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bosintang
Joined: 01 Dec 2003
Location: In the pot with the rest of the mutts
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 Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 12:40 am Post subject: Lifers in Korea with children |
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| What nationality are your children? If they're Korean, will they have to serve mandatory military service when they are older? How do you feel about that? |
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fidel
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
Location: North Shore NZ
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| Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 12:50 am Post subject: |
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What nationality are your parents? What are their social security numbers? How do you feel about them retiring or are they retired already?
Why are you asking inane personal questions? |
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bosintang
Joined: 01 Dec 2003
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| Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 5:20 am Post subject: |
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| Out of curiousity? Again, for the second time tonight, feel free to not answer me. |
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Daechidong Waygookin
Joined: 22 Nov 2004
Location: No Longer on Dave's. Ive quit.
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| Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 5:30 am Post subject: |
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| bosintang wrote: |
| Out of curiousity? Again, for the second time tonight, feel free to not answer me. |
What color is your underwear and whats your Dave's password?
I agree with fidel, this is none of your business. If you are asking because you are about to have kids and are worried about legal issues, then its fine. Otherwise, I see no purpose for this question. |
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bosintang
Joined: 01 Dec 2003
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| Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 5:39 am Post subject: |
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| You guys are awfully touchy about this..Is Nationality something that is so personal you can't share? I ask simply out of curiousity. Choosing the nationality of your child is something I think would be an important decision, and I'm curious why people made the decisions they did. Since military service is obviously a huge issue in this choice, that's why I bring it up. If it's too personal, don't answer! |
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Daechidong Waygookin
Joined: 22 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 5:44 am Post subject: |
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| bosintang wrote: |
| You guys are awfully touchy about this..Is Nationality something that is so personal you can't share? |
You are asking personal questions for no reason. If some Korean came up to you and started asking you personal stuff, you'd be here complaining about how Koreans have no respect for privacy. |
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bosintang
Joined: 01 Dec 2003
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| Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 5:46 am Post subject: |
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| Daechidong Waygookin wrote: |
| bosintang wrote: |
| You guys are awfully touchy about this..Is Nationality something that is so personal you can't share? |
You are asking personal questions for no reason. If some Korean came up to you and started asking you personal stuff, you'd be here complaining about how Koreans have no respect for privacy. |
DW, you never miss an opportunity to troll, do you? Will you please just go away in the corner for awhile and amuse yourself? |
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andrew
Joined: 30 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 6:00 am Post subject: |
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Daechidong Waygookin
Joined: 22 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 6:15 am Post subject: |
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| It's a legitimate question. If I were married to a Korean wife and we had kids, I wouldn't want my sons serving in the ROK army or any other branch of the military here. |
Its a legit question for someone in that situation. Bosintang is NOT in that situation. |
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Billy Pilgrim
Joined: 08 Sep 2004
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| Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 6:29 am Post subject: |
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| Daechidong Waygookin wrote: |
| bosintang wrote: |
| Out of curiousity? Again, for the second time tonight, feel free to not answer me. |
What color is your underwear and whats your Dave's password?
I agree with fidel, this is none of your business. If you are asking because you are about to have kids and are worried about legal issues, then its fine. Otherwise, I see no purpose for this question. |
Knowledge? Curiosity? The fact that no-one is compelled to answer the question of they don't want to?
Of all the things to snidely complain about, you really do pick the most inane things. |
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fidel
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
Location: North Shore NZ
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| Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 6:54 am Post subject: |
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| Daechidong Waygookin wrote: |
| bosintang wrote: |
| Out of curiousity? Again, for the second time tonight, feel free to not answer me. |
What color is your underwear and whats your Dave's password?
I agree with fidel, this is none of your business. If you are asking because you are about to have kids and are worried about legal issues, then its fine. Otherwise, I see no purpose for this question. |
AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH
I don't like that pillick DW agreeing with me, I'll tell you all you want to know!
My son has dual citizenship, and we will renounce his Korean one(unless he wants to keep it) before he turns 17/18. If he wants to do his military sevice more power to him, whether it will still be around in 20 years time is a different issue though.
So about your parents....
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bosintang
Joined: 01 Dec 2003
Location: In the pot with the rest of the mutts
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| Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 7:21 am Post subject: |
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My son has dual citizenship, and we will renounce his Korean one(unless he wants to keep it) before he turns 17/18. If he wants to do his military sevice more power to him, whether it will still be around in 20 years time is a different issue though.
So about your parents.... |
I didn't realise it was possible to renounce your citizenship in Korea, so it's not as a big deal as I thought (and hence, one of the reasons I asked).
As far as my parents go, they're semi-retired but only in their mid-40's, so I suspect my father is going to drive my mother insane in a few years. As far as their nationality goes, oooooooooh, now that's just nobody's business but theirs!  |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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Letty has both right now and she can decide which one she wants to keep when she is older (before she is 1 . Being a girl, she doesn't need to do any army time.
From what I understand though, your nationality doesn't exclude you from military service. If you are Korean, and are in the country at the right age, then you have to do it regardless of your nationality.
At least that's what I heard. |
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fidel
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
Location: North Shore NZ
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| Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 6:09 pm Post subject: |
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| If you are Korean, and are in the country at the right age, then you have to do it regardless of your nationality. |
If you are talking about ethnicity you are wrong. It is all to do with your nationality. If all you had to be was an ethnic Korean then tourists would be getting rounded up and thrown ino the military.
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| I didn't realise it was possible to renounce your citizenship in Korea, |
Why? I didn't realise there were countries around that you weren't allowed to change nationality. Pray tell... |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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| fidel wrote: |
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| If you are Korean, and are in the country at the right age, then you have to do it regardless of your nationality. |
If you are talking about ethnicity you are wrong. It is all to do with your nationality. If all you had to be was an ethnic Korean then tourists would be getting rounded up and thrown ino the military.
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But that's precisely what I heard. An American-Korean guy came here to teach English and was rounded up to the army to do his time, despite the fact that he is an American citizen!
Like I said though, I just heard about it, not sure how true it really is. |
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