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le-paul
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 Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 4:42 pm Post subject: headline - 'Korean Grandmothers who sell sex' |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-27189951
Koreans could once be sure that their children would look after them in their old age, but no longer - many of those who worked hard to transform the country's economy find the next generation has other spending priorities. As a result, some elderly women are turning to prostitution.
Kim Eun-ja sits on the steps at Seoul's Jongno-3 subway station, scanning the scene in front of her. The 71-year-old's bright lipstick and shiny red coat stand out against her papery skin.
Beside her is a large bag, from which comes the clink of glass bottles as she shifts on the cold concrete.
Mrs Kim is one of South Korea's "Bacchus Ladies" - older women who make a living by selling tiny bottles of the popular Bacchus energy drink to male customers.
But often that's not all they're selling. At an age when Korean grandmothers are supposed to be venerated as matriarchs, some are selling sex.
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I can't trust my children to help - they're in deep trouble because they have to start preparing for their old age”
Mr Kim
"You see those Bacchus Ladies standing over there?" she asks me. "Those ladies sell more than Bacchus. They sometimes go out with the grandpas and earn money from them. But I don't make a living like that.
"Men do proposition me when I'm standing in the alleyway," she adds. "But I always say, 'No.'"
Mrs Kim says she makes about 5,000 Won ($5, or £3) a day selling the drinks. "Drink up fast," she says. "The police are always watching me. They don't differentiate."
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Also an example of someone with little business acumen... |
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maximmm
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| Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 4:50 pm Post subject: |
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| It's funny, because the real headline should be 'Korean men buy sex from a grandmother' |
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Lucas
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r2b2ct
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| Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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I think I have seen this before. I was once solicited for sex by a very old and poor woman at Seoul Station around 4 am. She followed me around saying "sekseu?" I did not inquire about the price.
Then again, maybe she just liked me.  |
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le-paul
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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| r2b2ct wrote: |
I think I have seen this before. I was once solicited for sex by a very old and poor woman at Seoul Station around 4 am. She followed me around saying "sekseu?" I did not inquire about the price.
Then again, maybe she just liked me. |
You should have said yes, at 10,000 won, its a snatch!
I was propositioned by a young man in the park last month.
At first I thought he was being very friendly, waving a lot and inviting me for dinner.
Then I noticed he was carrying a prophylactic - and was excitedly waving it at me. |
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Sesame
Joined: 16 Mar 2014
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| Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 6:45 pm Post subject: |
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| i took one of these old broads on for an o-chun, best sex I ever had. |
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atwood
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| Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 11:17 pm Post subject: |
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| This thread went south fast. |
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cj1976
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| Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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| le-paul wrote: |
| r2b2ct wrote: |
I think I have seen this before. I was once solicited for sex by a very old and poor woman at Seoul Station around 4 am. She followed me around saying "sekseu?" I did not inquire about the price.
Then again, maybe she just liked me. |
You should have said yes, at 10,000 won, its a snatch!
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probably not a very nice snatch. |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 11:59 pm Post subject: |
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| le-paul wrote: |
| r2b2ct wrote: |
I think I have seen this before. I was once solicited for sex by a very old and poor woman at Seoul Station around 4 am. She followed me around saying "sekseu?" I did not inquire about the price.
Then again, maybe she just liked me. |
You should have said yes, at 10,000 won, its a snatch!
Not a very nice snatch. |
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radcon
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| Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 12:05 am Post subject: |
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| The older gals are less likely to have teeth. |
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atwood
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| Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 2:06 am Post subject: |
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| The older gals are less likely to have teeth. |
That joke is much, much older than the women in question. |
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dairyairy
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| Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 2:50 am Post subject: |
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The older women who serve as prostitutes follow the large crowds of older adjoshi who hang out around Jongno 3-ga Station and the larger parks in the area.
Once upon a time it was the area for prostitution in Seoul, if you can wrap your head around that idea.
http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2010/07/137_69034.html |
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dairyairy
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http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2014/06/116_159004.html
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The report said the problem is more serious than it seems on the outside. The Bacchus Ladies reportedly carry needles for injecting Vaseline or paraffin shots into the *beep* of elderly men having erectile dysfunction. The needles aren't disposed of after, but used multiple times.
Yang Kwang-mo, urologist and the chief editor of Korea Health Journal, said the practice is highly dangerous as it causes necrosis which requires cutting and grafting of the skin in some cases.
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radcon
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| Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 5:40 am Post subject: |
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| atwood wrote: |
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| The older gals are less likely to have teeth. |
That joke is much, much older than the women in question. |
I wasn't joking. |
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radcon
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| Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 5:42 am Post subject: |
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| dairyairy wrote: |
http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2014/06/116_159004.html
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The report said the problem is more serious than it seems on the outside. The Bacchus Ladies reportedly carry needles for injecting Vaseline or paraffin shots into the *beep* of elderly men having erectile dysfunction. The needles aren't disposed of after, but used multiple times.
Yang Kwang-mo, urologist and the chief editor of Korea Health Journal, said the practice is highly dangerous as it causes necrosis which requires cutting and grafting of the skin in some cases.
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That is R-U-F-F rough. I know these people are old, but they must surely have heard of Viagra. |
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