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bucheon bum
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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 Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:25 pm Post subject: More Americans travel to ROK than Thailand or Australia |
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I guess it is for business reasons, that's the only explanation I can come up with.
Forbes story
Click on the slideshow to get the top 20 destinations for Americans. You'll see Korea is right above Australia and Thailand (18th, 19th, 20th). Hard to believe. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Don't forget all the soldiers. |
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reactionary
Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Location: korreia
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| Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:43 pm Post subject: |
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or we simply don't travel much. most of my friends have only been to mexico.
wonder if a substantial bit of the korean visits are made by koreans. |
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renzobenzo1
Joined: 08 Sep 2007
Location: Suji, Yongin
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| Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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| My friend told me Americans travelling to Thailand can't re-enter America or if they do they go through rigorous testing for HIV...is this true? |
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aarontendo
Joined: 08 Feb 2006
Location: Daegu-ish
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| Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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I went there for my CELTA, came back here for a year to teach, went back to USA...didn't get asked anything of the sort.
Do you mean if you go from there directly to America?
Not sure why we'd need it, I went for the food and rich culture. Thats what we go for AMIRITE |
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flakfizer
Joined: 12 Nov 2004
Location: scaling the Cliffs of Insanity with a frayed rope.
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| Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Well, there are probably a lot more Korean-Americans than than there are Thai-Americans or Australian-Americans. |
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Drew345
Joined: 24 May 2005
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| Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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There is no AIDS testing for Americans returning from Thailand;
and nobody has come back missing any kidneys. |
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bucheon bum
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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| flakfizer wrote: |
| Well, there are probably a lot more Korean-Americans than than there are Thai-Americans or Australian-Americans. |
Yeah, that was another explanation I thought of.
In regards to soldiers, I have a feeling they aren't counted. That being said, there are friends and family visiting them. |
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Hank the Iconoclast
Joined: 08 Oct 2007
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Drew345 wrote: |
There is no AIDS testing for Americans returning from Thailand;
and nobody has come back missing any kidneys. |
I don't think America tests anyone for HIV that I know of. It's a privacy protection. |
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Julius
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Drew345 wrote: |
| There is no AIDS testing for Americans returning from Thailand. |
It would be pointless anyhow because HIV takes 3-6 months before it can be detected. |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 12:47 am Post subject: |
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| Drew345 wrote: |
| and nobody has come back missing any kidneys. |
I was missing mine.
I got better. |
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jvalmer
Joined: 06 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:06 am Post subject: |
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| renzobenzo1 wrote: |
| My friend told me Americans travelling to Thailand can't re-enter America or if they do they go through rigorous testing for HIV...is this true? |
Countries can't restrict re-entry to their own citizens. Foreigners yes, their own citizens no.. |
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samd
Joined: 03 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 5:31 am Post subject: |
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| renzobenzo1 wrote: |
| My friend told me Americans travelling to Thailand can't re-enter America or if they do they go through rigorous testing for HIV...is this true? |
Absolutely ridiculous.
Korean-Americans explain these stats easily. A good proportion visit for summer every year, with their American born children. Add Chuseok visits and business, and there you go. |
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djsmnc
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe
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| Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:06 am Post subject: |
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| jvalmer wrote: |
| renzobenzo1 wrote: |
| My friend told me Americans travelling to Thailand can't re-enter America or if they do they go through rigorous testing for HIV...is this true? |
Countries can't restrict re-entry to their own citizens. Foreigners yes, their own citizens no.. |
Except that dude who was in limbo for a long time in a France airport after his home country had a revolution. They half-a5sedly based the movie the Terminal on his experience. |
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whatever
Joined: 11 Jun 2006
Location: Korea: More fun than jail.
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| Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:31 am Post subject: |
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| Another reason Korea is better than... |
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