• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 04:58
CEST 10:58
KST 17:58
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
[ASL22] Ro16 Preview: Holy Diver5[ASL22] Ro16 Preview: Rough Waters10[ASL22] Ro24 Preview: Siren's Call8[ASL22] Ro24 Preview: Summer's End9Serral wins HomeStory Cup 2915
Community News
Weekly Cups (Sep 7-12): SHIN, ByuN, MaxPax double down1StarCraft open world shooter announced at BlizzCon100Weekly Cups (Aug 30-Sep 7): herO thrives amid growing schism10Official StarCraft website teases new content ahead of BlizzCon?179Stellar Fest TWO the Moon (Dec 16-20)9
StarCraft 2
General
Balance hotfix patch 5.0.16b (July 16) SC4ALL II: StarCraft 2 Player Announcement 8/8 The Death of Cheese: From a Professional Cheeser Yamato Cup Series StarCraft open world shooter announced at BlizzCon
Tourneys
2026 GSTL Announcement Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament RSL Revival: Season 6 - Qualifiers and Main Event RSL goes to London! 2026 Offline Finals Nov 21-22 SC2 AI Tournament 2026 Fall
Strategy
[H] ZvP Mid-Late Game: Stalkers Collossi HT
Custom Maps
Nexus Wars 2021 GUIDE [M] (2) Industrial Park
External Content
Mutation # 543 Enhanced Defenses The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 542 The Ascended Mutation # 541 Binary Choice
Brood War
General
Bot on ladder Working 1v1, 2v2, 3v3 Ladder an AI researcher's take on the ladder bot Syncronization issues and can't find games BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/
Tourneys
[ASL22] Ro16 Group D [ASL22] Ro16 Group B [BSL23] SM: Ret vs TerrOr -> DragOn vs StRyKeR [Megathread] Daily Proleagues
Strategy
Cliff Jump Revisited (1 in a 1000 strategy) Replay Review Process - What do you do? Simple Questions, Simple Answers Odyssey Mineral Stack Saturation
Other Games
General Games
Nintendo Switch Thread Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread EVE Corporation Diablo IV
Dota 2
Dota 2 Champions League Season 3 Begins April 25! Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion
League of Legends
[TL LoL EUW IHs] Teemo shall perish
Heroes of the Storm
Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug
TL Mafia
TL Mafia Community Thread
Community
General
All you football fans (soccer)! US Politics Mega-thread Russo-Ukrainian War Thread Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine Canadian Politics Mega-thread
Fan Clubs
MarineLorD Fan Club The Creator Fan Club The ShoWTimE Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
Movie Discussion! [Manga] One Piece Diablo Animated Series on Netflix
Sports
Football (Soccer) Thread TeamLiquid Health and Fitness Initiative For 2023 MLB/Baseball 2023
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
Computer Build, Upgrade & Buying Resource Thread
TL Community
Recent Gifted Posts
Blogs
Gaming Intensity, Problemati…
TrAiDoS
38 yo Retired SWE loo…
PurE)Rabbit-SF
Can Bots Beat Pros?? Starcr…
namkraft
[meme] I finally understa…
LUCKY_NOOB
Regacy Esports:Our Goa…
regacyesports
Dreaming of BW patches (mod…
c3rberUs
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 10583 users

Is South Korea Safe right now?

Blogs > bri9and
Post a Reply
Normal
bri9and
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States246 Posts
June 16 2011 17:47 GMT
#1
I have a brother in law that wants to move his family to a USAF base in S Korea but my sister is flipping out because she thinks its unsafe.. I assured her its safe, but wanted to poll the folks there since many of you are in S Korea and have good insight into the relative safety of the country. We don't know where the base is except that its a NATO base in S Korea.

Thanks.

*
I don't have time to play with myself
DNB
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Finland995 Posts
June 16 2011 17:49 GMT
#2
I've been to S-Korea and I can say that the locals are much less worried there about NK than people in the west. I can understand why someone would be worried after all the scare by the media.
Sega92
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States467 Posts
June 16 2011 17:52 GMT
#3
while I do not live there I can say that is no less safe than anywhere else in the world, to be honest living in the US is probably more dangerous seeing as a whole lot of the world hates our guts

though I may be uninformed about Korea's safety I hope I helped at least a little
bri9and
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States246 Posts
June 16 2011 17:57 GMT
#4
Thanks guys, I appreciate the responses
I don't have time to play with myself
AyeH
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States534 Posts
June 16 2011 18:02 GMT
#5
i would assume it's safe since my relatives don't have any desire to leave the country. don't worry.
Is it in you?
Kralle333
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Denmark301 Posts
June 16 2011 18:03 GMT
#6
According to this:
http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi-data/#/2011/scor

South korea is more safe than the us
Nukanite - www.last.fm/user/Kraller
cive
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada370 Posts
June 16 2011 18:09 GMT
#7
No guns, no drugs and kids spend most of their time studying.

The country doesn't sleep either. I can go get myself a fried chicken at 2 am in the morning :D
Play Terran
Navi
Profile Joined November 2009
5286 Posts
June 16 2011 18:10 GMT
#8
People can totter around drunk at night in the city and not get hurt, whatever that says about the country (on the flip side if you aren't a drinker, less incentive to go I guess? lol)
So ya, unless you're afraid of getting nuked by NK during your stay there, probably not dangerous or anything.
Hey! Listen!
NonFactor
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Sweden698 Posts
June 16 2011 18:13 GMT
#9
On June 17 2011 02:52 Sega92 wrote:
while I do not live there I can say that is no less safe than anywhere else in the world, to be honest living in the US is probably more dangerous seeing as a whole lot of the world hates our guts

though I may be uninformed about Korea's safety I hope I helped at least a little


I think the OP doesen't mean ''general safety'' like walking outside during the nights. What he means is the danger of a war starting between Nkorea and Skorea. If one would start, Seoul would be one of the most dangerous places to be in the world.

Personally I find it to be safe. That there would starta war between the 2 koreas would demand a lot. Even the sinking of the ship that craved the lifes of 40+ people didn't start one.

NKorea has nothing to win by a war. And SKorea fears for their capital that is very close to the pararell.

So I personally believe that a war isn't realistic. But who knows what could happen with NKorea. Their actions are indeed un-predictable.

-swordguy
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States560 Posts
June 16 2011 18:38 GMT
#10
For the most part they don't seem to even realize that there is a Korean war still going on (not actual fighting though). If they don't worry about it then I would see no reason for you to worry about it. Plus the US loves the preemptive strike, if they seriously thought Nkorea was about to launch a nuke the US/Skorea would do everything possible to prevent Nkorea from firing.
I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country - Nathan Hale Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once - William Shakespeare, ‘’Julius Caesar’’
Candide
Profile Joined November 2010
456 Posts
June 16 2011 18:50 GMT
#11
My dad has been going back and forth form there for a while and he had told me no one was worried. You should be safe if anything.(im korean)
Madoga
Profile Joined January 2011
Netherlands471 Posts
June 16 2011 19:05 GMT
#12
Why wouldn't it be safe? Unless your sister mistook s-korea for n-korea.
The only reason why you might consider nto going is if there was a threat of full scale war, which to my knowledge is not the case.
Game
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
3191 Posts
June 16 2011 19:30 GMT
#13
On June 17 2011 03:03 Kralle333 wrote:
According to this:
http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi-data/#/2011/scor

South korea is more safe than the us


South Korea is not involved in 2 wars and the conflict in Libya, either.
SC is like sex. You should play often, but never too hard. And you should only try hard when it matters.
Systemkaos
Profile Joined May 2010
United States41 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-16 19:33:24
June 16 2011 19:32 GMT
#14
Here is the thing with military bases and even more so with NATO. At the closest sign of danger to the population of its nationals, they will provide support and get those dependants out of the area ASAP.

Its not like the old days when things kick off you are stuck in the shit. Each nation has plans for its people over in foreign countries, even more so in potential hostial places.

There is nothing to worry about at all.
Glueburn
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States496 Posts
June 16 2011 20:07 GMT
#15
Hell, my brother was stationed in South Korea for about 2 years, and he came out fine.
It's pretty safe.
Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself. - Miles Davis
Benga
Profile Joined October 2010
Korea (South)471 Posts
June 17 2011 00:05 GMT
#16
I live in korea and i can assure you how safe it is.You cant hardly ever find drugs or guns.In the cities its safe to get drunk and walk around 4a.m and sleep in the streets(in my case)
No need to worry about North Korea either,actually nobody cares unless youre serving in the military.
hi
bri9and
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States246 Posts
July 07 2011 21:46 GMT
#17
Thanks for everyone's comments, they are IMMENSELY helpful and mirror what I thought was the case.. Korea is pretty safe.
I don't have time to play with myself
fatfail
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States386 Posts
July 08 2011 14:28 GMT
#18
Korea is super safe... most dangerous thing I can think of is cigarette smoke.
Kong fan... <3 Stork <3 Jangbi <3 Yellow <3 Fantasy
Pika Chu
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
Romania2510 Posts
July 08 2011 14:52 GMT
#19
There's not going to be any war between the two koreeas. There's no motivation on either side.
They first ignore you. After they laugh at you. Next they will fight you. In the end you will win.
Grettin
Profile Joined April 2010
42416 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-08 15:12:46
July 08 2011 15:10 GMT
#20
On June 17 2011 04:30 Game wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 17 2011 03:03 Kralle333 wrote:
According to this:
http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi-data/#/2011/scor

South korea is more safe than the us


South Korea is not involved in 2 wars and the conflict in Libya, either.


Anyone who have had or has troops in foreign country(where is fighting going on) are involved in the war. So yes, SK is involved in Afghanistan and was in Iraq. And not to forget, they are still in 'war' right now.

But all of this doesn't matter, OP. South Korea is pretty safe and i'd move there anytime from my home country which is one of the 'safest' countries in the world according to that link someone provided..
"If I had force-fields in Brood War, I'd never lose." -Bisu
PhysicsCat
Profile Joined June 2011
Korea (South)15 Posts
July 08 2011 16:42 GMT
#21
2/10 for the effort.
Normal
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Next event in 2h 2m
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft: Brood War
Horang2 1449
Hyuk 1175
Leta 586
Barracks 547
firebathero 252
PianO 232
Dewaltoss 106
Soma 95
Mong 45
Sharp 27
[ Show more ]
Noble 19
Hm[arnc] 16
Aegong 15
yabsab 13
zelot 12
JulyZerg 12
Dota 2
Gorgc4429
League of Legends
JimRising 490
Heroes of the Storm
Trikslyr39
Other Games
summit1g14112
XaKoH 214
ViBE84
Organizations
Dota 2
PGL Dota 2 - Main Stream9580
PGL Dota 2 - Secondary Stream1692
Other Games
gamesdonequick573
[ Show 10 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• Berry_CruncH364
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• Migwel
StarCraft: Brood War
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
Other Games
• WagamamaTV142
Upcoming Events
GSL
2h 2m
Shopify Rebellion Sundays
6h 2m
Spirit vs Mixu
BSL
10h 2m
Ret vs TerrOr
DragOn vs StRyKeR
Replay Cast
15h 2m
Afreeca Starleague
1d 1h
Shine vs Rush
WardiTV Weekly
1d 2h
Monday Night Weeklies
1d 7h
Sparkling Tuna Cup
2 days
Afreeca Starleague
2 days
Light vs EffOrt
PiGosaur Cup
2 days
[ Show More ]
Kung Fu Cup
3 days
The PondCast
4 days
Replay Cast
4 days
Korean StarCraft League
5 days
CranKy Ducklings
6 days
GSL
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

K-JUNGMAN
Blizzard Classic Cup 2026
Big Dog Cup 2026 Div 1

Ongoing

ASL Season 22
Super Anchor Qualifying S3
CSL 2026 AUTUMN (S22)
Acropolis #5
Acropolis #5 - GSA
Calamity Invitational
Logitech G Play Connect 2026
SL StarSeries Fall 2026
FISSURE Playground #3
BLAST Open Fall 2026
Esports World Cup 2026
BLAST Bounty Summer 2026
BLAST Bounty Summer Qual
Stake Ranked Episode 3
XSE Pro League 2026

Upcoming

Acropolis #5 - GSB
Acropolis #5 - GSC
SC4ALL II: Brood War
HSC XXX
Stellar Fest 2: Lunar Cup
SC4ALL II: StarCraft II
Kung Fu Cup 2026 Grand Finals
RSL Offline Finals
Copium Cup
PGL Major Singapore 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 6
BLAST Rivals Fall 2026
IEM Beijing 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 5
PGL Masters Bucharest 2026
1win Private Club #2
Thunderpick World Champ. '26
ESL Pro League Season 24
Stake Ranked Episode 4
1win Private Club #1
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.