Korean Job Discussion Forums

I_Am_Wrong · Joined: 14 Sep 2004 Location: whatever

I don't know about where you live, but here in Suwon I've noticed those cylindrical barber shop markes all over the place. However, what I can't figure out is why they're there because it's quite obvious that there are no barber shops there. Anybody know what these are for? Seems strange to me.

wylde · Joined: 14 Apr 2003

go in and ask... Wink

VanIslander · Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 4:40 am Post subject:

Korean men have informed me that double circular poles is an advertisement for late-night services in which scissors are, uh, well, not standard. Embarassed

Three Korean men, at different times, have told me so, and one foreigner. I haven't confirmed it but I live next to a red light district and the poles are swirling madly all over the place late into the night, and yet are turned off in the mornings.

rNS · Joined: 01 Sep 2004 Location: Macheon Dong, Seoul

They're a kind of tourist information station, all you do is go in and say you want to see what Seoul has to offer and they'll show you things you never dreamed of......................................................I think the OP is faking.............

Manner of Speaking · Joined: 09 Jan 2003

Pyongshin Sangja · Joined: 20 Apr 2003 Location: I love baby!

Manner of Speaking · Joined: 09 Jan 2003

seoulmon · Joined: 13 Nov 2003 Location: Seoul

Korean men have especially fast growing hair. It's because they have so much stamina. Mostly gotten from eating dog soup. Sometimes, their hair will grow 3 inches in one day, so maybe they need a hair cut at 3 AM. Lucky for them, there is a barber availible.

JackSarang · Joined: 28 Jan 2003

just because · Joined: 01 Aug 2003 Location: Changwon - 4964

Yeah, the amount of poles is irrelevant, just to grab the attention.

If its in the basement then you pretty well know what is going to happen.
If its on ground level with a lot of windows, then don't expect a rub-n-tub.

J.B. Clamence · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

What if it's ground-level, but the window is completely blocked out by a permanent white covering? Not that I'm in the market, but I see quite a few like that.

W.T.Carl · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

The services provided by those establishments are an old and respected Korean tradition. Who are we to judge? You may as well ask why it takes about 45 minutes for a "coffee girl" to serve up a cup!

Real Reality · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Location: Seoul

Law Aims to Crack Down on Myriad Forms of Prostitution
The new law includes not only sexual intercourse, but also other sexual acts using tools or parts of the body as targets for punishment. This is to allow crackdowns on places like barbershops, which have avoided punishment by claiming that they do not actually provide customers with "sex," per say. A police official said that up till now, even if police made a raid, it was hard to punish an establishment if no condoms or semen were found. Now, he said, the fact that the concerned parties were naked at the time of the raid would be seen as sufficient evidence of prostitution, and punishment would be possible.
The Chosun Ilbo
September 22, 2004
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200409/200409220023.html

J.B. Clamence · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

Oh no, it's another Korean version of a crackdown! Laughing

I've heard of another one of these recently... Oh yes, didn't they say back in June that they were going to crack down on cars who stop after the stop line at an intersection. They still drive however they want, and I have yet to see a Korean cop give out a traffic ticket.