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Lucas
Joined: 11 Sep 2012
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 Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 5:57 pm Post subject: Blind and using the bus in Korea |
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http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2014/06/116_159416.html
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As the bus drove, the driver allegedly shouted at the man, "If you want to get on a bus with a dog, put it in a box."
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I would have thought a spit would have been more apt.
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"When I wasn't insultingly let on, none of the many passengers on the bus helped me. After an argument with the driver, I asked the passengers in a nearly begging manner, ‘I'm a blind. Can I get on with a guide dog?' They only replied, ‘Yes,' and never helped me in other ways against the tyranny of the driver," he said.
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Grow a back bone people! Steelrails is busy at the moment doing PR for the bus company..... He'll be back after lunch. |
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yfb
Joined: 29 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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Hmm, what will SR's apologist argument be on this?
Public hygiene issues?
It's the blind person's fault for taking a bus when he could take the subway?
The tired old fallback to "It's just Korean culture, please understand it"? |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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Hmm, what will SR's apologist argument be on this?
Public hygiene issues?
It's the blind person's fault for taking a bus when he could take the subway?
The tired old fallback to "It's just Korean culture, please understand it"? |
He'll question language, but assuming that's a non-issue, he'll be kind of pissed. My Steelrails-sense is generally quite strong. |
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optik404
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Basically none of you care about the blind man either, you just want to try and troll streelrails. |
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nate1983
Joined: 30 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 7:12 pm Post subject: |
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RangerMcGreggor
Joined: 12 Jan 2011
Location: Somewhere in Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Many old Koreans have this irrational hate for big dogs that I never understood. Anyone have an idea? |
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le-paul
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Location: dans la chambre
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 7:31 pm Post subject: |
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| RangerMcGreggor wrote: |
| Many old Koreans have this irrational hate for big dogs that I never understood. Anyone have an idea? |
Koreans to me genuinely seem scared of everything - and quite superstitious.
My GF messaged me a few days ago to tell me shed killed a spider and the whole office treated her like a celebrity for the day  |
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le-paul
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Location: dans la chambre
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Anyway, regarding the OP - I sometimes feel as though Im stuck in a 1970s tv show living here... |
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Lucas
Joined: 11 Sep 2012
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Basically none of you care about the blind man either, you just want to try and troll streelrails. |
I do care, that's why I posted the story on here.
Hopefully someone in power will read the story and do something about it....  |
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3DR
Joined: 24 May 2009
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Lucas wrote: |
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| Basically none of you care about the blind man either, you just want to try and troll streelrails. |
I do care, that's why I posted the story on here.
Hopefully someone in power will read the story and do something about it.... |
and that's obviously why you included steelrails' name in the OP |
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Lucas
Joined: 11 Sep 2012
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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Lucas wrote:
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Basically none of you care about the blind man either, you just want to try and troll streelrails.
I do care, that's why I posted the story on here.
Hopefully someone in power will read the story and do something about it....
and that's obviously why you included steelrails' name in the OP |
Can you think of a more powerful person to help the old man out? |
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