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itiswhatitis
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 Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 4:09 am Post subject: Anyone ever donated blood in Seoul? |
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Anyone ever donated blood in Seoul?
Please let me know the how/where........
thanks! |
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IPayInCash
Joined: 27 Jul 2013
Location: Away from all my board stalkers :)
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| Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 4:14 am Post subject: |
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I went to one place and the nurses said foreigners that can speak Korean well can donate blood, whatever that's supposed to mean.  |
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Scorpion
Joined: 15 Apr 2012
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| Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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They don't want your blood. Remember, they are obsessed with the whole "pure blood" thing. If you go to a clinic they will likely a) turn you away with some absurd explanation (see the post above) or b) take your blood, all the while smiling and saying 'komupsumnida', then dump it the moment you leave the building. Can you imagine the reaction of some ajoshie waking up from surgery to find out he recived several pints of "impure blood" from a foreigner.
It's not a First World country yet - not by a country mile. |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 7:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Scorpion wrote: |
They don't want your blood. Remember, they are obsessed with the whole "pure blood" thing. If you go to a clinic they will likely a) turn you away with some absurd explanation (see the post above) or b) take your blood, all the while smiling and saying 'komupsumnida', then dump it the moment you leave the building. Can you imagine the reaction of some ajoshie waking up from surgery to find out he recived several pints of "impure blood" from a foreigner.
It's not a First World country yet - not by a country mile. |
At the risk of being labelled 'apologist', I am curious how you know this. I would imagine there is a more mundane administrative reason to turn away foreigners. |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
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| Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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According to this person
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| Foreigners living in Korea must wait 1 year to be allowed to give. They must also understand enough Korean to be able to pass the questionnaire. Foreigners must also have their Alien Registration Card to donate. |
The second sentence is probably what the nurse meant in "IPayInCash" 's experience.
http://fromkoreawithlove.org/the-bucket-list/25-gallons-of-blood/
Also here's at least one "ajoshie" who didn't mind receiving help/blood from foreigners.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/04/117_63670.html
And here again
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20110322000699
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The Red Cross stresses that donors must be able to speak Korean or have someone to interpret in order to give blood.
Rules on who can donate also make finding blood difficult. Donors must have been in the country for more than a year and people from certain countries, such as the U.K., cannot donate. Despite this, the number of foreign donors increased from 197 in 2000 to more than 2,000 last year. |
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byrddogs
Joined: 19 Jun 2009
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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| TheUrbanMyth wrote: |
According to this person
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| Foreigners living in Korea must wait 1 year to be allowed to give. They must also understand enough Korean to be able to pass the questionnaire. Foreigners must also have their Alien Registration Card to donate. |
The second sentence is probably what the nurse meant in "IPayInCash" 's experience.
http://fromkoreawithlove.org/the-bucket-list/25-gallons-of-blood/
Also here's at least one "ajoshie" who didn't mind receiving help/blood from foreigners.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/04/117_63670.html
And here again
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20110322000699
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The Red Cross stresses that donors must be able to speak Korean or have someone to interpret in order to give blood.
Rules on who can donate also make finding blood difficult. Donors must have been in the country for more than a year and people from certain countries, such as the U.K., cannot donate. Despite this, the number of foreign donors increased from 197 in 2000 to more than 2,000 last year. |
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So, do you or do you not personally have experience doing what the op asked? Inference dictates that he/she was asking for personal experience from board members. Anyone, op included, could dig up some random links via Google. |
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T-J
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul EunpyungGu Yeonsinnae
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| Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 11:49 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone ever donated blood in Seoul? |
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| itiswhatitis wrote: |
Anyone ever donated blood in Seoul?
Please let me know the how/where........
thanks! |
The answer to your first question is yes.
The answers as to how/where can be found at the link provided.
http://www.bloodinfo.net/main.do |
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fezmond
Joined: 27 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2013 12:19 am Post subject: |
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| I'd like to give blood but can't, being from the UK. Seems bizzare but it's apparently because of the BSE scare years ago |
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GoldMember
Joined: 24 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2013 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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| As far as I'm concerned with the crap exchange rate, rising prices, stagnant pay, the bastards are getting enough blood out of me as is. Not giving any extra. |
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young_clinton
Joined: 09 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2013 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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Korea has a Red Cross somewhere. Go there and ask where you can give blood because the Red Cross usually handles stuff like that. \
Don't Koreans have a different blood type than Westerners that predominates? If that's so it would be a good idea to give blood and let them stockpile your blood type. |
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cdninkorea
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 1:34 am Post subject: |
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| GoldMember wrote: |
| As far as I'm concerned with the crap exchange rate, rising prices, stagnant pay, the bastards are getting enough blood out of me as is. Not giving any extra. |
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Squire
Joined: 26 Sep 2010
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 3:41 am Post subject: |
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I'm British, so most likely I have BSE and can't give blood safely
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| As far as I'm concerned with the crap exchange rate, rising prices, stagnant pay, the bastards are getting enough blood out of me as is. Not giving any extra. |
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