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The Great Wall of Whiner
Joined: 24 Jan 2003
Location: Middle Land
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 Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2003 6:14 pm Post subject: Homeless Foreigners |
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Last week at a train station I saw a dark-skinned fellow sitting with a bunch of drunken homeless Korean ajjoshis. He was acting like their gopher and masseuse. It was quiet an interesting scene.
It Itaewon last month, I witnessed a westerner (sounded actually North American) who sat outside the Denmark hot dog joint panhandling in a drunken stupor. And the guy reeked!
So I'm just wondering if others have noticed homeless or derelect foreigners living on the streets of Korea. |
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Mody Ba
Joined: 22 May 2003
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| Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2003 6:33 pm Post subject: Well,Yeah |
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| Homeless and derelict foregners in Korea?Of course.There are homeless and derelict foreigners in almost all countries,if not all of them.Probably less in Korea than in some other countries,but of course I cannot state that for a certainty.Very sadly,homelessness is almost a worldwide problem.So much for all of the so called "governments" around the world,who are ostensibly (at least) supposed to be "helping" people!Although,there are many reasons for homelessness. |
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little mixed girl
Joined: 11 Jun 2003
Location: shin hyesung's bed~
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| Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2003 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2003 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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| little mixed girl wrote: |
i haven't seen any in korea...
i heard there's a number of them in japan tho... |
Yeah, they're the ones who didn't get back to airport in time after their visa run. That, or they tried to change their won after arriving.
Sparkles*_* |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2003 10:59 pm Post subject: |
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Are you sure they are homeless? or just passed out on the subway? That could be just about anyone of us on any given night of the week  |
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TECO
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2003 12:39 am Post subject: |
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I've passed out at the entrance of the subway.
Had my wallet lifted when I woke up also.
Seen guys sleep it off on the street when they've missed their train.
This was in Tokyo, though.
In Seould, taxis are affordable. |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2005 4:16 pm Post subject: Re: Homeless Foreigners |
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| The Great Wall of Whiner wrote: |
| So I'm just wondering if others have noticed homeless or derelect foreigners living on the streets of Korea. |
I've noticed derelect foreigner in the streets of Korea here and there.. can't recall seeing a homeless foreigner though.. they probably get snatched up by the hogwans. |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
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| Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2005 6:48 pm Post subject: |
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| This is great. One poster who doesn't live in Korea anymore digging up threads by another poster who doesn't live in Korea anymore. Both biatching about homeless foreigners who probably don't live in Korea anymore. |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2005 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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| JongnoGuru wrote: |
| This is great. One poster who doesn't live in Korea anymore digging up threads by another poster who doesn't live in Korea anymore. Both biatching about homeless foreigners who probably don't live in Korea anymore. |
haha..
The Great Wall of Whiner (China)
Mody Ba (passed away)
Little Mixed Girl (Michigan)
Tiberious (skipping his location)
Tiger Beer (U.S.)
TECO (Taiwan)
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jaganath69
Joined: 17 Jul 2003
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| Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2005 8:16 pm Post subject: |
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Me and my mate discussed the pros and cons of living as soju bums for a week out back of Yeungdongpo station. May have been a laugh.
Cheers]
Jaga |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
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| Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2005 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Tiger Beer wrote: |
The Great Wall of Whiner (China)
Mody Ba (passed away)
Little Mixed Girl (Michigan)
Tiberious (skipping his location)
Tiger Beer (U.S.)
TECO (Taiwan)
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So what you're saying is, I'm the only one left who really ought to be trusted on the subject anymore? Me and Sparklers, I guess. (And what's up with the location? Still lying low till the threat of the smackdown blows over?)
Actually, I don't know anyone here. But is that true about the poster Mody Ba? Dead??? Gosh, and his/her posts are still here in the archives. Kinda morbid and yet touching. Takes stuff like that to remind me that all of you just might not be fig newtons of my imagination after all. (where's the smiley for "contemplation"?) |
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TECO
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 9:21 am Post subject: |
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What happened to Mody Ba?
I checked his user name and his last post was August 18, 2003.
He was a feisty character, if I remember right. |
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jajdude
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:39 am Post subject: |
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| I have not yet seen any homeless foreigners in Korea. But I have known of one or two (westerners... EFL teachers) elsewhere. And I have been close before. Fortunately it didn't get to that point. |
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Pyongshin Sangja
Joined: 20 Apr 2003
Location: I love baby!
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| Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 12:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Itaewon Jeff. |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 1:12 pm Post subject: |
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| TECO wrote: |
What happened to Mody Ba?
I checked his user name and his last post was August 18, 2003.
He was a feisty character, if I remember right. |
I remember a notice from someone that he passed away. I forget his user name on the other Daves International Forum, but he was a very big poster on it. I believe he passed away in his sleep at late 50s or 60+ years of age. Anyone know the exact facts on that? Thats roughly what I remember. |
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