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Anon talks trash about S. Korea
Submitted 11 months ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to greentext@sh.itjust.works
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praise_idleness@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
smeg@feddit.uk 11 months ago
Although in hindsight, I’d rather have them absolutely destroy my sleep schedule than ending up getting in to less favorable university than I got in
Seriously? If you’re going to university you’ll be fine regardless of where it ranks, how can that possibly be worth destroying your teenage years? Is this just social attitudes in Korea or does it actually make any difference?
Got_Bent@lemmy.world 11 months ago
So the American equivalent is pretty much going to the ivy League then going to work at FAANG or a law firm or finance firm that only hires from the ivies.
That stuff all exists in the US and it’s certainly something many Americans aspire to as evidenced by the whole college admissions coaching industry.
What you’re seeing out of Korea is presented as though ALL families are basically telling their kids that they’ll be disowned if they fail to achieve these lofty heights.
The reality is that there are a ton of more accessible universities throughout the Korean peninsula that kids attend and they end up with reasonable jobs living reasonable lives, current situation of unaffordable housing and rampant debt notwithstanding.
I would agree that many if not most Korean students spend significantly more time studying than their American counterparts. I will not agree that it’s universally effective to do so.
Source: Lived in Korea for four years in the nineties and eventually married into it. Though I will admit some of my experiences may be outdated as I haven’t been keeping up with latest trends.
Socsa@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Being a teenager is pretty overrated tbh
Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world 11 months ago
MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world 11 months ago
A man chooses. A slave obeys.
jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
I’m so jealous of the street food there. Literally watched a video of someone making egg sandwiches or something and I think I died a little inside because there’s basically nothing like that in Canada unless you count hotdogs; which I fucking don’t.
Psythik@lemmy.world 11 months ago
You guys don’t have egg sandwiches in Canada? Or do you only mean in street food form? Cause if not, just go to a breakfast joint if you want an egg sandwich.
Rusty@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
DaddleDew@lemmy.world 11 months ago
BUT…
You can get wasted with $1 worth of soju.
Underwaterbob@lemm.ee 11 months ago
$3 these days. Times are hard.
Justas@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
I still think living in North Korea would be worse.
Junkers_Klunker@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Drinking piss is arguably better than eating shit, but still doesnt change the fact that youre drinking piss.
JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Yea but amazing cuisine and k-pop
feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Many people consider K-pop to be extremely shit.
PunnyName@lemmy.world 11 months ago
And since music taste is subjective, every thought about K-pop is the correct one.
Got_Bent@lemmy.world 11 months ago
My first exposure to it was in 1994. Crazy thing is that today’s k-pop is virtually indistinguishable from that of thirty years ago for me. The music, clothes, hair, and choreography are all exactly the same.
I’m sure some k-popophile will come put me in my place, but I stand by what I perceive.
FrankTheHealer@lemmy.world 11 months ago
K pop isn’t my cup of tea. But it’s not shit. Like I’m not a huge fan, but I can see how people would like it.
zourn@lemmy.world 11 months ago
There’s good Korean punk, rock, and metal as well. Nuclear Idiots, Harry Big Button, Dead Chant, Method, Duoxini, BADLAMB.
jaya@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Yeah the mandatory service and shitty neighbors suck. Other stuff mentioned are simply not true.
Sweetpeaches69@lemmy.world 11 months ago
No, the chaebol are absolutely a thing. That’s how South Korea rebuilt after the wars. That’s how we have Samsung and LG. Those families make up a majority of the country’s GDP, and lobby substantially.
jaya@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I’m Korean and I know what chaebols are 😂. They get many perks like not going to jail after committing crimes, but they don’t control all aspects of people’s lives here. That is overexaggeration and simply not true.
Draconic_NEO@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
I would say he’s being quite honest, especially considering they have one of the highest suicide rates.
Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world 11 months ago
And lowest birth rates
blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Their ESports winrates all but make up for it though…