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bellum99
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
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 Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 2:55 am Post subject: Why can't Korea give us proper ID numbers |
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Why can't this stupid country manage to give us ID's that actually work for basic services. Internet banking should be easy for a person with a F5 visa (which I have). I agree that E2 people have no need for the services but F2, F4, and F5 people are here for a long haul and need actual service.
Is it so hard to give us ID's that are registered...$%^$%^$%^#^ |
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kat2
Joined: 25 Oct 2005
Location: Busan, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Because we aren't real people. |
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ajgeddes
Joined: 28 Apr 2004
Location: Yongsan
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Internet banking is easy for me with my E-2. |
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seoulunitarian
Joined: 06 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 4:43 pm Post subject: Re: Why can't Korea give us proper ID numbers |
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| bellum99 wrote: |
Why can't this stupid country manage to give us ID's that actually work for basic services. Internet banking should be easy for a person with a F5 visa (which I have). I agree that E2 people have no need for the services but F2, F4, and F5 people are here for a long haul and need actual service.
Is it so hard to give us ID's that are registered...$%^$%^$%^#^ |
Yeah, all of us E2ers are just here to *beep*, party, and go home after a year or less  |
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Mashimaro
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: location, location
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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| we are aliens |
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Dev
Joined: 18 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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| It's a closed society dude. Koreans shun everything foreign. Why should they be nice to you and give you a proper I.D.? |
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djsmnc
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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| In the US they give foreigners tax ID numbers in place of social security numbers. |
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Hater Depot
Joined: 29 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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| djsmnc wrote: |
| In the US they give foreigners tax ID numbers in place of social security numbers. |
Are they useful? |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Not for social security. |
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flotsam
Joined: 28 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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| What ever happened to Mith's sticky? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Hater Depot wrote: |
| djsmnc wrote: |
| In the US they give foreigners tax ID numbers in place of social security numbers. |
Are they useful? |
Only for paying tax to Uncle Sam. They have no meaning outside of the IRS. |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
| Hater Depot wrote: |
| djsmnc wrote: |
| In the US they give foreigners tax ID numbers in place of social security numbers. |
Are they useful? |
Only for paying tax to Uncle Sam. They have no meaning outside of the IRS. |
Until recently, they could be used to register children for school. This is no longer acceptable, but may still be standard practice in some LEAs. |
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bellum99
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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I didn't mean that E2 people are less but they often have little need for the services I am talking about. I have car payments, mortgage payments,and a myriad of bills. I want to use services that Koreans use but I can't. I want to check the mortgage on a property before I rent it, but I need a korean to do it (example).
Hell...I can't register with Nexon to play kartrider without a korean to do it under their number (example). I have been here 7 years, own an apartment, and a car. I am a contributing member of this society but I am not represented and not allowed equality.
I have jumped through every hoop and dotted every line. I have followed the rules and regulations. I have the F5 visa....what more do I need to do. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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| bellum99 wrote: |
I didn't mean that E2 people are less but they often have little need for the services I am talking about. I have car payments, mortgage payments,and a myriad of bills. I want to use services that Koreans use but I can't. I want to check the mortgage on a property before I rent it, but I need a korean to do it (example).
Hell...I can't register with Nexon to play kartrider without a korean to do it under their number (example). I have been here 7 years, own an apartment, and a car. I am a contributing member of this society but I am not represented and not allowed equality.
I have jumped through every hoop and dotted every line. I have followed the rules and regulations. I have the F5 visa....what more do I need to do. |
Change your blood? (DNA?) |
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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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| bellum99 wrote: |
| what more do I need to do. |
Accept the fact that while Korea is a cool place to live and has made major strides in the past quarter century of their glorious 5,000 year history, their xenophobic redneck past is still nipping at their heels and will not allow you to be considered a proper member of society here for another generation or so. |
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