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robot · Joined: 07 Mar 2006

2:30 a.m. and the couple next door is having a huge brawl again

buncha huge crashes, and she keeps yelling "kill me! kill me!" in korean

i don't want to interfere in other people's business, but things sounded so crazy that i just went over there a couple minutes ago and rang the bell to ask if everything was ok. the guy had blood smeared all over his face and waved me away.

our officetel security wouldn't come up, and someone else out in the hall said it's different in korea and there's no point to calling the cops because the woman would just be mad at us later.

i dunno, should i just sleep?

ROBT.

(edited for typo)

anyway · Joined: 22 Oct 2005

Some guys have all the luck....

Tiger Beer · Joined: 07 Feb 2003

Roch · Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Location: Seoul

Hello,

Please inform the police immediately!

identity · Joined: 22 Apr 2006

tell them that if they keep making noise, you're gonna call the police or something. only someone as arrogant as an american thinks he can save the world, but everybody understands whatever the word is i'm trying to think of.

Roch · Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Location: Seoul

identity · Joined: 22 Apr 2006

actually, no. i'm american, but robt is a canuck.

anyway, here's the point ---->.
Evil or Very Mad

<------here's you

rothkowitz · Joined: 27 Apr 2006

Troll.

Somebody down the hall took the time to spell out so called cultural differences to you??

F-off.

Hotpants · Joined: 27 Jan 2006

I had a similar situation in another country which continued for 1 WHOLE YEAR!!!!

I also wouldn't get involved directly - my neighbors and security guard certainly didn't - because you never know if these people are connected with gangsters, and crazy people can do things that crazy people are wont to do...

Certainly, if it happens again, the best bet is to contact the police, or get a Korean-speaking friend to contact the police on your behalf. If you can, get sound recordings of the fights/screaming as it will support your claim.

Dev · Joined: 18 Apr 2006

You should absolutely call the cops! Just dial 112
That's wrong thinking that they won't do anything. Yes, if a Korean calls the cops, they won't do anything. But if a foreigner calls the cops, believe me, they will. Korean national pride is on the line. The cops will go the extra mile for you because you're a foreigner. I had a noise problem with my neighbor once, called the cops and they fixed it fast.

Maybe the fight is over, but you should absolutely report this incident to your school and try to have a Korean that you trust call the building manager and the police. If I were you, I'd even go to the nearest police station in person and try to report what you saw. If your Korean isn't good, take your cell phone and have a Korean friend translate for you over the cell phone. I would guess even a mixture of Korean, basic English and body language would get the job done. You should do it because, well, imagine you were in that woman's shoes and some guy was kicking your ass. You'd appreciate the intervention.

If you care about violence against women in Korea, I'd even write up what you saw and try to get it published in at least the letters section of a newspaper like The Korea Herald.

That guy's lucky I don't live next to him, 'cause I'd kick his stupid ass.

Dev · Joined: 18 Apr 2006

robot · Joined: 07 Mar 2006

i didn't call the cops last night as i went to see him face-to-face.

and shortly after they left their apt and haven't been back.

hopefully everything is OK.

ROBT.

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