RANTING/VENTING MEGATHREAD 3.0

went to the local mart and completely forgot i wasn't wearing a mask. i mean, i go to this mart 4-5 times week and have always worn a mask before. they know who i am. they see me all the time. i don't even have to tell them my address (for the points system) as they memorise it. the mart was pretty much empty anyway. guy on the speaker system was going mental, saying ALL CUSTOMERS MUST WEAR MASKS in korean. the cashier was also like YOU SHOULD WEAR A MASK (in banmal too)!!!! i was like i forgot, i'm sorry, i didn't mean to. then the customer next to her was all YEAH WHY ISN'T HE WEARING A MASK. this was the first time ever. come on. i've definitely seen other koreans in there with no masks recently. the workers didn't seem to call them out at all. no to mention the amount of people who have masks on, but not covering there nose or mouth. that's also fine?

not to mention this place is surrounded by coffee shops and restaurants, packed full of people with no masks. smokers seem to hang around outside the mart too, also with no masks. no one confronts them

i mean, ok, i made a mistake and i said sorry. no need to keep being quite so rude about it. guess i'll start shopping somewhere else..

i mean, ok, i made a mistake and i said sorry. no need to keep being quite so rude about it. guess i'll start shopping somewhere else..

Don't worry, I'm sure there are plenty of other marts in Itaewon... where you obviously hang out... because you're a foreigner 

Tonight’s News: Foreigner not wearing mask spreads Covid-19 at local mart.

Don't worry, I'm sure there are plenty of other marts in Itaewon... where you obviously hang out... because you're a foreigner 

their food is half rotten anyway, half the time. fuk em

So this is a new word for me. I suspected it's just another way of spelling "****", but I wanted to verify:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cnut_the_Great

This gives me ideas.

Cnut was a bit of a ...

at least according to the Saxons.

Starting from 1 June 2020, all foreigners, excluding holders of A-1 (Diplomatic), A-2 (Official), A-3 (Treaties) and F-4 (Overseas Koreans) Visas, who reside in Korea with long-term visas, shall apply for a Re-Entry Permit through a local immigration office before leaving Korea if they wish to maintain their status and period of stay. Leaving Korea without a Re-Entry Permit will result in cancellation of their Alien Registration in accordance with Article 37 of the Immigration Act. In this case, the foreigner must obtain a new long-term visa to re- enter Korea. All foreigners who are granted a Re-Entry Permit and wish to re-enter Korea shall undergo a medical examination not earlier than 48 hours prior to the date of their departure for Korea and present a written diagnosis when requested by a transport operator and an immigration officer. Failure to do so may result in re-entry denial. The diagnosis shall be written in English or Korean, signed by a medical examiner and issued by an authorized medical institution.

So ... just to leave the country, even on an F visa (except for ethnically Korean F4s) foreigners have to go to the immigration office to apply to leave the country ... then while on vacation get and pay for a medical test (which is not cheap). What a pain in the @$$. F6s and F5s, you have to do it, too.

Source?

Waygs need to do this health check because they might bring Wuhan back.

Koreans don’t need to because it’s impossible for them to bring Wuhan back.

I mean, what planet do these people live on?

I’m not against the health check think really, just that it’s not being applied to all travelers. It’s just... disgusting.

Not surprised, though. Just Korean things innit.

Waygs need to do this health check because they might bring Wuhan back.

Koreans don’t need to because it’s impossible for them to bring Wuhan back.

I mean, what planet do these people live on?

I’m not against the health check think really, just that it’s not being applied to all travelers. It’s just... disgusting.

Not surprised, though. Just Korean things innit.

No.

Citizens cannot be refused entry to their country.

If public health officials could refuse entry to citizens, they would.

Why are Koreans allowed to leave the country without applying to leave in advance, only foreigners? And why are Koreans allowed to return freely from international travel without having paid for a special medical checkup, but returning foreigners have to?

Why are Koreans allowed to leave the country without applying to leave in advance, only foreigners? And why are Koreans allowed to return freely from international travel without having paid for a special medical checkup, but returning foreigners have to?

All the Kyopos can go back to the USA aka Covid-Central and return freely to Korea.

Source?

This please.

This please.

Dannnnnnnng, a smart one. Asking to see sources.

http://overseas.mofa.go.kr/com/popup/abview.do?seq=2714&site_itm=3&fbclid=IwAR37AOdKCF-j031xPkENxVPF8S6zWinLwgncwzqU37jTdpu6GkQMT2zUzds

Thanks for the link LI

Yeah, to anyone who's still skeptical, this is published, public knowledge now. You can find the information on pretty much any relevant website, and you can also phone your embassies for verification.

I wouldn't recommend leaving the country for vacation unless you've planned for it well in advance and already have that test scheduled/paid for.

It's really not an issue because the re-entry permit requirements will in all likelihood return to what they were at the same time the 14-day quarantine requirement is lifted. The latter really eliminates any overseas travel plans for me anyway.

Yeah, it never really affected me to begin with because I had no plans to leave the country this summer anyway, but I know it can and will cause major issues to a lot of other people in the meantime.

It isn't permanent, but it is what it is for now.

Nearly half of the Twitter accounts spreading messages on the social media platform about the coronavirus pandemic are likely bots

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/05/20/859814085/researchers-nearly-half-of-accounts-tweeting-about-coronavirus-are-likely-bots

Among the misinformation disseminated by bot accounts: tweeted conspiracy theories about hospitals being filled with mannequins or tweets that connected the spread of the coronavirus to 5G wireless towers

Ugh ... Russia is making fake news again... and people are believing it... 

Reuters reported in March that Russian media have recently deployed a widespread disinformation campaign against the West to worsen the impact of the coronavirus to create panic and distrust.