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You don’t need an ID to order from overseas in Korea, it’s a quick lookup away. I ordered camera gear, clothing and more. Pay customs duties as requested and yo

You don’t need an ID to order from overseas in Korea, it’s a quick lookup away. I ordered camera gear, clothing and more. Pay customs duties as requested and you’re fine. Access blockage is a pain in many countries, but it has zero to do with identifying yourself or having an account. You only need one, with a VPN hoster. And this concerns Netflix just as well. Either they have changed something, or you are yet to make an unpleasant discovery. In my experience, the content available varies depending on where it thinks you are hailing from, regardless of payment method on file. Amazon is the most reliable place so far to order overseas from, with one simple rule: only buy what’s “fulfilled by Amazon”. In my experience, as long as it lets you place that order, it will arrive (though customs paperwork and duties may be on you in some countries). On balance my experience is mostly positive when traveling across reasonable countries. (The unreasonable ones are like China, where you are half outside of the system if you don’t set yourself up with a bank account and pay with WeChat.) But yeah, I tend to not order takeout, I hate e-bikes and e-scooters with passion, etc. so I may be in the minority here.

colejohnson66 5y ago
> Access blockage is a pain in many countries, but it has zero to do with identifying yourself or having an account. You only need one, with a VPN hoster. I think OP’s point was that one shouldn’t need a VPN to do these things.
- strogonoff 5y ago
  Besides pointing out that a large chunk of what the original poster wrote is just factually incorrect, my point was that it’s hardly a “nightmare for those of us who travel”, since the remaining actual issues are so far solvable with a VPN, and even my mom can use a VPN. Yes, it’s inconvenient and shouldn’t be this way, but it’s far from a nightmare (yet). The true nightmare is situation in a few places like the aforementioned China, which is where we may be headed judging by TFA, but we've a long way to go.

colejohnson66 5y ago

> Access blockage is a pain in many countries, but it has zero to do with identifying yourself or having an account. You only need one, with a VPN hoster. I think OP’s point was that one shouldn’t need a VPN to do these things.

strogonoff 5y ago
Besides pointing out that a large chunk of what the original poster wrote is just factually incorrect, my point was that it’s hardly a “nightmare for those of us who travel”, since the remaining actual issues are so far solvable with a VPN, and even my mom can use a VPN. Yes, it’s inconvenient and shouldn’t be this way, but it’s far from a nightmare (yet). The true nightmare is situation in a few places like the aforementioned China, which is where we may be headed judging by TFA, but we've a long way to go.