As a native korean, born and raised here, this country is just too competitive. Every single thing is competition. And price of living is expensive, guys have to enlist army for 2 years , etc.
In Greece we have got similar issues such us constitutional obligation of serving the military for 1 year and the price of living is expensive, compared the salaries we got earned as well as the taxes we are paying monthly it's irrational, unfortunately, in globalization competition is at its peak, and surely one of the reason for today's fast pace of life came from Asia continent for plethora reasons that i can not detailable explain here
I worked once with a visiting korean intern (im filipino) and i overlooked his work given i was the one hands on handling most of the projects here for a group that was korea based. Anyway, the intern and i actually had the same age and he kept on where did i study, did i graduate with honors so on- like we’re already 28 yrs old, after job hopping two or three times for me this shit becomes irrelevant
If anyone wants to quit smoking come to Australia - an average cost of a packet of cigarettes is $30! That is why a lot of Australians have quit smoking! Way too expensive!
biggest culture shock for me when i visited seoul was the excessive smoking and drinking. ur blind if u think that they dont have a smoking/drinking problem
When i went to Seoul i didn't see smoking, i was actually impressed to see that it's forbidden to smoke in the streets. Only in norebangs i would smell smoke. Drinking instead, is absolutely crazy. They drink a lot and up to the point they hurt themselves. Some korean told me that when it comes to drinking, they are considered like the Irish in Europe.
Although it has improved a lot in recent years, the problem of alcohol in Korea is serious. It is not strange to brag about how many bottles of soju you drink, and there is a culture that sees negatively that you can't drink well or don't drink on purpose. Quite a few people drink until they're drunk, and there's a lot of alcohol-related accidents related to drinking
6:51 as someone born and raised in Kota Kinabalu, really appreciate that! 🥰😍 but one thing i would deny about is, the things here aren’t cheap for us locals unfortunately 😢 i guess this is pretty common elsewhere since it’s been mentioned through the video as well
I really appreciated that you pushed back a bit regarding grades and studies. US kids would love nothing more than treating school and college like a party and "life experience".
@@dancingtomyownbeat754 Actually I agree that students are under pressure but what I am saying is that that pressure is not evil. It is something that prepares you for life. The current American culture is quite infantilizing. I guess I am suggesting that Koreans should find their own middle ground and not adopt the structure or the mentality of the US education system.
@@dancingtomyownbeat754 Yes Western universities are great too. Currently they're being dominated by Asians (not only Chinese) and students from affluent backgrounds. Well, all education systems need updates from time to time. Western education systems do encourage more creative and innovative people and that's amazing.
Ok, let's be honest - the US schools are below mediocre level, but the Korean system is pretty fucked up. You are stuck in school from 7 in the morning, with cram school you get home at 8-10 pm. Parents want kids to stay in cram school on weakdays as well - only to get better grades than other students. Basically as a student in Korea you don't have a life. Literally. You don't. Have. A life. It should be changed asap.
@@MrBejkovec That is because the US definition of life is getting high, pregnant or in jail, all the while being stupid. Thank God these kids are in cram school and not in clubs or part of gangs.
Bullying in Korea is BAD...in schools teachers and the administration are part of the problem by not enforcing a no bullying policy and allowing students terrorizing other children. It's horrible.
Yes I totally agree of banning smoking. It has no benefits and endanger others. You have rights to smoke but don't pollute our air. Non smokers have rights to clean air too.
Honestly can we get that on the states too? I know we already banned smoking in buildings decades ago but still i hair being on the street and having to smell someone’s cigarette
Based on the dramas surrounding bullying in schools and how that’s a recurring theme I would agree with that girl and say they should figure that out. Not just in dramas but even other Korean UA-camrs have confirm how bad it is. While being competitive in school isn’t a bad thing but once the pressure becomes too much and you have outside forces telling you to do better that will eventually lead to a mental breakdown. There’s a reason why SK has the highest suicide rate and that’s devastating.
fr it's like whatever america does needs to be followed by the rest of the world and it's oddly familiar to the american thing of '"you are oppressed and need some freedom" when a country isn't run by a democracy.
@@thenightcorereaper good ole democracy. I’m from Libya apparently gaddafi was a dictator so they had to destroy our country in the name of their democracy
good lord, I agree. I really don't have anything against Americans on a whole, but this kind of attitude drives me crazy (not in a good way), including the typical LA accent. It's getting too predictable when as soon as an American starts talking they have this accent and they are talking about how not liberal enough a place is. Honestly, not everyone has to be. Tradition and conserving old ways is just as important as progress. I will be very happy if Korea DOESN'T turn into another America, and I'd be quite sad if it did...
@@nelikozak being liberal is the equivalent to being a degenerate at this point. If there were no traditional values society would crumble Modern liberal values especially regarding family are appalling
0:29 that's my type of girl right there and I agree I hate when places smell like cigarettes and outside your messing up the earth air with that crap can't stand the smell so much😷
My own country is in a total disaster. Every where corruption, unemployment, hunger, skyrocketed price of goods compared to salary, crimes,rapes...what not. It is obviously in South Asia.
Oh wow as a Malaysian I'm surprised she mentioned Kota Kinabalu in Sabah 🤗 That being said, there is a growing number of Koreans immigrating here especially in KK and Kuala Lumpur ❤️
Housing has become way too expensive in Seoul. I worry my children might not make enough money to afford a place in Seoul when they get married and they might have to commute a long distance.
So it’s bad to want people to be more accepting of minorities? If a European said this comment, you wouldn’t bat an eye. But of course, an American says it and suddenly it’s a bad thing
That dude with the think bangs said he wishes the government would help young people find their dreams. I think he needs to take on that responsibility for himself rather than waking for the government to step in. Governments in Canada and USA do not do that either. But he probably thinks they do.
Why do you always do more to women when interviewing koreans? I now feel that you do that on purpose. Could you be more fair? In this video, there are 3 men and 10 women. The last video about America was 2 men and 6 women. This seems obvious. And you always seem to enjoy interviews that talk bad about korean men, and on other hand, you only try to make videos that compliment foreign men. In korea, there are many foreign men such as military men, clubs, and tinder. You know, there are korean and foreign women who have had bad experiences with them. I would appreciate it if you could interview more fairly. And on your TikTok channel, the video is always too short to make people misunderstand unnecessarily. I'd appreciate it if you could extend the video time.
I think you're assuming too much here. What if most Korean men turned down his offer to be interviewed compared to Korean women? Stop attacking the man and have an opened mind you can't just randomly come to conclusions without an answer people like you are weird and never satisfied
@king mac In Korea, the male and female population is similar at 49:51, and the female population is especially bit higher among young people. And actually, there are a lot of men on the street, so it's not difficult to find them. Can't you find a man because there are more women on the streets of your country? If you've never been to Korea, just don't talk. Or there is a Korean street video on UA-cam, check it out.
As a native korean, born and raised here, this country is just too competitive. Every single thing is competition. And price of living is expensive, guys have to enlist army for 2 years , etc.
as a swede i can only say that you have it pretty cheap compared to here haha
That's true
In Greece we have got similar issues such us constitutional obligation of serving the military for 1 year and the price of living is expensive, compared the salaries we got earned as well as the taxes we are paying monthly it's irrational, unfortunately, in globalization competition is at its peak, and surely one of the reason for today's fast pace of life came from Asia continent for plethora reasons that i can not detailable explain here
I worked once with a visiting korean intern (im filipino) and i overlooked his work given i was the one hands on handling most of the projects here for a group that was korea based. Anyway, the intern and i actually had the same age and he kept on where did i study, did i graduate with honors so on- like we’re already 28 yrs old, after job hopping two or three times for me this shit becomes irrelevant
😏korean do know how protect the country if its a war. Germany im Not really sure.
If anyone wants to quit smoking come to Australia - an average cost of a packet of cigarettes is $30! That is why a lot of Australians have quit smoking! Way too expensive!
Heard about NZ? No one born after 2004 will be able to buy cancer inhalation sticks.
Wow
biggest culture shock for me when i visited seoul was the excessive smoking and drinking. ur blind if u think that they dont have a smoking/drinking problem
Stress
When i went to Seoul i didn't see smoking, i was actually impressed to see that it's forbidden to smoke in the streets. Only in norebangs i would smell smoke.
Drinking instead, is absolutely crazy. They drink a lot and up to the point they hurt themselves. Some korean told me that when it comes to drinking, they are considered like the Irish in Europe.
Although it has improved a lot in recent years, the problem of alcohol in Korea is serious. It is not strange to brag about how many bottles of soju you drink, and there is a culture that sees negatively that you can't drink well or don't drink on purpose. Quite a few people drink until they're drunk, and there's a lot of alcohol-related accidents related to drinking
6:51 as someone born and raised in Kota Kinabalu, really appreciate that! 🥰😍 but one thing i would deny about is, the things here aren’t cheap for us locals unfortunately 😢 i guess this is pretty common elsewhere since it’s been mentioned through the video as well
I really appreciated that you pushed back a bit regarding grades and studies. US kids would love nothing more than treating school and college like a party and "life experience".
@@dancingtomyownbeat754 Actually I agree that students are under pressure but what I am saying is that that pressure is not evil. It is something that prepares you for life.
The current American culture is quite infantilizing.
I guess I am suggesting that Koreans should find their own middle ground and not adopt the structure or the mentality of the US education system.
@@dancingtomyownbeat754 Yes Western universities are great too. Currently they're being dominated by Asians (not only Chinese) and students from affluent backgrounds.
Well, all education systems need updates from time to time. Western education systems do encourage more creative and innovative people and that's amazing.
Ok, let's be honest - the US schools are below mediocre level, but the Korean system is pretty fucked up.
You are stuck in school from 7 in the morning, with cram school you get home at 8-10 pm.
Parents want kids to stay in cram school on weakdays as well - only to get better grades than other students.
Basically as a student in Korea you don't have a life. Literally. You don't. Have. A life.
It should be changed asap.
@@MrBejkovec That is because the US definition of life is getting high, pregnant or in jail, all the while being stupid.
Thank God these kids are in cram school and not in clubs or part of gangs.
We do that already
Bullying in Korea is BAD...in schools teachers and the administration are part of the problem by not enforcing a no bullying policy and allowing students terrorizing other children. It's horrible.
why they don't I don't get it I what will they lose if they helped a student who's getting bullied ?
It's so sad
I know that children bully others because of their looks or something but whyy🥺
Yes I totally agree of banning smoking. It has no benefits and endanger others. You have rights to smoke but don't pollute our air. Non smokers have rights to clean air too.
Honestly can we get that on the states too? I know we already banned smoking in buildings decades ago but still i hair being on the street and having to smell someone’s cigarette
2:43 look at her, telling other people what to do and how to behave in their own country. Lmao typical American audacity
Lmao I was looking for this comment 😂
Based on the dramas surrounding bullying in schools and how that’s a recurring theme I would agree with that girl and say they should figure that out. Not just in dramas but even other Korean UA-camrs have confirm how bad it is. While being competitive in school isn’t a bad thing but once the pressure becomes too much and you have outside forces telling you to do better that will eventually lead to a mental breakdown. There’s a reason why SK has the highest suicide rate and that’s devastating.
2:14 they’re not behind the times, that’s the most American thing ever thinking that everyone has to think like you
fr it's like whatever america does needs to be followed by the rest of the world and it's oddly familiar to the american thing of '"you are oppressed and need some freedom" when a country isn't run by a democracy.
Exactly. Why does Kora need to fit into American liberal standards?
@@thenightcorereaper good ole democracy. I’m from Libya apparently gaddafi was a dictator so they had to destroy our country in the name of their democracy
good lord, I agree. I really don't have anything against Americans on a whole, but this kind of attitude drives me crazy (not in a good way), including the typical LA accent. It's getting too predictable when as soon as an American starts talking they have this accent and they are talking about how not liberal enough a place is. Honestly, not everyone has to be. Tradition and conserving old ways is just as important as progress. I will be very happy if Korea DOESN'T turn into another America, and I'd be quite sad if it did...
@@nelikozak being liberal is the equivalent to being a degenerate at this point. If there were no traditional values society would crumble
Modern liberal values especially regarding family are appalling
0:29 that's my type of girl right there and I agree I hate when places smell like cigarettes and outside your messing up the earth air with that crap can't stand the smell so much😷
My own country is in a total disaster. Every where corruption, unemployment, hunger, skyrocketed price of goods compared to salary, crimes,rapes...what not.
It is obviously in South Asia.
Indonesia?
@@Vistacraft82 Indonesia is in SOUTHEAST ASIA.
SOUTH ASIA composed of India, Pakistan, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan
Oh wow as a Malaysian I'm surprised she mentioned Kota Kinabalu in Sabah 🤗 That being said, there is a growing number of Koreans immigrating here especially in KK and Kuala Lumpur ❤️
Housing has become way too expensive in Seoul. I worry my children might not make enough money to afford a place in Seoul when they get married and they might have to commute a long distance.
딴건 몰라도 담배문화는 좀ㅋㅋㅋ전세계에서 한국이 제일 담배문화 좋은편인데
What they don't like about Korea is that they can't say anything bad about their country.
Like japanese about their atrocities in ww2
Who says they can’t say anything bad about their country? Many Koreans are pretty vocal about what they dislike.
It's a bit rich to criticise an education system in such an uneducated manner.
this
All I heard was “Like…school…like…learning…”
02:08 me about my country
1:33 he went very serious
너무 경쟁이 심해.
모든 사람들이 재능이 많아서 취업하기 힘들다.
자진해서 새로운 것을 창출하는 창의적 사고력은 못하나 재능은 많음
재능이 많은 건 모르겠는데.그냥 집이 잘살아서 어릴때부터 사교육 잘받은건 있어도
@@graciousdignity7547 그런 재능으로 뭘 만들어 봤자 대기업한테 다 빼앗김
@@graciousdignity7547 창의적사고력을 발휘하지 못하게 하는 조직문화가 문제지.
Love this series. We need more of this! Lol
2:16 Girl: Koreans not really accepting the LGBTQ community. Her friends: DOH! Mad humid bro.
Lookism, too much attention on celebrities, NOSINESS, over-consciousness
Yeap I am aware of it nosiness
these Americans.... they want other countries to be like the US lol xD
So it’s bad to want people to be more accepting of minorities? If a European said this comment, you wouldn’t bat an eye. But of course, an American says it and suddenly it’s a bad thing
Damn this country is amazing
근데... 다 한국에 안사는 한국인들;;
That dude with the think bangs said he wishes the government would help young people find their dreams. I think he needs to take on that responsibility for himself rather than waking for the government to step in. Governments in Canada and USA do not do that either. But he probably thinks they do.
Props to the queen that talked about LGBT+ community.
Why do you always do more to women when interviewing koreans? I now feel that you do that on purpose. Could you be more fair? In this video, there are 3 men and 10 women. The last video about America was 2 men and 6 women. This seems obvious. And you always seem to enjoy interviews that talk bad about korean men, and on other hand, you only try to make videos that compliment foreign men. In korea, there are many foreign men such as military men, clubs, and tinder. You know, there are korean and foreign women who have had bad experiences with them. I would appreciate it if you could interview more fairly. And on your TikTok channel, the video is always too short to make people misunderstand unnecessarily. I'd appreciate it if you could extend the video time.
I think you're assuming too much here. What if most Korean men turned down his offer to be interviewed compared to Korean women? Stop attacking the man and have an opened mind you can't just randomly come to conclusions without an answer people like you are weird and never satisfied
@@heavenlypath1065 It doesn't make sense. If you look at the Asian boss, you can see that the number of men and women interviewing is always similar.
@king mac In Korea, the male and female population is similar at 49:51, and the female population is especially bit higher among young people. And actually, there are a lot of men on the street, so it's not difficult to find them. Can't you find a man because there are more women on the streets of your country? If you've never been to Korea, just don't talk. Or there is a Korean street video on UA-cam, check it out.
If most of his viewers are foreigners then his going to post content that appeals to them. Something to consider
@@Unknown-un5pu you could just do this yourself bro. it's 2022 just get a phone and a visa.
W
일본이 무슨 한국보다 시민의식이 있어? 겉으로만 예의바른척하고 뒷다마 제일 심한나라가 일본인데? 좀도둑도 많고.. 한국인들 일본을 너무 과대평가하는듯