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Yeah, this does feel like the headline's intentionally designed to mislead people away from the fact that the sexual offender was a Korean diplomat, not a New Zealander. @jalaaybee/1308264748836765696Permalink On twitter.com
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Also, the article takes care to highlight the gender of the person who was groped. As a foreign male in Korea, I'll just note that I'm far from the only guy I know who has been groped by a random older Korean man. Most weren't drunk, either. (Though that's the go-to excuse.)Permalink On twitter.com
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And no, none of the incidents (plural) were "misunderstanding" or "miscommunication." That would suggest any ambiguity in the situation. I was present. Dude was curious. Dude groped. I slapped dude's hand away and told them to f*ck off.Permalink On twitter.com
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People will come and say, "In Korean culture..." but, I'm sorry, no. It's not normal in Korea to grab a complete stranger's genitals within 5 minutes of meeting them, or to offer to scrub someone's junk in a swimming pool change room, or grab your taxi's passenger's crotch.On twitter.com
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That's not anywhere near the realm of "normal" for social behavior in South Korea. Buddies do more crotchgrabs and stuff here, I've seen that. Not total strangers.Permalink On twitter.com
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Now, the 3(?) cases I've experienced in 18 years here is not a lot, but... it's enough that I can envision a handsy, 개저씨 diplomat just being transferred around when it becomes a problem, instead of acknowledging it and firing him. That's exactly how things often get handled.Permalink On twitter.com
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I mean, just the other day I heard a story about someone being transferred around each time his icky behavior with kids came to light. Impunity, just move him away. It's not so unusual approach.Permalink On twitter.com