Hong Key
08-21-2014, 07:24 AM
Signs outside South Korean pub ban Africans due to fears of Ebola virus (http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/signs-s-korean-pub-bans-africans-article-1.1907500)
BY David Boroff
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I'll have one pint of paranoia, please.
Signs posted outside of a South Korea pub over the weekend banned all Africans from patronizing the establishment out of fears from Ebola.
"We apologize but due to Ebola virus we are not accepting Africans at the moment," read the signs on the window at JR Pub in Seoul.
That's 1.1 billion people who would be banned from the pub — even though there are no reported cases of the deadly disease in South Korea.
It is not known who posted the signs, but the outrage was pouring in on social media after a photo of the offending messages was displayed on Facebook.
The U.N. health agency is urging Ebola-affected countries to start screening all passengers leaving international airports, sea ports and major ground crossings....
"I told them I was South African and after some deliberation they told me I could go in (I didn't)," someone wrote on Facebook on Saturday. "Apparently white Africans are okay. Total bollocks."
"I wouldn't want to drink with people who may carry Ebola, either," wrote another user. "But at least I have the common sense to know I am not in West Africa. Just avoid the pub. If they're this stupid, who knows what else goes on behind closed doors."
Some users reported on Facebook that the signs had been removed.
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/signs-s-korean-pub-bans-africans-article-1.1907500
BY David Boroff
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I'll have one pint of paranoia, please.
Signs posted outside of a South Korea pub over the weekend banned all Africans from patronizing the establishment out of fears from Ebola.
"We apologize but due to Ebola virus we are not accepting Africans at the moment," read the signs on the window at JR Pub in Seoul.
That's 1.1 billion people who would be banned from the pub — even though there are no reported cases of the deadly disease in South Korea.
It is not known who posted the signs, but the outrage was pouring in on social media after a photo of the offending messages was displayed on Facebook.
The U.N. health agency is urging Ebola-affected countries to start screening all passengers leaving international airports, sea ports and major ground crossings....
"I told them I was South African and after some deliberation they told me I could go in (I didn't)," someone wrote on Facebook on Saturday. "Apparently white Africans are okay. Total bollocks."
"I wouldn't want to drink with people who may carry Ebola, either," wrote another user. "But at least I have the common sense to know I am not in West Africa. Just avoid the pub. If they're this stupid, who knows what else goes on behind closed doors."
Some users reported on Facebook that the signs had been removed.
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/signs-s-korean-pub-bans-africans-article-1.1907500