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lastat06513
Joined: 18 Mar 2003
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 Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 12:15 am Post subject: Anyone here married to a non-Korean asian woman? |
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I'm curious...
I know since we live and work in Korea, there are high chances that we might end up marrying a local Korean person.
But by chance, is there anyone out there who is married to a woman from another country in Asia yet works/ lives in Korea?
How does she feel about her life in Korea?
I know that it might be hard for someone to adjust here, I just want to know how things are fairing since their move to Korea? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 3:47 am Post subject: Re: Anyone here married to a non-Korean asian woman? |
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| lastat06513 wrote: |
I'm curious...
I know since we live and work in Korea, there are high chances that we might end up marrying a local Korean person.
But by chance, is there anyone out there who is married to a woman from another country in Asia yet works/ lives in Korea?
How does she feel about her life in Korea?
I know that it might be hard for someone to adjust here, I just want to know how things are fairing since their move to Korea? |
Quick answer is yes, I am married to a non-Korean asian woman.
Yes we work and live here. Life is fine here. No different than another ex-pat couple. |
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lastat06513
Joined: 18 Mar 2003
Location: Sensus amo Caesar , etiamnunc victus amo uni plebian
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| Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 4:01 am Post subject: |
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Cool...
What I want to know is that is it easy or difficult for them to adjust to Korean culture compared to that of their home country in Asia and do they experience any kind of discrimination because they are not Korean.
I know a guy married to a Chinese woman and is living in Seoul. To most people, she looks Korean but when they try to speak to her they get confused because she can't speak Korean, which is when he steps in (He is an old-tymer and can converse quite well in Korean)
And another guy I know is married to a philippina and she is constantly harrassed by having police and immigration officers stopping her and asking for some kind of ID (her husband is a teacher) and she shows them her F3 visa.
So, I think there are some kind of barriers to living here for them, to some extent. |
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Junior
Joined: 18 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 5:47 am Post subject: |
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And what job opportunities would exist for a trophy Thai/ Vietnamese wife imported into korea? 
Seriously I would hate to think that their only option would be in the entertainment industry. Hopefully there are factory jobs for them at least- maybe even Hagwons in their language,- good luck with it. |
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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| Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 5:52 am Post subject: |
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| How many job opportunities are there for married Korean women? |
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Satori
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| Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 7:06 am Post subject: |
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| Junior wrote: |
And what job opportunities would exist for a trophy Thai/ Vietnamese wife imported into korea?
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Oh yeah, cause a Thai or Vietnamese wife just has to be a trophy wife, right?  |
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IwalkAlone
Joined: 30 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 11:16 am Post subject: |
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johndoe
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| Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 2:25 pm Post subject: . |
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| Are Korean women still asian? |
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jaganath69
Joined: 17 Jul 2003
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| Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 8:32 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone here married to a non-Korean asian woman? |
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| lastat06513 wrote: |
I'm curious...
I know since we live and work in Korea, there are high chances that we might end up marrying a local Korean person.
But by chance, is there anyone out there who is married to a woman from another country in Asia yet works/ lives in Korea?
How does she feel about her life in Korea?
I know that it might be hard for someone to adjust here, I just want to know how things are fairing since their move to Korea? |
My wife is Indonesian. She enjoys it here for now, but is a little bored and the fact that she cannot legally work here makes it a bit worse. She loves the shopping and has a few Korean friends that she hangs out with. But at the end of the day she is a highly qualified woman (worked in TV production and advertizing in Jakarta) and is frustrated by the lack of carreer options. We will probably move to Indo in 2-3 years time for this reason and the fact that we don't want our kids growing up or going to school here. I hope this answers some of your questions. |
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Tiger Beer
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| Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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I'm dealing with it right now.
Got a serious Filipina girlfriend here who has lived in the U.S. for seven years. But she isn't a native speaker and doesn't qualify for e-2 visas.
She has stayed with me before in Korea for months at a time.. met lots of other Filipinas everywhere else.. a lot of them teach illegally.. phone english primarily.. others get contracts for singing/musicians (her sister is one).. some say they are from Hawaii or someplace like that for part-time work. Some even do nails or import/export as they can travel back-and-forth easier than others.
But I think it would be 1000 times better if we were either in the U.S. (my home country) or the Philippines (her home country).. but Seoul is alright.. just alright - for now.
On the plus side, I get 5 months of vacation a year - which is part of the reason I'm a bit adamant about being here at least at this time. |
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JZer
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
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| Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 9:43 pm Post subject: |
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| And what job opportunities would exist for a trophy Thai/ Vietnamese wife imported into korea? |
I guess it depends if she is really a trophy wife or an equal. If she is an educated Thai/ Vietnamese woman then she might be able to find a job. If not, I don't think her chances would be much better back in the west. What do unskilled Thai wives do in the U.S. or England? I would guess that they stay at home or work at Wal-mart or some place like that. |
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itaewonguy
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| Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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| peppermint wrote: |
| How many job opportunities are there for married Korean women? |
more than there are for non korean asian woman who are here!
one of the posters above said his wife is asian non korean and life is fine!
but the question is.. does she work? |
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Homer
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| Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 4:32 am Post subject: |
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My older brother...lives in Tokyo and has been married to a Japanese woman for 9 years. They have 3 kids.
They lived in Korea 2003-2004 because he had to come here for a contract for the company he worked for. They lived in Seoul, and overall, they had a positive experience. |
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JZer
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| Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 7:12 am Post subject: |
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My older brother...lives in Tokyo and has been married to a Japanese woman for 9 years. They have 3 kids.
They lived in Korea 2003-2004 because he had to come here for a contract for the company he worked for. They lived in Seoul, and overall, they had a positive experience. |
It doesn't seem to anwser the question about the happiness of women who want to work and not be stay at home mothers? Or women without children? |
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Homer
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| Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 8:13 am Post subject: |
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Sorry..shoudl have been clearer!
She worked as a teacher (Japanese) at a university in Seoul while they lived there.
Does that clear it up for ya?
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| How many job opportunities are there for married Korean women? |
That depends on their fields of expertise really. My wife is going back to work this spring after being on maternity (financed by us of course...  ..no real programs here) leave for a year. She arranged it with her boss before she left and kept in touch throughout the year.
In other cases, it is tough for married women to get jobs (certain fields of work). |
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