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[peppermint]

[pet lover]

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[kimchikowboy]

I know there is some racism as I've been refused entry into clubs in the past as well. But there are also logical explanations for the instances cited. Someone has already mentioned that galbi places typically cater to groups (some places make you order at least two, sometimes three portions minimum). So that might be a cause.
As for the electrical dillemma, it might also be a case of language problems. The person might have been trying to say that the electronic device wouldn't work in America because of plug and power differences.
And Koreans laugh when they are embarrassed, so if one demands to see the manager and the Korean doesn't understand, the person would probably laugh out of nervousness.

[Swiss James]

they laugh as an apology too and to try and calm someone down if they're angry too.

[chiaa]

I like the no meat thing. That is funny.

Knowing this country...They might have not actually had any meat and could not comprehend that they could have gotten some across the street.


Schlozkys had no turkey for many weeks.

BK a couple of times didnt have any whopper patties.

The list can go on and on.


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[dogbert]

Don't you ever run out of books?

[chiaa]

[Wangja]

Never happened to me in 6 years.

[Teufelswacht]

The in-laws run a restaurant and have fresh meat delivered every morning. The meat that is delivered is used the same day. Sometimes they run out of meat when they have had more customers on a particular day than they had anticipated. I have personally watched them turn away many Korean customers over the years when they ran out of meat. Could they run down the street and get more meat? Sure. But why? Running out of meat is the best darn excuse for being able to close early when they have busted their butts all day and half the night.

I am not saying that the "meat" incident wasn't what the poster described. It's just that I have seen many Koreans turned away from a restaurant for the same reason.

[captain kirk]

It happens periodically. The people are just being beeps. I prefer to leave it at that, a localized thing. They'd want you to be as miserable as possible and hate them, hopefully 'all Korea' back. That's the kind of beeps such mischevious poopoo heads can be sometimes. Flush and move on.

[jurassic5]

[pecan]

Korea does not have the monopoly on two-tiered pricing. It is global!

In the states, we have a local price and a tourist price. Most companies these days get away with it by offering "memberships" or by giving "benefits" to frequent customers. Practically every rail company offers 5% or more to people with a membership and more to the elderly. Senior citizens in the states get quite a break on pricing, but you do not hear people complaining about "age" discrimination. Frequent fliers or people with great travel agents get better prices than those that do not fly as often, but you do not hear people complaining about it.

What is your deal?

Do you close your eyes to how things work outside of Korea, so you can conveniently whine about how things are unfair here when they are really not much different from the rest of the world?

Nut

[casey's moon]

At the risk of agreeing with Pecan, I actually find that Korea tends to be less into two-tier pricing than most countries. Also, for every incident of a foreigner being treated badly because of their foreignness (not a word, but should be), there is another story of the opposite.

I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but it isn't particularly prevalent.

I was once refused entry to a nightclub (probably better for me in the end anyway, as I hate those places) and was FURIOUS. It was in Gunsan, which has an American military base, and I guess there had been some incidents. BUT, refusing me on the basis of "No -- Korean only," was despicable and racist to me. But that was almost 3 years ago, and I only remember it now because of this thread. A second incident hasn't occurred.

How many times have I been given something extra just because I made an effort to speak in Korean in the market? How many people are just beaming to see my husband and I come back to their restaurant?

It's strange to me that one person (the article from the OP) had so many experiences involving serious prejudice in Korea.

[Wangja]

[pet lover]

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