Comment on such a cold answer i felt bad for him🫩

• did_you_find_violets@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  he’s 16. high school is a big (and hardcore) deal in Korea & they want him to have his own space in order to study in peace. this living situation is also a result of their son, as they wanted a place in an area with great schools and hagwons - so expensive area. child first lifestyle basically, lmao.

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  • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Ah, yep, that checks out. Korea (and to a similar but lesser extent, Japan) is kinda wild like that. I heard about some stuff like that from my (Korean) ex’s extended family.

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  • sem@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Hagwon?

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    • piwakawakas@lemmy.nz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      It’s like a study hall where students pay to have a private quiet place to study. Sometimes with tutoring

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      • fushuan@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        So, like paid library boxes.

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