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A guide to teaching English in South Korea states that adultery is not only illegal for the adulterous spouse, but someone who "knowingly had an affair with the adulterous spouse". I'm aware that far more people are charged with adultery than actually jailed, but it still sounds like a good way to ruin a vacation.

For the purposes of a single male visiting South Korea on vacation, what'd constitute "knowingly"? If I've only known the woman briefly, is it sufficient that she's not wearing her wedding ring at the time, or do I need to see her long-form divorce certificate? I assume asking someone if she's married would be somewhat offensive, so I'd only do it if necessary.

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Hmmmmmmm. One might consider "knowingly" to be in the biblical sense. :) – Karlson May 18 '12 at 15:38
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I'm not convinced this is a travel question. Yes you're asking as a traveller, but you could cross out the words "on vacation" and it'd essentially be the same question. Surely the "knowingly" applies equally to both locals and travellers. – Mark Mayo May 18 '12 at 16:18
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I heard that Koreans would chop off your thing if you mess up with the a married lady... – HaLaBi May 19 '12 at 9:34
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@AndrewGrimm I mean that there are people on this forum that come from countries that have more conservative views on social relationships and for those your question might appear offensive. For me it translates simply to "Can I have sex just with anyone in Korea without checking their marital status?" – mithy May 19 '12 at 10:31
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@mithy Koreans are conservatives. – HaLaBi May 19 '12 at 18:02
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closed as off topic by Rudy, mithy, iHaveacomputer, HaLaBi, Andra May 19 '12 at 21:51

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