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NYC_Gal 2.0
Joined: 10 Dec 2010
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Did you expect the customs/security people to change gloves for every person they pat down??
Seriously now....  |
Actually, yes. They put their hands inside our clothing, and touched skin.
Had I not been so flabbergasted (and tired after a 10 hour flight from Incheon) I'd have demanded it. It's perfectly within my rights. I ended up catching dermatitis. |
I don't actually think you can 'catch dermatitis'. It's possible that it might have been shingles, but even that is highly unlikely.
However, there is a reason that these (useless) customs folks wear the gloves in the first place. Why the eff do I want you touching my body after touching others? You don't want to touch them. Why infringe in my personal space?
Make an issue of it. These TSA folks are just a front for the faux war on terror to justify the states eroding of your privacy and personal space in order to control as much as possible. Before anyone argues another side.....you know it's the truth.
They are lucky to have jobs.
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I enjoy dating. It's an opportunity to try something new that you might not normally do on a regular basis. Have fun with it. Of course I want to get into the panties, but I also enjoy other activities. 
Good luck on your dates. |
What I got is called contact dermatitis. Atopic dermatitis is something completely different. I had a skin scraping at the dermatologist to test what it was. I've gotten it a few times in the past few years. I have really sensitive skin.
Some triggers to contact dermatitis:
The fragrances in soaps and preservatives and emulsifiers in shampoos, lotions, perfumes, and cosmetics can cause reactions.
Medications applied to the skin, like neomycin (Mycifradin, Neo-Fradin, Neo-Tab), are a common cause of this type of dermatitis.
One of those things must have been on the gloves. I don't have a latex allergy, so it was clearly residue. How hard is it to change gloves? If I'm paying 2 grand for tickets, they can pay a penny and spend 5-10 seconds to change gloves. Hell, she spent a good 5 minutes patting me down. My husband timed it.
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Best of luck. There are good'uns here. |
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PatrickGHBusan
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: Busan (1997-2008) Canada 2008 -
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| Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 7:38 am Post subject: |
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| NYC_Gal 2.0 wrote: |
| itistime wrote: |
| NYC_Gal 2.0 wrote: |
| PatrickGHBusan wrote: |
Did you expect the customs/security people to change gloves for every person they pat down??
Seriously now.... |
Actually, yes. They put their hands inside our clothing, and touched skin.
Had I not been so flabbergasted (and tired after a 10 hour flight from Incheon) I'd have demanded it. It's perfectly within my rights. I ended up catching dermatitis. |
I don't actually think you can 'catch dermatitis'. It's possible that it might have been shingles, but even that is highly unlikely.
However, there is a reason that these (useless) customs folks wear the gloves in the first place. Why the eff do I want you touching my body after touching others? You don't want to touch them. Why infringe in my personal space?
Make an issue of it. These TSA folks are just a front for the faux war on terror to justify the states eroding of your privacy and personal space in order to control as much as possible. Before anyone argues another side.....you know it's the truth.
They are lucky to have jobs.
Back on topic:
I enjoy dating. It's an opportunity to try something new that you might not normally do on a regular basis. Have fun with it. Of course I want to get into the panties, but I also enjoy other activities.
Good luck on your dates. |
What I got is called contact dermatitis. Atopic dermatitis is something completely different. I had a skin scraping at the dermatologist to test what it was. I've gotten it a few times in the past few years. I have really sensitive skin.
Some triggers to contact dermatitis:
The fragrances in soaps and preservatives and emulsifiers in shampoos, lotions, perfumes, and cosmetics can cause reactions.
Medications applied to the skin, like neomycin (Mycifradin, Neo-Fradin, Neo-Tab), are a common cause of this type of dermatitis.
One of those things must have been on the gloves. I don't have a latex allergy, so it was clearly residue. How hard is it to change gloves? If I'm paying 2 grand for tickets, they can pay a penny and spend 5-10 seconds to change gloves. Hell, she spent a good 5 minutes patting me down. My husband timed it.
Back on topic:
Best of luck. There are good'uns here. |
You are paying 2 grand to the airline....that TSA employee does not see a dime of it...so your ticket price is not relevant.
Seriously, ask them to change gloves if you must but expecting them to do so after EACH pat down is not realistic considering how many people they deal with on an hourly or daily basis. |
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NYC_Gal 2.0
Joined: 10 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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The employee doesn't pay for the gloves, but the airlines do. Changing gloves before each pat down is hardly asking for too much. Doctors, nurses, emergency medics, and orderlies do it. They don't have to pay for them. The hospitals do.
A pat down is one thing. That's over clothes. The second they got INTO the clothes and touch skin, it's unhygienic.
If you'd like to go into this more, I invite you to PM me, rather than clog up this thread.
Best,
NYC |
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Konglishman
Joined: 14 Sep 2007
Location: Nanjing
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| Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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| It seems that I heard some derogatory things being said about losers and weirdos. Actually, being a loser is a matter of definition which depends entirely on any given person's perspective. If the person has been successful with regards to pursuing his or her interests but is just socially awkward, does that really make that person a loser? A lot of us on this forum get sick of foreigners getting judged unfairly by the Korean media. So, I would suggest that it is a little hypocritical for us to start throwing around words like loser. Really, this "loser" word seems reserved for immature high schoolers. |
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The Cosmic Hum
Joined: 09 May 2003
Location: Sonic Space
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| Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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| NYC_Gal 2.0 wrote: |
The employee doesn't pay for the gloves, but the airlines do. Changing gloves before each pat down is hardly asking for too much. Doctors, nurses, emergency medics, and orderlies do it. They don't have to pay for them. The hospitals do.
A pat down is one thing. That's over clothes. The second they got INTO the clothes and touch skin, it's unhygienic.
If you'd like to go into this more, I invite you to PM me, rather than clog up this thread.
Best,
NYC |
I gotta agree with NYC on this call.
To be honest...I can't believe this is not standard operating procedure after skin contact.
Rubbing someone else's dead skin cells(and whatever germs they may have on them) onto your body is unacceptable.
I've never had a pat down that involved under the clothes contact.
If I ever did... I would request/demand that they change gloves.
I kid you not.
But hey...on with the love-fest thread.  |
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isitts
Joined: 25 Dec 2008
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:52 pm Post subject: |
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| NYC_Gal 2.0 wrote: |
A pat down is one thing. That's over clothes. The second they got INTO the clothes and touch skin, it's unhygienic.
If you'd like to go into this more, I invite you to PM me, rather than clog up this thread.
Best,
NYC |
Too late. This thread is derailed. Thanks! |
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sirius black
Joined: 04 Jun 2010
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| Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 12:45 am Post subject: |
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| It seems that I heard some derogatory things being said about losers and weirdos. Actually, being a loser is a matter of definition which depends entirely on any given person's perspective. If the person has been successful with regards to pursuing his or her interests but is just socially awkward, does that really make that person a loser? A lot of us on this forum get sick of foreigners getting judged unfairly by the Korean media. So, I would suggest that it is a little hypocritical for us to start throwing around words like loser. Really, this "loser" word seems reserved for immature high schoolers. |
By what I would consider a general opinion, if you're socially awkward but have designed the next breakthrough operating system and are going to be a billionaire you're not a loser. If you're socially awkward, living at home, no gf, low paying job and the highlight of your life is the level you'e achieved in dungeons and dragons and mastering klingonese at the star trek convention....well....ah...you know where I'm going.
I'm not getting down on socially awkward people. We all can't be social butterflies. My problem is with the ATTITUDE of some of these guys here in Korea. Some think that the cute Korean gf they have who has no idea how they're perceived by their fellow foreigners makes them some sort of stud and act it or criticize and castigate (especally to korean people) western girls in Korea, who are the very same girls they couldn't get back home.
I've met some guys, socially awkward, knew it and were nice guys and just so happens they could be an extra on Big Bang Theory sans the 180 IQ. No problem with those guys. Its the ones that came because they can go from zero to hero.
Some (if not most) of you guys are just friggin' weird and although we call can use some self improvment, myself included, some behaviors need to worked on and not trying to come to a place where you can keep those behaviors without having to improve yourself. |
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NYC_Gal 2.0
Joined: 10 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 1:31 am Post subject: |
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| NYC_Gal 2.0 wrote: |
A pat down is one thing. That's over clothes. The second they got INTO the clothes and touch skin, it's unhygienic.
If you'd like to go into this more, I invite you to PM me, rather than clog up this thread.
Best,
NYC |
Too late. This thread is derailed. Thanks! |
Yeah, sorry about that. It's just a somewhat fresh happening from a recent trip to England. What was worse was that we were coming off of a 10-hour flight from Incheon for a transfer to London. It wasn't as though we were walking in off the street.
Back on topic, though: there are some really nice western guys here, and if you're lucky, you'll meet one with whom you share a connection. Don't rule out the natives, either. I'm friends with two couples that have Korean husbands and western wives. Both of the husbands are good friends of mine. They're probably some of the nicest guys I know.
Dating/finding a partner is easy, as long as you maintain yourself. If you make small children cry when they see you, then you'll likely have trouble, but that's the same everywhere. Also, it's probably a lot better if you're not an ass or gold digger. Again, that's the same everywhere. |
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mike in brasil
Joined: 09 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2012 8:48 am Post subject: |
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I met a white chick in a bar and put my hand up her shirt and now I have dermatitis.
Can I sue the Helsinki airport? |
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