tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post1928996912394568291..comments2024-03-26T03:31:06.199-04:00Comments on Ask a Korean!: Is It Safe to be in Korea Now?T.K. (Ask a Korean!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07663422474464557214noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-27368036483727119292016-01-11T19:40:12.600-05:002016-01-11T19:40:12.600-05:00Yes it's safe to move to Busan,South Korea. I ...Yes it's safe to move to Busan,South Korea. I moved to Busan from Bamako, Mali A month ago. It's honestly amazing plus this is the main port of the US and South Korean Army. It'd be pratically impossible for North Korea to even try to attack busanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01879641900735922658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-12622615694858696522011-04-15T04:42:03.591-04:002011-04-15T04:42:03.591-04:00Matt,
yes Busan would be a safe place. BUT IF a F...Matt,<br />yes Busan would be a safe place. BUT IF a FULL scale conflict broke out, Busan may not be so safe. It was one of the 1st targets targeted by NK at the outbreak of the Korean War 1950-53.<br /><br />NK tried to land 600 commandos in Busan (probably to destroy or occupy the port) in order to prevent it from being used to reinforce SK forces. And yes Busan was the life line that kept SK alive as US/UN forces flowed into SK via Busan. There was no other big port in the SK.<br /><br />Check out this link:<br /><br />http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/010823.htm<br /><br />Except<br /><br />"Except for the fortuitous position of the PC-701 and the fighting qualities of the craft's crew, the North Korean soldiers might have successfully landed at the vital Pusan. The poor state of combat readiness at the port could easily have led to its loss. In such an event, not even the small Allied toehold on the peninsula would have remained to support the U.S. counteroffensive in Korea. This single naval action may well have prevented the fall of South Korea."dbagoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977941497214583229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-72716171541505589402009-06-25T19:25:24.645-04:002009-06-25T19:25:24.645-04:00what used to make koreans feel so nonchalant about...what used to make koreans feel so nonchalant about the north korean threat was that their governments of the past 10 years still had pretty decent ties developing despite occassional military confrontations. tension was mostly an issue between NK and the U.S. but nowadays even the south korean government has turned away, and its president openly brings up the word 'war.'<br />a full-scale conflict would annihilate seoul and lead to the destruction of the north korean regime, but a limited one, say in the Yellow Sea, cannot be ruled out.<br />but a lmiited conflict always has the potential to trigger greater ones, and even prompt hawks, like president lee, to consider pushing troops further up north.<br />that's what's worrying. the mood is a little different from what it used to years ago.<br />people don't hoard things, but they are starting to wonder if sooner or later they may have to restore that habit.. a big step away from what things used to just a couple of years ago.<br />I'd say it's getting less safe these days to be in Korea.경계인https://www.blogger.com/profile/10655747570641492703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-6031733103503176672009-06-19T12:52:12.880-04:002009-06-19T12:52:12.880-04:00I truly lol'd at the fan death punchline. :)I truly lol'd at the fan death punchline. :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15270834268834921007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-84506085682295760462009-06-18T21:37:26.878-04:002009-06-18T21:37:26.878-04:00Lightning strikes vs casualties--what a great argu...Lightning strikes vs casualties--what a great argument. I think it really puts it in perspective, as well as the Top 10 news stories.<br /><br />I'm in a big group headed to Chuncheon for ETA orientation in two weeks, and I've heard a lot of my peers talking about their friends/families/selves worrying about North Korea. I hope you don't mind, but I'm linking this article to our discussion board so that they can learn about the "threat" and put it in perspective!BRB, Korea!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07694445689915661066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-25603106056691933512009-06-18T18:45:50.352-04:002009-06-18T18:45:50.352-04:00Great reply.Great reply.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-32009657713644972082009-06-18T09:58:23.861-04:002009-06-18T09:58:23.861-04:00If I may offer another perspective, we know Jong I...If I may offer another perspective, we know Jong Il's not the brightest man alive, but if he were to annihilate the other half of the Korean folk living in this world, then North Koreans would be the only kimchi-loving, Korean-speaking, Hangeul-writing people left on this planet, save for the small kyopo who have managed to flee the peninsula.<br /><br />A Korean I spoke to recently said she genuinely didn't think Jong Il would really do anything to the South.<br /><br />Maybe he has his ideas more on Japan and the US.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00868356328271678156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-88250748115586062002009-06-18T06:14:09.717-04:002009-06-18T06:14:09.717-04:00The "North Korean threat" isn't even...The "North Korean threat" isn't even conversation worthy among Koreans... they've lived with this threat all their lives... nothing's happened in 50 some-odd years... nothing's going to happen tomorrow.... I hope..조안나https://www.blogger.com/profile/18436544214416169575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-83536943106800276892009-06-18T04:31:33.063-04:002009-06-18T04:31:33.063-04:00Yeah, I'm here in Seoul - I can firmly say tha...Yeah, I'm here in Seoul - I can firmly say that few are genuinely worried about North Korea. If crap does hit the fan, it'll be over so quick we won't have time to do anything about it...Chris in South Koreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114300133329984235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-680332914862782872009-06-18T03:02:04.494-04:002009-06-18T03:02:04.494-04:00Plus, dude's going to Busan. Busan is as safe ...Plus, dude's going to Busan. Busan is as safe as you can be in Korea, when it comes to North Korean threats. There's a reason the ROK Navy has its headquarters and its most valuable ships based there (and not just cause its a great port).<br /><br />I'm in Chinhae, and the last thing I'm afraid of is North Korea. I'm much more afraid of the drivers on scooters running me down on the sidewalk. Korean, whats with that?Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11813383888709423895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-30315956157379723502009-06-18T00:35:44.124-04:002009-06-18T00:35:44.124-04:00I love the little link to fan death at the end.I love the little link to fan death at the end.1minhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759897159611745743noreply@blogger.com