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akiakiaki
Joined: 12 Oct 2008
Location: Happy Suwon
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 Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 12:44 am Post subject: Mistaken for a (Russian?) prostitute? |
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I've been in Korea for about 6 months now and I've been approached numerous times by older Korean men who ask me either:
"How old are you?"
"How much?"
"Where you from"
Usually I get all or some combination of the above phrases.
So, to my understanding, they think I'm a Russian prostitute? 
Does anyone have any witty responses or stories they'd like to share? I've got nothing... |
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michaelambling
Joined: 31 Dec 2008
Location: Paradise
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akiakiaki
Joined: 12 Oct 2008
Location: Happy Suwon
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| Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 1:10 am Post subject: |
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| LOL, that shirt is all kinds of awesome. |
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Milwaukiedave
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
Location: Goseong
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| Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 1:18 am Post subject: |
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| Yes, I think other women on here have noted that before as well. It's pretty disgusting, but par for the course in Korea. |
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bogey666
Joined: 17 Mar 2008
Location: Korea, the ass free zone
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| Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 2:16 am Post subject: Re: Mistaken for a (Russian?) prostitute? |
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| akiakiaki wrote: |
I've been in Korea for about 6 months now and I've been approached numerous times by older Korean men who ask me either:
"How old are you?"
"How much?"
"Where you from"
Usually I get all or some combination of the above phrases.
So, to my understanding, they think I'm a Russian prostitute?
Does anyone have any witty responses or stories they'd like to share? I've got nothing... |
think of it as a compliment.
no one is confusing you for a Western ESL teacher or Westerner period.
you should most certainly have the pick of the litter of any hagwon or public school teaching positions.
congratulations. |
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samcheokguy
Joined: 02 Nov 2008
Location: Samcheok G-do
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| Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 2:23 am Post subject: |
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A russian woman I met once, who is married to a korean guy, told me about the time someone thought her husband was a pimp...and she the 'ho.
-As she said, a Korean guy can beat the hell out of somebody as long as he is 1)older and 2)also korean.
-So marry a rich korean dude. |
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trish91198
Joined: 21 Dec 2008
Location: Jukjeon
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| Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 2:31 am Post subject: |
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A co-worker JUST told me a story about when she got here. Someone asked if she wrere Russian, and she didn't think anything of it...that is until she found out that many Russian women in Korea are prostitutes.
BTW, that shirt is f***in hilarious! |
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Draz
Joined: 27 Jun 2007
Location: Land of Morning Clam
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| Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 2:32 am Post subject: Re: Mistaken for a (Russian?) prostitute? |
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| OP, do you have blonde hair? I'm working on a theory... |
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Panda
Joined: 25 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 2:34 am Post subject: Re: Mistaken for a (Russian?) prostitute? |
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I would rather believe OP is smoky hot than think she is a troll. 
But I really doubt if what she complaint is real.
OP, where were you for NUMEROUS times inquired of by those shameless old Korean men? Do you always walk around the red light district? I have been in Korean for 4 years and I get my chances being approached by old men only in subway or on mountain (I guess old people there are not horney enough to ask stupid questions like those you got). 
Sorry for being nitpicking, I just watched too much detective films. 
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samcheokguy
Joined: 02 Nov 2008
Location: Samcheok G-do
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| Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 2:37 am Post subject: |
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| It happens more or less depending on region. Dong-hae has a TON of Russians. |
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Panda
Joined: 25 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 2:49 am Post subject: |
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| samcheokguy wrote: |
| It happens more or less depending on region. Dong-hae has a TON of Russians. |
Are you saying 93.625% of the Russian women there are whores?
BTW, blame me for being stupid or whatever, but cant people with a little bit common sense tell a prostitute from a female passerby? |
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UberJRI
Joined: 22 Apr 2008
Location: Not where I want to be...yet
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It's happened to me several times where I don't get asked I'm from Russia: I get told that I'm from Russia. A prominent example comes to mind: I'm out with friends, and we are approached by older Korean men. These men ask my friends where they're from, and they all reply with "Canada" or wherever they're from. Then, the men look at me directly and say,"You Russia," without even asking me first. Once, that even happened to me three times in one day.
It is true that I'm a female with blonde hair and blue eyes, but why would you assume that ALL people with a similar appearance are Russians? I just don't get it. I don't mind it anymore, but it's still quite a shock to me how often it happens. |
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Straphanger
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Chilgok, Korea
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| Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 5:22 am Post subject: |
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| A poster here met her first boyfriend because he thought she was a Russian hooker. She sussed it out when he tried to pay her in the morning. |
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bogey666
Joined: 17 Mar 2008
Location: Korea, the ass free zone
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| Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:11 am Post subject: |
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| UberJRI wrote: |
It's happened to me several times where I don't get asked I'm from Russia: I get told that I'm from Russia. A prominent example comes to mind: I'm out with friends, and we are approached by older Korean men. These men ask my friends where they're from, and they all reply with "Canada" or wherever they're from. Then, the men look at me directly and say,"You Russia," without even asking me first. Once, that even happened to me three times in one day.
It is true that I'm a female with blonde hair and blue eyes, but why would you assume that ALL people with a similar appearance are Russians? I just don't get it. I don't mind it anymore, but it's still quite a shock to me how often it happens. |
are you overweight?
if not - it's not an unreasonable assumption 
(sorry, couldn't resist) |
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bundangbabo
Joined: 01 Jun 2008
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| bogey666 wrote: |
| UberJRI wrote: |
It's happened to me several times where I don't get asked I'm from Russia: I get told that I'm from Russia. A prominent example comes to mind: I'm out with friends, and we are approached by older Korean men. These men ask my friends where they're from, and they all reply with "Canada" or wherever they're from. Then, the men look at me directly and say,"You Russia," without even asking me first. Once, that even happened to me three times in one day.
It is true that I'm a female with blonde hair and blue eyes, but why would you assume that ALL people with a similar appearance are Russians? I just don't get it. I don't mind it anymore, but it's still quite a shock to me how often it happens. |
are you overweight?
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Bloody hell Bogey - you are obsessed! |
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