Do Koreans Think Korea is Living Hell? | ASIAN BOSS
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
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We hit the streets of Seoul, South Korea to get people's perspectives on the "Hell Joseon" phenomenon.
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as someone who has been to korea multiple times, it’s fun to be a tourist in korea but not fun if you wanna move there and start a life.
Agree joonie
I've been thinking about moving there and working as a translator but eventually i'll see what i will do
I don’t think it’d be fun for a black person in both cases
I would rather visit Japan though
@@zainudiin It's the same in Japan
Just gotta let people in this comment section know : LIFE IN KOREA ISNT THE SAME AS WHAT YOU SEE IN KDRAMAS.
edit : stop demoralising your culture and nation JUST because you want to sympathize with Korea. "its a rich man's world".
Why and how?
@@user-hg7so6cl6z more details plzz.. is it because only rich people get to live the kdrama life?
In Korea, if you're poor, you don't have the latest Samsung phones to live with and a whole ass house in Gangnam to live alone in. You cannot go around the city and eat whatever you want until you have alot of money. Every year, common men in Korea have to go to military for a few days once they complete their duty. All men aren't that handsome, not all of them have huge ass bungalow type houses.
@ランデルさん even Koreans are kind to South East Asian people.
You are right.
Conclusion: It's a rich man's world
Golden rule: Person with the gold makes the rules.
Mark Mark totally agree
@@fij01i94 or maybe became one
Well I guess it isn't only korea but almost all the countries in the world are a " rich man's world ".
True .....Beauty and richness can save u
Kpop and Kdrama made young people blind. Korea is such a tough place. 14 years old girls who's addicted in Kpop and Kdrama should open their eyes.
True
For what?
@@otakumonkey They think Korean life is just like we see in Kdramas
Finally someone got a Brian
True
“Rather doing what we love, we become what society wants us to be.”
THAT HIT HARD 😢😢😢😢
Yeah
I think in our country India is also the same 😔
@@tabadeii6148 true 🥺
@@tabadeii6148 Philippines same...
Its almost the same with other countries
I feel sad for them☹️we might be poor in the Philippines but we really enjoy living here. Our childhood is really fun
Nowadays we gotta face of everything you know.
i agree but sometimes we really struggling cuz of government but i think every country isnt that perfect..
@@duski6736 yep
@@duski6736 he but DPRK is perfect
I think Filipinos focus more on family and are more affectionate to their kids. Other Asia countries focus more on making money and disciplining their kids because their family is an extension of social status. Every country has different values.
I think if you live in a country low in crime and violence you are blessed. A civilised society is better than a rich society. You have to count your blessings.
That's a wonderful point.
I agree sally👍
Well said! 👏👏
Rich country essentially becomes civilized, plus domestic violence and date abuse is prevalent in korea. If you can endure both everyday of your life, then i ll say ur
Right
Still there's to much of suicide, caused by the pressure
Honestly korean society has such high expectations of people. They have really high beauty standards and at the same time the education system is hell. High school students on an average have to study for like 8 hours everyday and sometimes have self study sessions at night in school till like 10:30. Getting a good job is difficult too. It's like people are expected to be perfect in everything, it must be so difficult.
@Ashwin except for the high beauty standards
@Ashwin are you an idiot
It is like that in many Asian countries but it seems more severe in Korea.
I dont think i can survive korea's education system because i study at my own pace. I didnt get any failing grades during my school days and i was satisfied with my grades even if it was below average lmao. I only study hard when the subject compliments my interests 😅 fortunately, i have a very supportive and understanding parents.
@정우지켜 I'm sorry then! Since I'm not Korean I could only base my opinion off of what I've seen on the internet and what I've heard other people say.
I think people want to live in Korea..bcoz they are too addicted to kdramas and k-pop???
Or because of the food, like me ahaha it looks good, only would want to visit tho lol
No honey don’t think that everyone that wants to go to Korea is because of Kpop or kdramas. Yes I agree that some people want to go because of that but some people don’t they would maybe want to go because of their culture and they would want to know more about it, because of travel, because of work and many other reasons.
Most of immigrants are actually poor people from China, Vietnam, Philippines seeking opportunities to make more money in South Korea
@@KathyXie they're not immigrating to your country, they're just working there because you and your people have too much complain to your salary while those workers from the countries you said are just working because it's a big salary for them. They don't want to live there, they're just making money and after all they'll go back to their homeland with a lot of cash.
Not really, teaching english there will literally make you rich lol, the same for japan, stop saying that only because some ppl love kpop they only want to live there because of kpop and only kpop.
I've travelled to many countries and have found young people hating where they lived in all countries. To the youth, "the grass seems greener on the other side" even if its not.
+Boilthebunny15 I can't agree more
same this is so true
(번역) 저는 그동안 해외여행을 굉장히 많이 갔다왔는데 모든 나라들의 청년들은 자기가 사는나라를 다 싫어 하더군요. 청년분들, 남의 떡이 더 커보이는 법입니다. 사실 떡이 더 크지도 않음에도 ..
+Boilthebunny15 It's different in Korea. 3.6% of the working personnel takes away 76.5% of wealth Korea produces.
There is no hope.
Yes *ABSOLUTELY*. I was tired of Korea so I moved to America 14 years ago believing that "anywhere else" is better than where I'm living.
What young kids don't know is that you will miss your family, you will miss the food, etc; you will miss everything you left and you will start to regret all the missed opportunities in your home country. The job market is OK but it's not better than in Korea. Also, you better learn the new language or you're more useless than a wet stick in mud.
Hindsight is a bitch. To all young Koreans, don't be me and stay where you are; Running away and believing it's better somewhere else is far from wise.
If you want to move, you *HAVE* to be strong and resilient; most Koreans that move here go back in about 5 years because they miss Korea and they can't handle the cultural differences . I managed to survive and do well here, but I am a rare exception. Even after all this, every night I regret leaving my home country.
Don't be me. Stay where you are. Don't be retarded.
Only spoiled entitled brats believe in "hell Joseon" fuck them they have no idea how blessed they are to be born in such a magnificent country fuck them.
People in the comment section are competing against each other on who lives in a worse place...what even.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Some comments above, Pinoy VS Indos, it was a great scene to see. Both citizens have excess pride.
West Europe, North America and Australia > Developed East Asian countries > Rich islamic countries > China and some south east asian countries like Malaysia and Thailand, eastern and central European countries and some south american countries like brazil and Argentina> Asian countries Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, India > Underdeveloped South American Countries >>>>>> Poor African Countries.
Exactlyy
Sure there is worse countries but also don't lower someone's complaints by saying it have worse places to be
I think it is important to be grateful cuz it could worse
But tht doesn't mean there isn't problems
Ol
I've lived in Korea for almost 3 years and i somehow understand "hell Joseon". Korea is a nice country to live for me, generally. Despite the stress/struggles, I enjoyed living there because I felt safer and everything is more efficient and systematic than in my home country. However, for someone who is just starting or someone in a min. paying job or a scholarship student in a budget (like I used to), this country could be so harsh too. The cost of living is so high. Food and rent is so expensive. Everyone is so competitive. Education is given such high regard yet job opportunities are scarce even for them. I feel like studying hard does not always guarantee a good future here. Kids as young as elementary study almost 24/7. They go to hagwons after hagwons after their actual school even on Sundays. Everyone is so pressured to do well and get into the top universities or in big companins. In the process, people get so drained from all the societal pressure and the expectations. Hence, the term Hell Joseon :(
I live in overseas as a Korean . I initially felt so pathetic on Korean kids but now I think differently . I do admit Korean kids go to many academic coaching institute . However it enables parents to locate where their kids are . Kids in some foreign countries have too much time after school , for which kids are exposed to too much drug or sex . I had a chat with my sister in Korea yh other day .Unlike me , she said there is not much risk for regular korean kids taking drug . But I do worry about drugs whenever my kids go to formal party .
I think Indians can live anywhere lol cuz their education system is gonna be easy for us
It must be so hard and stressful for people there,,
@@vinitasingh7481 haha felt the same. When ppl here are sympathize with Koreans , I was like it's not that bad 😂. Maybe India has accustomed us to it.
@@vinitasingh7481 cuz we have the same system here too. Coaching centres,tuition centres high pressure for entrance exams. Relatives on the phone on result declaration. Ring a bell?
It's difficult to live anywhere if u don't hv 💰💵
Lmao EXACTLY.
_Hopeful Yoongi7 So more than others. Ex. Korea, UAE, and to some extent the U.S
@@nmoraless.06 quick what do you know about the conditions in south korea other than kpop
And brain
Trueee
“If u leave because u’re not satisfied in korea.. u’ll probably not going to satisfied anywhere” totally agree with this statement
Edit :
First of all i want to say sorry for my very short comment. It’s very short and made alot of people take it out of context. That comment not even from myself, i was just agreeing to a man in the video who voiced his opinion. Fyi, this video talks about south korea particularly. But what i mean is, if south korean don’t change their mentality and mindset, they will never satisfied anywhere, even if they migrate to another country it won’t work, unless they willing to change their mindset and opinions especially about their neighbouring countries like south east asian countries. I have friends who work in tourism, they so pissed at me why would i so addicted to Kdrama. I asked them why wouldn't i? My friends explained to me how south korean tourists behave. Korean know the rest of the world especially us in SEA countries so idolize them, so when they visiting SEA countries they behave like they are better then the rest of us. They talked so loud as if like they want people to know that they’re korean so people would stare at them. They seemed like the attention. We’re not talking about korean celebrities, here we talk about ordinary Kcitizen. This is what my friends told me. I personally never encounter korean people eventho so many korean visit our country especially Kota Kinabalu in Sabah state. Anyway, i can’t wait this pandemic to end so i can go to south korea, trying its foods and enjoying its beautiful nature.
Agree, many county has their own problems
sweet lolipop ikr.. we can be happy everywhere in the world. Talking about hell i think the whole world is hell now. So it up to us to make it better and ‘satisfied’ i guess
Duncan Lee Sam my Korean neighbours said they’re a lot happier after moving to Canada. But they might have been barely satisfied in Korea as well, just a lot more satisfied in Canada I guess?
Duncan Lee Sam not necessarily true. Every country/city has something to offer which some people will love and others won’t. I’ve met a Japanese expat who says he hates many aspects of Tokyo and would love to live in LA/NYC despite those cities being dirtier and significantly more dangerous.
Even in Sweden where I'm from it's difficult to find jobs and make a living. Expenses are also very high.
"If you have money, it's a great place to live" Doesn't that apply to every country in the world? 😂
Agreed!! XD
like maybe they meant ALOT !
Yes, but, let's say, coming from Greece, even if you aren't really rich here, life can still be nice, because the pace of life is slower and you can enjoy the nature of the country and just going out doing simple things. I believe in Korea there is a huge competition to be successful and it's also really expensive so if you don't get a really high salary, you can't enjoy life.
Why he said because s.Korea is really expensive and I’m an Indian even tho u dont earn that much money can live happily in India .
@@rohitsindhu666 I've lived in two different countries and I think you can live happy anywhere in the world without having much money, depending on your priorities. I didn't write that comment to criticise what he said. I just wanted to point out that, if you care about money, life will be easier if you have it, no matter where you live.
Seems to me like the same thing is happening across lots of developed nations: the cost of living is constantly increasing but people's earning potential is at worst, decreasing and at best, stagnant. You have thousands and thousands of university educated people settling for jobs they're overqualified for and more than likely being underpaid for. The gap between the insanely wealthy and...well, everyone else is getting wider and wider.
That is what I was thinking
You never see 3rd world countries tho
Well this is my personal opinion. I say sorry early, because i may hurt some koreans or korean supporters.
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Okay, firstly i'm from southeast asia country, Indonesia. The country which most of koreans think as poor country. But there is one thing, that foreigners like european, or american, korean didn't know that statistically proven, indonesian youth generation is the most happiest in the world.
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How could that be?
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We are indeed poor. Our tecnology is soso. Our country income is very low, there are many corruptions, and other bad news.
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But our mentality is gold. I think this is what is important with the generation. Indonesian people is very easy going, laugh alot, joke alot. We maybe poor and living less, but we don't affraid to fight and struggle.
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We don't affraid to halp other people too. Some people may think, that if gou have less, how could you help people? But in Indonesia, i witnessed the poor helping the other. So it's not about the number, it's the mentality. And religion and spiritual intelligence. Why is it intelligence? Because there are so many people, that don't have the ability to believe in God in particular religion. The media may stirr up people to see the bad side of religious cluntries, but it's not true. We are living eventho we are poor because we are religious. Muslim, christian, catholic, Buddhist, Hindus. And others... We keep being strong because we believe in God.
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And those are that lack in Korean. They are so materialistic. Like obviously. They are always aiming for the high standard, regardless of the reality! Even the government i think (i said sorry before) if they have not enough money, they should stop doing dreamy things for korea and make the citizen for it. Yes, korea is super clean, internet superfast, the buildings and the streets super fancy, but what... If the citizens couldn't pay the tax because it's killing them. And the already attached insurance. (thanks God we dont have that in Indonesia) it is choking and strangling. And they love to use credit cards, (it is a loan to pay, but the used it like it's a loose leaf thaf fell off the trees?
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Korea can stand back up after the colonializm by Japan, just like Indonesia. It's good that they are very progressive. But mentality is first. Humanity is first. Suicide, bullying, cyber crime is very high. There is no use if they only fix the security, the cctv camera, the automatic lock door, the police. Fix the people. Stop advertising rich peoples, rich neighborhood, rich segmented mall, branded stuff. Tbose things stressed people. Theh get stressed at school, bullyed by friends, poor parents, and have no religion to ease the pain? What will they do? Please save them!
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I don't say Indonesia is fancy and perfect place to live in. At least, i can say i'm happy living here. With loving parents, slow internet, sometimes flooding in the rain, many mosquitoes, but very happy. :)) don't aim the number, aim the ease in your heart.
Princess Tika this is so true and I'm amazed you realized that, because many don't realize this. Same in Brazil, it's a country with an insane amount of problems, but the mentality makes us so happy. Our mentality is golden.
same in Croatia, but just we have some of the fastest internet in world :p
Preach! I agree. Life is not about money.
True, I'm Indonesian myself and I just don't care, it's pretty fun to live here even if it lacks in so many things compare to other countries. Guess maybe I just have very low standard, but whatever, I enjoy it :D
Baru aja mau ngomong gini hehe.. ternyata sudah Ada yg menyampaikan. Indonesia terutama yg masih di desa. Ga punya uangpun masih bisa hidup. Iatilahnya " diculne ning alas iso urip" hehe..
Didesa saling berbagi meski yg dipunya cuma bayam. Pepaya. Daun ketela. Beda dengan di korea. Karena negara 4musim. Lihat akun mas @korea reomit di youtube. Ketika musim dingin yg ga punya uang bisa mati. Karena ga punya tempat menghangatkan diri.. kalau di Indo mah tidur di masjid masih boleh hehe malah kadang ditawari jadi penjaga masjid hehe apalagi kalau musim panen padi gini.. beras ga beli. Kalau Ada nasi lauk garampun enak ^^
Food is so cheap in Korea (you can have dinner under $5!), cosmetics (so many choices, so cheap, so high quality!!), clothes (the fashion, quality, and price is so low!!!), technology (phones, computers, home appliances like humidifiers, rice cookers, so cheap and high quality!!). Ultrafast internet (FASTEST IN THE WORLD), so many things open 24 hours a day (you barely get that anywhere, check), extremely safe (go to America, you will be afraid to walk outside after dark in 99% of cities), transportation is super reliable (so many subway lines!!), no beggars / drug addicts bothering you on the street (I live in Cincinnati, I have to talk with them everyday about giving them money or giving a cigarette, many times a day), streets are ultra clean (here, it's normal to have just trash and broken glass on the sidewalks), things like jjimjilbang or pcbang as means of ultra-cheap way of having a place to stay for the night (pay around 10000 won ($8-9) to stay, as opposed to ~$40 minimum in a disgusting motel somewhere in America). Long distance transportation (buses) - so cheap and convenient!
Koreans. You have no idea how great your country is. You really don't appreciate it enough.
Also, I am a student at a US university - I have many Korean friends. Their vision of Korea changes so quickly when they live here. They all come with this idea that the US will be so much better than Korea, and they all end up being homesick after just a few weeks. They start complaining about random people talking to them on the street, that they cannot walk outside with their wallet hanging from their neck, that everything is closed after 10pm, that all restaurants are so pricy, that the internet is so slow, that their apartment is smelly and dirty and old. I am not making those things up. After going to Korea 2 years nothing impresses me anymore. Korea is just so advanced.
+Matthew Latawiec
The technology is not cheap lol. The fashion can be cheap, but it can be expensive as all hell too.
***** And the point is that it CAN be cheap. In America there is no really option to dress cheap and well.
+Matthew Latawiec So advanced you can't even drink the water out of the tap. I was there for a couple years myself. It's like a real mix of first and third world imo.
+John Holmes You can drink the tap water in Korea, but no one trusts it.
www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3227566/Be-careful-ice-holiday-cocktails-Infographic-reveals-world-safe-drink-tap-water.html
www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20150526000906
Protter Morrey Do you live there, or have you ever been there? Trust me, a lot of people drink bottled water there. It is very much in demand. I forgot a couple times. The result? It won't kill you or anything, but you're likely to get diarrhea. BTW, read the comments on the first link you posted. A lot of them say those maps are bullshit.
I think the reason why the younger generation does not enjoy living in their own country is because even though Korea has an increasing economy and technology the country is still largely conservative and still upholds many '50s/'60s ideals. Not to mention, Korea is so heavily focused upon study, study, study that your whole life kinda depends on one single test when you're only in high school that determines if you get into one of the top SKY universities. I mean students even commit suicide if they do not pass. It's very disheartening. I think in Korea there is only room for one to move vertically through society.
Bunnii where are you from? It's happen in every asian country. In Japan they go to school untill night too, just like korean.
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I'm from Indonesia we treat school and education the same. Aiming so high, only praising the science and math major, not appreciating artsy majors, and very hard to get a job.
And in Indonesia, we have two major big final tests. First finals in highschool (yes we can be not passing and repeat the class if we don't achive standard grade)
Second, entering university test, just like 수능 in korea. And were they many not passing students? So many. What do they do? They live well with other way to success.
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we are also conservative and religious. BUT WE ARE HAPPY.
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Those things in korea happen anywhere. Those conservative community happen anywhere. But the fact in korea, why they kill themself for not passing the test is.
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1. If they don't pass they can not apply to get a job
2. They still can get a low salary job, but that's not consider good things in korea.
3. Even after they get good salary job in korea, they keep wanting more. Luxurious car, clothes, have coffee in a cafe, have castle house and so on.
4. And not to forget, self loveless. Even the parents will say their kids is "not pretty, too fat" it's like amazing how they're asking their kids face, eventhough their face is an heir from the parents. The kids can never have a face like junjihyun or angeline jolie, because they're not heir kids!
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And please why korean just accept that their face is looking like that. What they aim. They are korean but want to have face like angelina jolie, or davikah, or zhang ziyi?
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I've seen many koreans living outside korea and keep their original face and THEY ARE PRETTY.
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You know, it's not my problem, it's them. But so tired to see them whine all the time.
Princess Tika ok,so first of all you list a bunch of (Valid) reasons for someone to be unhappy and complain, then you complain about koreans whining all the time???
Alice Lee i'm sorry.
TRUE. That's why korean students called it "hell Joseon", it was created by students, because they know how hard it is.
I m from Indonesia, it looks very tied for student in Korea. Here in Indonesia school is the best place for having fun. The best moment that most Indonesia people missing is moment in Senior high school. I live in village and for get a formal job is difficult but for get money is easy. I mean you can do many kinds of activities to get money ex Farming, trade, rearing, craft etc, but for formal work (office and government) it's need effort extra . Here attitude such as respect, responsible, polite more important than a beautiful of face or physical. Live in village is easier than in metropolis like Jakarta.
I sometimes hate how significant money has become. Significant enough to dictate your happiness.
People need money to live. It's easy to say money isn't important when you don't have to cope with financial stress on a daily basis.
It has always been like that
@@noblesetsentimentales we should not need money to live. The government doesn’t even do their job. Why are we paying taxes?? It’s ridiculous
The last two girls were very smart about all this.
That because they already feel live in other country... So they aware more about it
I think it is a common mindset for people to hate their own country and wanting to go abroad and lived there. but when you go abroad you will realize that actually you love your country. comparing things is a basic bad habbit for people .. we always compare face, success,country.. everything
Sorry if I don't agree. Left my country 2 years ago and the last thing I want is to go back there.
Nah. It would be hell if I go back living in my country
Gotta have to disagree, making a lot of assumptions and generalizations in your comment.
@Sribas Chowdhary same 😓
I agree. i live in America ( Hawaii to be exact). I love this country and where I live. GOD bless America, land that I love ( she has her faults like any other country but I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else.....and THAT is the GOD knows truth. ).
EDIT: I would like to add that I have first hand experience in Korea. Having stayed there for awhile and traveled many times. I’ve dated Koreans and I have many korean friends. I went to Korea the first time thinking the men were as innocent as I thought they were through dramas and KPOP. Lort, I WOKE UP!! LoI My comment is pertaining to Korea. Of course, everywhere else no matter what country also has its flaws.--- I hope all those Koreaboos are watching. Life in Korea isn't the same as KDRAMAS and not every guy looks like a KPOP star. Good place to travel but a struggle to live in.
K-DRAMAS*
+Ma671Lena
At least korean males refused to watch those korean drama since 1990s.
We don't watch that piece of shit anymore. No artistic value, no real romance, only whining bitches searching for their nice-looking moneybox... I mean husband.
As a korean myself, i haven't watched korean drama for about 10 years. Variety shows however i still watch.
Ma671Lena Still far developed than your country, I supposed.
And you think us Europeans have it so easy? Just as hard here as in Korea. Seen it many times, exchange students from China, Korea, Indonesia come here, and end up going back after getting their master's degree, because it's too hard to find a job and fit in.
Even though I like kdramas and kpop i NEVER wanted to live in Korea, they have high beauty standards and people are very judgmental
Ikr I feel like a huge proportion is sooo judgmental, I can’t live in a place like this. It overall seems like a quite toxic society, with some good sides but in general it’s the feeling that I get
@@janelee834 i have seen videos of people who are literally pretty getting insecure n calling themselves not pretty enough for korea, there are plastic surgery ads on every corner, telling people they need to change things to get prettier, don't get me wrong i love the korean culture kdramas kpop n everything, but even the most beautiful celebrities have broken down in front of camera telling there stories about the toxic beauty standards they have to comply to, if there's so much noise then there must be some reason behind it, not hating honestly no one country is perfect, what's toxic should be called out
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@@janelee834 Yeah, but as a small country, most of Koreans live in judgemental way.
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I've resided in two western countries, once as a regular student in my academic career and the other time as an exchange student. And later I have a plan to move to US or Germany for a postdoctoral position or even a job. So here I can point out the negative side of Korea that most foreign people could not understand.
I believe the fundamental problem is not the quality of life. Of course it's not good, but it at least surpasses the average of all the developed countries. And as all of us know, the economic situations are going worse and worse worldwide.
The real problem is our mindsets and social morals still do not catch up our fast economic growth. Yes, we've achieved Korea of these days from the poorest country in the world in just 50 years. But it costed the chance to improve our society in a "right" way, that is based on a social agreement like the west did. Our politics were dictatorship during the growth era. We had to be *insanely addicted to 'fastest' and 'best'*, while all others became 'losers' whom society did not give any chance to recover. It resulted in the distorted structure of these days that I cannot imagine how to handle.
Korean society has *rigid vertical structure*, partially due to the Confucian legacies and partially from the authoritarian regime. Thus, each individual becomes very *rude or ignorant to your followers* because they're considered *'inferior'* to you. It also restricts people from showing up creative ideas freely. Moreover, a person with successful individual career tends to use it *not for the entire society* but only for his or her own avarice. People tend to believe that one's social success is only resulted from his/her own struggle so one does not need to pay back to the society. Also, moral hazards are severe both in politics and in economics. Approximately ten to twenty Chaebol families *control* the nation's entire economy while they're closely related to conservative political leaders who are *nullifying* prosecutions over the Chaebol's *illegal crimes and corruptions*.
What's more disappointing is that even normal people tend to commit similar faults when they have power. An owner of a small store is responding to his part-time worker in a same passion with an owner of Samsung is doing to its front line workers. We criticize for a corruption of CEOs but do not have a problematic sense for not giving a minimum wage to a part-time worker in our store. We're studying and working almost *hardest in the OECD*, but even the hardest worker among us *cannot* catch up the life quality of the people *inherited* from their social estate.
All the problems come and go to make the quality of life in Korea much worse than the numerical standards (HDI, GDP per capita, or whatever) suggest.
And though it's very projective opinion, it's very hard to earn money with scholastic majors like philosophy, literature, natural science, sociology and so on. As my major is natural science, this is why I want to leave Korea later on. The country is too much focused on applied fields and it's why we don't have any Nobel science prize winners unlike Japan or China.
Simon those careers are also hard in the united states, unless you are olanning to do post studies. Generally the diferences i see are more social, than work wise, or maybe it just has to do with the fact that the world economy is so damaged that countries are starting tobshare the same economical relities and working environment types.
Dia Nuevo
Well.. About the career, I wanna study in the US or Europe simply because they're better than us in my major fields. Also, because of the absolute scale of a country, there are job positions for relatively various fields.
BTW I somehow agree with your last sentence. It's like world economy is getting worse and worse since I was born :(
Simon Very thorough comment :)
Simon yeah i agree. korea is a very rich country. problem is not money. its becuz of some shit mindsets.
Interviewer: "Which country would you move to if you could leave Korea?"
Girl: Anywhere besides Korea
Me: Alright pack your bags cause you're going to Afghanistan
That's one of the worst countries to go live in.
Me: pack your bags and go to north korea
Well im from Afghanistan and yes it is really crappy there and i dont live there cuz u know it's a crap place to live in i wish i didnt have to say that about my country but it is what it is i guess :/
Rosé é at least ur happy now
Seriously 😂😂😂😂😂
It's hell everywhere actually
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You can vote your way out of hell y'know
^^ this will put an end to every argument here in the comment section
OMG this comment 😂
Yep
Warning: dont believe anything you see in Kpop or Kdramas its not same in reality😂😂😂😂
Korea is a highly demanding society. We portray ourself with perfectionism and pushing ourselves to meet the high standard of living..but is that kind of life is healthy or happy? I don't know.....that is why people call it hell Korea...most of Kdrama does show some part of Korea depending on the focus of the director.....but do not generalize it..most of us Korean don't always watch kdrama because we live busy life.
Buhahahahaha ...I luv ur view
@@annahwanet767 😂😂😂
@@joyce3508 hurmmmmm😭
I just watched ‘Strongest Deliveryman’ and I can believe Chae SooBin’s characters critique of the country. If you take out the overly kind and enthusiastic main character that fights evil and brings everyone together in that drama, you are left with a pretty grim picture of Korea.
And koreaboos and kpop fans wanna move to korea smh
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Slight koreaboo here!
I don’t really like k-pop or k-dramas. At all, really. But I love Korea as a culture and heritage, and it’s a people I want to meet. I’m under Norwegian jurisdiction, so the government funds and gives me considerable loans when I’m going to study there next year; I won’t need a job. If I do need a job, I’ll just become an English teacher (I’ve heard that’s very easy for westerners).
Sonofnyx you need a passport from one of the english teaching countries to be qualified
@@sonofnyx9437 Yeah, no, unfortunately, they only want native speakers as English teachers. It's a shame, cause there's a lot of English speaking natives that don't actually know their language on a grammatical level.
Sonofnyx you’re not a koreaboo don’t worry. Koreaboos are those that are willing to throw away their own culture and claim the korean one as their own. You’re just interested in korean culture and respect it as well
I want to move to Korea but I know for a fact that it won’t be all dramatic and stuff like kdramas but that doesn’t stop me
That's why I'm always grateful here in the Philippines. Even though there are some imperfections here in my country, happiness would never fade among the mindset of many Filipinos. I wish if sooner my country would be much better, I hope our mindset will stay the same
Yeah
Agree and I pray that these characteristics will not change.
But one of theadvantages of developed countries like SK is that their health care system is great times like this in pandemic let's be honest here the health care system in the PH the only covid 19 qualified hospital in mindanao is davao and because of the program where OFWs come home our city who had been covid free for months had been infected with 4 already and what if there's local transmission and the hospitals in the PH are lacking 🙃
Bu never the less, i love living and being here in the PH as a filipino youth. Even though it's a 3rd world country people are contented and happy of what they have and parents don't really pressure their children (in my case they don't as long as there is no C or C- or a line of 7 in my grade) but in times of war and pandemic and government i envy korea bc even though theres alot of press there the govt could respond when there is war, pandemic, economic crisis, and advantages of being a developed country not to mention easy transportation and nice health care system in the PH yoi have to go to davao/big cities in order to have legit diagnosis and the health equipments in provinces like our province is really lacking. Sometimes the doctors here or some doctors in the provinces tagalogin konalang kasi nakaka hiya imbis na sila yung nagpapagaling sayo sila yung papatay sayo dahil sa maling diagnosis like my lola and tito.
@@ellevillezon I'm so sorry to hear that. Yes sadly, our health care is really shitty here especially if you're not that privilege
I'm from sri Lanka And i think my country is a paradise when comparing to other countries.. Free education, free health care system for each and everyone.. Here money is not everything..
CanI ask, if those are free how the government pay doctors, teachers and others?
@@randomarmy7123 In most of countries education is a public good and health is a public good in some countries too, not to mention Finland provides free education and has some of the best architecture when it comes to schools! [Insert excited emoji here]. They get their funding from multiple sources, I can say that health care and education sector is not where much of the tax revenue is generated though. 😊
Who said that? Money is everything there. Sri Lanka is a corrupted country. A large population cannot afford receiving education and free health cares. I don't think everything's free there specially education and health care system or else there wouldn't be such large population in poverty and miserable. Sri Lanka is basically another poor corrupted country like Bangladesh India Myanmar. It's far from being a paradise. I went there and it was horrible. Kids and people starving living in the dumps streets , people jobless, beggars coming to people's house to ask money and aren't educated well. I have so many things to say but if you just google up "sri lanka" you won't find very nice pictures at all.
@@lovekpop3892 Omg! I've never been there, sounds like a horrible place but India isn't like that, I can assure you lol, cuz I live there -- poverty might be prevalent in North but here in South, it's bearable for a lot of people ( a lot of people now belong to the middle class) and... internet's good, education can be improved but it's better than of Korea's(Hell Chosun). Most of the people here in South Asia will not attend school if you gotta pay for it( since it's a merit good - Economical term), so it's solely upto the government to fully subsidise education sector to improve the quality of the human resources - it's a worthy investment ;-)
As a person from Denmark I cannot imagine living in a country where education, healthcare and other benefits isn’t free.
I will admit I have just basic knowledge about politics and such, but I don’t understand why the Scandinavian/Nordic systems don’t get copied more often.
I imagine it’s simply easier said than done.
I live in the Philippines, a developing country with good economic growth each year (except this year due to the pandemic). I’m well-educated, I have a master’s degree which I got from one of the best universities in Asia to get my degree from. Despite its bad rap, I love living in the Philippines for so many reasons.
- Filipino parents are balanced when it comes to strictness and leniency. While they want you to be the best, they pressure you less to be perfect. They are also quite tolerant. I’m gay and it didn’t take long for my parents to accept me.
- Filipino culture is about “being”, not “having”. While there is materialism in the culture as a result of the prevailing capitalist economic system, social relationships are given more premium in Filipino society. We care so much more about our relationships than our social status.
- There’s a strong social support in my country, especially emotionally. It’s not difficult to find comfort here, even from a stranger.
- Filipinos are not just tolerated but are encouraged to express their emotions. We understand that bottling up our emotions can be destructive for us and people around us in the long run.
- Filipinos are emotionally intelligent. They know how to deal with stress and pressure well. We have one of the lowest suicide rates in the world.
- Filipino society is the most gender equal society in Asia, included in the top ten worldwide. There’s less rigid gender roles here. We can literally become who we want to be.
- We have relatively good social welfare. There’s free education in public universities and universal healthcare. Our employers cannot fire us without justifiable grounds. We are entitled to work leaves. We are one of the countries with most holidays, which means double pay if we work on said days. Also, 13th month pay is mandated by the law.
- In the Philippines, we work to live, not live to work.
- All, and I mean ALL, towns here have a fiesta, which is a day (sometimes days) in a year where your town literally transforms into a massive party. During this time, all residents prepare food and everyone is invited to join the feast, even strangers!
For Filipinos, life is meant to be lived NOW. Worrying too much about the future steals you of the time you could have spent relishing the present moment with your family, friends and loved ones. While this has negative consequences like we are particularly not good with planning, etc., living in the present allows us to make the most out of our limited time here on earth.
Filipinos have mastered happiness. Lucky you. Am gay in South Africa and am still closeted even though we have gay marriage here. My family is very intolerant
@Raging Kooky Stop lying. There's no such thing here in Philippines. Patron god of homosexuality lol
@Raging Kooky Philippine Mythology ampota. Tigilan mo kabaklaan mo hahaha
@@Onitsuka01 Amputa, just say you’re homophobic and go lmao
@@duski6736 one thing that contributed to why Philippines is still suffering now is because of what Marcos had done within his 20 years of sovereignty. We are still paying the debt the country had during his reign. He was corrupt & powered by greed like any other politicians.
Honestly nowhere in the world it's easy to live. Some places it's worse than others but it's not that bad to live in Korea..
김은수 yes, I don't know how they forgot the points like Korea is better for its low crime rates.
김은수. in Australia its very easy to live. you dont have to work the government will pay you. And its very multicultural and supporting. I think 3 or 4 cities in Aus are amongst top 10 most liveable cities on Earth. With Melbourne Aus being #1 for 4 years in a row
Tio Maknae why would the govt pay you if you don't work.
because you dont work.... someone cant work due to different things and the government acknowledges that
Tio Maknae OK , is it in entire Europe?
"If you have money it's a great country to live in"
Sounds pretty much like the case of the USA lmao.
Rich people country
poor man's rose These are really facts tho My family immigrated to the US and got steady jobs and have gotten better opportunities here then mexico
poor man's rose Same with my parents who immigrated from India
Hell is a nice to live in if youre rich enough
I don’t think you have to be rich to live a good life in the US. My aunt is a teacher and she’s very happy. My parents were waiters when I was a little kid and we had fun all the time.
Call or TXT same my parents are both waiters and we get to go on trips
I'm from Indonesia. I've just accidentally found your channel. and I'm really glad I've found it. your channel & all your videos are very informative, especially when coming from the local people themselves living there. I feel that all the interviews give honest, truthful information that will surely be useful especially for foreigners to know.
Keep on making the videos!
Niki Wonoto abis nonton video ini jadi kepikiran sama lagu yg reff nya itu "Lebih Baik disini Rumah kita Sendiri"🎶 wkwk😁
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Niki Wonoto iya informatif banget, jadi bersyukur tinggal di Indonesia. Meskipun disini ga Semaju disana, tapi sebanding lah. Disini kompetisi nya ga seketat di sana.
di indonesia ada pohon masih bisa hidup...
I am blessed, it's ok to visit Korea but for live forever there I don't think so. Indonesia the best ever 😊 motto: asal mau gerak, gak gengsian duit pasti dapat.
Money makes golden rules everywhere, not only in Korea. every country is becoming so competitive in every fields as population is increasing.
I think that struggle with jobs exist in every country, but as a south american citizen, these people are complaining too much. They have good transportation, low level of violent incidents, low price food... Here in Brazil we can't even get a bus without having the possibility to get robbed. Porverty here is huge. Think more about this.
Luiza Cruz and not to talk about the high prices here, it's everything so expensive
그녀는 한국이 브라질보다 안전하고 더 좋다고 생각한다.
Neo Kpop i'm not being complacent, I'm just saying that the situation in South Korea is much more favorable than other places. I just wanted to people think that there are many positive things about living in South Korea.
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Hahahah. I was just replying to Magnolia :D
Living in a rich country and working to get into a top college to make a large wage doesn’t equal happiness for some people, please consider this.
Korea is obsessed with work and shallow success and i dont blame them. The history of Korea is the history of colonisation and of beeing the under dog of foreingers ( Kina, Japan, the west ). But the workaholism and perfectionism got them out of the underdog status. " Happiness" as a consecpt is new, and the " work/life balance" is new. You have a good point, but so do the Koreans of the older generation
money can buy happiness
"What are the good things about Korea"
and the guy said "Is there one?"
OMG! I can't stop laughing in this one sentence! 😂
Alvin De Rama kimchi , clothes, respect for elders , soju, weather , and handsome Korean people .
"we ain't north korea."
S Changej
kimchi = over-rated
clothes = imported from Europe to make it look korean
respect for elders = first time hearing this
soju = vodka/liquor from overseas is miles better
weather = you like smog and rain?
handsome Korean people = as the evidence from this very video, there isn't one.
He looked so cold and genuinely tried to think of something good to say 😂😩
Geri J. I have been there for 10 years and I have always appreciated the Koreans . very hard working , focused and yes definetely handsome .
While I was in Korea I noticed my friends said a lot were unemployed because of the lack of opportunities. Truth is, they were unemployed because they ONLY wanted to work in a big company. I think it’s because their standards are so high and if they don’t get that kind of job they feel they’ve failed. I’m from a third world country so I always felt grateful and happy in Korea, good meals were the same price as in my own country but with an amazing difference if I compared salaries. I think it’s a matter of perspective and it’s okay to feel the way they feel because of their own standards.
I really like your way of thinking. i'll keep your words in mind.
Korea hires alot of people based on looks and how well you dress like name brands.
I agree😊
Actually, their preoccupation with large companies is completely justified. In smaller companies, wages are much smaller, and job stability decreases quite a bit as well. You work all those hours, only to barely put a roof over your head.
Umm... this isn't the big brain take you think it is. Very weird comment to say the least. The big companies pay the best and offer the only path to happiness in South Korea. this idea is literally engraved into the population from birth. Other jobs are low paying and sometimes not even minimum wage. This comment implies that they aren't "grateful" for being offered a crummy job that will make them even more depressed. This isn't "unrealistic standards" by any means, this is the standard set by the capitalist system in South Korea.
I wanted to live in korea in the future but seeing this makes me reconsider :/
아스트로 trash you can try. But for me it's too stressful.
아스트로 trash my dream is marriying jungkook in BTS and living in korea with us in the future.i think
/watch?v=AT2wzQq7kx0
Watch this, you ll even fear it more!
Nanix1991 I can't open it. can you tell me the title and I'll search for it. thanks
Jeon Jungkook if every jungkook's fan dreams of marrying him, how many chance would you think you have?
Them : we don't get paid minimum wages
*Also them* : nice hair, padding jackets, clear skin
They have been raised well
@W Sjr really? What's bad about usa?
@W Sjr I live in africa.. morocco it sucks no freedom why don't like other places in usa
Morocco is a beautiful country what are you talking about?
I bet you are one lazy student , you want money but you don't want to work hard
@@KJ-rh5el beautiful for tourists smh
@@d4rk50ul5 exactly lol they can do whatever the hell they want when they come by and relax in fancy hotels
if you want to travel experience popculture of korea then visiting is a must but for living? nahhh I think most people think they love korea is because of the kpop culture and places but they do not realize what's really "inside" of korea by normal people like this
Keep your expectations little and you will be very happy anywhere you reside.Most of the time high expectations bring depression
very well said!!
You know, the grass is always green on the other side of fence. In my experience, people ALWAYS criticize their own country. And it’s okay, because every country has its pluses and minuses.
Well, sometimes the grass actually IS greener on the other side...
pvn2474 true, but the point is that once you’ll be on the greener side you’ll realize that it’s not enough and now you want flowers or smth. What I meant is that people are greedy and it’s never enough. Like my country is a lot worse than Korea, but people in Korea still complain about Korea being bad
Very true 💯
@Mitch 1066 Try telling that to the millions of "patriots" who can't handle anyone saying anything bad about their country
Yankee
I feel bad for them.
But, there's still better off than most Asian and African countries.
Comparing Korea to other Asian or African countries is a bit unfair for Korea LOL You should compare the country to other developed countries like Japan, Singapore, the West, etc
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Last time I checked, Japan and Singapore are in Asia.
African country are pretty good
And Ukraine...
Even some of European countries like Italy
Korea needs the new generation to stop thinking about moving to a new country and start to develop the community aspect in Korea itself.
agree
Koreans don't really wanna move out, i don't think. LIke maybe the selective individuals in this video alludes to it, but out of the native Koreans like my relatives who are living in Korea, they don't even wanna come study abroad in America. My mom tries to get so many of my cousins to come, but after considering it, they say they're fine in Korea.
Edit: Now I am changing my comment 😐.
Yeah right
Exactly.. I relate with you.. I mean in our country it's not like only people from top universities are going to get the good jobs.. We have a system called "The Jack" which is even worse.. But looking at the vast population of India, this is bound to happen..
@Frank frank It's like recommendations. For example, if you have some uncle or some relative working in a good company, they will recommend you for any vacant jobs at their company, and you will get it. It's like whatever work you want to get done (govt. Or non-govt.) if you know someone who does it or works in that particular department you will get it done faster than the other normal people with no connections. I know this is something that happens in every part of world but in India it's very powerful. Because of this many people who don't have any connections feels underprivileged or have to wait a lot to get things that they want..
@@shookysfamily you know that is something that disgusts me even more.. In the past it was okay because a lot of reservation quota people were poor and weak and they were a victim of discrimination. But nowadays, it is not the case.. You would rarely find someone belittling these people. But they are still getting those reservations which has now become very unfair to the general middle-class population of the country..
@@lavijain7403 yes you are right these all are just because political purpose .BTW where are you from?
1.the longest working hour in the world. Koreans work like crazy.(so many night shifts without getting paid, working till the morning sometimes, and worse thing is that a lot of employers take it for granted).
2. Education system that force students to study about 16 hours a day at middle school and high school, having no free time to make hobbies or spend time with their family.
3. People judge a person by education and the company he or she goes to(+ appearance), and tend to make such judgemental remarks all the time and even discriminate by them.
4. Hierarchal structure in which young people or newcomers cannot speak out.
5. People are afraid of having kids because adults don't have time to spend with their children, the nursery system is not good enough either and it takes so much money for education
That would be hell too, but it's just that hell is global. Everyone struggles with their own hell. Hell is everywhere.
This.
That's absurd! In order to be productive, people has to adequately rest and enjoy their lives. You should focus more on quality instead of quantity.
Guys, you live in one of the safest countries in the WORLD. It sounds good enough to me. Ok, there are a lot of things to improve, but you're WAY awesome even now.
Ana Caroline Castro one of the safest country and highest suicide rate, sense of oppression for succeed in life with impetuous busy live. WoW!!!!
@@michel94818 doesn't change the fact its still the safest country
True
Safest plus the public infrastructure is also one of the best.
soumya batra safest country for men maybe but crimes against women are very prevalent and most criminals do not get the sentences they deserve. I think you should do some research on this subject, I would suggest looking into the NTH room case happening right now.
"Compared to countries in South America"
Man, that guy was right. Maybe Korea is not the best place, but always remember that there are a lot of countries where its people is struggling to even survive (I'm not talking about LA, I'm Argentine, I'm refering to countries like North Korea or Republic of Congo).
I really hate that some people think that S. Korea (and Japan) is 100% glamour and it is like in the dramas or everybody is attractive like idols. It is rude. If you want to go to Korea (and live there) just don't have high expectations of the country because its people is just normal people, like you and me, they are not aegyo machines or handsome CEOs
And also, Korea and Japan have better standard of life than (I dare to say) South American countries.
BTW I'm a native spanish speaker so sorry if I have any mistake in my comment, I hope you get the idea ñ.ñ
Lucy S claro que la entendí papito
I mean, I think if someone wants to leave Korea due to the high stress environment I dont blame them. South Korea has been in the top suicide rate rankings for almost 20 years already.
Tong Zou You are correct. It's not depressing as it is however I think the main reason why they commit suicide is because they compare theselves to people.
Lucy Baigorria El problema de los países asiáticos es que tienen una cultura de trabajo demasiado fuerte, estudian toda su vida y son extremadamente competitivos entre ellos. Además de que la sociedad en Corea está muy jerarquizada, creo que es un país que se ha desarrollado tan rápido tecnologicamente y económicamente que no ha dado tiempo a que la mentalidad de sus ciudadanos cambie con ella. A veces doy gracias de haber pasado mi adolescencia e infancia en España. Es cierto que también tienes muchas preocupaciones por los estudios, pero me parece que lo que viven ahí es inhumano.
Jajaj opino lo mismo, soy de México, y a pesar de que haya tanta pobreza, no haya trabajo, haya demasiado violencia, enserio estoy tan agradecida de haber nacido aquí y de vivir aquí, hay países en peores situaciones que la de nosotros. Pienso que los chicos de ahí no han visto que nada en el mundo es perfecto, todos los países tienen problemas.
Korean people would realize that korea is the best place than any other countries only when they leave korea. I am korean who live in Australia. I have the citizenship of Australia and good job here. But I and most of my korean friends here wanna back to korea and miss those days living in korea all the time. Living in korea is so convenient and safe. They just have too high expectation to everything I guess. 😅
SAME
This was a very informative video. Like they say “the grass isn’t always greener on the other side”. At the end of the day, it’s just a rich mans world.
Grass is always greener on the other side. Koreans have really unrealistic fantasies about Europe & many of the things they take for granted in Korea like high-speed internet, wifi everywhere & efficient transport system is lacking in many other countries.
+Fade Away I'd rather live in a country though that doesn't have all these things you've mentioned and can go home at 4:30-5pm Monday to Friday and not overwork every day and possibly also have to come on weekends as if work is the only purpose in life. And efficient Transport System? Are you talking only Seoul? A Korean friend of mine came to Germany to work here and he says that he is grateful he doesn't have to work his behind off...
+Isabella1680 Never said that Korea was better or vice versa but it is Koreans themselves that perpetuate the negative aspects of their culture.
They are the ones that choose to collectively work overtime without getting paid.
Always complaining over and over again without trying to change anything. All talk, no action.
Korea needs a social rebellion but I don't see it ever happening.
As for Europe; here's the state of Modern Day europe.
Streets are dirty, people are rude, services are poor, refugees everywhere, Islamification ongoing. I wouldn't want to live in Korea but Europe isn't any better. And by Europe, I exclude Northern Europe.
Northern Europe is a LOT better.
+Fade Away lol there are a lot of violent social rebellions going on if you haven't noticed even in my three months stay in korea. we have to work overtime otherwise we lose jobs and jobs are hard to get in korea.
+Fade Away I lived in South Korea for a couple years; Pusan and Seoul specifically. I'd say there are pros and cons to living in any country. You get used to them the longer you stay in a specific place. As for the transportation, yes it is very efficient. Seoul has like 15 subway lines that all intersect. You can get to pretty much any where in the city. It was extremely convenient. Other pros: fast internet, low crime, cheap cost of living. As for cons: polluted, everyone smokes in doors, couldn't drink tap water, quality control issues on some products, extremely crowded and small living spaces. Neutral: Spicy food, the squat toilets took getting used to. So yeah, not terrible, but not perfect either.
+John Holmes I lived in Korea for 5 years. You can drink tap water in Korea. It's very clean. Korean people just prefer to drink their "natural mineral water" that's all. Korea was famous for their "clean water" or "Yaksoo" which means "this water contains so many minerals it's good for your health" kind of water. so I guess that's why they don't usually drink tap water.
Koreans need to learn that comparing yourself to others will only make you vain or bitter. As long as you have a roof over your head, food to eat and clothes to wear you should be happy. Go to work and enjoy each day, and don't allow others to dictate to you what success is. Sometimes it's just being alive.
Well said. I'm going to save this
True😊
This is so true. Human wants are unlimited. No satisfaction with what we have.. I have seen people who embrace and appreciate what they have are the happiest one.
People here work 12+hrs a day 6+days a week to HaveRoOfOverYoUrheaD recently a 19yr old was killed while working
for a train company due to lack of
Companys caring, its also hard to receive compensations for industrial disasters. If you can live through that and be happy, i say u will be happy anywhere
People from other countries need learn more about korea before making hasty judgements
I live in England, more specifically I live in West Yorkshire, some days I would rather live in another country but then I think of the pros and cons my country has. Like free healthcare, free education, the diversity, and our history however the cons are the crime rate (especially where I live where there is a lot of drugs), the government, the weather and the cost of houses in certain areas e.g. London. So yeah I sometimes I hate where I live but every country has its pros and cons which you need to think about before you move to a different country.
You are very lucky to be living in England! You should feel very grateful for that! I have lived in Latin America all my life, and trust me, it’s really really difficult. :(
@@annie.8601 latin america? No, dont take it to general please, chile/uruguay/paraguay and even brazil are good places to live
just like korea India is also country where u get forced for study and race all ur life.
Joe Mattock why is it difficult to get jobs in SK?
Joe Mattock of course in India it is much worse than SK, be it unemployment, low wages, gender inequality, study pressure, no good transportation, bad infrastructure, gap between rich and poor, crime rate is higher. So SK is better if you compare.
No. There is not much unemployment unless there is someone stupid like u. No gender inequality, no low wages unless someone has cheap thinking like u, no good transport unless someone as clueless as u, bad infrastrutcture unless some as stupid as u dont know where to go, gap unless people like u create it, and more crime unless people have mentality like u. =.=
Just jump in anywhere to brag shit knowledge about something-.- go home and do ur own work.
Rock wilson where the hell are you from
that guy killed it when asked why people want to live in korea he was speechless like no fucking way anyone wants to move here? LOL
kpop is literally the only reason
It's good to hear other peoples perspectives that actually grew up in south Korea. Also, they are on point to why foreigners want to go and live in korea. We love their culture and food. Also, if your a kpop or kdrama fan that could be a reason as well. So when foreigners come to south korea, we're not seeing the complete picture or things they might be dealing with on a day to day basis. Watching some south korean vloggers it seems like the society puts a lot of pressure on students to look a certain way or get into the top universities.
as an indonesian, i feel the same way as them in my country, especially also as a person with disability. the low opportunities and wanting to leave the country for better live part. i think it's the same problem for most countries in the world. only those who are privileged can survive 😭 as simple as that :")
Why are the comments talkin' about the US? Correct me if I'm wrong but I think they didn't mention that they want to immigrate to the US lmao I only heard Australia and Canada
an interviewee mentioned new york.
***** I don't know why you gave such a reply to my simple statement. but okay.
아구ㅇㄱᆢ
Exactly. We don't consider US.
US isn't popular anymore, now it's all about countries providing low cost high quality welfare, like scandinavia and Germany
Low crime. 24 hours convenience everywhere. Amazing public transport system. World class medicare system. Best products in the world. And yet whinge whinge whinge.
You find the happiest people in the poorest countries.
Narcicistic nations are boring and stoic. Nations that take themselves less seriously, live in the moment and value relationships over luxury goods are happier. Laughing and hanging with friends is more fun than killing yourself to buy pointless stuff to front.
You forgot widespread racism (a westerner cant get into a taxi even though he's free because you know...the only way is to have a korean friend pretending to take it and then you switch)
Do you know korea is the most highest suicide every year?
@@zzzddd8103 That's the problem , even though the country is perfect the people are very depressed.
@@nayamorganm8778 the country is *not perfect*
I lived in Korea and it's pretty much like America, only I think the experience is better in the nation in which you are a citizen. Which is why I went back to New York.
even if i'm addicted to kdrama or kpop, i'm pretty satisfied with my country. Of course there's a lot of problem too here and i'm not such a crazy rich asians but thanks God i enjoy my life.
I have a korean friend he said it was so stressed life in korea, he took suicide 3years ago!
@Rosé hates Men I don't think you read the comment correctly.
He already committed suicide 3 years ago.
I am a korean. I am happy to live here small town far from Seoul. my salary is about 2500$ a month. i am middle aged. my salary is below to average in the Korea.I don't have my house. I think many korean young people does'n have definite plan.Most of them are like pampered childs.
Wth! You have an amazing life! $2500 is a good salary in the northern Europe where living costs are much higher than in Korea.
Do you know that 2500 $is a good salary in Iraq
I live in Saudi Arabia and comparing your salary to the average person here, you may have less salary than an average Saudi citizen but you sure can work that salary here and live a lavishing life.
In India you would come in top 5%
2500$ is pretty high
In india your salary is pretty high
i suddenly feel bad for the girl in 1:27 , looks like shes really stressed and pressured.. 😢
Orange Mafia artists will never be paid enough nor respected by the majority
"I feel that rather than doing what we love, we need to become what the society requires us to be" *IT HITS HARD*
somehow, i got this strange feeling almost none of them has ever been abroad to begin with😕
They come to America and get burnt out.
this made me realise how lucky I am to be living in Germany
Yeah, though we have different problems here. Manchmal wünschte ich, ich könnte so ein paar Sachen an unserem Land ändern, aber hey :D
stimmt, wir haben so viele Möglichkeiten. ..Es ist manchmal hart aber fair. Man ist glücklich
How lucky you are indeed.
same, finde ich auch :)
Autobahn, no speed limit is 🌈
I think everything seems greener on the other side. I've discovered this after I've been expat in Paris.
Can you share more about your experience ?
Though India is still developing but I love the way our country is 💖 India is nor rich nor poor 🥺🙂😁
@kira india's cost of living too is so low, you can get good meal as low as 0.067 dollars.
But I'm still proud to be Indian 🇮🇳
I don't really care about those who say bad about my country
I know my country better than any racist foreigner here
India is the Fastest developing nation in the whole world.
@kira there's noting bad having overpopulation 😑
@@Anime_strikes13 true.
@@Sanskriti.B no, India is not the fastest developing nation. Also, the biggest amount of racism is found in India, where you will be judged on color, race, ethnicities, caste.
Good internet. Reason good enought to live in Korea. :D
LOL yes we got that one thing perfectly
haha only one thing
+Porçsky good transportation system, big commercial area, cheap living costs, 24hrs run markets n bars...
+Porçsky ikr...there is this guy named KOON...he streams live internet while walking the streets of hongdae and interviewing people....very cool.
+Porçsky The internet in Korea isn't even that good, the speed is taken as an average. It's just that the country is so small on average the speed is higher because even in rural places there is access to some mediocre internet, but overall this is a gross exageration
사실 사는것도 힘들지만 한국특유의 압박이 있죠. 더 잘해야한다, 더 많아야한다. 주변에서 오는 그런 압박이 이곳에서 살고있는 사람들의 불만족도를 높이는것같아요.
ㅇ......ㅇㅈ
맞아요 모든사람이 최고가 될순없는데. 노력으로 바꾸지 못하는 상황에서 만족하며 사는방법도 부모님들이 가르쳐주면 좋을텐데 말이죠. 그래서 어느위치에 있든 많은사람들이 만족하지 못하며 사는것 같아요. 자기가 만족하더라도 남들이 아니라고 지적해대는것도 한몫하죠.
Toxic country 😂😂😂
Australia has a high Korean population. I cannot go into Sydney without seeing or hearing a Korean. A lot of those that I've spoken to have felt like leaving SK means better opportunities and future despite language and other barriers. Although they still retain their bias for other Koreans and tend to not interact with others.
Nah. It’s because going to foreign countries is great for your resume and the courseload is wayyy easier
I'm happy living in the Philippines. We have lowest salary rate but normal Filipino are happy with their lives. We also have the happiest highschol life no pressure at all, As long as you passed that's fine, you don't need to be so competetive.
I also got a job after college even I went to not well known school. 😊😊
Damn, this makes me sad as an Indian student. Here majority of us are forced by parents, society to either become a doctor or an engineer. As our population is very high the exams here are highly competitive and are not everyone's cup of tea. The studying pressure here makes many students to suicide. Hopefully I will complete my medical course and settle in a different country as a doctor.
@@YT-wl6kt where are you from? MONEY WILL FADE BUT HAPPINESS WILL ALWAYS REMAIN. NEVER UNDERESTIMATE FILIPINOS PLEASE BECAUSE I AM ALSO A FILIPINO AND I LOVE MY LAND. BTW I LOVE YOU NO HARD FEELING LET'S ALL BE HAPPY♥️
Actually the country with the lowest salary rate is Cuba, and that's my country where I lived for almost my whole life
That's true, jobs are not discriminating in fact sometimes they have more prejudices if you come from a well know universities lol 🤣
@@MrWhite-ru3oz be happy and grateful that you don't have to live in South korea and Japan. Our parents might force us to become doctors and engineers but the pressure is not as intense as living in South korea.
as a foreigner working here in Korea, your salary is enough and you're lucky guys to get that rate. If you go to Philippines you can't even buy expensive clothes in just one salary...
you are right.
in korea ;they pay foreigner higher than a korean citizen?
우리나라에서 먹고살기 힘든사람들은 외국나가서도 먹고 살기 힘들 확률이 높다고생각함
This was a Great piece! You guys need to do more social discussions such as this.
2:55 이 분 말에 공감.. 본인이 노력하지 않으면 살기 힘든 건 어느 나라나 마찬가지예요.. 그리고 우리나라는 아시아 쪽이나 다른 나라들에 비해서 많이 발전 돼있고 여러모로 잘 되어 있다고 생각하는데..? 우리가 계속 살다보니 못 느끼는거지 다른 나라 가면 또 부족함들이 있어요 한국이 그리울 때도 있고. 한국이 취업하기 어려운 거 맞지만 뭐 서양이라고 노력없이 대학 가는 것도 아니잖아요 우리 나라 사람들은 입버릇처럼 “아 그냥 이민 가고 싶다” 라고 하는데 들으면서 잉..? 스러울 때가 많았음, 무슨 외국 가면 바로 인생이 트이는 것처럼 말하는 게
🤮🤮🤢🤢 japan china singapor taiwan hong kong uae more better than toxic korea 😂😂😂
YouIf a Korean war breaks out you definitely can't fight North Korea
It's the SAFEST place in the world! But they don't know that cause they haven't lived anywhere elseㅋㅋ
it isn't safest place becuz most of the countrysides in kor, crimes are often occured.Even in rebuilding area.
You need to know that war between South Korea and North Korea is still going on and that's why men need to go and become an army for 2 years
Norway is the safest place in the world.
Norway? not for long.. :(
Trollseeder
Why? B/c you're moving there or the refugees?
i really like the perception of the girl that always fix her bangs, you can't always blame the economy, goverment, and company just because your own problem...
Im also Asian. I prefer VISITING KOREA than LIVING KOREA.
Interviewer - Which country would you choose if you have to leave Korea?
Student - Anywhere beside here.
Interviewer - Okay let's pack your bags and go to North side, you will be happy there.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣noooonooo noo no
😂😂
Far better than this... Atleast there is no competition
Well, this video is from 2 years ago, I don't know if their opinions have changed but I'm just going to voice out what I think. Since I live in a developing country, I kind of envy of how Korea provides great public facilities for their citizens, such as transportations, education, health care etc. So many things that I wish I could easily get that in here. In some part of our nation, there are still children who aren't able to go to school because of financial problem, there are teachers who don't even get paid, nasty public transportation, poverty, starvation even in some isolated island there are still tribes who haven't touched yet by civilization.
Since hallyu wave invation there are also more and more people here especially women who have desire to move & live in Korea and yet the the young generation in Korea wants to live somewhere else.
And surprisingly the happiness index here is quite high around 70, it means most likely they quite happy for living in a country which is considered for being under developed. The problem is probably from their society pressures and mindsets. They could be happier if only the younger ones try to break the old society system and create their own (hopefully) ideal standard of living. As the people in my country, well we knew that our government sucks but most of us just trying to make the best out of it by staying positive and be grateful for what we have.
never compare yourself with others, I always say to myself, comparing myself with others.
Relatable
And me as Nepalese lol. But unemployment ain’t that severe here compared to India
No matter where ever/what country...the grass can always look greener on the other side. If anyone is struggling, the struggle is real & the existing situation is experienced all the same even if relocated to any other given area globally. It also heavily depends upon each individual's outlook/perspective as well. As a person, you have a choice to choose whether to allow any life experiences/circumstances to make you "better/wiser/understanding/stronger" or "bitter/ungrateful/unforgiving/depressed" as an outcome because of it. There is a saying that I like & believe by Steve Maraboli, it is "Happiness has to do with your mindset, not with outside circumstances." It clearly explains why some of the most extremely poorest people with absolutely nothing can still live feeling extremely happy & why some of the most extremely richest folks can somehow continuously be living their lives feeling extremely unhappy.
This was an interesting insight. I trained a student who’s from South Korea. I asked her if she wanted to go back home to work. Besides the work qualifications/license of our field not transferring over internationally, she said no. She enjoyed living in the US. Now, I can understand her perspective a bit more. Thank you for sharing!
over 100,000 South Koreans live in Beijing, where I come from. And many live in other cities in the north of China. South Korea is a very stressful place to live in. Just look at its population density and the competitive environment in schools.
2:46 smart girl
Im a first gen korean American and I really relate to the guy at 4:12.
When you live in a tiny country with more than 50 million people, the competition for everything must be fierce. I definitely don't think America is perfect, but it wasn't a big deal for me to go to public school. I had transportation to school and home for free. I didn't have any extra tutoring after school and when i entered highschool, i didn't have parents so i was on my own. I was able to graduate with good grades and went to a community college easily and became a nurse. I got a job as soon as i got my license as an RN and i make a very good living. If you make good choices here you can succeed. Your level of success depends on the level of your goal. I could have just as easily not gone to college and become a low wage earner and struggled every day for everything. I could have had children while in high school or a million other things. But i was able to go to school and get a job and live comfortably. I am not wealthy at all, i don't go on fancy vacations or travel and i don't live the high life. but it is a good life. i definitely think we have more opportunities here simply because of the size of our country and the population density.
Not in the Philippines 🇵🇭🇬🇧 even Life were struggle we love our beloved country ,we don't care material things Philippines is Paradise for us !!we blessed in some ways xxmabuhay
Yeah the philippines is cool, but personally imo antarctica is way better smh
장난하니? 전세계 모든 선진국들이 똑같은 문제를 갖고 있다. 좀 더 심하기도 하지. "삶의 질 지수 2015" - 한국 14위, 일본 16위, 프랑스 19위. "HDI 지수 2015" - 한국 17위, 일본 20위, 프랑스 22위. 모든 세계 탑 국가들이 그들 각자만의 문제를 갖고 있지만 그렇다고 해서 그 나라들이 훌륭한 나라가 아닌것은 아니다. 만약 너희 한국인들이 그저 부정적인면만 바라보며, 부정적인 면만을 부각시키려 한다면 전세계에 너희들이 살수 있는 나라는 없다. 한국은 전세계 최고 국가들 중 하나다. 난 너희들이 스스로 심하게 자학하는것을 멈췄으면 좋겠어. 이건 정말 터무니 없거든.
애초에 저 단어가 한국에 엄청난 질투심을 느끼며 한국인들을 경멸하던 국내 거주 "대만인"들이 만들어낸 단어라는 사실을 아는분들이 몇명이나 있을까요? 국내 식민사관의 연장선이라고 보면 됩니다. 그저 현재의 자기 불만 표출을 위해서라면 그런 단어조차 거침없이 사용하는것이 맞다고 보십니까? 그래놓고 "역사를 잊은 민족은 미래가 없다."라? 자랑스러워해야 할 역사는 다 잊어버리고 배우려고 하지도 않고, 그저 우리나라가 역사상 최저점에 위치했던 시점만을 기억하며 "한국이 그렇지 뭐" 이런식의 자학을 해대는게 맞다고 보십니까? 사람은 딱 자기들이 생각하는 만큼까지만 발전합니다. 저런 단어는 평소에 아무렇지도 않게 거침없이 사용하며 "한국 망해버려라!"를 외면서 평소에 독립투사는 왜들 존경하시는지요? "한국 망해버려라"를 외치면서 "독도는 우리땅" "독립투사들은 존경해야 할분들" 은 왠말입니까? 최소한 일관성은 가지셔야죠.
이거 하나 기억하시길 바랍니다. 강점기 마지막 일본 총독이 한국을 떠나며 했던 말입니다.
"우리는 패했지만 한국은 승리한 것이 아니다. 장담하건데, 한국민이 제정신을 차리고 찬란하고 위대했던 옛 조선의 영광을 되찾으려면 100년이라는 세월이 훨씬 걸릴 것이다. 우리 일본은 한국민에게 총과 대포보다 무서운 식민교육을 심어 놓았다. 결국은 서로 자학하며 노예적 삶을 살 것이다. 보라! 실로 조선은 위대했고 찬란했으며 찬영했지만, 현재 한국은 결국은 식민교육의 노예로 전락했다. 그리고 나 아베 노부유키는 반드시 다시 돌아온다. "
자기 자신들은 아무생각없이 철저하게 식민사관에 쩔어 살아가면서 아무리 평소에 "역사를 잊은 민족은 미래가 없다." 외쳐본들 멍청한 짓밖에 되지 않습니다. 요즘 유튜브에서 일본, 대만인들의 한국 폄훼짓에 같이 설전하며 다 이겨놔도 이상한 한국인들이 막판에 뛰어들어와 자학으로 마무리 합니다. 이런거 2년 이상 겪게 되면 짜증이 날 만큼 납니다. 화가 날때가 많죠. 그래도 끝까지 계속 하는 이유는 예전 독립투사들은 이것보다 더 한 환경을 겪으면서도 끝까지 자기 할일을 다했다는것이 생각나기 때문이지 다른 이유 없습니다. 일본도 한국 비하하고 대만도 한국 비하하고 그들에게 영향받은 다른 외국인들도 한국을 비하하는 마당에 제일 앞장서서 한국을 비하하고 자학하는게 한국인들입니다. 여기선 안그런분들이 좀 보여서 다행이군요.
제 말이 그말입니다. 여기저기서 많이 뵈었는데 또 뵙네요. ㅎㅎ
+님유이준 반갑습니다. 요즘 보면 인터넷이 아주 미쳐 돌아가는거 같아서 말이죠. 아무리 과격하고 멍청한 특성을 띄는게 대중여론이라지만 이건 거의 뭐 브레이크가 없는것처럼 미쳐 돌아가고 있어요.
좋은 말씀입니다. 근데 일본인 총독이 했다는 그 말은 근거없는 야사입니다.
+이런사람
저도 그 얘기를 군대가서 듣게 되었는데 야사라고 얘기를 해주긴 하더군요. 하지만 저 말 그대로 많은 한국인들이 움직이고 있는건 더 어이가 없는 일인것 같습니다. 광복 이후에도 '엽전'이나 '냄비 근성' 같은 자학적인 용어를 사용하며 자기비하를 서슴지 않은걸 보면 그 수십년간 이어진 관점 교육이라는게 참 엄청나죠. 게다가 저런 관점을 한국이 2015년에도 사용하는걸 보면 참 어이가 없을때가 많습니다. 더 큰 문제는 어린애들이 아무생각없이 저런 것들을 자연스럽게 습득해버린다는게 더 큽니다. 항상 시각이 뭔가 밑에서 위를 쳐다보는 시각으로 향해있으니 그 어떤 현상을 봐도 똑같은 비참한 반응이 나온다는게 참 안타깝습니다.
+님유이준 어.. 저는 냄비근성 정도의 자학성 단어는 허용할 만 하다고 생각합니다. 일단 실제로 있는 문제잖아요? 일단 문제를 인식은 해야 그걸 고칠 수 있죠. 그러려면 시민들이 지속적으로 문제를 의식해야 하는데 그런 데에는 이런 식의 신조어들이 가장 효과가 좋습니다. 물론 정도를 넘어선 자국비하성 단어들은 자제해야겠지만 자국의 문제점을 지적하는 단어 전반을 다 배척하는 건 더 발전할 기회를 스스로 내다 버리는 행동이라 생각합니다.
Basically India may not be too developed or too good. But I can say after seeing the struggle of my Korean friend there that I am having a happy life as a student here.
I got into a good college but I didn't had much pressure from anyside. My youth is not wasted.
Ok ...I love my country ...No much pressure all u need is regular 2-3 hrs of study and You will get a decent govt. Job, they pay well and have high job security.
Everything is cheap as long as you live outside of Metropolitan cities like Mumbai, Delhi, etc.
All You need to do is Control the greed.
Love from INDIA 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
Looks like the rich the country the hard is There to survive for middle/Poor class people...!!
Although not every country is Perfect but I don't consider my Country as Living Hell..that just too much a insult.
I agree
Our india is best ❤️❤️
@Yuki Yamazaki if you talk about unsafe...USA , UK and many Developed countries are more dangerous for girls,...
Only think is western media always try to Defame us by spreading news of Every Molestation happens in our Country...Where there own country is a total Rape capitals didn't come out with any such news at all because they hide it from the World..
You can check the data on internet if you may... Don't believe on fake news propagandas
@Yuki Yamazaki I live in India, and I've stayed out with my friends all night, sometimes have returned home completely alone safely at midnight too. Yes I agree a couple of cities in India are not safe for women (Delhi for example). Media does exaggerate the crime rates (specially against women) in India. Besides, as a woman you always have to be cautious, no matter whether you're in India or some other country. :)
No pressure for studies??? Looks like u have never prepared for competitive exams like IITJEE and NEET.
It’s been 20 years since my family moved from Russia to Germany and people here are also not satisfied with the government , system etc. I have contact to my relatives in Russia, I visit them every year and I know how horrible thing are there and how lucky we are in Germany. I think every country has fields they have to improve and I don’t know how it’s in Korea but people who are not satisfied with the current situation are part of the engine and we need them to become better. I wish Korea all the best and hope that we will develop our countries and make them stranger economically and socially. Make them better places to live
Do korean thinks living in hell?
South Korea:of course no why?
North Korea: of course why not?
음..안타깝네 분명한건 한국살다 외국살면 모든게 불편함. 행정서비스,인터넷속도,대중교통,치안 등 분명 한국도 장점이 많음. 여행과 실제 사는건 완전히 다름. 과연 다른나라도 살기 좋은 나라인가 곰곰이 생각해보면 그것도 아닐텐데.. 자본주의사회는 약육강식일 수 밖에없음. 어디든 강자가 있고 약자가 있음. 그리고 다른나라는 떠먹여주는줄 아나.. 지금 세계경제 대부분이 총체적난국이구만
맞아요 적어도 자기가 사는 나라에 대한 장점들은 알고 있어야 하는데 너무 편향적인 시선으로만 바라보는 것 같아서 아쉽네요.부정적인 것들만 크게 보는...
+민관최 자기합리화죠 솔직히 노력안한거 맞음. 헬조선 얘기하는 사람중에 정말 칼끝에 서있는 심정으로 노력해봤냐에 대해 한점 부끄럽지 않게 대답할 수 있는 사람 몇 명 이나될까요. 제가 볼땐 그냥 대부분이 여기저기 군중심리에 편승해 나라탓이야 세상탓이야 하는거예요.
+Y Kim 근데 자기합리화라고 치부할 수 없는 게 저 사람들이 노력을 한지 안한지 모르고 실상 최저임금이 제대로 지켜지지 않는 것과 맥지수가 되게 낮은 것.
경제는 그렇다고 쳐도 정치인의 투명성이 엄청 나게 낮은것.
+민관최 지독하게 가난해서 생계유지를 위해 공부가 힘든사람이 아닌이상 솔직히 열심히하면 됩니다. 의외로 노력안하는 허수들이 엄청나거든요. 노량진만 가도 알수있어요.
+Y Kim 제가 하고 싶은 말은 그 제도자체에 문제가 있는데 문제점을 자신에게서 찾고 있다라는 것이죠 .물론 이 나라에 살고있으면서 찡찡대기만 하고 노력하지 않고 하는 것은 잘못된 것입니다.하지만 제도의 모순은 허다합니다.
I'm half korean and I lived in Korea for 10+ years. It is very competitive with education. Sometimes people judged me because I don't look like a full korean which really frustrates me, too. Comments like: "Look, there is an American." really annoys me because I think it's very rude for people to point and whisper when I fully understand what they are saying. I am also half Australian. I moved to Australia 2 years ago and I can say that it was more comfortable living in Korea. The supermarkets and other facilities are nearby unlike Australia :,)