Comments on: VD education in Korea

By: steve

steve — Thu, 11 May 2006 19:11:38 +0000

That brings back memories. Yes, that sign was real and present during the time I was in Korea, 1980-83.
Also, at that time, the hostesses (in Tongduchon) wore numbers, so that those who did get a an infection could easily identify their partner, e.g., number 9 at the Giant Club.
Those were wilder days when you didn’t have to have a battle buddy and drinking was considered an acceptable hobby for a soldier (smoking was also allowed and common). While many posts didn’t have a sign, statistics were available on which clubs were hot spots for getting a dose from the local medical clinics.

By: sanshinseon

sanshinseon — Thu, 11 May 2006 02:09:22 +0000

Yup, that’s been true since the mid-80s. I’ve been tested for HIV at least 5 times i know of, probably many more, and never with prior consent sought. It’d be a real bitch if they got a false-positive… Fotunately, they seem to be quite careful about it.

By: Brendon Carr

Brendon Carr — Wed, 10 May 2006 10:35:45 +0000

Also, is the following true:
“If you are not a Korean national and become HIV positive in Korea you shall be deported, have no support network, and will be denied medications, even while waiting for deportation. Also, hospitals test non-Koreans for HIV without patients’ consent or knowledge.”

Yes, it is.

By: nerdieboy

nerdieboy — Wed, 10 May 2006 07:53:02 +0000

It’s definitely my mission this summer to get some brack people condoms.
http://glenbae.livejournal.com/40001.html

Makes me wonder what the Korean or Japanese version of lubricant might be?

Also, is the following true:
“If you are not a Korean national and become HIV positive in Korea you shall be deported, have no support network, and will be denied medications, even while waiting for deportation. Also, hospitals test non-Koreans for HIV without patients’ consent or knowledge.”

By: jd

jd — Wed, 10 May 2006 06:19:43 +0000

is there a word for it when you comment on one website and then another person links to a second site where you have another post, but they didn’t realize what they were doing? sort of like a snake biting its own tail, but not really, but internet-ed-ly?

’cause that just happened to me.

By: Zonath

Zonath — Wed, 10 May 2006 06:02:11 +0000

You can get condoms at pretty much any pharmacy and large-chain convenience store nowadays. I’ve bought them at LG Mart before, and not gotten any snickers or stares (well… no more than usual, me being a foreigner and all.)

Even despite the low incidence of condom usage, as well as the large number of cheap VD clinics, considering that doctors seem to give a broad-spectrum antibiotic shot for just about everything, most VDs probably don’t get a whole lot of chance to take root. Of course,antibiotics won’t stop pubic lice, genital warts, AIDS, or herpes, but as far as I’ve heard, none of those have become a huge problem yet (or they’re just underreported). Sometimes, living in a highly isolated culture has its benefits.

By: michael

michael — Wed, 10 May 2006 06:01:45 +0000

nerdieboy: http://www.boingboing.net/2006.....brack.html

By: slim

slim — Wed, 10 May 2006 05:06:29 +0000

With all the very dangerous STDs out there, I say give me an old-fashioned girl any day: One with Gonorrhea.

By: nerdieboy

nerdieboy — Wed, 10 May 2006 03:21:48 +0000

“Out of curiousity, does anyone have the stats on VD in Korea in general?”

I also am wondering the same thing… last time I went, people seemed to think it was ok to not use a condom. Are condoms easy to find and would I get snickers if I were to buy a pack at the local Lotte Mart?

By: Ray

Ray — Wed, 10 May 2006 02:16:46 +0000

Maybe it’s called Seven because when you go there your head ends up in a box.

Dude…that was the SEVENTH post.