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Real Reality
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 Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 6:22 am Post subject: Korea Post Under Fire for Xenophobia |
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Korea Post Under Fire for Xenophobia
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| Korea Post in August began to crack down on some 10,000 bank accounts held by foreigners suspected of being used for fraud. When it was unable to reach account holders after calling them three times, it temporarily suspended withdrawals from those accounts. To put it right again, foreign account holders must visit a post office to confirm their identities. |
Chosun Ilbo (October 5, 2007)
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200710/200710050008.html |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 6:33 am Post subject: |
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That was me.
Maybe I should answer my telephone once in a while. |
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betchay
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Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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| Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 6:44 am Post subject: |
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I'm tempted to make a smart ass comment but I'll leave that to another intrepid poster  |
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pest2
Joined: 01 Jun 2005
Location: Vancouver, Canada
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| Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 7:14 am Post subject: |
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| Alyallen wrote: |
I'm tempted to make a smart ass comment but I'll leave that to another intrepid poster |
Well, at least the legal system is trying to change it in Japan. Korea hasn't even gotten that far yet. |
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bassexpander
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Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
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Smee
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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More attention should be paid to the last two sentences of the article:
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"Suspension of bank services of all foreign residents based on the misbehavior of some is a typical case of opting for convenience rather than doing things right," one bank official says. More consideration will be required now that there are over 1 million foreign residents here.
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Korea is in the phase of consciousness-raising. This is good. This is a far better reaction than a defensive, drag-your-feet response. The article is in the most conservative paper in the country. If even they are behind the movement to reduce xenophobia, it's a very good sign. [Yes, I know the whiners find it more emotionally gratifying to just point and laugh.] |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 6:36 am Post subject: Re: Korea Post Under Fire for Xenophobia |
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| Korea Post in August began to crack down on some 10,000 bank accounts held by foreigners suspected of being used for fraud. When it was unable to reach account holders after calling them three times, it temporarily suspended withdrawals from those accounts. To put it right again, foreign account holders must visit a post office to confirm their identities. |
Yup, happened to me. They chose the Friday before Chuseok to freeze the account. Assfaces.
They have my cell number, but they didn't call it once. |
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Typhoon
Joined: 29 May 2007
Location: Daejeon
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| Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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[quote]Korean Internet users are scolding Cage for his infidelity, leaving responses like "It will be hard for Alice Kim to get married now," and, "Poor Alice Kim." [quote]
Yeah it will be tough for poor Alice. She will be able to get a huge divorce settlement and she is pretty hot. My heart bleeds for her. |
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jinju
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 2:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Ya-ta Boy wrote: |
More attention should be paid to the last two sentences of the article:
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"Suspension of bank services of all foreign residents based on the misbehavior of some is a typical case of opting for convenience rather than doing things right," one bank official says. More consideration will be required now that there are over 1 million foreign residents here.
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Korea is in the phase of consciousness-raising. This is good. This is a far better reaction than a defensive, drag-your-feet response. The article is in the most conservative paper in the country. If even they are behind the movement to reduce xenophobia, it's a very good sign. [Yes, I know the whiners find it more emotionally gratifying to just point and laugh.] |
Hmmmmm Your logic is a bit off. Its the conservative forces in Korea that are for more engagement with the outside world. Its the leftist progessives that are the xenophobes in this place. |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="Typhoon"]
[quote]Korean Internet users are scolding Cage for his infidelity, leaving responses like "It will be hard for Alice Kim to get married now," and, "Poor Alice Kim."
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Yeah it will be tough for poor Alice. She will be able to get a huge divorce settlement and she is pretty hot. My heart bleeds for her. |
That article was writtein in 2004. |
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Typhoon
Joined: 29 May 2007
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| Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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Shows how well I read it doesn't it. Sorry.  |
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