Korean Job Discussion Forums

Demonicat · Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Location: Suwon

Running low on cash, and I know the Koreans won't buy Western sperm, so can one sell blood here?

twg · Joined: 02 Nov 2006 Location: Getting some fresh air...

You dont have a job?

Demonicat · Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Location: Suwon

Well, I do. They promised to pay me this week. However, they decided to only pay enough to cover the rent (actually 20K short of that). They told me that as a new hire, they were originally going to pay me early, but decided that instead they would wait until the 10th, like everyone else. I suppose in theory this makes sense, but is really annoying when you are dirt broke.

mole · Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Location: Act III

Blood for suds!
Used to be my second job. "Donate" plasma twice a week, run out and buy 2 packs of generic cigs
and a couple of 40 oz. Olde Engrish 800's.

I never saw nor heard of it in Korea, though.

Demonicat · Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Location: Suwon

would be nice, huh? I mean there must be a call for our blood types as it is much less common to see A or O versus the much more typical Asian B class.

FlagWaver · Joined: 12 Apr 2003

Edit because I realized my post might be taken out of context.

ella · Joined: 17 Apr 2006

So can a Westerner sell blood here or not? And where do you go, is there a Red Cross (or equivalent)?

ChopChaeJoe · Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Location: Seoul

I'd say your employer sucks. Ask them for a payday loan, if they don't give it -- you've probably got a year of pain ahead.

aybe a coworker will spot you a few man wons.

ella · Joined: 17 Apr 2006

Not all of us have employers and coworkers.

contrarian · Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Location: Nearly in NK

A westerner can't even give blood in Korea. The simply won't take it. Last fall at out college festival the had a bus collecting blood. A couple of the kids pulled me over an lined me up. The people in the bus alomost had a hissy fit.

Its their country.

ED209 · Joined: 17 Oct 2006

Are Brits banned from giving blood?
I know America banned Brit blood cos of BSE.
Although here they could just filter it through kim chi.

OiGirl · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: Hoke-y-gun

contrarian · Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Location: Nearly in NK

ED209 / oigirl

The Kimchi might work on Brit blood. Brits are pretty bland as a rule.

On the other hand as Winnie said: I have nothing to offer except blood, toil, tears and sweat.

Oigirl:

I guess that's when you find out who your friends really are.

OiGirl · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: Hoke-y-gun

Will they take directed donations?

oneofthesarahs · Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Location: Sacheon City

You can't sell blood in Korea anyway. It's strictly a donor system, or so I've been told by one of my Korean friends who donates blood on a regular basis. He donated 25 times and they gave him a totally swank plaque and a watch.