The Korea Experience

[cobychuck]

Yeah, she is.  If you've been to Osan and never had the pleasure of her asking, you must have been invisible.  Thinking about it still makes me shudder.  God, she's hideous.

[Thraxas]

I've never been to Osan, but I'll remember to avoid her if I ever go there.

[62EE]

Even if you avoid her, she may chase you down. She started to follow me out of Burger King, then she ran after me until I made it to the front gate. No joke.

A friend of mine, George H. (name masked for confidentiality-- hint: last name rhymes with "Hoffmann"), was nearly kidnapped on Hooker Hill. They took his watch, ran into the building, and waited for him to run after and retrieve his watch.

The point is that hookers in Korea are hard to avoid. Run fast, and keep your jewelry close-by. And, stay away from any neighborhood nicknamed "Hooker Hill."

[Hoopty]

The point is that hookers in Korea are hard to avoid.

That's not the case at Kunsan.  The only hookers I ever saw were in the 'Red Light' district deep in the city.  They were setup in storefronts and were there for the Koreans business, not the GI's.  In fact, that area was not well known or frequented by Americans and was specifically off-limits.  The only reason I ever saw it was that I just happened to pass through in a taxi one time.

[62EE]

Just for clarification, I was basing my statement on experiences in Osan and Uijongbu, and stories from Seoul.

[docbyers]

I worked in Italy on a global project for P&G- we had guys and gals from the USA, England, Germany, Saudia Arabia, and of course Italy.  A group of us were at dinner one night, and the conversation turned to the price of the "girls" down on the Lunga Mare.  The Americans didn't know, the Germans had no idea, same with the Brits, and the Italians don't touch the stuff.  The Saudi's, religious to a fault, said "It's 50,000 lira if you do it in the car, 100,000 if you take them to your place..."  I put "girls" in quotations because it was good practice to check the gender before transacting any business with them...

[Thraxas]

I'll keep all of that in mind if I ever go to South Korea.