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Two People Get HIV Per Day

 
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Real Reality



Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 2:24 am    Post subject: Two People Get HIV Per Day Reply with quote

2.2 People Get HIV per Day
An average 2.2 people per day were infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes acquired immunity deficiency syndrome (AIDS), in South Korea during the first half of this year, according to the Korea Center for Disease and Prevention (KCDC).
By Kim Rahn, Korea Times (July 13, 2006)
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200607/kt2006071318282211980.htm
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Guri Guy



Joined: 07 Sep 2003
Location: Bamboo Island

PostPosted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 3:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Koreans in general do not promote condom usage and have frequent flights to Phuket and Pattaya. That and the fairly high level of marriage infidelity could lead to disasterous results. It could get a lot worse fast if things don't change.
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Benicio



Joined: 25 May 2006
Location: Down South- where it's hot & wet

PostPosted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 4:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Shocking, but even now they still don't think they need to use condoms.
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Peter Jackson



Joined: 23 Apr 2006

PostPosted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 7:29 am    Post subject: Condoms Reply with quote

It doesn't help, either, that Korean condoms are crap and they refuse to import the ones that work.
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billybrobby



Joined: 09 Dec 2004

PostPosted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 5:39 pm    Post subject: Re: Condoms Reply with quote

Peter Jackson wrote:
It doesn't help, either, that Korean condoms are crap and they refuse to import the ones that work.


many korean condoms are japanese. i think they promote condom usage a bit, you see the condom machines in the bathrooms at hongdae and such, but a lot of koreans are still clueless.
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I_Am_Wrong



Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Location: whatever

PostPosted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

middle school--last classes are cancelled today for sex education.
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jaderedux



Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Lurking outside Seoul

PostPosted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 7:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I_Am_Wrong wrote:
middle school--last classes are cancelled today for sex education.


Mine did too the other day. I peeked in some classrooms. The teachers were either not there or dozing. Students: Some sleeping, some reading other books, some listening to mp3 players. Some playing with phones.

Maybe 6 or 7 were actually watching the presentation being broadcasted into the classrooms. It was specifically about HIV.

The presentation didn't look very interesting or age appropriate. It looked like something for 3rd year medical students. Nothing that would hold a students interest.

Last year they had it at city hall and alot of kids just didn't go and skipped out. So they tried it this way. The teachers had no inclination or interest to make or encourage the students to pay attention.

So most are a clueless as they were before.

Jade
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PaperTiger



Joined: 31 May 2005
Location: Ulaanbataar

PostPosted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 6:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Since Koreans don't use condoms that much, I would be kind of leary about buying them here...I'm betting they just sit on the shelf for a very long time before anyone gets up the cojones to buy them. People feel really embarassed about buying condoms here.

You gotta love the "Black" condoms they had a Costco, the Konglish on there was priceless.
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jmbran11



Joined: 19 Jan 2006
Location: U.S.

PostPosted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 1:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

"The center said Thursday that 398 people, 370 men and 28 women, were found to have the contracted disease from January through June.



Impossible! There is no such thing as HIV in Korea, except for those dirty foreigners. And, clearly, no homosexuals.
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Hobophobic



Joined: 16 Aug 2004
Location: Sinjeong negorie mokdong oh ga ri samgyup sal fighting

PostPosted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 3:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

PaperTiger wrote:
Since Koreans don't use condoms that much, I would be kind of leary about buying them here...I'm betting they just sit on the shelf for a very long time before anyone gets up the cojones to buy them. People feel really embarassed about buying condoms here.

You gotta love the "Black" condoms they had a Costco, the Konglish on there was priceless.


The dates for them are long lasting..like cheese whiz.....they put MSG in them here....just dust them off..examine the date...divide by 2 and add 3 for social age...lunar calendar of course...and you are go go go!
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komtengi



Joined: 30 Sep 2003
Location: Slummin it up in Haebangchon

PostPosted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 8:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

thats only the reported ones...
how many people would gt tested for it?? not many I can assure you
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