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[Trinidad]

I picked up the "South China Morning Post" yesterday. Ninety-six pages.
About 2cm thick. A good 2-hour read. Then when I got to Korea I saw
the Korean Herald. It was like ten pages. They were also about the same
price.

I got the Post in Hong Kong. I was there with the Korean company I
work for. While there, my boss was marveling at the cultural diversety,
number of foreign businesses, nice cars, restaurants, cleanliness etc.
He said Korea will be the same very soon. I told him I don't think so.
Him being a reasonable guy,I told him why:

1/ ALL documents about housing, insurance, cellphones, healthcare
or any other thing MUST be bilingual. Korea: NOT

2/ The immigration in HK is fair to ALL. It doesn't matter if you are a
man or woman. If you want to immigrate to HK it is possble. (as an
aside to you English teachers, there is no "E2" visa in HK, you get a work
visa and then go out and do what you want where you want at any job
you want) Korea: NOT

3/ No discrimination. Example: I wanted to get roaming for my cell
before I left Korea so I went to the KTF counter and asked. They said
sorry I was a foreigner, Koreans only. Then they said I could rent a
roaming phone at another counter. So, I went there and asked. Sorry,
Koreans only was the answer again. I'm sure some Fortune 500 VIP
would be pleased with that. Korea: NOT

So, three simple things: Bilingual documents, fair immigration and no
institutional racism. Korea: NOT

Korea still has a long way to go. Maybe around 2109.

[roadwork]

Interesting. What was your boss's response to all of those?

[SHANE02]

But Korea has the worlds 7th largest bridge, and many many foreign investment is coming to Jeju.

[djsmnc]

Yes, though Hong Kong was a British colony for many years and has been a major tourist destination for at least half of that time. Cross into the rest of China and you'll be fussing that Korea is way ahead.

[youtuber]

Yup. Korea is deceiving. When we first get here, we are all wide eyed and impressed with the big tv's on the subway. You get the impression that this is a well-developed country.

It takes a couple of years to live here to really see what limited rights we really have.

That's why a long-term stay in Korea is very difficult-unless you get married. Either way, I feel very helpless here when things go wrong-there is nowhere to turn for help.

We will always be considered guests and nothing more.

[freethought]

[Joe666]

youtuber wrote:

[Trinidad]

[Old Gil]

Is Korean culture. You must understand. You MUST.

[pugwall]

To be fair Hong Kong does set a pretty high bar to reach. It is a first class place in every way and the government are totally pragmatic in making it the best possible business environment to continue its success in an ever-changing world.

[thurst]

the 3 things listed in the OP would be nice, but they really have little or nothing to do with korea becoming a major international destination on par with hong kong.

[djsmnc]

There's only one place that can be on par with Hong Kong and that's Hong Kong, because there's only one Hong Kong. Other places are their own place. If you want a place like Hong Kong, then why not go to Hong Kong? Wankers

[djsmnc]

...and that goes for your boss too, OP!

[Joe666]

djsmnc wrote:

[djsmnc]