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sweetsun
Joined: 25 Jul 2006
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 Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:28 pm Post subject: koreans attitudes towards foreigners |
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hey
i'm moving to seoul at the end of august...how are koreans with foreigners? |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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How do white folk treat black folk?
(hint: some good, some bad) |
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dulouz
Joined: 04 Feb 2003
Location: Uranus
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| Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:49 pm Post subject: |
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Hint - How do Black Folk treat Black Folk?
They murder each other at an alarming rate.
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Yet there is another kind of killing that receives far less attention as a distinct historical phenomenon. I am referring to the staggering number of homicides that have taken place in the United States since the 1960s--particularly black-on-black homicides. Even though the national crime rate has been declining for some time, it has been a grim period in the Washington area for those most vulnerable to crime. On July 30, Prince Georges County, on the border of Washington, D.C. recorded its one-hundredth homicide of the year, an increase of almost 25 percent compared to this time last year. Meanwhile, Washington recorded a record number of juvenile homicides last year with 24 victims. Ninety-six percent of homicide victims in Washington, D.C. were African American. Historical trends over the past four decades suggest that the great majority were the victims of black-on-black crime. All of which led District Police Chief Charles Ramsey to speak out against "black-on-black crime" as one of the greatest tragedies in the city several months ago: "The African-American community has to be central in the solution because that is where the problem lies and that is the community being hurt the most by this genocide," he said. "You've got generations of dysfunction, and that cycle has got to be broken."
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bobbyhanlon
Joined: 09 Nov 2003
Location: 서울
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| Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:58 pm Post subject: |
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Hint - How do Black Folk treat Black Folk?
They murder each other at an alarming rate. |
maybe they should turn their attention to annoying posters on this board then.
as newbie was saying, its not all good, and its not all bad. if you're polite and friendly to people, you won't have much trouble. |
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Smurfette
Joined: 21 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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Hint - How do Black Folk treat Black Folk?
They murder each other at an alarming rate.
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Yet there is another kind of killing that receives far less attention as a distinct historical phenomenon. I am referring to the staggering number of homicides that have taken place in the United States since the 1960s--particularly black-on-black homicides. Even though the national crime rate has been declining for some time, it has been a grim period in the Washington area for those most vulnerable to crime. On July 30, Prince Georges County, on the border of Washington, D.C. recorded its one-hundredth homicide of the year, an increase of almost 25 percent compared to this time last year. Meanwhile, Washington recorded a record number of juvenile homicides last year with 24 victims. Ninety-six percent of homicide victims in Washington, D.C. were African American. Historical trends over the past four decades suggest that the great majority were the victims of black-on-black crime. All of which led District Police Chief Charles Ramsey to speak out against "black-on-black crime" as one of the greatest tragedies in the city several months ago: "The African-American community has to be central in the solution because that is where the problem lies and that is the community being hurt the most by this genocide," he said. "You've got generations of dysfunction, and that cycle has got to be broken."
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hmmm.....I wonder what the Korean on Korean murder rate is in Korea??....... |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Generally most Koreans who don't like foreigners have the politeness not to talk to us. Except sometimes when they get wasted. Then again, the Koreans who don't mind foreigners also stay pretty aloof. |
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thebum
Joined: 09 Jan 2005
Location: North Korea
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| Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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| i've never had any problems. then again, everyone likes me (except one Korean girl, but she's a bitch to everyone). |
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thebum
Joined: 09 Jan 2005
Location: North Korea
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| Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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| cunting censoring |
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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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"No chair for foreigner" GM Daewoo head told
The "no-foreigners" rule was first made in 2001 when then-Samsung Motor was being sold to Renault.
by Kim Tae-jin and Lee Ho-jeong, JoongAng Daily (January 18, 2005)
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200501/17/200501172228551609900090509051.html
Most Foreign Firms Find Korea Less Than Friendly
Cho Hyeong-rae, Chosun Ilbo (April 24, 2005)
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200504/200504240010.html
Foreigners Experience Difficulties in Living in Korea
However, the living conditions for foreigners residing in Korea are extremely terrible, which is not compatible with the "globalization era."...
An official in the International Cooperation Division of Seoul City admitted, "The same complaints regarding visas, transportation, education, and environment are raised every year without being solved, due to the lack of cooperation from government agencies involved and their passive attitudes."
by Jae-Dong Yu and Soo-Jung Shin, Donga.com (July 4, 2004)
http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2004070522448
Letter to the editor: Respect foreign workers
... there was no reason to respect the rights of foreign workers. Besides this kind of ill-treatment, foreign workers often face other kinds of discrimination. Their working hours and wages could be examples. Most factories are likely to give more work to foreign workers than to Korean workers, but the foreign workers' wages are much lower.
by Han Young-joo, JoongAng Daily (May 13, 2005)
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200505/13/200505132028307439900090109013.html
[LETTERS TO THE EDITOR] Giving foreigners here a hard time
For instance, I have been turned away by galbi restaurant owners at the door. "No miguk (America)!" they say...
by Nathan Drescher, Korea Herald (October 13, 2004)
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2004/10/13/200410130012.asp
For Housing Rentals, Foreigners Easy Victims
Foreign residents in Seoul are preferred over any Korean tenant by their landlords because they are paying several times as much as what Koreans are paying for their rent, realtors and industry sources say.
By Byun Duk-kun, Korea Times (August 28, 2003)
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200308/kt2003082818233111970.htm
Ex-pats Describe Korea's Culture of Corruption
"Koreans always seem prepared to give out bribes. I was shocked by the culture and attitude of Koreans who feel no guilt despite breaking the law."
by Kim Hong-jin, Chosun Ilbo (December 16, 2004)
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200412/200412160027.html
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Oh, that's right, it's a honky holocaust over here, silly me. Make sure you get a deep tan before you come over. |
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thebum
Joined: 09 Jan 2005
Location: North Korea
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| Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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i'd like to read that, but i don't want to register for a (probably) shitty korean newspaper's website. can anyone post that article on here? |
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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 11:43 pm Post subject: |
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Chinese students face local woes
Higher prices for goods and language courses that fall far below their expectations are two of the disappointments, according to a recent poll of Chinese students by the JoongAng Ilbo and a China-based institute. In addition, 30 percent of respondents pointed out that the visa issuance process was the most irksome annoyance.... "But every time we visit the Immigration Bureau to renew our visas, we are treated like criminals."
by Im Jang-hyuk and Jeong Kang-hyun, JoongAng Daily (November 9, 2004)
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200411/09/200411092231558109900092309231.html
Foreign women here can find marriage frightening
By law, foreigners who marry Korean citizens are eligible to apply for citizenship here after two years of marriage, but they also must have their partner's consent.... "We've seen a foreign woman with a child who's lived with her husband for five years, but he still won't agree to sign it."
by Park Soo-mee, JoongAng Daily (September 7, 2004)
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200409/07/200409072141067939900091009101.html
Arrests made over poisoned Thai workers
A Seoul newspaper reported last week that as many as 11 young workers from Thailand and China suffered severe nerve damage after working with hexane in an unprotected job environment.... They were told to leave the country by the company without treatment or monetary compensation. The shelter brought them back to Korea yesterday for medical treatment.
by Lee Min-a, JoongAng Daily (January 17, 2005)
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200501/17/200501172229322079900090409041.html |
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Junior
Joined: 18 Nov 2005
Location: the eye
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| Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 11:47 pm Post subject: |
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Most foreigners leave Korea with a bad impression. A few don't.
Most koreans basically dislike foreigners. A few don't.
It ain't gonna change anytime soon. Thousands of years of programming... |
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Marlboro
Joined: 31 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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Korea is just like any country who has foreigners coming over to work,you have your racism,your uneducated dimwits and then you also have wannabes,your 'welcoming arms' its quite a mix, dont be too alarmed by some of the posts above, Ive been here a week now, and well im still here,woohoo  |
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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 12:02 am Post subject: |
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Anti-U.S. Protests
Demonstrations on May 27, 28, 29 and June 11, 2005
Information through the Embassy's warden system as a public service to all U.S. citizens in the Republic of Korea. (U.S. Embassy, Seoul)
http://www.asktheconsul.org/2005may26.htm
Seoul Restaurants Bar US diners
BBC NEWS, Asia-Pacific (November 28, 2002)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2523237.stm
A Lasting 'Net Legacy - Korean Anti-Americanism
By Jeffrey Robertson, Asia Times (June 1, 2006)
http://atimes.com/atimes/Korea/HF01Dg01.html
Children's Drawings in the Subway!, How Cute.
Posted: June 13, 2005
AoG.2y.net, Gord's World Tour, A passing moment in the life of Gord
http://aog.2y.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=1550 |
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