Do Young Koreans Like Living In Korea?
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
- Korean entertainment often paints an enticing picture of life in Korea, making it easy to romanticize it from overseas. But what are some of the struggles that especially young people face living there? We hit the streets of Seoul to get some local people's insight. Subscribe for more authentic insights from Asia!
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It is a great country... If you are good-looking.
Yes, lookism applies to most of the world, but it is very much amplified in South-Korea.
yeah having to submit a photo with your job application shouldn't be allowed :(
@@ensommeille5315 Just FYI, other Asian countries require photos as well.
@@koreancardboard not mandatory tho in my country, it's mostly in ats format
@@ensommeille5315 submitting your photo was pretty standard for most of the world not long ago
They photoshop every photo possiblr anyway 😂
From talking to some Korean friends and acquaintances, there is a strong class system bordering on a caste system in Korea. The older generation also treat the younger badly and demand a lot. I know of 2 couples where the husband is Korean the wife is from Taiwan. They both had to ban the Korean parents from visiting due to their demanding attitude toward the wife.
ban from where ?
@@bratwurststattsucuk4517 banned from visiting their house again. Not like a country or anything
Agree -if your wife is being treated badly then whoever is doing this should be banned !!
Disgraceful..
@@bevangarthfoot1346 bs
@@bevangarthfoot1346 bs
Context:
Korean students spend at least 10 hours a day on school plus studying most don’t get home until 9 or 10 pm cause they go to study classes. Your whole life when you are a teenager is to to get a good grade on the college exam. What is the college exam? It’s an exam seniors take to determine if they can go to college or not right after high school. If they fail it they have to wait a whole year to retake it again. That’s why parents are so hard on their kids about studying cause their whole life is basically up to that exam. If you get better than average on that exam you will get in top schools and with those top schools basically your life will be better as people will treat you better. Looks is also a major thing in life. It’s basically pretty privilege. That’s why plastic surgery is such a big thing in Korea. You will get treated better for being pretty. You could have bigger grades and be better at a job than others but there’s a chance you won’t get it simply because you are not good looking. Also the majority of jobs now require a picture of yourself on your resume. You could literally get rejected simply if they look that your picture. The country is also very misogynistic in the business world as if you are a woman you would have to work even harder to get treated with respect and your boss and male colleges sometimes would just say to quit and just get married and becomes house wife. There is a very strong class system as well. You have to have respect for the people older than you even if they treat your horribly
It's just like my country but worse and more extreme. That damn college exam ruined so many teenagers' lives they have to give up their best years to undergo extreme pressuare and study. Some even commite su*cide
because they think feminisim as misandrism lol so women are not looking after each other in the business world i guess
The Best comment of them all. Thank you for instructing foreigners about the reality of your country!!🙏🏼 Respect!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
And adding the pressure to marry young and heteronormativity, the costly living in small spaces and the overworking... modern korea sounds like a dystopia with advanced tech, plastic surgeries and all
@@josefagomezschmeisser8356 the pressure is not working as the birth rate is low and women there like being independent and single.
As a Korean, in Korea there is a lot of pressure on studying and you get compared with others a lot. 😢🙁
Feels like same with India.
모두가 좋은 대학과 대기업에 들어가기를 원하는데 현실은 어려운거지
Comparing is what in almost every country
@@sudhanshutiwari2644not same , they re more into those things ,
@@nargischy7757 You might know about JEE Mains, Advanced, NEET and UPSC exams of India, almost 1.5 Million students give exam and seats are just 10,000. Here is also coaching culture ruining the education and every child takes 3-4 coaching classes despite going to school from early ages. So things are same here like Japan and Korea. Once I was discussing with Japan people related to the student pressure and it was hellish. I have also gone through JEE Advanced one of the toughest test on the planet, I couldn't clear that though even after one year of hard preparation, it was like eat, sleep, study repeat. I want to know how things are there also, if you want to tell me.
Imagine putting all that work into studying and it might not even be worth it in the end….
That happened to me and many of my peers
Then become freeloader
Happens in every country
What do you mean, imagine?
@@twofortydrifterpicture it! Studying but no employment in the end
I have some korean friends that told me they had to study for 16 hours a day. Absolutely insane, these kids should have a childhood, not constant stress about grades and a future job.
As a korean student myself, I agree that the education system's messed up. Like EVERY parent sends their kids to private academy sessions aft school since kindergarten or at least grade 1. I'm just waiting until I finish hs. And then I'm leaving and I'm never coming back
Very true. It got so bad the government stepped in and tried to get the public to take day off by promoting this idea.
Yeah it's quite shocking. I teach in an ELEMENTARY school here and many of the students are in after school academies until 10 p.m. this is a rural school so I can't even imagine the pressure for city kids. I've heard it's even more cut throat in the cities.
I was a teacher in Korea. Studying was a farce. Just busy work. Those poor kids. I actually had my degree in education which a lot of foreign teachers don't. I would give the kids opportunities to get up and be active as a reward for answering homework correctly and do fun little dances for learning. Didn't take long before the creepy hagwon owner was spying through the door and told me to stop. I even made learning games and we propped up tables against each other to play a Battleship grammar game to keep the other child's desk hidden. One of my students was wiggling around with the table horizontal to him (table flipped up and legs on either side of him) and got in trouble because I was being spied on on camera and it "looked sexual." The kid was like 6.
Korean here. Used to have sleepovers at school to study before finals until government made it mandatory to close school at 10pm. I still have nightmares about highschool exams lol
As a Korean uni student who has gone through and is still going through all the pressure... I can't totally relate to what the last girl said. Not a lot of people can be satisfied with their lives in a society that forces you to never be satisfied. In Korea, the standards of success are very high, and the definition of success is very strict and narrow. All of my friends around me are preparing for either law school or cpa. When I studied in the US as an exchange student, I was surprised about how diverse everyone's dreams are, and how confident they were in themselves.
I moved away to Germany from South Korea and my life got way much better than before .
Because you are not a Korean, you don’t experience what a Korean does. You live there as a foreigner
Wrong choice of European country… Germany is dying, there Is No future in a country without young working people, who don't value family
@@Rowlph8888you’re describing the entire developed world
@@38kobWell, they may have other internal problems, which of course they do, but in terms of demography, USA, France and the Anglosphere (all of them), do not have as severe demographic problems as the rest of the 1st World countries… Nowhere near.
@@Rowlph8888 I think you should put it into perspective. Sure if you are from Norway things may look slightly better but overall Germany is far away from sliding into Skid-Row Armageddon.
I for one lived in Japan and loved my time there but can confidently say that I prefer Germany to live out my days any day.
Yes things will get worse before they get better, but overall things are moving with the times - even if a bit slower at times than the neighbouring countries (which are always three hours away and easy to move to should you need or want to).
5 years ago I would have agreed with the last student. But at this moment I just feel she has not lived enough to see what it is like. The situation on housing especially, which I feel is a basic human right to feel safe, is impossible.
Her wording sounds very judgemental and ignorant to me, I can imagine that there are many young Koreans who have to face many hardships in the current society and would disagree with her.
Canada real estate has entered the chat.
But it seems like the housing crisis for young people is happening everywhere! Everywhere you look it seems like buying or even renting by yourself is impossible unless you’re part of the 5% (of the people with a better income). It’s insane!
But of course, Korea has a lot of other issues on top of that, so I do feel bad for young Koreans 😢
@@Gr95dc Yea housing is like the last line in the sand.
It is happening everywhere, but there are places that are survivable. Korea's housing market is one of the crazies.
I'm just glad to live where I am right now (not korea)
@@dracolnyte Singapore property entered the chat too . At least for the non Singaporeans 😅
Last girl seemed based and yet somewhat wrong at the same time. You do need to take responsibility for everything in your life, but pretending the government doesn't suck, and letting it continue to suck, is how governments get worse and worse.
Edit: The fact that _this_ is probably my most liked and replied on comment ever makes me sad. Damn RUclips Shorts.
Really well said 👍
She didn't say the government didn't suck, she just said to not blame it for your personal struggles...
You could tell she had a lot of colorism and featurism privilege in comparison to the rest, it wouldnt surprise me if she came from a higher class background as well and had simply been speaking out of ignorance.
@@maelstrom57 that's why some of the Korean companies have a big global standpoint where Korean are unknown
I agree!
The last girl convinced me to not have bangs 😂😂
lmao 😂
Grass always looks greener on the other side
The last girl has been indoctrinated very well. There's some truth to what she said, but as a Korean that immigrated I, personally I will never go back.
Where did you immigrate ?
Part of the indoctrination is to believe that leaving is not the answer?
What truth? My parents were bot satisfied living in Mexico so they moved to America. Best decicion they ever made. They are satisfied
Hope you won’t come back to Korea only for health care or surgery when you’re sick someday
I was thinking the same thing... while personal responsibility is important, she's been taught that not succeeding in the insane educational, job, and housing market in Korea is their own fault, instead of the way their system is set up to favor only a few. Please, put down the kool-aid!
It's really refreshing to see the normal looking people who don't look like they're straight out of a kpop group aka conventionally attractive. Korea has such high beauty standards that it makes me so self-conscious all the time.
Nah you shouldn't be self conscious. Just be yourself. If they judge you on looks that's their problem. I'd rather not be around people who judge me like that.
All the Koreans don't look like kpop idols....they look average...
I dont get it that ever since kpop blew up everybody assumed that every korean/asian look like that. Like obviously aint no way normal citizens gonna look like celebrities its the same way for every country 💀
This is how koreans look without surgeries and fillers.
it’s just like saying everyone in america looks like hollywood lol. common sense
Yeah.. some Koreans (that I know) who migrated to my country said they don't want to come back to Korea anymore. Maybe "Yes" to visit, but "No" to stay.
I could understand why a lot of Koreans studying in the Philippines. I always complained how hard when I was studying, but after I found out the system in S. Korea I felt guilty because those students deserve more time to have fun and do what they want to enjoy being young.
Agree 👍 young peeps should have fun too. Balance in life. They don't get to enjoy childhood.
There's a way to not suffer, not be in danger, not be poor, not get hurt, not have to work in vain, not have to feel any kind of negative vibe, & not to be disrespected anymore by anyone.
Imagine you will be invincible, immortal, and holy with a new, upgraded body. Imagine everyone around you will be the same as you without ranking/hierarchy. Isn't that a delightful thought? It's true you or anyone can have eternal life.
All you got to do is to accept Jesus Christ 🙏 as your Savior! Once you do, He will let you into heaven during your day when you finally see Him!
가깝고 영어나 국제학교 때문에도 필리핀에 가요
The government is directly responsible for ensuring the ppl can make a decent living off of their wages. The minimum wage shouldn’t put the ppl financially below that. Opportunities should be plentiful and not scarce. This is some of the things needed for a country’s ppl to feel like they are living in a prosperous environment. Making ppl struggle and live below comfortable standards seems to be something that a lot of governments do to their ppl.
Since when was South Korea a socialist country? Governments aren't responsible for individual livelihood in capitalist societies. That's down to the individuals themselves.
@@tjmarx While a capitalist system might not be responsible for people's happiness it is responsible for making sure money keeps rolling in. It would be unwise to completely not have in mind the consumers/beneficiaries.
@@sledgehog1 That's not how capitalism works or succeeds. Capitalism turns labour into a product for sale. Those selling their labour compete against all others doing the same in their class.
Market forces such as supply, demand, quality, productivity, and specialisation of specific labour impact on price (wages).
This is not the duty of the government, indeed the economics get all messed up and you have all kinds of problems in the system when governments try to interfere.
Edit: This is something most western millennials and zoomers don't appear to have actually been taught. So they go through life focusing on fleeting things like enjoying themselves and expect they should just be given money for existing. Then complain they can't afford things like buying homes. That life is a competition isn't just something they don't seem to understand, it's something they actively try to deny. Which is why they don't get anywhere.
@@tjmarx How about instead of doing vast generalisations of "that's why they don't get anywhere" you understand each situation is different and abstain from commenting unless you know for sure that's the case? I bet you're an american citizen that assumes everyone who's a millenial or zoomer is a unicorn because they don't grind everyday. The world is more than you think it is...
@@sledgehog1 How about instead of making ridiculous, empty assumptions about me you come back to reality.
The last one is the wise one
Kinda reminded me of my final year in High School. It was a hell & I can’t even bother to think of these memories during my academic years(I was from one of Southeast Asian countries too)
The last one has a good point and also a bad point. It depends on the person and the struggles. For example, if the struggles are like some of the first people said (school/work system, problems with special structures in the Korean system in general), these struggles _will_ go away if they leave the system (as long as they don't go to a country with a very similar system).
But if the problems are in yourself, they won't go away with a change of place. And in a lot of cases people aren't that aware of their inner struggles and think it's something in the outside - in their environment. And after changing the environment they'll register they're still unhappy. So it's important to remember: "Will a change in environment _really_ make me happy or am I (for example) overtaxed with everything in my daily life because in reality I'm overtaxed with myself?"
And then there are cases where both is true. So if you're already fighting with yourself and the environment where you're living in makes it even harder, it's an option to leave. It won't solve _everything_ but it'll solve a part of it.
Well absolutely said. Thanks for this!
Very true. There was one time in my life where changing my environment made a huge difference and there have been other times where I thought the problem was my environment but after changing environment and still finding myself unhappy, I realized it was depression not an environmental problem
The first three girls don't know yet about racism and being a second class citizen once they leave their country because of a language barrier and racism itself. You can't compare A and B without the full list of what you get and what you lose in case of doing so. Because those girls have never experienced other countries, they can easily say like that. If they experience other countries, they will have a different view toward Korea. If you are a student, study hard because that is your job. You can't blame your country because you don't want to study hard.
Well explained!
@@nanasoo your problem is automatically assuming that those kids don’t study hard. You sound like someone who just wants to believe hard work pays off, but you need to understand that the world doesn’t work like that and hard work does not always pay off. Hence, why so many people want to leave in the first place and why the country has such a high suicide rate. Don’t automatically accuse those kids of being lazy and not studying hard or not doing their job just because you don’t want to accept that success in life is largely based off of luck and not skill.
The last girl will change her mind as years pass.
한국의 대학입시가 치열한 것은 사실이지만 한국의 임금은 대만보다 높고 일본과 비슷한 수준입니다. 치안도 좋고 의료비도 저렴합니다. 행정서비스도 좋아요. 젊은이들은 대기업에 취직하려고만 해서 중소기업이나 공장은 늘 사람이 부족한데도 일을 안한다. 외국인 근로자들이 엄청 많이 와서 일한다.
@@shouldves7030 한국사회가 선진국이라고 강조하는게 아닙니다. 사회가 여전히 구시대적인 면이 있는 것은 사실이지만 다문화에 대한 초등학교때 부터의 교육과 노약자에 대한 배려등 노력도 많이 있습니다. 취약계층에 대한 정부의 지원과 봉사도 엄청 많고요. 경쟁이 심하고 쌀쌀하거나 무례한 사람도 많지만 그렇지 않은 사람도 많고 특히 행정서비스는 나쁘지는 않아요 디스토피아만은 아니라는 겁니다
True, that was what I was thinking about 4 years ago.
I thought what she meant is that change can't happen if everyone just starts leaving. The work and competitive culture must have been ingrained by the older generation who developed the country, now the present generation can make some changes for themselves and the future.
@@user-j1spswelskisj the thing is, as long as the old hags that are greedy for power try to earn off things, change will not have a place.
Last lady has a very sound point. The grass isn't always greener on the other side.
The last speaker obviously attends one of those top uni's the previous speakers mentioned
I remember reading an economics study about how college grads that went to a SKY end up earning like 10-15% higher salaries than those who graduated from less prestigious schools, the academic elitism is real.
That's also the same in the Philippines. They hire people from cheaper colleges for them to get paid less for the same job from colleges that are more expensive/more prestigious
Do you know how much Harvard, Stanford graduates make compared to a graduate who attended University of Alabama, Oregon State, or any state universities in USA? Look at all the billionaires in America, The President of USA, high ranking government ministers, even Network and cable news anchors all went to Harvard or Yale, etc… it happens in most of developed countries! You think who becomes Prime Minister in Britain went to some low ranking universities? They all went to Oxford or Cambridge, etc…
You could say the same about most countries I'm sure most of the CEO s , cabinet of govt, and positions in media, journalism etc , bbc are full of alumni of Oxford and Cambridge in the uk. The old boys club is alive in most countries
@@eurikim494Biden went to University of Delaware and got his law degree at Syracuse. Neither one is Ivy League. Furthermore, there was a recent study that found that most Fortune 500 CEOs in the U.S. didn’t go to an Ivy League school. So it seems like an Ivy League is definitely going to get you a well paying job and open a lit of doors, but it’s not going to get you to the very top. I guess you gotta have something special to be the top dog.
@@killergrooves2438in Bidens case its called ballot harvesting
As an Indian let me tell you the bitter truth. This goes for almost every asian country.
Couldn't agree more every Asian country gives off the same vibe, I am an Asian from Bangladesh so can relate to it very much.
@@pritamsumaiya3129 unfortunately 😕 for y'all. Hope when the older generation is gone, the younger people will have it easier!!!
Its also similar here in the PH. Instead, if you don't have a college degree, you'll have a hard time finding a job to help make a living. Studying is heavily emphasized.
@@123shortkarma___9 There's a way to not suffer, not be in danger, not be poor, not get hurt, not have to work in vain, not have to feel any kind of negative vibe, & not to be disrespected anymore by anyone.
Imagine you will be invincible, immortal, and holy with a new, upgraded body. Imagine everyone around you will be the same as you without ranking/hierarchy. Isn't that a delightful thought? It's true you or anyone can have eternal life.
All you got to do is to accept Jesus Christ 🙏 as your Savior! Once you do, He will let you into heaven during your day when you finally see Him!
@@pritamsumaiya3129 There's a way to not suffer, not be in danger, not be poor, not get hurt, not have to work in vain, not have to feel any kind of negative vibe, & not to be disrespected anymore by anyone.
Imagine you will be invincible, immortal, and holy with a new, upgraded body. Imagine everyone around you will be the same as you without ranking/hierarchy. Isn't that a delightful thought? It's true you or anyone can have eternal life.
All you got to do is to accept Jesus Christ 🙏 as your Savior! Once you do, He will let you into heaven during your day when you finally see Him!
The issue is that everyone wants to study in Seoul and work an office job in Seoul and live in Seoul etc and it’s just not realistic. Seoul is SOOOO overpopulated that it’s bursting at the seams. There simply is not enough room in universities/housing/companies. Meanwhile the provinces are full of ghost towns. More young Koreans should consider moving to the provinces to even out the country. They say there are no opportunities there, but someone has to take the first step and the opportunities will follow as more people move. The Seoul craze has GOT to end.
Very genuine reply
That’s so disheartening to study so hard and give all your time to go to school but if you don’t get into a prestigious university than it’s almost all for nothing. I can’t even imagine the pressures they are under. Not to mention the school bullying/violence that is not properly addressed.
I know...I'm from the uk but my lack of social skills ( articulation especially ) mean that even though I have got decent qualifications from middle ranking universities I don't really have the ability for the top graduate jobs. I think I was sold a lie!!! Hard work/ study only gets you so far
I know quite a bit of people who were hired by big tech companies (samsung in KR, Google) with just high school diploma or irrelevant college degrees
Dont watch too much kdramas, bullying is not rampant as much as they portray.
I differ from the last girl. Sure, other countries are not free from those problems, but their intensity is different, specially in non asian ones. The suici** rates are so high for a reason. From what I've heard, all your life before graduating college sounds like a nightmare. Resting and recreation are rights, and lots of Koreans don't even know how to do it. Such hard competition makes it difficult to live a life you enjoy.
Well think about bigass populated India for some time which have some of tougher examination which student from the high school level start their preparation from early age. Indian and Chinese students have the toughest lifetime to achieve the bigshot goals in their career
@@amandeepbaa6978 they don't have the best education system either. and the labor laws arent good either.
@@amandeepbaa6978 You compared a bad country with an even worse one. Well done!
@@user-3w9jf4r5qz that why many big brainer Indian and Chinese works for bigshot companies in the world with some of highest paying salaries. Now Indian r taking over the big companies in God bless too much freedom merica while merican naah I'm out too lazy to even achieve the job
@@amandeepbaa6978Even many African countries. People always assume India or Chinese/ Asians etc I’ve mixed with these people and it’s just extra tuition that saves you guys, without it you struggle to perform .
Try Kenyan education system, even Indians used to fail it 😅
The government changed it to US system, but still nothing like it . Then at the end unless you are rich or connected, you would be lucky to get a job…
It's that way everywhere just not there. Every country has its faults.
As someone who lived abroad before returning back, these little ones have no idea how hard it is to live in other countries as well.
They don't realize how affordable and great the health care system is and how important that is. Had flu and paid about $4 for a walk-in doctor's appointment. And paid about $6 for the prescripted medicine because the country paid the rest for me.
But if you talk about education system, then yes I would recommend studying abroad. I did that before losing my mental health. I'm also glad to have returned back to Korea after graduating.
I'd recommend studying here in Finland, although living here is a bad idea
why it's a bad idea? @@Rekseri
@@Rekseriwhy is living there a bad idea?
The last woman is clearly bitter. Moving away isn't everything but finding somewhere with a less intense work culture than Korea won't be hard.
Yeah because you know her so well!
@@aaronbarkley539 someone who accuses others of blaming the govt for their problems as if they shouldn't has to be somewhat bitter to come to such a conclusion
@@Puda I've lived in a lot of countries. They're all vastly different. Apparently you and this woman are too ignorant to know that.
I see fear, frustration and peer pressure
Cuz u r weakling
Same here in India , going to top colleges will open all the doors in the world for you but sad reality is everyone can't get a seat in elite colleges .
Exactly.😭
Becoz of caste system
lol u can make money easily by learning some worthy skills and should know how to use them in ur favour....stop making excuses. companies do visit top colleges but not everyone get placements, it's just a myth. If u have skills, then they will prefer u over that top college guy. U guys just like to play victim cards, it will get you nowhere 😮💨
Unfortunately for you guys.
@@varshapandey2548 There's a way to not suffer, not be in danger, not be poor, not get hurt, not have to work in vain, not have to feel any kind of negative vibe, & not to be disrespected anymore by anyone.
Imagine you will be invincible, immortal, and holy with a new, upgraded body. Imagine everyone around you will be the same as you without ranking/hierarchy. Isn't that a delightful thought? It's true you or anyone can have eternal life.
All you got to do is to accept Jesus Christ 🙏 as your Savior! Once you do, He will let you into heaven during your day when you finally see Him!
If you want to survive here, better live in country side. It also has nice quality of air.
There is no job in countryside 😢
The last person to speak had a good point. Well said, lady. Even I who lives in the PH, if asked, I'm not satisfied living in here and wanted to go to some other country. I was in fact dreaming about living in Japan or Korea. Just that wherever you live there will always be dissatisfaction. It's human nature, to want another and more and not getting contented.
Koreans like it abroad bc they dont feel "judged" or pressured to "achieve".
Make it 'Asians'
Because we can't achieve here much 😂 some tokenism doesn't make situation of 99% other koreans better.
Exactly. The standards are insane in East Asian countries, especially S. Kor.
I've seen it personally, too. In my last year of HS, we had a Chinese transfer student, who had (what seemed to us) insane math skills. I'd never seen her score below a 97% on any math assessment. But her, she was always surprised when we praised her for her skills. She never seemed to think of them as anything special, perhaps even lacking.
We all thought she was just being modest, but several years later I found out that many Chinese students like her are deliberately sent to other countries in their final year if it is felt that they cannot score well enough on the Gaokao (basically the Chinese SAT) to secure a good future. That blew my mind. If she was that good despite most likely being one of those "subpar" students, how skilled would the top students be...?
@@raerohan4241 sheesh! Mainland China has 2 much standards. 97% is like fire 🔥.
There's a way to not suffer, not be in danger, not be poor, not get hurt, not have to work in vain, not have to feel any kind of negative vibe, & not to be disrespected anymore by anyone.
Imagine you will be invincible, immortal, and holy with a new, upgraded body. Imagine everyone around you will be the same as you without ranking/hierarchy. Isn't that a delightful thought? It's true you or anyone can have eternal life.
All you got to do is to accept Jesus Christ 🙏 as your Savior! Once you do, He will let you into heaven during your day when you finally see Him!
Agree 👍. They probably like the states more cuz of the freedom & lower standards. That's how Korea should be but never will be. That's y so many youngins f Korea suicide or hide away from society like lotsa youngins of Japan. Except Japan is more extreme.
There's a way to not suffer, not be in danger, not be poor, not get hurt, not have to work in vain, not have to feel any kind of negative vibe, & not to be disrespected anymore by anyone.
Imagine you will be invincible, immortal, and holy with a new, upgraded body. Imagine everyone around you will be the same as you without ranking/hierarchy. Isn't that a delightful thought? It's true you or anyone can have eternal life.
All you got to do is to accept Jesus Christ 🙏 as your Savior! Once you do, He will let you into heaven during your day when you finally see Him!
So nobody across all countries likes living in their country ?😂
Sounds like it. I live in Poland and a lot young ppl here act like it's the biggest shithole ever 😂
@@agata3958 I think Germans love their country.
@@saratemp790 some probably do but I wouldn't generalize. Some actually move to Poland because they think it's better here xd
@@agata3958 I see Germans online always making videos about how great it is there.
I bet most Japanese would not want to leave their country.
Before they ever started talking, I was thinking about the education system. Education is good, but they seem to have an extreme amount of pressure on the kids concerning this, and it makes me appreciate my childhood more when I was allowed to be a kid.
Yes especially here in the states and Europe 🇪🇺. Kids gotta be kids not being molded into adults or robots/working peeps.
There's a way to not suffer, not be in danger, not be poor, not get hurt, not have to work in vain, not have to feel any kind of negative vibe, & not to be disrespected anymore by anyone.
Imagine you will be invincible, immortal, and holy with a new, upgraded body. Imagine everyone around you will be the same as you without ranking/hierarchy. Isn't that a delightful thought? It's true you or anyone can have eternal life.
All you got to do is to accept Jesus Christ 🙏 as your Savior! Once you do, He will let you into heaven during your day when you finally see Him!
Countries like s Korea, China, Hong Kong, & Japan turn their kids in2 robots 🤖 😄
The class systems there are so intense, it doesn't just stop at senior-junior class system.
But if you fail to go to S.K.Y. University, the odds are hard for you in life than those who were able to get, regardless if you're more skillful.
I am sure the last girl has the most respects. Her rationale to brave through her challenging paths instead of running away. She definitely will meet with many successes along the way. The positive attitide is key.
This is not only in Korea! Most people in Asia have these problems ! There is a lot of pressure on young people specially from older people ! You are always struggling!
Yeah it's most likely the older gens. 🙄 they don't seem to enjoy life either (50s, 60s, 70s ,80s)
There's a way to not suffer, not be in danger, not be poor, not get hurt, not have to work in vain, not have to feel any kind of negative vibe, & not to be disrespected anymore by anyone.
Imagine you will be invincible, immortal, and holy with a new, upgraded body. Imagine everyone around you will be the same as you without ranking/hierarchy. Isn't that a delightful thought? It's true you or anyone can have eternal life.
All you got to do is to accept Jesus Christ 🙏 as your Savior! Once you do, He will let you into heaven during your day when you finally see Him!
yeah but Korea is another level
Come to Australia. The work culture is so relaxed here. I love my easy job.
is it really? may i ask where do you work?
You mean the place whete everything is trying to kill you?
Yes that is why there is plenty of Koreans in Australia & New Zealand.
don't you guys have a spider season and is it true that frogs pop out of your toilet pot once in a year? 😭
@@Pcr12 wdym by that?? Can you explain
The first girl is so relatable and the fact she mentioned was to matching with my country India 🇮🇳
It's still better than my home country, so I'll definitely live there if I have the chance to
Where is yourhome country?
@@hayo6285hell
I agree. My home country is Myanmar(Burma).
It must be hell
This is a video from 7 years ago. The title is "Do Koreans Enjoy Living In Korea?"
Nothing much has changed but the minimum hourly wage has risen a lot compared to that time and there were not many people who had plastic surgery than now.
Lmao min wage increased? How about inflation and prices? 😂😂😂😂
@@divx1001 The minimum wage and salary have actually increased significantly over the past five years because of the economic policies of the liberal government in Korea. Because of that the former regime was criticized a lot by companies. You can google how much has changed. And inflation and prices have gone up but that's the same for any country.
the minimum wage has legally gone up, but that really doesn't change anything unfortunately. i just recently got back to the US after teaching english in korea and the pay difference between the foreign staff and korean staff was staggering... i was barely being paid minimum wage and my korean co-teacher was making about half of that. not really sure how companies get away with it, but they're definitely not paying korean staff enough. i'm sure they don't see it as a big deal because culturally koreans typically live with their parents until they get married, but it's practically forced onto young women. they realize they can't afford to live on their own without getting married and see that as their ticket out of being worked into exhaustion for very little compensation. like how are they paying korean staff less than the foreign staff when foreign staff get to go home at a set time, but the korean staff is expected to stay as late as necessary to take care of any possible issue that arises?
@@divx1001한국의 최저임금은 시간당 8달러 정도이고 이것은 일본과 비슷합니다. 파트타임 웨이트리스 같은 사람들의 시급임
@@xtessalynn한국의 평균임금은 대만 보다는 많이 높고 일본과도 비슷한 수준입니다. 하지만 당신이 겪은 일에 대해서는 유감입니다.
the last girl has a point though, i see where she's going at with that argument, even though that doesn't erase the issues raised by the other youth. i mean, for sure you can't just blame the government even though it is also at fault. meaning, do the people have any responsibility in contributing or allowing things to happen?
I thought the last one was going to make a point about staying to make one's country better, but her response is what every government wants to hear 😢
so finally it is proved that most people don't like their country's system...but in the end your own country is best....as an Indian I like my country with all its flaws and also don't want to leave it at any cost
Feels the same in India 😢....so much effort but for what...a job u don't like and treats you like a slave ...pressure from parents to get married on their terms and friends who r there with you only during your good times ...
Nowhere near. Also we have different problems than them
So relatable, i feel like a slave as well in my job
Can't relate. The US is so different. It's possible to earn a good living through unconventional means or a trade skill. Most parents want their kids to be happy more than anything else. So don't expect marriage pressure. And good friends are there to be found even during the bad times (although cell phones are making us all of a bit introverted).
Our issues are more like safety issues. The government serves corporate interests and the aristocracies (families with more money then sense). They let violent criminals roam the streets fully armed with weapons and social media promoting antisocial behavior. Or the selling of processed food containing chemicals that cause diabetes, obesity or cancer
@@arohisrivastava8621 there are some similarities.
south korea and usa has housing shortages (ie, unaffordable housing for lower wages).
India and USA has govt corruption and inefficiency. As well as a bloated presidential campaign in every election.
India and SK has a tendency to appeal to 'western values at the detriment to their citizens and culture.
India, SK, and the US have an issue of wayyyy to expensive higher education/college with unproportional benefits. And a general sense of classism, and the snobbishness that results from it. All three hold celebrities at an elevated position because they see the 'special ones' as an escape from theur dull, low-class lives.
The issue is that there's not enough jobs in korea for the highly-qualified youth. Meaning intense competitions just to get an entry level job. For example, if 100 people graduate with a degree but there is only 60 job openings.
Maybe these moron "western value" countries like south Korea in this case should stop relying on skilled and serviced based jobs to prosper an economy, sure engineering for example is an impressive skill but how many can a city really hire.
Or 6
"You can't just blame government" girl it literally dictates your entire life and sets a standard of living that directly affects everyone that lives under that government
The last interviewee, I can see from her brief comments, it opens up view for me that, yes, don't just blame govt, but you can take action to create a transformed way of being, than just blaming and pointing fingers and running away, and expecting something different or for someone else to make the difference. That's what I got from her brief comments, don't know if that's her full POV but this is only my perspective.
last girl so based bro
Last girl is a real g
G means gullible ?
Last girl was quite mature... But it's also true that problems exists...
I think no matter what country you live in, the imbalance of treatment based on "class" will always exist, not only a matter of 'class' which concerns education, social status or family background, but also includes a matter of compatibility in personality, connections and the 'flaws' you have both physically and mentally. Privileges will always exist, no matter how small it is for certain people. Humans will find it difficult to feel "satisfied" in life. Because there will always be times when you are stuck in circumstances and feel jealous of the lives of other people who you think are 'successful' even though you are don't really know how they get through their lives.
I'm in my late 20s, someone who is part of the 'sandwich Gen' who has to send my siblings to school and feed my entire family with wages that are still below the minimum wage. There are some that I am grateful for and some that frustrate me. I thought maybe other countries would be better, but after contemplating it all looks the same when you taste it yourself.
The last girl really gets it. You may blame your current country but once you learn about other countries you usually just go “Well, guess I’ll stay”
My goodness, it's the same story throughout the world. India, US, China, Japan... all have the same problem.
Same problem, but different degrees. I don't think the US is there yet, but we sure are trying.
Im glad im born in Philippines ❤
But intensity is different. Talking about the culture in schools and colleges it's nowhere near korea china Japan etc too much bullying and work hours there. Can't imagine coming at 1 am after school to home in India
@@arohisrivastava8621 but its still same 7 hours of school 2 hours of coaching and then loads of self study is equivalent to their study time plus as you know the level of exams like jee neet so no we dont have it easier
@@aarushirajput1300 nope they do that since the elementary level and plus 2 hours of coaching is your choice but being in school till 8 Or 10 is not a matter of choice and in addition to this The whole focus on mugging up everything like a person having a perfect score in english is most likely poor in speaking english. I know that why stars twinkle but they rot learn that stars twinkle. The level of education is worse off. The bullying culture is the worst in east asian countries. The emphasis on makeup,having the perfect face Or else your life would be a living hell,being judged upon your each and every move like the worst and not to forget their primitiveness when it comes to modern theories of feminism etc
India is way ahead when it comes to the thought process.
From what i've learned about Korea till now, if you are really pretty, or have powerful connections or rich, or maybe all of it, your life is kinda easy. But when it's opposite then it's gonna be hard living there. Also, conservative mindset, male dominance, toxic beauty standards, pressure of studying, high competition, unsatisfactory income, the senior junior system, bullying, no good protection laws (specially for women) etc etc... Is what makes it hard living in Korea. What we see in kpop and kdramas isn't actually the Korea. No! It's not a fantasy perfect country. Every country or place has it's own pros and cons of living.
But South Korea is a much better country to live in than your India in every way
아니요. 오히려 한국드라마에서는 항상 갈등과 어려움을 부각하고 가난한 서민의 삶을 많이 보여줍니다. 그렇게까지 심한 것만은 아닙니다. 드라마에서 상류층 부자들 빼고는 보통의 삶과 비슷해요. 여기도 평범하게 잘 사는 사람들이 더 많아요.
@@user-fz6hz3uc9x I don't understand what have u written
Very well said
Same education system like India. And theirs also a lot of pressure on students to get good grade. Also India students do study day and night a day. But I think it's important because to get a good and rich life in future. 9th to 12th class you have to study hard because these year can decide our future. So I think that's good for students to study much. I also study too much and I am topper of my class. Even in India it is also difficult to get job you have to struggle alot. Ya these 4 -5 years are difficult for us but this 4-5years hard work can give us delicious fruit in future. My English is not so good because I learn English by myself and I am in 9th class. I start learning English before January this year by watching English songs on TV. Don't hate your country in front of camera.
The last girl is correct. Even I used to think marrying someone outside then leave the country but now that I watch more videos like this one, I realized the problem is same everywhere
❤ i used to think the same but rather than blaming others i would rather work on how I could help in the community my own home..
Best we can do is improve ourselves. We don’t have to be satisfied or happy with the things we don’t like, but often times we do have to find a way to live with them if it’s nothing we can change. At least, we should look at ourselves first to see how we can become stronger before we conclude that some circumstance or phenomena outside of ourselves is the problem.
Korea has objectively the worst standard of living for those that don't go to top universities. Can't be said of the Scandinavian countries, and probably other locations that have better conditions for the general working class. You drink the Kool-Aid and so did she.
@@godofchristmas9611 I agree. We can’t control things outside of our control. Period!
@@jin_cotl indeed, my friend.
I think that the way the last girl worded her thoughts came out as “bitter” but it is also true that just leaving the country won’t change anything… for everyone else. Sure, we can leave our countries, but things are going to stay the same there. But I do think she’s wrong in the individual sense. Korea seems like a very stressful society in contrast to a lot of western countries, so of course just leaving will change that person’s life.
Grass from the other side looks more green
stressed out teenagers in Seoul best sample for “Do Koreans like living in Korea?” interview
That last girl drank the Kool-Aid
Yeh she said the reality where others r just naah I'm out
@@amandeepbaa6978 That’s not what “drank the Kool-ade” means. It means that she only has a surface understanding of what is happening in her society and believes the narrative that life in Korea is no more difficult than anywhere else, which is most likely NOT the reality, considering the high “soo-is-side” rate there.
@@cocoapeach yo think about India for some time which is now emerging in global presence have the some of toughest examinations in students careers they complain but those who achieved the goals do their work in reality while other I'm out. For this reason student nowadays dedicated their lives from high school period till college/University just to have high paid jobs or opportunities to get hired abroad
@@amandeepbaa6978not really, many people work their asses off, but only a few get good opportunities. That does not mean that those who couldn't do it didn't work hard. what the last girl said was not entirely false but it wasn't all that right either. Sometimes the problem is the system and needs to be changed, that's not something an individual can solve by themselves.
@@lindathepretty3563 yo think about Google ceo Sundar like that many Indian r taking over bigshot companies in God bless too much freedom merica while merican naah I'm out too lazy to even achieve the job
I think it's common for other countries to think this way.
Last one just throwing facts left and right!
I love the last girl response ❤
The last girl is embodiment of the dog sitting in the fire meme.
I watched filipino korean mom vlog and she said that her kids sent to another academy to widen their knowledge. In her defense she says that, they allow the kids to choose activity or subject that the kids loves to learn and she and her husband will choose what they want for kids to force to learn like math.
And I see her kids go home at midnight and it's so sad because they are just little kids. We don't need to pressure them.
Chingu amiga is a famous tiktoker in latin america, she's Korean who fleed to Mexico because the pressure from Korea was overwhelming on her, she suffered burnout from the university and the social pressure, in her own words, living in Mexico saved her life and every time she goes back to korea she gets physically sick from the trauma, i can't imagine how big the social pressure is for a lot of young people to want to live in another country just to feel free :c
I agree with the last girl honestly..these problems are same everywhere in almost ecery country , maybe it is much more severe in sk but leaving is not the solution , also the govt is at fault for not managing the country in a way that is satisfactory to its ppl , but blaming the govt for everything is also not right , its just u trying to push away your responsibility...the peer pressure, tough competition , looks privilege , etc is due to the society there ...escaping isnt the only solution , i m agree with the others , if u r frustrated with the system u would want to leave but there better ways to solving this ....
It's hard to know whether your struggles are originated from inside or outside of yourself. trying to go abroad could be a possible solution, but when it comes to realizing that struggle wasn't due to the environment that is the time to fix your own problem. It is not late to correct your problem after that.
last girl is so honest i love her
There is a Korean girl that lives in Mexico and she always explains all about this rules and her life in her channel, she is really happy there and strongly criticized in her country for it but she always says she doesn’t regret it one bit because now she feels happier and more relaxed
I love the Korean people ❤
So it's the same everywhere 🙂😔
The secret is always to change your own attitude rather than everyone's else's. Learn a trade and work for yourself out in the countryside.
Well don't change yourself too fast that rather than making a revolution you became isolated
Is that what people living in North Korea and China should do? Change their attitudes to suit a dictatorship? You change your attitude if the fault is within yourself. You can learn to bear with your situation, but to change your attitude in order to agree with oppression is not a great idea.
if the system is broken, then no amount of personal growth is worth being a part of it.
It's always people from the developed countries and with their privileged outlook that keep saying this. It's not always that you can do what you just wrote. Sometimes your government is so utterly f*** that no amount of living in the countryside will help you. I can't believe this didn't even cross your mind once.
The last girl ❤
As a person who lived in Asian countries I lived in Pakistan for 1.5 years the pressure and stress was way too much compared to last Asian country I lived in it’s not just Korea but Asian countries I had to do 6 hours homework and had to go to 7 hours school 2 hours for tuition first time I attended Tuition and in total i studied like 16 hours a day to get minimum passing marks I am really good at studying but comparing and pressure was just way too much I just studied 8th grade there now I am in England and I am the current top student of Year 10 without studying so the thing is all Asian countries have this education pressure that is bad.
The last girl who spoke sounds the wisest one!
I agree from the last one but maybe she doesn't have any situations that really giving a thought for a moment 😅 because she's still a student but when she's done with students life she will change that😅my Korean friends always talking and planning to live in other countries because of the toxicity and minimum wage that their government giving to them that they can't help it and also the status it's really a big key to their life
한국의 최저임금은 시간당 8달러 정도인데 이것은 편의점 점원이나 식당 웨이트리스 임금입니다. 한국의 평균임금은 대만보다 500달러 이상 더 많고 일본과 비슷합니다.
I liked how this showed both views to the question. I’m from the UK and we have our own issues, but I can’t imagine the daily societal pressures Koreans are under.
The fact that I want to live in Korea because of kpop and kdrama made me having second thoughts after watching this
Most people dont like to live in their own country. Specially if the condition of the country is not good or favorable to them
Except for Fins, Dutch and Dans
They are the least races that had migrated to other countries.
All this because they have authorities that knows their job and roles.
Indian's absolutely relate with them
Not all im so satisfying to live india kerala
The last girl is the best student in her school 😂
It was not included in the translation but the last girl said " DEFINITELY " when she said " If you aren't satisfied here, you (definitely) won't be satisfied anywhere " while I respect her opinion altho I don't agree with her, I feel iffy with the way she talks with so much certainty on that part like that is fact when it is not. If the problem is within the person themselves ofc moving abroad won't change, but it is true that the intense system in Soukor put a toll on the young people there, they have highest su*cide rate for a reason. Moving away can be an answer if those people just wish to live without having to fight for life trying to get into good college bcs getting into a normal ones will make ppl treat them differently. Not to mention, soukor is leading when it comes to lookism, some people just wanna relax in a country where people are more lenient and don't expect them to look perfect 24/7.
This comes from someone who was not satisfied with the previous country she lived in and is very happy and satisfied in the new country she moved to. So it is not " if you aren't satisfied here, you DEFINITELY won't be satisfied anywhere" bcs it depends on whether the problem is the person themselves or the environment
As we seen in kdrama, korean students always study until night... it's crazy-
This is true. I actually went on a date with a Korean guy who grew up in Korea, ONCE. he told me a lot of things about how they’re so focused on their looks and ppl would be treated good or bad based on it
Last one is the legend
I somewhat agree with the last girl because there are times when all we do is complain about the government (in my country), and this can also apply to every country as well. But aside from acknowledging that we also need to DO our parts, there are times when the government and societal situations can be too demanding that pure efforts alone aren't enough. This is why meeting halfway between the individual and Govt is important.
That last girl was speaking a lot of truth. People have these complaints literally everywhere. Yes, some countries are easier to live in and make good money, but if you're unhappy where you are, you're probably going to see a lot of the same problems popping up everywhere
You would understand if you were in Asia. The standards are crazy, stalking/creeps are everywhere, studying is so hard and in the end, you get nothing.
People are FREE to complain. And the government IS selfish and it's the truth. Y'all might be some meat riders from the government
They want to live in other countries and I'm here crying and regretting that i was not born in korea .
Where are you from?
@@Rekseri Vietnam
Thanks!
I agree with the last lady, running away isn't going to fix the problem. You need to fight for change
The fact that you need to attach a photo of yourself to your resume is why I would never live there for work.
As an Indian, here also getting good grades is important. All over the world there is compitition u can't complain. If u r not good in studies than find what u r good at . If u become successful and earn money have a good life than your parents will be happy
The problem in korea is, when you didn't study in one of the top universities then all your hard work would go to waste
@@p92827 I mean at that point do anything non-educational and say screw it to the "standards"
@@xAA7 yup. I mean, if you did your best and studied for years just for them to say that you're still not qualified because you didn't study in one of the top universities, I'd go bersek too. That would be the first mass shooting in korea
@@p92827 That's sad.
I am a Nigerian. Nigeria's education system is different.
Here, those rankings don't matter alot. The only issue here is the gap between government financed schools and the private ones. If you schooled in a government school, they're prone to going on strikes because sometimes the government owes the staffs salaries or fundings and other issues like that. The strikes could run for months, which in turn increases the number of years you spend in school. Private schools don't have this issue, but are notably know for being extra expensive, which in turn means that people from middle/low income families can't afford them.
So in general, if you schooled in a public institution (government financed) you're likely to spend extra 1-2 two years in school because of the strikes. Private schools don't have this issue.
Employers don't discriminate though, but there's usually a age limit on some jobs. But usually, you get the same chances to opportunities.
What is usually taken into consideration is how skilled you are at what you do, and the professional bodies/certificate you're a part of or you have.
.. The last comment was the best..
Last girl 👏🏻✨