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Gangnam Style - A Deeper Look at Korean Gangnam The intent of this research is to identify an insignificant yet strong element in Korean home typology: the officetel. A portmanteau of Hotel as well as the English boarding school, the officetel used to be an administrative workstation with few primary residential centers. Like most buildings of its type across Asia, but the building eventually evolved into more than just a workplace. Its architectural design has been specially tailored to offer comfortable and trendy living conditions for people. Even though the specific intent of this structure has remained largely unknown, what's known about it reveals a curious parallel with the evolution of several modern structures from Korea and other Asian nations. Just as resorts gradually took on the part of comfy places to unwind in the evening, so too have contemporary Korean residences adopted the identical aesthetic approach. In fact, the very styling of many modern Korean homes precludes the possibility of their ever being completely supplied. The structure's architecture and design strongly suggest that it was built with furnishing as the most crucial component of design. In fact, in the time of construction, the architects almost never made any effort to furnish the structure at all. This might appear surprising given the emphasis on compactness that is common to modern Korean structure, but the result of this approach was to achieve the cheapest sort of housing without compromising comfort. The result was the invention of what was to become the familiarly recognizable Korean homestay or apartment, complete with all the familiar open front doors, sliding glass doors, and other traditional homemaker features. However, due to the short timeframe allowed for construction, the officetel of Korean origin were constructed entirely on site and then sent to their destination. While the waiting period for completion was considerable, this made the available supply of home much more than could have been achieved if constructed on site. This increased the whole demand and obviously resulted in an increase in price. The eventual adoption of local manufacturing resulted in an increase in supply and cut down on waiting time for the finished products. Needless to say, there were still the odd lot that couldn't wait and opted for the overseas manufacturers. In reaction to this, several changes were made to the Korean language legislation to enable foreigners to patent their Seoul offices. While this helped to some degree to protect some of the more obscure layouts, it did little to address the general problem of limited quantities being generated. These problems became especially acute when Korean artists started to be hired on a regular basis from western nations. While the objective of selling Seoul flats was still the same - to provide living space for Koreans - the incentives for landlords were now much more complex. From the north, they were able to secure contracts based upon the construction of their establishments, no matter whether these were houses or offices. From the south, there was still no law permitting Koreans into institutions owned by foreigners (this is known as the"overseas association rule"). Further hindrances faced by Koreans working abroad included the inability to leave the country without reporting to their employer(s) and the risk of possible deportation. However, it's generally believed that the most important factor in dissuading Koreans from departing the country was the threat of imprisonment. As a result, many defectors (who chose to stay in the country and continue to work) chose to live in the Gangnam Bogeum District instead of the capital Seoul. Several factors made this relocation option particularly attractive. Firstly, it meant that Koreans residing in the Gangnam District received preferential treatment when compared to others in exactly the same position. This is because the influx of expatriates into the area had made it a"sewer system" with Koreans running the show. 서울op Secondly, it was widely known within the Korean community which the government in the south prioritized housekeeping work over offense. This perception may have helped promote more defectors to stay in the country regardless of the possibility of long-term affiliation with the enemy. It might also have encouraged defectors to stay in the country despite the higher likelihood of being sent back to the United States or Great Britain, where their skills and minds might be used for criminal activity. Another element that may have encouraged Koreans to relocate into the Gangnam area is the relative absence of harsh punishment meted out to them by local police officers. There's absolutely not any doubt that the police in Gangnam do take the issue of prostitution very seriously. Nevertheless, they appear to prefer to manage minor crimes like theft and street prostitution over the more serious offenses committed by foreigners working as officetel in Gangnam. Given this situation, there are probably fewer overseas criminals operating as officetel in Gangnam than there are at the rest of Korea. Some women working in red-light districts in the north appear to have been affected by foreign pornography. They would appear to have a higher tolerance for such acts than others. If there are any women working in these areas, they should be vigilant against any men who try to force them into sexual acts. It's advised that they report such cases to the local authorities immediately. The authorities will then do their best to apprehend the men responsible.
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