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When I was in Korea my family hired a moving company, and I got to witness this fine art in person. These guys are no joke. They are seriously skilled in their craft. And YES, they have redefined packing and moving into mater craft.

But for all the work they do and hours of training they've put in, they aren't paid nearly as enough as they should. It's like watching a City bus driver weaving the big bulky bus through jammed traffic and tight corners with finesse and precision, yet at the end of the day it's just another day at work for him.

Also keep in mind that in Asia there is no tipping culture, so they don't make any more money than their fixed pay. In Korean society it is in our tradition to serve the movers with a meal and a few beverages, but that's as far as getting anything extra from their job.

I have huge respects for what these guys do in Asia and I hope they get all the attention and the recognition they deserve.

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wow

"We understand that your possessions are your life.." Yea, try tell Tyler Durden that D

Are they respected in society? Here they'd be treated as idiot suckers by the financial sector rich no matter how good they got. Probably why no-one takes that sort of job seriously.

plus.. happy ending

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Those dish-packing boxes are the shizz-nizz-These guys would get more than a meal and kind words from me-I'd even offer that happy ending DC mentioned....

Japan has elevated human society to the most *quality it can possibly be.

Boosting this quality contribution up in the Hot Listing - declared quality by lucky760.

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fantastic. Here in Australia I had to follow the movers with a round of touch up paint to fix what they removed from the walls.

This is how they play starcraft as well.

I seem to remember certain things the Japanese culture has brought to the internet which arguably does not "elevate human society"...

That's not be interpreted as saying that their society is flawless, but it's pretty much as good as it gets.

There's only so much that can be done with any broken mess of a species.

Um, this is the part YOU'RE supposed to do yourself, isn't it? I thought movers removed the necessity for constantly, back breaking heavy lifting. There's catharsis in taking stock of your possessions.

Jesus Christ! I hired American movers once. First, they extorted me for extra insurance by the "We're not responsible for shit we break" line, then half my stuff went missing and finally, after they were paid, they kicked me in the balls and ran off laughing. I'll betcha if I'd hired those guys, they probably only woulda chortled!

They are also moving from one 10 foot by 10 flat to another...

This is awesome! Does anyone know if Japan has a good recycling program? I'd like to think that they are not wasteful.

Do they fold your shirts like this when they move you? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5AWQ5aBjgE

I have never paid a mover, because moving the heavy stuff is the easy part. Packing and unpacking is the part I hate.

I'd totally pay a mover if they did all of this.

Vaginas go in one box, octopus tentacles in another.

Typically you pay a mover because they're insured and the liability of breaking stuff and ruining buildings, walkways etc is moved from your hands.

Also unless you move very often, avoiding a small cost for the ensured safety of your back frankly seems like a ridiculous gamble. You can have serious injuries even with little weight and a lot of muscle, the wrong twist and it's over.

But, to each his own.

Just had an image of you leaning morosely in a half empty flat staring for hours at an old album

(btw I imagine you as Dr Strangelove natch)