tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268789363253190247.post6083958437334889396..comments2023-06-25T18:01:34.208+09:00Comments on Busan Mike / 부산 마이크: When the Last Sword Is DrawnMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15349691823513127693noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268789363253190247.post-21381298718830075312010-11-30T09:28:48.582+09:002010-11-30T09:28:48.582+09:00I think it's a combination of factors. The iro...I think it's a combination of factors. The irony with HSBC and investments is that they don't support customers in South Korea, but it's no problem if you're living somewhere like Krzygstan and a variety of other unlikely countries. When you look at the list of supported countries I think South Korea might be the only G-20 country which isn't supported - which might tell us a lot about the difficulties of doing business in South Korea - presumably because of Government regulations. It's also government regulations that really make importing vitamins and cosmetics more trouble than it's worth.<br /><br />But yes, some companies just don't want to deal with customers in South Korea and it isn't always obvious why. There are ways of using US addresses and faking a presence in a country but it's often more trouble than it's worth - and a lot more expensive from what I've seen.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349691823513127693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268789363253190247.post-4036816579446943542010-11-30T02:31:51.061+09:002010-11-30T02:31:51.061+09:00This will sound like a stupid question, but I ask ...This will sound like a stupid question, but I ask your indulgence: why won't well-respected places do business with South Korea? We're not in Cambodia or some other second-world Asian country, and there's more than enough wealth to go around. Is it a simple matter of ensuring your 'address' is in the US / Canada, or do they have some way of tracking that?Chris in South Koreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114300133329984235noreply@blogger.com