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[sojusucks]

Is anyone honestly surprised by this? Those that have been here for a while will remember a proposal to have female only cars on the subway/in the tube station. According to the article, women don't feel safe using public transportation or taxis.

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2011/01/117_80409.html

[misher]

Not surprised one bit.

My girlfriend stopped taking the subway years ago because of the crap she had to put up with from men age 35+ during the evening and even during the daytime. She got sick and tired of telling guys off and creeps looking at her in that creepy pervert way. And no she doesn't dress one bit provocatively either. Many older Korean men need to learn to keep their traps shut and not to gock. The subway is not the place to chat up a Korean woman, let alone grope, gock etc. Go to any of the ubiquitous ajossi/ajumma booking clubs if you want to do that.

I always used to think that Korean women gave me the "get away from me pervert" look because I was not Korean and also because of the media's negative portrayal that many western men moan on about. That isn't the case. THey are conditioned to do it because of many perverted Korean men that frequent the subway. Korean women are constantly on their guard and rightfully so.

I've also been told that some Korean men sometimes put cameras in the toilets of female washrooms. That is effed up.

[interestedinhanguk]

Haven't we all experienced violent driving?

[normalperson]

2 weeks ago, the bus I was in crashed into a car whilst trying to turn into another street. The bus was sitting sideways in the middle of the intersection holding up crazy amounts of traffic in the middle of Gangnam. 2 minutes later, we were off. I'm used to the randomly dangerous driving here and if I have learnt anything about the way ones who drive dangerously is that they actually do it quite well. I'm in a taxi speeding/weaving through traffic like its nobodys buisness.

The women thing is also pretty effed up. You see videos being uploaded almost weekly showing the crap that goes on in the subways.

[redaxe]

Taxi driver rape is apparently so much of a problem that a lot of women know not to take the 개인 (driver-owned) taxis at night. If they must take a taxi they will take one of the HiSeoul taxis and will get a male friend to write down the license plate number and give her a call to make sure she got home OK.

[jontpanty]

Good point. If you can't get the license number, all the drivers should have their driver # (along with a photo) posted on the glovebox facing the passenger seat. Text it to a friend as soon as you get into the cab.

[cyui]

This doesn't surpirse me..Korean men are soo gross!!! They think they are entilitied to a piece.

It is SUPER disgusting..

[northway]

[jonpurdy]

I'll take this opportunity to let everyone know about the ONE-STOP centers in Korea. In the case of sexual assault, you can head to one of these places and they will help you with everything you need including morning after pill, taking you to the hospital for DNA samples and health check, and psychological support.

If anything happens, please call as soon as possible:
Seoul: 02-3400-1117
Busan: 051-507-1170
Gangwon: 033-243-8117
Chungbuk: 043-272-7117
Junbok: 063-278-0117
Incheon: 032-582-1170
Daegu: 053-556-8117
Gyeongbuk: 054-843-1117
Ulsan: 052-244-3117
Chungnam: 042-280-8436
Junnam: 062-225-3117
Gyeongnam: 055-244-8117
Jeju-do: 064-749-5117
Gyeonggi: 031-216-1117

I'm confident in their services because of what happened to a friend of mine last year (http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=192560&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc)

[jvalmer]

[T-J]

[gypsymaria]

[samd]

[aquagirl]

I'd just like to warn all females to be careful when riding the subway and taking taxis. In the case of the subway it doesn't matter if it's day or night - there are always a few weird guys on the trains.
I've had 3 nasty experiences on the subway and 2 of them were in the middle of the afternoon. Each time a guy grabbed me and assaulted me. I made a lot of noise and tried to catch them and even though the entire carriage saw what happened no one came to my assistance. I went to the subway office to report these incidents and the young guys who helped me (I'm guess they were doing alternative military service) pulled out a huge file and told me that there are hundreds of cases reported each day but there is nothing they can do about it. What they should do is have more police patrolling the subway cars and platforms since these incidents are so common. The idea of a female only subway car has been floated numerous times but each time it has failed because the government thought it would be too diffcult to enforce.
Regarding taxi drivers, you need to be extremely careful. In Korea, unlike other countries, there is no government regulation which requires a criminal check be carried out on taxi drivers and as it is considered an "undesirable" job by most Koreans many ex-cons end up becoming taxi drivers as they are unable to find any other employment after being released from prison. There have been a number of murders cases where women have taken taxis at night. After the driver withdrew all the money from their bank accounts they were murdered and thrown in dams or left to die on the side of the road.
Please take care. Korea is generally a safe place but you need to be aware that crimes committed against women are not treated seriously and members of the public will not generally come to your assistance when you are assaulted.

[northway]