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[potin14p]

hm. they wouldnt let me donate blood today, even with my Korean friend doing all the translating. their reason: I can't speak fluent Korean and therefore cannot understand the forms. However, my friend was happy to translate?? do you think it was a question of liabilty? or them not wanting to go through the hassle of having to deal with a foreigner. Heck, maybe its my dirty weiguk blood! (but I'd like to give Koreans more credit)

its just strange, because as far as I know, there is a shortage of blood donors. Back home, i donate blood as often I am allowed to, and they're always looking for more donors. Yet here, I was turned away.

[renzobenzo1]

pure blood all the way baby!

[smilesalot]

I tried to donate when I first got here and was told I couldn't until I'd been in Korea for at least a year; they never said anything about me not speaking Korean (my boss was with me). I thought it was a little odd seeing as that I am able to donate blood in my home country. Though, I've found out that after living in Korea for a year I won't be able to donate at home. I think I'm going to give up on donating blood.

[caniff]

Is the search function really broken? This has been done ad nauseum.

[potin14p]

I dunno. Are you really the 'forum police'?

[tzechuk]

It's actually a universal practice that if you haven't lived in a country for a year, they won't let you donate blood.

That, and if you have had a pierce within the previous 12 months - I found this out when I was at university. As squeamish as I am, I managed to go to the union building to give blood when there was a drive but the nurse turned me down because that very summer I had my upper ear pierced. I remember reading the form which asked questions like have you lived in the country for a minimum of one year / if not, you are not eligible to give blood; have you had any piercing done within the last one year / if yes, you are not eligible to give blood.. etc. etc..

I guess they have to be careful. I've not done it here in Korea but my colleagues have and they have never been turned away.

[juicyhumdinger]

I remember reading a thread about this before, but mucked if I'm gonna search now. They used to deny foreigners off the bat but rules were changed in 2004.

The form is very complex. I went in for my physical in March and tried to donate blood at the same time, with a nice nurse translating it for me. I was rejected on the first question because I had lived in an area where malaria is present, and may have picked it up from a mosquito. That was a shock.

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[GoldMember]

Here we go again, the latte drinkin, quiche eatin, vogue readin, oprah watchin, do gooders at it again. Get it through your thick skulls, this is Korea, your wasting your time trying to do good. The locals, don't appreciate it , don't care, and despite all the do gooding that you do, they'll still hate you, so don't bother. Leave the do gooding, for those that appreciate it.

[maddog]

Isn't it simply because all weiguks have HIV/AIDS. Apparently that's how HIV entered Korea. Nothing to do with middle-aged Korean men going to Manila for a week of debauchery.

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[sojourner1]

I second Goldmember.

Wait until you are settled down and established back in your home country to do acts of good will. I see part of my life put on hold, while I am progressing in the other part by doing my dream of traveling and understanding other cultures firsthand. There are opportunity costs and concessions to make.


You are an alien visitor with impure blood that would taint the purest blood supply on Earth, thus, putting the entire Korean people in jeopardy. LOL

For a small country, Korea sure has expensive tastes, big dreams and aspirations, and enormous potential if it doesn't cave in on itself due to closed mindedness and over inflated costs and prices as a result of protectionist economic policies and living in a clean bubble mentality.

Remember, you are not liked for what you are or who you are or your acts of good will and respect; you are liked for your money making knowledge. Remember, English is not just the global business and aviation language, in Korea, Koreans must acquire English proficiency to achieve high professional status due to the system being set up in that manner for upward social mobility.

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[DRAMA OVERKILL]

[PGF]

It may just be for safety sake.

I, for one, would not donate in Korea because I've seen nurses in major hospitals give multiple injections to mutiple individuals WITHOUT wearing gloves. That's non AB hep waiting to be spread. Unbelievable.....