生活艰难，韩国老人走上卖淫之路
<p><span word="Koreans">Koreans</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> - <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transform">transform</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="priorities">priorities</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prostitution">prostitution</span>.</p><p><span word="Kim">Kim</span> <span word="Eun">Eun</span>-<span word="ja">ja</span> <span word="sits">sits</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Jongno">Jongno</span>-3 <span word="subway">subway</span> <span word="station">station</span>, <span word="scanning">scanning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="The">The</span> 71-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="lipstick">lipstick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shiny">shiny</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="coat">coat</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="papery">papery</span> <span word="skin">skin</span>.</p><p><span word="Beside">Beside</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="bag">bag</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clink">clink</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="bottles">bottles</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="shifts">shifts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="concrete">concrete</span>.</p><p><span word="Mrs">Mrs</span> <span word="Kim">Kim</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>'<span word="s">s</span> "<span word="Bacchus">Bacchus</span> <span word="Ladies">Ladies</span>" - <span word="older">older</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="bottles">bottles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="Bacchus">Bacchus</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="customers">customers</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="selling">selling</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="grandmothers">grandmothers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="venerated">venerated</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="matriarchs">matriarchs</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="sex">sex</span>.</p><p>"<span word="You">You</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="Bacchus">Bacchus</span> <span word="Ladies">Ladies</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="there">there</span>?" <span word="she">she</span> <span word="asks">asks</span> <span word="me">me</span>. "<span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="ladies">ladies</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Bacchus">Bacchus</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grandpas">grandpas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Men">Men</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="proposition">proposition</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alleyway">alleyway</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="adds">adds</span>. "<span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="say">say</span>, '<span word="No">No</span>.'"</p><p><span word="Mrs">Mrs</span> <span word="Kim">Kim</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="about">about</span> 5,000 <span word="Won">Won</span> ($5, <span word="or">or</span> ￡3) <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drinks">drinks</span>. "<span word="Drink">Drink</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="says">says</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="differentiate">differentiate</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="centre">centre</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="underground">underground</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span>. <span word="Jongmyo">Jongmyo</span> <span word="Park">Park</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sunset">sunset</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="chess">chess</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="gossip">gossip</span>.</p>
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