tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125128490848394328.post5516906040913591709..comments2023-12-25T07:21:40.209+09:00Comments on The Seoul Patch: Street vendors driven out of Insa-dongTuttlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06492955225793619768noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125128490848394328.post-5837987782312954182011-04-27T18:24:07.053+09:002011-04-27T18:24:07.053+09:00I missed this post somehow. What a crazy idea. W...I missed this post somehow. What a crazy idea. When I read the referenced article, I have a hard time seeing the actual problem. I guess you'd need to do a proper survey, but the anectodotal interviews, indeed the Tuttle's own observations, nobody wants these vendors to go. Even if you plan to abolish all street vendors, seems like Insadong would be very last place to go, or would merit an excemption. Just crazy.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461699923609505432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125128490848394328.post-51775304215589686942011-04-26T01:13:25.567+09:002011-04-26T01:13:25.567+09:00FJ and JA: I thought about appending a certain eas...FJ and JA: I thought about appending a certain easy-to-find email address but don't want to get in trouble with the "foreigners-can't-participae-in-political-activity" clause of the visa rules.<br /><br />If I were some other guy I would urge petition-type or even individual-type action along those lines (we can express opinion to government agencies, but not activate).<br /><br />To clarify, the vendors would be corraled at the bottom of Insa-dong-gil, which the article correctly describes as a tomb. It totally changes the atmosphere, for the worse!<br /><br />Charles: I assume you are laughing at my dig at a certain Seattle-based coffee chain...<br /><br />Chris: I don't know if it's a "bust" or what, but the powers haven't done anything yet. Surely most of these folks live pretty close to the edge, so it wouldn't take long to collapse them.Tuttlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06492955225793619768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125128490848394328.post-78644741385511955332011-04-25T19:49:22.696+09:002011-04-25T19:49:22.696+09:00Presuming this is just like the other 'busts&#...Presuming this is just like the other 'busts' done around Myeong-dong, they'll be back in a couple weeks. Either that, or we'll hear about lawsuits against the government for preventing someone from working, or about a refused cart refund, etc....Chris in South Koreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114300133329984235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125128490848394328.post-92217940945979471492011-04-25T00:16:06.319+09:002011-04-25T00:16:06.319+09:00It can get a little crowded, I'll admit it, bu...It can get a little crowded, I'll admit it, but it would be sad to see the street vendors go. They add so much charm to the area.조안나https://www.blogger.com/profile/18436544214416169575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125128490848394328.post-20564459632802457462011-04-25T00:08:13.153+09:002011-04-25T00:08:13.153+09:00Are they banning all street vendors? I think we sh...Are they banning all street vendors? I think we should vote to keep our favourites - the taffy lollipop guy can stay, but the pirated DVD guy can go.George Bailey Sees The World!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14186280373809786608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125128490848394328.post-91743902371606716792011-04-24T21:03:42.780+09:002011-04-24T21:03:42.780+09:00LOL... brilliant..LOL... brilliant..Charles Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17489538189139910055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125128490848394328.post-86391163060286530862011-04-24T19:09:04.251+09:002011-04-24T19:09:04.251+09:00Yes it won't be the same. Is it possible for u...Yes it won't be the same. Is it possible for us foreign folk to start a petition to stop this? Or are we just helpless?JIWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14828166111322700393noreply@blogger.com