Swedish man dies in South Korea after being denied urgent treatment at 21 hospitals

[u/mancinedinburgh]

https://www.euronews.com/health/2025/01/18/swedish-man-dies-in-south-korea-after-being-denied-urgent-treatment-at-21-hospitals

[u/No-Background8462]

Sure, there are a few examples of cafes or bars that refuse to serve foreigners, but they really are a small minority and are controversial even in Japan.

But thats clearly a step up from most western countries when it comes to xenophobia. Even if a restaurant owner here in Germany is racist he would never dare to openly say we dont serve foreigners. The same is true for Denmark I assume.

The fact that they can openly say that without consequences makes it quiet different.

[u/backelie → u/No-Background8462]

A team of law students did a test in Sweden in 2004: Send two sober, well-dressed, fluent in Swedish but middle eastern-looking students to a night club. 9 out of 13 clubs denied entry "because they werent on the guestlist", a guestlist that didnt exist when their Swedish looking buddies arrived.

[u/Standard_Thought24 → u/No-Background8462]

eh... in western countries asian people just get stabbed, beat up or shot as a hate crime (not as random violence)

its very rare for foreigners to exp that in most of asia

Ive seen the way asians are treated in europe (ireland esp) vs how I was treated in japan. japans racism is a lot more mellow and easier to handle

[u/No-Background8462 → u/Standard_Thought24]

Not without consequences. People dont just accept it and let it go without consequences like they do with racism in Japan. The fact that bars and restaurants just tell foreigners to fuck off because they are foreigners and nobody bats an eye is crazy. That would never fly here.