Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Kyrei]

Drives me *beep*'n nuts I tell ya! I've been here long enough to ignore most of the silliness, but this still pisses me off: why, if there is a set of double doors, is one always locked? The reasons I have been given in the past ("It lets out less heat/cold" - seasonally dependent) I look at with the same incredulity as any explanation for "fan death". Besides it being an emergency exit hazard, it is just plain stupid.

Anyone have any idea why this is?

[cbclark4]

Sometimes with double doors, especially with age, the door closing mechanism will not close completely and latch to the opposite door, so a constant breeze will blow in through that door.

I am assuming that the double door you are talking about has no center frame portion.

cbc

[merkurix]

These things have yet to make significant inroads into Korea:



Once some businesses discover the beauty and wonder (well, the wonder anyway) of automatic door closers, they will immediately proceed to invent automatic window openers that discreetly work at night to greatly aid in the prevention of tragic fan death.

[IncognitoHFX]

They always do it at my university. Its common practice here.

Is there a pattern, like is the door on the right always locked or is it just random?

[Nicco61]

[Nicco61]

[Kyrei]

I am not sure if there is a pattern, but I feel it is the right-hand door that is more often locked. What drives me bonkers is when there is a line up of people trying to get through the only open (single) door when the other remains locked for no justifiable reason. If possible, I always open it and enjoy the look of relief on people's faces when the bottleneck bursts.

Its not an IQ test people... its a fucking door!

[Octavius Hite]

This is also one of my favorite hobbies in Korea

1. Opening the locked door. One time in Seoul I had just opened the door (into a subway station no less) when an old security ajosshi came running up and locked it again. Crazy! But I will continue to do it until I have civilized them.

2. Removing the "Stainless Steel" protective covering on newly installed metal items. This is my biggest pet peeve. They leave it on thinking it keeps it looking new but it just ends up damaging the "precious" stainless steel below. Last weekend weekend I went through a toll booth in Suwon and it took all my power not to get out of my man's car and start peeling the wrapping off the various boxes.

Again I will continue to do the good work until the savages are civilized, or I get beaten to death by a soju laced security guard.

[Kyrei]

You go girl! (Regardless of Octavious Hite's gender... the expression "You go guy" just sounds gay.)

[Wondering]

It's obvious that by locking the door, they are preventing wear and tear on said door so that when the other one falls apart from overuse and misuse, they have a "brand-new" door on standby, ready and waiting to be unlocked and used. Really, we should be applauding these door lockers for their ingenuity rather than bemoaning that we can't choose which door we walk through. Half the fun of entering a building is trying to guess which door will open. The other half is when you are in a hurry, running, and guess wrong and end up with your face smushed up against the glass.

But seriously, I have no idea.

[RACETRAITOR]

[Kyrei]

Well in my own defense I have no recollection of encountering this random-door-being-locked phenomenon at home in Canada anywhere. So there, nyeah! :p

[Pak Yu Man]

[Nicco61]

[JungMin]

Could be any country....the fact is, its still bloody annoying!!!

Especially when there is two sets of double doors - first the RIGHT one is locked, then on the second set the LEFT one is locked!!!

I run into this all the time.....drives me nuts. It's one things to go through two sets of doors walking in a straight line, never mind diagonally!!