them you're a volunteer for the WHO.
_sabotage_ wrote:If it looks like a barbershop but no one's getting a hair cut, has a red K in karaoke, a bar that doesn't have windows, a hotel without room service that offers in room massage, or if at any point they use English to say, "You strong man so pretty, want have drink?"
BigBallinStalin wrote:perchorin wrote:BigBallinStalin wrote:2. How do Koreans generally feel about the US presence of military there? What's there general take on US involvement with their country?
There is a very clear generation gap as regards the US military presence in Korea. If you're over 60 (and with the aging population problem over here, that's a very significant percentage) you have nothing but warm fuzzy feelings for Uncle Sam and his boys. Mi-ka-duh (MacArthur) is still revered by this group. If you're 30-60 you likely see the US military presence as an unfortunate necessity, but would be happy to see them pack up and leave someday (unless you're particularly astute and realize the dollar value of the free security services being provided). If you're under 30 you generally hate the US military presence and many go so far as to claim the US is the enemy and sole preventer of peaceful reunification with the north. Young people here are pretty fucked up! A poll a few years ago of the local youth asked "who is the Republic of Korea's 'main enemy'" and Japan came in number one, the US at number two and North Korea was a distant third.
I wonder if the young may shift their attitude as they get older, or perhaps they could be correct--in that the US military is not necessary there. Perhaps a mutual defense pact is, but that can be honored without basing US troops in Korea.
Their attitude is interesting because the general US foreign policy argument against non-interventionism is that if they pull out US forces from Korea, then the Koreans would be extremely upset. They would have 'lost' an ally (even though there's still the mutual defense agreement...).
_sabotage_ wrote:chang50 wrote:Hi,as one Western expat living in Asia to another how do you regard Western armchair critics of Eastern culture,in particular the irrational (to me) revulsion re. what animals it is acceptable to eat?
I've eaten some pretty weird shit, but one dinner stands out. I was part of a diving consulting firm and we were negotiating our services with an operator in Hainan. They ordered and the first course was shark fin soup. It blew our we can help sustain and develop your operation argument straight out of the water.
Symmetry wrote:Last time I was in Pusan, I wandered in to a hostess bar. How can they be avoided?
_sabotage_ wrote:If it looks like a barbershop but no one's getting a hair cut, has a red K in karaoke, a bar that doesn't have windows, a hotel without room service that offers in room massage, or if at any point they use English to say, "You strong man so pretty, want have drink?"
betiko wrote:what do koreans think of the worldwide buzz with the gangnam style, are they proud of it?
how bad is the video game addiction in korea? Is it the worsein the world? what about technology? Are koreans 24/7 on their cellphone texting?
Is a video game champion more popular than a soccer player from the national team?
is it true that public denounciator has become one of the wealthiest jobs? I saw once on TV that many people used a camera on their windshield to track any small abuse and the government pays them for it. Same thing in schools. People try to trick others and can make big bucks. And denounciators are very proud of the disgusting thing they do...
do you have japanese electronics/cars in korea? if you do would people spit on you?
what about K-pop? is western pop music still popular, or it's just about the locals now?
Silvanus wrote:perch is a North Korean agent to infiltrate south Korean girls
Symmetry wrote:Dude, i didn't say it was a brothel. It was not. Hostess bar is the term used in Japan.
Silvanus wrote:perch is a North Korean agent to infiltrate south Korean girls
perchorin wrote:Symmetry wrote:Dude, i didn't say it was a brothel. It was not. Hostess bar is the term used in Japan.
Then what was the problem? You can just walk right out the way you came.
Symmetry wrote:perchorin wrote:Symmetry wrote:Dude, i didn't say it was a brothel. It was not. Hostess bar is the term used in Japan.
Then what was the problem? You can just walk right out the way you came.
English social awkwardness, mostly. Hence the request for help identifying the problem before I encounter it.
Silvanus wrote:perch is a North Korean agent to infiltrate south Korean girls
perchorin wrote:Symmetry wrote:perchorin wrote:Symmetry wrote:Dude, i didn't say it was a brothel. It was not. Hostess bar is the term used in Japan.
Then what was the problem? You can just walk right out the way you came.
English social awkwardness, mostly. Hence the request for help identifying the problem before I encounter it.
Ah I see. In Japan those places are pretty easy to spot but in Korea there's no real pattern to them. You won't know until you walk in the place. I'm curious though, how'd you end up walking into random bars in Busan on your own? I'm assuming you don't speak any Korean right?
Maugena wrote:How can I pick myself up a sweet and cute Korean girl (18+)?
Silvanus wrote:perch is a North Korean agent to infiltrate south Korean girls
Silvanus wrote:perch is a North Korean agent to infiltrate south Korean girls
Mr_Adams wrote:You, sir, are an idiot.
Timminz wrote:By that logic, you eat babies.
spurgistan wrote:Having been here for a whole month, I'm easily 4 times the expert on Korea - nay, Asia - that ole Perchorin is.
Living in metro Seoul, I can vouch for it being the place where the worst of Korean culture and the worst of Western culture gets together.
It's funny, I wouldn't really know about the DPRK rattling sabers except for my family / friends back home asking me whats going on. Like I'd know. SK's are extremely used to the whole deal, really hard to overstate that.
As far as Korean men go, my complaint is that they all want to talk to the white westerner to work on their English skills. I get it, BUT I DIDN'T GO TO THIS RESTAURANT TO TALK TO YOU. SORRY.
Silvanus wrote:perch is a North Korean agent to infiltrate south Korean girls
Dukasaur wrote:So, the big question: is it a country worth visiting? Is any of the old culture intact, or is all of it a modern shithole that might as well be an Asian-flavoured Chicago?
Silvanus wrote:perch is a North Korean agent to infiltrate south Korean girls
perchorin wrote:Dukasaur wrote:So, the big question: is it a country worth visiting? Is any of the old culture intact, or is all of it a modern shithole that might as well be an Asian-flavoured Chicago?
To be utterly and completely honest...if you're in this part of the world visit Japan, you'll have a much more enjoyable experience there and they've done a much better job of preserving their cultural history. Korea can be a great place to visit but only if you're willing or able to get out of the cities and see the countryside. That's where all the flavor is!
In a way it's not their fault--the Norks literally flattened everything south of the 38th parallel last time they decided to go adventuring.
Silvanus wrote:perch is a North Korean agent to infiltrate south Korean girls
perchorin wrote:Thought of something I wanted to add re: tourism. The biggest problem with tourism in Korea is the Koreans themselves. What Koreans believe westerners want to see and do, and what they find impressive here are seldom anywhere near what westerners actually want to see, do and find impressive. If you speak no Korean and are travelling on your own you'll likely be quite disappointed whereas travelling on your own in Japan is great fun and they really know how to present and market the sites that appeal to an international audience. On the other hand, when I've had friends or family visit me over here and I'm the one giving the tour, ordering what I know they'll like in a restaurant, taking them out at night, etc. they always leave thinking this place (Korea) is incredible. I'm really not sure why this is the case other than it's something to do with the Korean psyche being so very very different from our own.
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