Why am I not surprised?

[rosesnchaos]

Korea Least Attractive Tourist Spot

By Kang Hyun-kyung
Staff ReporterKorea is one of the least attractive countries for tourism, but the average five-star hotel rate is one of the highest among Asian countries, Rep. Choi Gu-sik of the Grand National Party (GNP) said Tuesday

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[bastblack]

"Medical tourism"? Does that mean "Cheap Plastic Surgery"? oO

[rosesnchaos]

Yeah. Presumably so. Apparently biggest clientele come from China and Japan.

[bastblack]

Costa Rico and/or Brazil seems to be growing "medical tourism" too.
Strange......

[rosesnchaos]

Oooh.. really?? Hmmm.. maybe ppl wanna look like those HAWT Latinos and Latinas?? Makes you wonder, if any of them are 'plastic' too. Wouldn't be too surprised either.

[bastblack]

Here's the Wiki page on "medical tourism"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_tourism

Hmm... now that I think about, there is "medical tourism" to the fertility clinics in South Florida.

[samedi]

Maybe it's just that the cost of living is lower in those countries, with cheaper medical costs being a corollary of this fact.

I caught an article online a while ago about Korean-Americans and Korean immigrants to the United States who fly back to Korea for medical treatment because it's cheaper to buy a plane ticket and get the medical work done there than it is in the United States. Plus, for the older generation, it helps that they can use Korean with the doctor.