Korean Movie Theater Chain Offering Discounted Tickets for People Pretending to Be Foreigners

On April Fool’s Day if you are a foreigner or if you are a Korean that can pretend to be a foreigner you can get a discounted movie ticket:

Speak a foreign language and you can get a discount on movie tickets on April Fools’ Day.

Even if you are not a foreigner, you will get a discount if you pretend to be one.

The event will be hosted by CJ CGV, the largest operator of multiplex cinemas, at its outlets.

Discounted tickets will be 8,000 won ($7).  [Korea Times]

You can read more at the link, but unsurprisingly the promotion is being met with claims of racism.

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Liz
Liz
6 years ago

Hey that’s kind of a fun idea!
can’t have that. Fun police to the rescue…

SmokesAtWork
SmokesAtWork
6 years ago

Agreed Liz, the Appropriation Squads would be all over anyone trying to do this in the states but I don’t get several aspects of what they’re doing here. Why is it tied to April Fool’s Day is you can get a discount by simply being foreign? I get it if the point was to not be foreign and you’re pretending to be or if you were foreign and pretending to be Korean. Where’s the fooling if I just come up all `Mericany and buy a ticket? Also why is everyone in the photo in native garb? No fooling in that….

Most importantly, what’s the deal with the foul-mouthed alien? :mrgreen:

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