tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178398363694536309.post5457349724101844074..comments2023-11-03T01:22:25.518-07:00Comments on Odysseus Drifts: RTW Travel Adventure: Foreign Women for SaleMelanie Ehlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05488023498534836267noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178398363694536309.post-18908093639328272952011-10-31T23:39:58.817-07:002011-10-31T23:39:58.817-07:00omg. go on about korean males. this is not a korea...omg. go on about korean males. this is not a korean male thing. MEN ARE PIGS WORLDWIDE. there are even some in the states. just cuz you didn't experience it there, it doesn't mean others didn't. you happened to be part of a white majority that didn't get treated like 'minority'. which often means getting treated like whores, servants, things to walk all over, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178398363694536309.post-50375829672477243562011-09-18T11:59:46.025-07:002011-09-18T11:59:46.025-07:00A couple of days ago this was exactly what a frien...A couple of days ago this was exactly what a friend and me where talkig about. She has a friend who is often mistaken for a whore. And both suspected (and it was confirmed by Koreans) that it has something to do with having long blond hair. This girl explained to me that Russian prostitutes are often blond. Her friend thinks about dyeing her hair.<br />It's still ridiculous, but at least it would be some kind of explanation.Gwinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178398363694536309.post-19869141195636008592011-08-01T13:37:11.674-07:002011-08-01T13:37:11.674-07:00I'm sorry to hear that this keeps happening to...I'm sorry to hear that this keeps happening to you. It has nothing to do with you. If I was to take a guess, it probably has something to do with the way they portray foreign women in marketing and the media in South Korea. The United States is guilty of doing the same thing as well but reversed. I hope things get better and this doesn't ruin your time there.Bob Crunchhttp://www.bluegreencommunities.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178398363694536309.post-28227200380402569342011-07-15T02:13:39.741-07:002011-07-15T02:13:39.741-07:00i'm very sorry you had to go through that. but...i'm very sorry you had to go through that. but as a korean woman who has lived in several different countries, i'm going to go ahead and tell you that this type of phenomena exists worldwide. <br />this is more attributable to the male sex than in it is to a specific country.eunnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178398363694536309.post-49250479219546812172011-07-07T16:58:45.892-07:002011-07-07T16:58:45.892-07:00Oh Melanie, I am so sorry you have had to experien...Oh Melanie, I am so sorry you have had to experience this variety of seediness. How disgusting. Hold your head high and stare them down. Don't even acknowledge their offer. Just glare and make them feel the shame that they so ignorantly force onto you! I am right beside you, angry too!dom w.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17927840663372818400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178398363694536309.post-12131067161421559012011-07-07T05:20:47.594-07:002011-07-07T05:20:47.594-07:00Wow, that is awful. You're very brave to talk ...Wow, that is awful. You're very brave to talk about it. Why are men so terrible? (And I'm not a man-hater, but seriously!) In Japan, women get groped *all* the time; happened to one of my friends, as a matter of fact. And they actually have women-only cars on the trains b/c it's so bad. Apparently in Thailand they have women-only buses. <br /><br />I want to punch them in the face for you. Bastards.Meganhttp://bangkokrealitysmackdown.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178398363694536309.post-87946768545678477612011-07-07T04:12:43.393-07:002011-07-07T04:12:43.393-07:00Oh my god! I had no idea this happens to foreign w...Oh my god! I had no idea this happens to foreign women in Korea! I just moved to Suncheon, in the south, and have three friends live here for a year each and have never heard of such a thing. How terrible. I am so sorry this is happening to you! I really hope it gets better for you.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00144040029003725510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178398363694536309.post-23800144880293109232011-07-07T02:44:38.343-07:002011-07-07T02:44:38.343-07:00When I lived in Japan I was asked if I was a tople...When I lived in Japan I was asked if I was a topless model on 3 separate occasions. This was usually followed by some kind of lewd staring and attempts to touch. I still don't know whether I look like some well-known glamour girl (unlikely) or whether it was just because I have large breasts. Either way, it's not nice to feel so violated when you have done nothing to deserve it (like you, I was totally covered-up on all of these occasions).<br /><br />Sadly I think the 'Western Woman = Loose' attitude still exists in much of Asia.Runaway Brithttp://www.runawaybrit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178398363694536309.post-62338705464364276422011-07-06T20:20:49.408-07:002011-07-06T20:20:49.408-07:00I haven't had anyone ask me if I'm a whore...I haven't had anyone ask me if I'm a whore in Asia, but I have had some guys assume that because I'm Western I must be easy. (ven though, like you, I'm usually wearing a lot more clothes than most of my Asian counterparts.<br />But, man, I was propositioned about a gazillion times when I was in Morocco. I wore long pants and sleeves the entire time and often covered my head, but I was still constantly assaulted with cat calls and offers. I didn't really know how to deal with it, and, honestly, it's made me think twice about visiting the Middle East on my own again. (Especially since I've heard Morocco is relatively liberal compared to other countries.)Sallyhttp://www.unbravegirl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178398363694536309.post-17255046628369623602011-07-06T19:58:28.899-07:002011-07-06T19:58:28.899-07:00Like that's the worst Korea has to offer.
I ...Like that's the worst Korea has to offer. <br /><br />I mean it. It's absolutely nothing. Korean males can do much worse than that. (I won't elaborate on the gory little details of how far they can go, for your sake.) But then, this isn't all Korea has to offer either. Morons and idiots live everywhere - it just happened that you stepped on one of them. <br /><br />But then, these dumb Korean males (usually deep in their 40's and 50's) disgust me to no end as well. You have my sympathy. <br /><br />1. Women's rights in Korea are but an illusion - that's a very keen observation. <br /><br />2. Seriously, you should post things like these to a media that can reach much farther than just at some personal level. I am very certain, if such things happen, some anti-American sentiment will boil down from Korea. (They are stupid for a reason anyway...) Who gives it a flying f***? Nothing works better than public shame for stupidity of this magnitude. And what's grander than national shame?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178398363694536309.post-13378635488838861472011-07-06T18:56:15.274-07:002011-07-06T18:56:15.274-07:00@Katherina and Deb -- Thanks for coming forward an...@Katherina and Deb -- Thanks for coming forward and mentioning the same thing has happened to both of you. I don't feel so bad when I know it's not just that there's something wrong w/ me. <br /><br />It actually took me a long time to talk and write about this because I found it so upsetting. But now I also think it's important to bring this problem into the open. In situations like these, I feel like women's rights are just an illusion. <br /><br />While I certainly wouldn't blame you, Deb, if you put on a tough "street face," it's not something I want to do. I get a lot of really nice strangers who approach me (with GOOD intentions) because I smile a lot. Personally, I just want to find a way to publicly shame these prostitute-seeking men. Just not sure how to do so effectively.Melanie Ehlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05488023498534836267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178398363694536309.post-58158336366733264962011-07-06T12:38:23.084-07:002011-07-06T12:38:23.084-07:00It happens here, too. On at least 3 occasions that...It happens here, too. On at least 3 occasions that spring to mind, I've been mistaken for a call girl. Like you and Katherina, I wasn't dressed provocatively on any of those occasions. It's not about what we wear or the way we carry ourselves. Maybe we need to toughen our "street faces" so we look more unapproachable?Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14505780216294661858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178398363694536309.post-24094157080330257372011-07-06T10:45:40.813-07:002011-07-06T10:45:40.813-07:00That's terrible! It happened to me once in Par...That's terrible! It happened to me once in Paris, though. I was walking with a friend near Marais on a weekday evening, wearing jeans and a t-shirt (not even heels!) and a guy came over to us to ask "how much" insistingly. I didn't understand a word of french back then, but my friend is fluent. She told me to run across the street to the other side at the count of 3. I only found out afterwards what had happened...<br /><br />I really wonder - do these men actually expect to get a positive response? Do they really get lucky some time?Katherinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729278382487254574noreply@blogger.com