Korean Job Discussion Forums

[matthews_world]

I feel pretty safe in Korea. It could be worse.

Take a look at Japan's, Taiwan's and China's earthquakes. We don't have the occurance of tornados like we do where I'm from.

An occassional typhoon hits during the September months. They are damaging but most of Korean modern construction can protect from the brunt of the storms.

I'd rather be here than any other east Asian country.

[sjrm]

I highly doubt that most korean buildings are even close to being able to withstand any major thing mother nature could throw at them.

[jetrash]

the korean catastrophe is their culture.
this damages korea more than any natural disaster.

[Bibbitybop]

Actually, the low natural disaster rate directly corresponds with the high number of conservative Christians in Korea. After the missionaries started doing God's work here, God stopped the typhoons, earthquakes and locust plagues. Once the Buddhists and Atheists convert, Korea will finally stop getting yellow dust from China.

[komerican]

[Scotticus]

[jetrash]

komerican in his alternative utopian dream world where korea matters,says:

[komerican]

[jetrash]

so we finally agree..im not living in a dream world.
wasps run the planet today as we write this.
in the past,in this region,the chinese ran asia.
we agree.
i know you and the protesting asian girl (wearing levis holding up a sign writtenin english outside an american college which her asian daddy breaks his balls for working in hyundai) hate this,and you frantically look foreward or backwards to see some other reality.


you can argue and hate us,and cry its not fair,but we,being at the top of the pile,really laugh(my posts are mainly just joke play acting/ timewasting,inc my name,avatar etc)
life is fuc.ing f u n from this position

the teacher with the three asians hotties hanging off his arm illustrates this so well,to the asian mens understandable anger.
hes having fun...no suit or shiny shoes,tidy hair etc, for him to indicate who is boss race from the boss world.

we are collapsing into decadence...and why not..the romans did the same at the end of their run at the top.
hell,break out the bollinger darhlingg

love and peace jettttttttttttttrash

[hugekebab]

[matthews_world]

Man, how'd this thread get hijacked?

I've felt the one small earthquake back about a year or so ago. My first ever.

[BS.Dos.]

Lack of apostrophes, and inappropriate use thereof, is the only concern in SK.

[jetrash]

sorry matthew.
most korean buildings would be OK in a minor equake,but their anti earthquake measures are not up to japanese standards,japan req all buildings to be eq measured (floating on dense rubber pads,moving steel pin joints etc)although in fairness,japan does have more experience of earthquakes.
the level of corruption in the constuction industry here in korea, is high..ie you pay for steelRF (gives the concrete strength ,but HIDDEN inside the concrete once poured)
you pay for its intall..but years later you might find it never existed.
you paid the korean gentleman,and he never supplied it.
the inspector is paid off on site
this means a lot structures would fail even a small earth quake.
public buildings are the worst,as the corruption loop(inspection,sign off and commision by same authority)is open to massive fraud.
when steel prices are high,one can rake off hundreds of thousands of $off a project,into ones pocket.
i think many older road overpasses in seoul would collapse..tho more recent ones some do have rubber floats.

hope that answers your q

[ttompatz]

[Young FRANKenstein]