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Texas T-Bone · Joined: 09 Jun 2007 Location: SK

To the guys out their married to a Korean wife. . .Have you ever been in a situation where your wife was publicly disrespected in front of you by another Korean. If so, what did you do or what did she do to defuse the situation? I guess dating folks can chime in as well.

Thanks for shared stories and input.

B~

Darkness · Joined: 12 Oct 2006

I'd smash the guys head with a brick...then hide the bodyin a pc bang, those guys are in there for hours on end, they would think it was natural causes.....

butlerian · Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Location: Korea

eamo · Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.

Every situation would be different. My reaction would range from walking away to going beserker.

swetepete · Joined: 01 Nov 2006 Location: a limp little burg

I would combine all four of the above suggestions.
I would smash him with a brick, in the eye and then in his cheek, while singing the 'Berserker' song from 'Clerks.' I'd croon to my sweetie, as she looked on aghast (but proud)...
"My luv for u is like a truck: Berserker!
Do you want to make like f***: Berserker!" and so on.
Then I'd walk put the body in a pc bang and walk away.

Or, if there was no brick around, I guess I'd just get into a shouting match with the guy and try to get out of there before I did anything illegal.
Happily it hasn't come up yet for me, but it probably will.

SuperFly · Joined: 09 Jul 2003 Location: In the doghouse

It's never happened. If it does happen, see the second part of Eamos post. In addition, see above post.

Better yet,

OK, so in Korea...I only have access to the shovel, but it'll do the job.

the eye · Joined: 29 Jan 2004

What would you do back home if some dude disrespected her?
Why would it be any different here?

Situations like that were part of my motivation to learn Korean.

Morton · Joined: 06 Mar 2007

I have a married friend who's wife says she's not Korean and calls them an idiot in English.
Or just laugh in the guys face and gesture that he has a small *beep*. Laughing

Violence should be a last resort.

Letiz7 · Joined: 29 Jan 2007

I-am-me · Joined: 21 Feb 2006 Location: Hermit Kingdom

What does "disrespected" mean? He didnt offer her a chair in a restaurant, or he pushed her in public? What I would do would depend on how she was disrespected. Confused

Texas T-Bone · Joined: 09 Jun 2007 Location: SK

caniff · Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Location: All over the map

This is Korea, as you know.

If noone is looking, give him a cuff and a swift kick in the ass.

If people are looking, don't do the above (unless you and your wife are ready to get out fast afterwards).

denistron · Joined: 21 Oct 2006 Location: Busan

rednblack · Joined: 12 Jun 2006 Location: In a quiet place

Ashamed to say, I did the 'berserker' routine 12 months ago.
Over the years my wife has put all those displeased with a K. woman being married to a foriegn man in their place, with a few choice words.
After a meal and a couple of hours at a nooray-bang, with my wife, a K.teacher, and the boss, we exited the lift (the boss being away, paying). A group of late 20s Korean men walked past as we were leaving the lift. One looked at us and said to my wife, who had her backed turned and was talking to the K. Teacher " you F*****n *beep*", then said to me "is that your F**** for the night". Perfect English! All his mates laughed and I lost the plot.
Normally, I don't think I would have reacted in such a way. Maybe just a few choice words, given this guys obvious grasp of English. The problem was, I had had a bad K. week : Mr. Monkey song with swinging arms, a couple of spits in my direction, and a f**** Mi-guk (though I'm not).
Anyway, long story short (and it was a long story), I grabbed the guy, smashed him into the opposite wall, and gave him a couple, telling him in my darkest voice, that she was my wife. One of his mates grabbed me around the collar and so began the tug-of-war; me on two, the others, who would know! At that time my boss arrived, and pulled me away..but.., I managed to get a wicked headbut in, before being dragged outside. Cut to the chase... This guys mates were jumping up and down wanting to skin me. My wife, wanting to know what had set me off. The K. boy, now feeling sorry for himself (I assume) told my wife and his mate what he said, and asked if she was really my wife. Well.. she gave a serve, and so too his mates for being such a **** (all hearsay). Turns out none of his mates knew English and were laughing just because he spoke English. You know, all our crew that night had nothing to drink, so the grog didn't come into play.
I got a good dressing down for my actions, and given what I have read here since, I would never do this again. Just one time good luck.

Masta_Don · Joined: 17 Aug 2006 Location: Hyehwa-dong, Seoul