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Globutron · Joined: 13 Feb 2010 Location: England/Anyang

I only read this

illvibetip · Joined: 28 Oct 2010 Location: south korea

no, it was just parked by the road, next to a garden.

And I challenge anyone who has had expensive property here constantly tampered with not to get annoyed about it and take some action (wether its spontaneous or not)

what are you supposed to do? hit people? shout? ask them nicely not to do it again? Ive had enough of this - so I called the police this time. And my licence was 5 minutes away at home - thats dumb?

what would you have done? its easy to say I would do this and that, but maybe you would have acted differently in my shoes -

Its easy to criticise others in hindsight isnt it?
I admit my mistake in not carrying it - youre just beating a dead horse now really in an attempt to try to make your self look superior. So stop trying to sound clever becasue it comes across as being very patronising and condescending.

and im sorry but is that a joke?
'buy an expensive bike then beat the shit out of it to make it look like crap'
Ill post that on a motorbike forum and see how many people would agree with me - seriously, i laughed out loud when i read that. I spend my time trying to make my bike NOT look like crap. For one reason, I want to sell it again one day...
And I do have somewhere safe to put my bike off the road. But people who dont live in my appartment like to park in my space and move my bike. Small flaw in your logic - even if i do have parking - that means i can only ever park my bike at my own home?
and I shouldnt own an expensive bike - so its my own fault?

anyway...
does anyone have any evidence to say that you must have your 'alien card' and 'licence' on you at all times? and what are the consequences.
It would be a good way to round up this thread if someone could post somthing solid (instead of inviting captain hindsight and his cronies around for tea to belittle other people). I have been told by korean friends that it is possible to produce later once they have phoned in your details and checked against your id card. I still dont know if thats true?

seriously, I genuinely think it would be helpful to see that posted for myself and other readers. There is nothing written on the law that I can find on the internet about carrying an ID card. Licence info would be handy too.

machoman · Joined: 11 Jul 2007

Steelrails · Joined: 12 Mar 2009 Location: Earth, Solar System

oldfatfarang · Joined: 19 May 2005 Location: On the road to somewhere.

wesharris · Joined: 10 Oct 2008

Shapur · Joined: 27 Jan 2003

To the OP.

1. People parking their cars in your space.
Get some of those heavy concrete blocks the locals use and drag them into your space every time you leave.
You use a bike so place them in such a way that anyone who wants to use your space has to move your bike AND said heavy concrete blocks to fit their car into the space.
If you are parked for a long time you can even drag the blocks into position to help protect your bike from being accidentally knocked over by a car on the street.
Try it. It works a charm. No one will ever move your bike again because you just made it too much trouble.
2. If people are knocking over/damaging your bike more than once ie it's not an accident, you are going to have to seriously consider retaliating in some way. If someone who damages your bike repeatedly starts to find that their car is always damaged when it is parked in your space, even the densest person is going to reconsider parking there.
Rather more rationally, if it really is 'your parking space' investigate the procedure for calling a tow truck company and getting the car towed. Do it again and again and again until they get the message.
People are pushing your bike around and taking liberties with your parking space because there is no negative consequence for them.
Find a way to give them a negative consequence and they'll think twice.

Young FRANKenstein · Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 3:34 am Post subject:

ATM SPIDERTAO · Joined: 05 Jul 2009 Location: seoul, south korea

I do editing for the local foreigners newsletter here in Ansan station cuz we have a LOT of foreigners in this city cuz of all the factories here

this thread is about a week old so i hope someone reads, but

" Any foreigner staying in Korea shall always hold his/her Passport, Alien Entry Permit, or the Certificate of Alien Registration (foreigners under 17 are excluded). When a public servant in charge of immigration administration or an authorized official (including the people in charge of alien registration in the Gun/Gu/City governments) asks him/her to present his/her passport and the certificate of alien registration for implementing their work (registration-related work), the foreigner must obey them. If he/she doesn't present this to them, he/she will be punished under Article 27 of the Immigration control Act. "

i checked article 27 of the immigration control act and it actually doesn't list what kind of punishments there are

but to drive a motorcycle without insurance is pretty serious. anyway, i dunno if you NEED to have your driver's license on you every time. but you DEFINITELY need your alien card on you at all times. i've never heard of not needing your driver's license on you. you can't drive a car in canada or the usa without your driver's license. unless it was stolen, i think they'd understand.

and driving without a motorcycle's license is only punishable by up to 300,000won in fines but i'm not sure if your school will be too happy with that. it could be within reason that you could be fired. although i got busted for not wearing a helmet, they checked i had a license (i did) and then gave me a 20,000won fine which the school never found out about and i paid via the ATM and it was all fine so you might be okay. but it was a 50cc scooter

it's pretty much like it is anywhere. LEGALLY, you're in the wrong. but cops don't REALLY care... but if you piss them off, they're legally in the right to destroy you if they want to. and with the holier than thou attitudes of so many english teachers who think they should have the same "rights" as other koreans, it's not a situation i'd like to be in.

Young FRANKenstein · Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 1:34 am Post subject:

jvalmer · Joined: 06 Jun 2003

Junior · Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Location: the eye

Korean police exist to uphold the right of korean men to behave however they want in their country. Even if its wrong. Nothing can be allowed to impinge upon the K-man's sense of being master in his own house. This is the mentality.

What is needed for documentation of these cases to build up a dossier of evidence- which can be used to exert international pressure for reform.

Steelrails · Joined: 12 Mar 2009 Location: Earth, Solar System

Captain Corea · Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Location: Seoul

travel zen · Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Location: Good old Toronto, Canada

Sorry boys...

I'd just beat the hell outa the offender and split.

If there is no law, then you are the law. Just don't get caught by...the law.

If someone smacks you because you are a useless foreigner " what are you gonna do brother? Whatcha gonna do?" (Hulkster voice)

I've done this handily in India, China and Mongolia (there was no need in Korea).