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martinjr99 · Joined: 14 Sep 2006

My friends and I were kicked out of Harlem (a club) in Gangnam last Saturday for sitting in the reserved section even though all the seats were unoccupied. We reluctantly got up from the seats, but the bouncers responded with unnecessary violence. One bouncer head locked my friend. Another bouncer grabbed my girlfriend�s arm, twisted it and then shoved her. That same bouncer pushed and shoved me down to the ground (I�m only 5�6� and weigh 120 pounds so I wasn�t any threat) and in the process, my watch, which was a gift from my sister got broken. I also have a scar on my elbow as well as a bruised back from this incident. All of this violence could have been avoided.

I didn�t realize my watch was broken until the next day. So I went to Harlem with a Korean friend Wednesday night to settle the matter. I wanted my watch fixed or replaced, since there was no need for the bouncer to shove me to the ground. Unfortunately, they would not meet my request. Their reason was that they had no proof that the watch was broken that Saturday night.

The watch was not that expensive, but that is not the issue here. I don�t want adoptees / kyopos / other foreigners to be taken advantage of just because we can�t speak Korean. I feel like the only way for me to get the owner�s attention (since he won�t speak to me directly) is to boycott all the Harlem/NB clubs (since they are all owned by the same person) until this mattered is resolved. In fact, because of the way I was treated, I don�t plan on going to any of those clubs ever again. I ask you to join me in this boycott to show that we will not be walked all over. Please tell all your friends (Koreans as well) about this unfortunate situation. If you have any other ideas on how to settle this matter, please let me know. Thank you all for your support.

Jeremy

okokok · Joined: 27 Aug 2006

You need to hit the gym.

deadman · Joined: 27 May 2006 Location: Suwon

okokok · Joined: 27 Aug 2006

flotsam · Joined: 28 Mar 2006

My new school is in East Harlem. No problems so far.

Howard Roark · Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Location: Canada

I voted "maybe". But I wouldn't go to those clubs anyway.

Qinella · Joined: 25 Feb 2005 Location: the crib

That's not a fun story at all. What did you mean by "reluctantly", though?

gang ah jee · Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Location: city of paper

jaganath69 · Joined: 17 Jul 2003

While I sympathise with the OP, I fully respect the rights of an establishment to allow whoever it likes in and conversely to dissallow to the point of discrimination. I also support the right of individuals to boycott such beeped up places.

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

What does a section of NYC have to do with a province (a CLUB????) in Canada?