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hondaicivic
Joined: 01 Jul 2010
Location: Daegu, South Korea
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| stevieg4ever wrote: |
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Good link, sojusucks. By the way, is anyone at all surprised by this bit?
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| Industry insiders said such detentions are nothing new in the Philippines since many English language centers operated by Koreans violate local laws to save money. |
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No, not in the slightest bit surprised. They can join their compatriots in the UK (and other countries as well I am sure) whose restaurants give preferential treatment to Korean patrons in the form of: free rice, free side dishes, bigger portions and discounts upon showing their Korean ID cards.
The only thing that is surprising is that a Korean news outlet chose to report the article. |
Awww you didn't get any? |
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BoholDiver
Joined: 03 Oct 2009
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 2:23 am Post subject: |
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I am going to open a restaurat and give extras to whiteys only. Is that also okay?
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| stevieg4ever wrote: |
| CentralCali wrote: |
Good link, sojusucks. By the way, is anyone at all surprised by this bit?
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| Industry insiders said such detentions are nothing new in the Philippines since many English language centers operated by Koreans violate local laws to save money. |
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No, not in the slightest bit surprised. They can join their compatriots in the UK (and other countries as well I am sure) whose restaurants give preferential treatment to Korean patrons in the form of: free rice, free side dishes, bigger portions and discounts upon showing their Korean ID cards.
The only thing that is surprising is that a Korean news outlet chose to report the article. |
Awww you didn't get any? |
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hondaicivic
Joined: 01 Jul 2010
Location: Daegu, South Korea
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| Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 2:37 am Post subject: |
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| BoholDiver wrote: |
I am going to open a restaurat and give extras to whiteys only. Is that also okay?
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| stevieg4ever wrote: |
| CentralCali wrote: |
Good link, sojusucks. By the way, is anyone at all surprised by this bit?
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| Industry insiders said such detentions are nothing new in the Philippines since many English language centers operated by Koreans violate local laws to save money. |
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No, not in the slightest bit surprised. They can join their compatriots in the UK (and other countries as well I am sure) whose restaurants give preferential treatment to Korean patrons in the form of: free rice, free side dishes, bigger portions and discounts upon showing their Korean ID cards.
The only thing that is surprising is that a Korean news outlet chose to report the article. |
Awww you didn't get any? |
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Go for it buddy....let's see how long that last. Yea I know it's a double standard blah blah blah. By the way, what type of food would you be serving though? Just out of curiosity. |
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BoholDiver
Joined: 03 Oct 2009
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 3:41 am Post subject: |
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Not really. I was trying to demonstrate a point.
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| BoholDiver wrote: |
I am going to open a restaurat and give extras to whiteys only. Is that also okay?
| hondaicivic wrote: |
| stevieg4ever wrote: |
| CentralCali wrote: |
Good link, sojusucks. By the way, is anyone at all surprised by this bit?
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| Industry insiders said such detentions are nothing new in the Philippines since many English language centers operated by Koreans violate local laws to save money. |
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No, not in the slightest bit surprised. They can join their compatriots in the UK (and other countries as well I am sure) whose restaurants give preferential treatment to Korean patrons in the form of: free rice, free side dishes, bigger portions and discounts upon showing their Korean ID cards.
The only thing that is surprising is that a Korean news outlet chose to report the article. |
Awww you didn't get any? |
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Go for it buddy....let's see how long that last. Yea I know it's a double standard blah blah blah. By the way, what type of food would you be serving though? Just out of curiosity. |
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stevieg4ever
Joined: 11 Feb 2006
Location: London, England
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| Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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I am not Korean - and proudly so. So no I didn't.
| hondaicivic wrote: |
| stevieg4ever wrote: |
| CentralCali wrote: |
Good link, sojusucks. By the way, is anyone at all surprised by this bit?
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| Industry insiders said such detentions are nothing new in the Philippines since many English language centers operated by Koreans violate local laws to save money. |
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No, not in the slightest bit surprised. They can join their compatriots in the UK (and other countries as well I am sure) whose restaurants give preferential treatment to Korean patrons in the form of: free rice, free side dishes, bigger portions and discounts upon showing their Korean ID cards.
The only thing that is surprising is that a Korean news outlet chose to report the article. |
Awww you didn't get any? |
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crossmr
Joined: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Hwayangdong, Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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I am not Korean - and proudly so. So no I didn't.
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That says far more about you than about Koreans as you'd like to think it does. |
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stevieg4ever
Joined: 11 Feb 2006
Location: London, England
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| Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 12:19 am Post subject: |
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As I am indeed the subject of the sentence and the poster was asking me specifically in the first place then yes it certainly does say more about me - it was intended to!
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| stevieg4ever wrote: |
I am not Korean - and proudly so. So no I didn't.
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That says far more about you than about Koreans as you'd like to think it does. |
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crossmr
Joined: 22 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 12:35 am Post subject: |
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As I am indeed the subject of the sentence and the poster was asking me specifically in the first place then yes it certainly does say more about me - it was intended to!
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| stevieg4ever wrote: |
I am not Korean - and proudly so. So no I didn't.
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That says far more about you than about Koreans as you'd like to think it does. |
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Except he wasn't asking if you were Korean, he was asking if you got any extra food. No, you've cleared up the question as to whether or not you're a bigot or a just an everyday troll. But please, carry on thinking you're incredibly witty. |
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stevieg4ever
Joined: 11 Feb 2006
Location: London, England
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| Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 2:01 am Post subject: |
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No he wasn't but I am simply making the point that you have to be Korean in order to receive these and I am not Korean viz-a-viz not a chance in hell of receiving anything.
Did you perhaps miss the part about 'give preferential treatment to Korean patrons' and ' upon showing their [one's own] Korean ID card'?? Because of you did then you probably haven't grasped who is racially profiling their patrons - that would be the Koreans. Thanks for helping me re-affirm who the bigots are but I am sure Koreans are excused under 'cultural' grounds eh?
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| stevieg4ever wrote: |
As I am indeed the subject of the sentence and the poster was asking me specifically in the first place then yes it certainly does say more about me - it was intended to!
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| stevieg4ever wrote: |
I am not Korean - and proudly so. So no I didn't.
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That says far more about you than about Koreans as you'd like to think it does. |
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Except he wasn't asking if you were Korean, he was asking if you got any extra food. No, you've cleared up the question as to whether or not you're a bigot or a just an everyday troll. But please, carry on thinking you're incredibly witty. |
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crossmr
Joined: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Hwayangdong, Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 2:55 am Post subject: |
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| No he wasn't but I am simply making the point that you have to be Korean in order to receive these and I am not Korean viz-a-viz not a chance in hell of receiving anything. |
And in order to make that point you had to tell us how proud you were to not be something which you had no control over?
It's unfortunate that you're so small minded that you'd equate a single restaurant owner with an entire group of people because you're so butthurt that someone got some extra rice.
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| Did you perhaps miss the part about 'give preferential treatment to Korean patrons' and ' upon showing their [one's own] Korean ID card'?? Because of you did then you probably haven't grasped who is racially profiling their patrons - that would be the Koreans. Thanks for helping me re-affirm who the bigots are but I am sure Koreans are excused under 'cultural' grounds eh? |
That would possibly be one restaurant if anything out of you could be believed, but even still, it's a private restaurant they're free to set whatever special deals they want to set. If you walked into a british owned pub here in Korea and the british bartender gave you a free drink for being a brit would you be crying so much and so offended to be british?
Heck, at restuarants I regularly frequent here in Korea and build up a reputation at, I often get bonuses. Free drinks, extra sides, larger portions, express seating if there is a line, etc.
Just last week I overheard the boss at my regular place explain to a pair of Koreans that the reason I got an extra basket of free garlic bread was because I was such a regular customer when they asked why they didn't get any.
But yes, keep carrying on being proud that your parents decided to get all sweaty all those years ago and you had so much say in the decision. |
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NYC_Gal 2.0
Joined: 10 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 3:15 am Post subject: |
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| I feel bad for the kids, but not the hagwan owners. |
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crossmr
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| Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 3:19 am Post subject: |
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| I feel bad for the kids, but not the hagwan owners. |
Yes..what does the Philippines government got with holding on to kids that long?
A single larger plane could take them home, if they were minors they should have been released immediately to the embassy and sent home. |
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tatertot
Joined: 21 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 4:49 am Post subject: |
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| crossmr wrote: |
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| I feel bad for the kids, but not the hagwan owners. |
Yes..what does the Philippines government got with holding on to kids that long?
A single larger plane could take them home, if they were minors they should have been released immediately to the embassy and sent home. |
They probably held onto the kids to set an example. I feel bad for the kids, but the government was within its rights to hold them. After all, the kids were breaking the law. Maybe this will encourage parents to be more careful in choosing their overseas programs (I don't expect it too, though). |
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crossmr
Joined: 22 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 5:12 am Post subject: |
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| crossmr wrote: |
| NYC_Gal 2.0 wrote: |
| I feel bad for the kids, but not the hagwan owners. |
Yes..what does the Philippines government got with holding on to kids that long?
A single larger plane could take them home, if they were minors they should have been released immediately to the embassy and sent home. |
They probably held onto the kids to set an example. I feel bad for the kids, but the government was within its rights to hold them. After all, the kids were breaking the law. Maybe this will encourage parents to be more careful in choosing their overseas programs (I don't expect it too, though). |
I don't really see it as a government's place to be setting examples with foreign state's children like that. The kids might not have had the proper papers but it is very unlikely that it was them breaking the law. That would come down to their parents and the schools. |
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stevieg4ever
Joined: 11 Feb 2006
Location: London, England
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| Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 6:09 am Post subject: |
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Where did I say a single restaurant owner???!? Where..?
Don't use the 'generalize' card with me because its actually restaurants en masse I know because I have seen signs written in Korean stating as much, as well both my Korean teachers and Korean friends having informed me of this and getting annoyed when they don't receive such offerings. You are way out of your depth talking about something you couldn't possibly know anything about. And I said specifically 'Korean restaurants in London' not all 70 million Koreans in existence.
And your second paragraph is bull. I am not sure what 'That would possibly be one restaurant if anything out of you could be believed' means but they are racially profiling their customers and that is against UK law full stop. There are no 'ifs', 'buts' or 'maybes' about it, you cannot extend privilages to people simply on account of their background and ethnicity or by showing an id card valid in another continent. Stop using 'if' 'if' in your sentences: you are equating a hypothesis (in your given example) to a reality therefore your point is redundant, defacto.
You are talking about Korea again. Why are you comparing one country's law to another? What stands in one country does in any way, shape or form hold for another irrespective of whether you receive garlic bread. They come to the UK they should abide by UK laws, Koreans in ESL at least spend enough time telling us as much when we come here.
Now haven't you got a Super Mario brothers game to get on with or something??
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| No he wasn't but I am simply making the point that you have to be Korean in order to receive these and I am not Korean viz-a-viz not a chance in hell of receiving anything. |
And in order to make that point you had to tell us how proud you were to not be something which you had no control over?
It's unfortunate that you're so small minded that you'd equate a single restaurant owner with an entire group of people because you're so butthurt that someone got some extra rice.
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| Did you perhaps miss the part about 'give preferential treatment to Korean patrons' and ' upon showing their [one's own] Korean ID card'?? Because of you did then you probably haven't grasped who is racially profiling their patrons - that would be the Koreans. Thanks for helping me re-affirm who the bigots are but I am sure Koreans are excused under 'cultural' grounds eh? |
That would possibly be one restaurant if anything out of you could be believed, but even still, it's a private restaurant they're free to set whatever special deals they want to set. If you walked into a british owned pub here in Korea and the british bartender gave you a free drink for being a brit would you be crying so much and so offended to be british?
Heck, at restuarants I regularly frequent here in Korea and build up a reputation at, I often get bonuses. Free drinks, extra sides, larger portions, express seating if there is a line, etc.
Just last week I overheard the boss at my regular place explain to a pair of Koreans that the reason I got an extra basket of free garlic bread was because I was such a regular customer when they asked why they didn't get any.
But yes, keep carrying on being proud that your parents decided to get all sweaty all those years ago and you had so much say in the decision. |
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