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[superdave]

[DrunkenMaster]

[RJjr]

[Lunar Groove Gardener]

We all know that there is more than one face to this board, this country, even most of us. Each of us can improve personally, in what we offer this board and what we offer Korea, through our speech, actions and behaviour.

When the word "retarded" is used as a pejorative term it indicates a very real lack of humility and understanding. Give it some thought, perhaps if it were something that you had experienced in your family or closer to you... It is not acceptable amongst educated individuals to continually make the callous error of using the term thusly.

A visit to the Korean War Memorial in Pusan insists that one acknowledge that men and women from numerous countries suffered great hardships, risked life and limb and died here during that war... Let's consider that we might choose to respect their sacrifice today.

Now that we've thankfully heard what actually occurred in this attack, we can consider how to best protect ourselves or others should a similar situation develop. Thanks to Kherald for that much needed clarity.

[Leslie Cheswyck]

[Seoul_Star]

Hongdae is rapidly becoming what Itaewon used to be, while Itaewon is coming full circle and cleaning up slowly. It's actually amazing how far Hongdae has slid down the slippery slope of sleaze in just the last two years.

[OnTheOtherSide]

What's the lesson from all of this?

If someone threatens to kill you, that's when it's time to either get out of there or beat his a$$.

I'm not trying to disrespect the guy who got stabbed at all. But if some guys in a park are sitting there saying they're gonna kill me. That's right about when I would be grabbing a tree branch, a huge rock or something else and getting ready to beat the sh!t outta somebody. Or, I would be leaving immediately. But there is nooooooooo way I would just sit there hoping that nothing is gonna really happen.

There's a lot of people out there who have never been in a fight in their lives, and it shows in their hesitation to react when it's needed. I see a lot of pacifism, or maybe it's a fear of fighting, or a fear of breaking the law, whatever it is, it's not wise. If you're a grown man, fighting is the law of the jungle.

The best defense is a good offense. A good fist to the jaw would have been good in this situation. Or maybe a rock thrown at the dudes head, or a big tree branch swung into his temple.

[Big4Jerm3]

[nautilus]

has anyone been in a similar situation to that?
To give real authentic advice?

I was walking to my car late one night. Two apparently ok guys casually asked for directions..
The moment I had said a couple words in reply one of them punched me to the head pretty hard and kept following up. I was only a couple meters from my car and just jumped in and locked the door in about a split second and spun out of there .
Basically i was set upon by 2 guys, bigger than myself, totally out of the blue..while drunk.
bizarre.

All the other ones involve me not being outnumbered or taken by surprise..so not relevant here.

[Big4Jerm3]

[asylum seeker]

I can't speak for other western countries but if you're a Korean (or other Asian person) in NZ you're far more likely be a victim of a racist attack than vice versa. It happens in NZ a lot unfortunately, several of my Korean friends and students were assaulted back in NZ and the police were pretty unhelpful too.

Random stuff can happen like this in Korea of course so you should never be completely complacent. However generally for males at least, this is a pretty safe country comparatively.

[Cheonmunka]

Gotta agree about NZ. If I see an assault in Korea, (haven't yet in ten years) I'd be pretty surprised. In NZ, shheesh, on public sidewalks etc, I saw stuff a few times every month, muggings, fights, etc. Heck, one time I had to defend myself in a takeaway shop and ended up in a scuffle that put his head through the wall. Didn't remember that until now, as it was just another regularity. My friend was stabbed behind K Road. I've seen islanders fight with bricks to heads. Seen some bad stuff.
Go on a Friday night to any NZ inner city area, find a position and just sit and watch. You'll see some assaults soon enough.

[Lekker]

Which park in Hongdae did this happen in?

[nautilus]

[blurgalurgalurga]

C'mon, now, Nautilus--he never said it was a foot thick brick wall, he said it was a wall. Drywall maybe?
As for the brickbats--well, maybe they only scored glancing blows.
Just playing devil's advocate here...