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 Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 1:24 am Post subject: |
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| thegadfly wrote: |
I've jumped in at 5 different times in my tenure in Korea. I never got a thank-you, of course, and 4 of those 5 times, the woman immediately jumped to defending the guy -- only once did the girl and guy walk away in different directions.
I never had a speck of trouble as a result of it, and I had the added bonus of being able to look at myself in the mirror. I can't control what the other man or the woman do, but I CAN control what *I* do, so I try to do what is right, not necessarily what is easy or "safe."
In the OP's defense, the very first time I witnessed such a scene, I remembered all the advice to "not get involved -- if someone gets hurt, you can get deported -- the cops will side with the Korean -- blah blah blah blah BS." I followed the advice, and just walked on...and I still feel bad about that. It is quite possibly the only thing I ever have regretted doing (or not doing) in Korea...and so when the situation arose again, I chose to act differently.... |
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This is what courage is, doing what you think is right, no matter what. Each person's values are different. |
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akcrono
Joined: 11 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 2:28 am Post subject: |
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| Ruby Thursday wrote: |
| thegadfly wrote: |
I've jumped in at 5 different times in my tenure in Korea. I never got a thank-you, of course, and 4 of those 5 times, the woman immediately jumped to defending the guy -- only once did the girl and guy walk away in different directions.
I never had a speck of trouble as a result of it, and I had the added bonus of being able to look at myself in the mirror. I can't control what the other man or the woman do, but I CAN control what *I* do, so I try to do what is right, not necessarily what is easy or "safe."
In the OP's defense, the very first time I witnessed such a scene, I remembered all the advice to "not get involved -- if someone gets hurt, you can get deported -- the cops will side with the Korean -- blah blah blah blah BS." I followed the advice, and just walked on...and I still feel bad about that. It is quite possibly the only thing I ever have regretted doing (or not doing) in Korea...and so when the situation arose again, I chose to act differently.... |
Wow, you're such a hero Mr. Awesome.
Countdown until said abused women who "jumped to defend the guy" calls the cops and YOU get charged with abuse. It happened to me.
Now I just let the monkeys play their monkey games. |
Can you elaborate on your experience? |
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marsavalanche
Joined: 27 Aug 2010
Location: where pretty lies perish
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| Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 5:08 am Post subject: |
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| thegadfly wrote: |
I've jumped in at 5 different times in my tenure in Korea. I never got a thank-you, of course, and 4 of those 5 times, the woman immediately jumped to defending the guy -- only once did the girl and guy walk away in different directions.
I never had a speck of trouble as a result of it, and I had the added bonus of being able to look at myself in the mirror. I can't control what the other man or the woman do, but I CAN control what *I* do, so I try to do what is right, not necessarily what is easy or "safe."
In the OP's defense, the very first time I witnessed such a scene, I remembered all the advice to "not get involved -- if someone gets hurt, you can get deported -- the cops will side with the Korean -- blah blah blah blah BS." I followed the advice, and just walked on...and I still feel bad about that. It is quite possibly the only thing I ever have regretted doing (or not doing) in Korea...and so when the situation arose again, I chose to act differently.... |
see a lot of myself in this post. definitely agree i read too much of this place. thanks brah |
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