12is12 Posted May 17 Posted May 17 https://hotman.co.kr/ Their website is very clear - actually blunt, for a discretion-prefering society. Setting appointment via telegram was very efficient, given the english-speaking administrator. I set the appointment for 17:30, but warned there r uber and traffic prblms and that I would update him accordingly. "OK, no prblm" was his response. Indeed we had to postpone again and again, each time - "ok" and a new hour set. However, when I arrived at 18:25, he said my appointment would b only 40 mnts instead of 60 bcs I m late (bumping against a 19:10 appointment). I said "ok, but I'll pay two thirds accordingly". He raised his voice, wouldnt explain why he didnt say so in advance, and demanded full payment. I left, him running after me in the street, shouting about money and "f--k u". FYI )-: xpaulo, floridarob, Ian here and 1 other 1 3 Quote
Keithambrose Posted May 17 Posted May 17 36 minutes ago, 12is12 said: https://hotman.co.kr/ Their website is very clear - actually blunt, for a discretion-prefering society. Setting appointment via telegram was very efficient, given the english-speaking administrator. I set the appointment for 17:30, but warned there r uber and traffic prblms and that I would update him accordingly. "OK, no prblm" was his response. Indeed we had to postpone again and again, each time - "ok" and a new hour set. However, when I arrived at 18:25, he said my appointment would b only 40 mnts instead of 60 bcs I m late (bumping against a 19:10 appointment). I said "ok, but I'll pay two thirds accordingly". He raised his voice, wouldnt explain why he didnt say so in advance, and demanded full payment. I left, him running after me in the street, shouting about money and "f--k u". FYI )-: Quite a success, then! khaolakguy 1 Quote
floridarob Posted May 18 Posted May 18 21 hours ago, 12is12 said: I left, him running after me in the street, shouting about money and "f--k u". Reading this, I thought it was a post by @Olddaddy 😳 Travelingguy and tm_nyc 2 Quote
Keithambrose Posted Monday at 10:58 PM Posted Monday at 10:58 PM On 5/18/2026 at 1:27 PM, floridarob said: Reading this, I thought it was a post by @Olddaddy 😳 Not with running involved! floridarob and Travelingguy 2 Quote
Popular Post PeterRS Posted Tuesday at 04:22 AM Popular Post Posted Tuesday at 04:22 AM An issue made in the OP is one everyone should consider. If an appointment is made to suit an individual client, it is as much the responsibility of that client to be on time as it is the service provider. Regular messaging updates about bad traffic is hardly an excuse, the more so when the appointment time is at rush hour. And this is as true in Seoul where the traffic is horrendous, as it is in many other major Asian cities. Surely the OP could have got himself to a coffee shop, hotel or at least somewhere hear the massage spa in advance so as to be on time for the appointment he himself had made? Trusting what is assumed to be an agreement by a phone operator in Seoul about bad traffic is, as the client discovered, of little use. To offer to pay only two thirds when it was the client who was late was demeaning, especially in a very Confucian society. And then just to walk out even more so. Blah, FunFifties, Keithambrose and 3 others 5 1 Quote
macaroni21 Posted Tuesday at 11:24 AM Posted Tuesday at 11:24 AM 7 hours ago, PeterRS said: it is as much the responsibility of that client to be on time as it is the service provider..... To offer to pay only two thirds when it was the client who was late was demeaning, especially in a very Confucian society. And then just to walk out even more so. +1 captainmick 1 Quote
caeron Posted yesterday at 12:34 AM Posted yesterday at 12:34 AM Seriously rude. An hour late, and cheap. captainmick 1 Quote
12is12 Posted 19 hours ago Author Posted 19 hours ago Guys I wasnt late in the normal sense of setting a time and arriving late. I told him in advance, per driver's warning, about being late; continuously updating him. Each time he set a new hour. At no time did he say - well now u'll b arriving late, so ur session will shorten. Had he said that, I would have cancelled bcs of traffic 40 minutes in advance.... Quote
PeterRS Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago On 5/26/2026 at 11:22 AM, PeterRS said: An issue made in the OP is one everyone should consider. If an appointment is made to suit an individual client, it is as much the responsibility of that client to be on time as it is the service provider. I notice @Keithambrose gave this post a "sad" emoji. His personal opinion and to which he is perfectly entitled. But if anyone has a responsbility in his profession for being on time, I imagine it would be the one he practices. I am reasonably sure that judges have somewhat strong language for lawyers being late for court! Quote