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dairyairy
Joined: 17 May 2012
Location: South Korea
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 Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 7:39 pm Post subject: Discrimination in Itaewon: no foreigners allowed |
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This is a disturbing viral video. Should this be happening in Itaewon?
Discrimination in Itaewon: no foreigners allowed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6Cp7Vu9pCU |
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dairyairy
Joined: 17 May 2012
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| Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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| I want to add that this is not my video, but it is a viral video on youtube. Many waygookin are upset about any Itaewon establishment prohibiting foreigners from the premises. I am just passing it along to you for informational purposes. |
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T-J
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul EunpyungGu Yeonsinnae
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| Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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Viral? Really?
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byrddogs
Joined: 19 Jun 2009
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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Viral? Really?
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Viral or not is beside the point, smoking baby. Got something meaningful to say about the video other than that? |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm curious as to the actual laws in Korea regarding this sort of thing. Wasn't there something down in a Busan sauna that cause a mini-storm a year or so back - anything come of that? |
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deizio
Joined: 15 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah probably not a candidate for the seminar I'm giving on "Triple Media" next week.
As for Koreans only, I don't like it but they might be trying to save foreigners from disappointment when they get in there and find that tables start at 300k, and the girls are all with highly strung locals who don't take kindly to seeing their dates being accosted by foreigners on the way back from the powder room. Call ahead and book top-level bottle service, they might change their tune. |
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byrddogs
Joined: 19 Jun 2009
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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| deizio wrote: |
| As for Koreans only, I don't like it but they might be trying to save foreigners from disappointment when they get in there and find that tables start at 300k, and the girls are all with highly strung locals who don't take kindly to seeing their dates being accosted by foreigners on the way back from the powder room. Call ahead and book top-level bottle service, they might change their tune. |
Seen a few threads recently about this. Is Itaewon really turning into this type of place now? |
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dairyairy
Joined: 17 May 2012
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| Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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Viral? Really?
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T-J, it may not be your definition of a "scandle" but it is "viral" given the number of foreigners, "many, many waygookin", as you would say, in Korea. The video doesn't have as many hits as "Psy's Gangnam Style" but it is still a viral video. |
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T-J
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul EunpyungGu Yeonsinnae
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| Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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| dairyairy wrote: |
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Viral? Really?
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T-J, it may not be your definition of a "scandle" but it is "viral" given the number of foreigners, "many, many waygookin", as you would say, in Korea. The video doesn't have as many hits as "Psy's Gangnam Style" but it is still a viral video. |
The video has been posted on a FB page with over 8,000 members for weeks and has only been viewed 2,000 times.
Hardly viral.
As for the bar in question. There are so many bars in Itaewon that haven't allowed Korean nationals over the years I'm not going to get my panties in a wad over this one.
Dollars to donuts says that if they spoke Korean well enough, were the right age, and dressed appropriately they could have gotten in.
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rollo
Joined: 10 May 2006
Location: China
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| Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 11:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Most foreigners who have been in Korea for more than a few months could care less about this. Really not missing very much except spending a lot of money and being bored. So here is the solution boycott the place. See it's easy now you can worry about something else. |
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T-J
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul EunpyungGu Yeonsinnae
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| Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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| rollo wrote: |
| Most foreigners who have been in Korea for more than a few months could care less about this. Really not missing very much except spending a lot of money and being bored. So here is the solution boycott the place. See it's easy now you can worry about something else. |
Amen. |
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figshdg
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| Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 12:46 am Post subject: |
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| You mean there's one bar in an area associated with bars, clubs, etc. that doesn't let foreigners in? Man, I'll have to stop going to Itaewon. Dude, simple solution: go next door or to any other one of the dozens (if not hundreds) of places in the Itaewon area. |
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hiamnotcool
Joined: 06 Feb 2012
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| Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 12:58 am Post subject: |
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[quote="T-J"][quote="dairyairy"]
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Dollars to donuts says that if they spoke Korean well enough, were the right age, and dressed appropriately they could have gotten in.
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Eh, she clearly stated it was for Koreans only so I don't know why you think that. However, I've been in there...I'm an average looking white guy. Actually might be worse, maybe they just don't want non-white foreigners going in there. I agree a boycott is the best solution. If this is an acceptable business policy in Korea than I hope more people advertise the places where it happens. I have no desire to go to places that discriminate based on race, regardless of whether or not it's my race they are discriminating against. At least Tin Pan had the decency to put a sign up and not give their establishment an ironic name like "London Lounge"....what was the owner thinking?
BTW to anyone interested it's just a small basement club with overpriced drinks and way too many dudes with bow ties and capris pants. Not missing much at all.
As for the girl at the door, someone needs to give her a class on subtle racism...she was way too obvious. If she had said they weren't dressed well enough the video wouldn't have gotten anybodies attention and the smoking baby could say the guys just looked like slobs, and we only say they are racist bc we are paranoid, insecure, projecting etc etc etc |
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bharville
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| Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 1:10 am Post subject: |
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BTW to anyone interested it's just a small basement club with overpriced drinks and way too many dudes with bow ties and capris pants. Not missing much at all. |
This. I find that most places that don't typically let foreigners in are pretty boring. They can keep their run of the mill club. |
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T-J
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul EunpyungGu Yeonsinnae
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| Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 1:18 am Post subject: |
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| hiamnotcool wrote: |
| T-J wrote: |
Dollars to donuts says that if they spoke Korean well enough, were the right age, and dressed appropriately they could have gotten in.
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Eh, she clearly stated it was for Koreans only so I don't know why you think that.
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Because of experience.
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However, I've been in there...I'm an average looking white guy.
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Hey look! I was right.
Anyway, finished with work and the weekend is here. See everyone Monday. Enjoy your weekend.
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