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[Keepongoing]

I was warned about this Dry Cleaners because they messed up on someone's clothes and would not reimburse them.

I have been going there for over a year. Yesterday I took some clothes there and they began excitedly speaking to me in Korean. My Korean is no where as good as "The Beavers", so I did not understand most of what they were saying, however I sussed out this much:

They lost someone's good Parkland suit and they want to come to my apartment and see if it is here. They showed me this one suit with the brand name "Hugs and Kisses" and I told them it was not mine. They thought, maybe they gave me the Parkland instead of the Hugs and Kisses.

I went back there today to get my laundry and they went at me again. Thge owner was ready to come to my apartment with me to look at my clothes. I refused to let him! He stated that he had done this with all the other customers?????

I tried to make him understand that I only have my clothes.

He followed me out and was trying to follow me home. He kept asking people if they spoke English. One of my old students walked by and said hello to me so he grabbed her. He asked her if I was an Instructor and she said yes. I told her not to tell him anything about me. He finally gave up and left.

I feel very angry about this. It is unbelievable.
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He will not come to my house unless the police come as well. I do not trust him.

I may go back at 3:00 with a fluent English speaker and go through it again with him.

I just hope he does not bother me at my workplace.

Is this a cultural thing? Am I missing something here?

If it escalates further, I will get the police involved.

[casey's moon]

Wow! I think you're handling it about right... I would feel 100% the same way. Hope this problem goes away quickly.

[Swiss James]

I wouldn't let him come to my place, but this calling the cops thing seems a bit over the top- you must be able to see the situation from this guy's perspective, he's just trying to find a lost suit after all.

[Keepongoing]

[kelly]

Its so typical, a few weeks ago my friend got a knock on the door, it was her neighbour from upstairs, whose hagwon students bicycle had been stolen, she thought my friend might have it!! Jamsil is a big area and somehow she managed to single out my friend to see if she had stolen some kids bicycle from the area, why are foreigners the first target!!!???

[Real Reality]

According to the Samsung Group's chairman, Lee Kun-hee, to succeed globally, Korea must forgo the thought that Korea and being Korean is superior, and foreign specialists must be treated with respect. If Korean companies follow this standard, Korea's institutions of higher learning cannot afford to do less.
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200206/14/200206142349223599900090109011.html

Rotten to the Core?
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200310/200310080034.html

Foreigners Experience Difficulties in Living in Korea
"Even though Korea has achieved some degree of globalization in going abroad, it has still a long way to go for globalization in embracing foreigners inward," said foreigners residing in Korea. An official in the International Cooperation Division of Seoul City admitted, "The same complaints regarding visas, transportation, education, and environment are raised every year without being solved, due to the lack of cooperation from government agencies involved and their passive attitudes."
http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2004070522448

For Housing Rentals, Foreigners Easy Victims
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200308/kt2003082818233111970.htm

Foreign women here can find marriage frightening
by Park Soo-mee (September 7, 2004)
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200409/07/200409072141067939900091009101.html

Discrimination plagues migrant children
"Schools that foreign children attend will have to develop a curriculum of international understanding. An understanding of foreign countries and mutual respect will help solve the problem."
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200404/25/200404252243110879900090409041.html

Discrimination
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200212/200212250002.html

[SuperHero]

Real Reality can you shut up already? everyone is tired of all the BS you post. It's always the same crap. grow up and get a life.

[Swiss James]

[fidel]

Superhero I second that.
RR stop posting links to online articles. Now I realize that you are living in your own reality and probably have some sort of mental disorder, but go post your tripe somewhere other than here.

Try here

http://www.Imaboringgitwithnotasingleoriginalthoughtinmybrain.com

[shakuhachi]

[Keepongoing]

I took my Korean friend there and she spoke to them. She said they just wanted to check the labels on my suits to see if I had the other suit, that they did not want to look through my closet. She said they were very nice people and were very apologetic for any misunderstanding.


I guess things easily escalate when we are in these types of situations.

Anyway, I did over react.

[shakuhachi]

[Real Reality]

kelly wrote,
"...why are foreigners the first target!!!???"
I did not make the question. I did not make the articles for the online newspapers.

Are you having a little trouble with Real Reality? Do you like Virtual Reality better?

[Swiss James]

careful there RR, you're getting dangerously close to owning a personality.

[Real Reality]

You should be careful. You might cause me to post something positive. My programming may be forever altered.