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[teachteach]

Because most of them have higher base salaries than us and their parents pay for everything.

end of rant

[Lekker]

But they have to be in by 10 pm or else their parents will be upset.

[IncognitoHFX]

[PeteJB]

I'm always surprised how quickly I'm shot down when I say "Oh, this camera is expensive, 250,000 won..." "Wow it's THAT cheap??"

...Gee I'm a student. I always get that reaction to just about everything. Education costs, rent, gadgets, clothes.. you name it. It seems the Koreans I know spend a LOT on their stuff.

[PeterDragon]

Roughly half the Korean adults I meet have a lower base salary than me (including most of my students' parents), and most of the unmarried Koreans I've met in my town live with roommates and pay rent. I don't remember it being that way when I still lived in Seoul. Is it a small town thing? Are the rest of you OPs from bigger cities?

[blaseblasphemener]

...But it's like pulling teeth to get them to spend 10,000 won on a textbook.

[Ilsanman]

My wife hangs out with a lot of the other 'older sisters' she met at the postnatal clinic. I make more money than almost all of the other fathers. The one or two who make more than me got to their position through family ties. Certainly not merit.

Nothing like working for Daddy's company and being promoted to manager.

[moosehead]

[teachteach]

Even though we are not even considered lower middle class in Korea, a base salary of $2,200 (an ESL base salary in Korea) in Canada is quite elusive. Very few people with BA's in Canada are making more than $12 dollars an hour. $15/h is considered a lot. $20/h is considered all elusive.
Which means that the majority of us don't stand a chance in hell of surviving the upcoming rich/poor divide.

End of rant

[lucas_p]

[Newbie]

WHat the hell are you guys smokin?

Koreans have a higher base pay than us? No. Isnt the average Korean income around 18k? (although, now i realize the stats I'm thinking of are 2 or 3 years old, so perhaps I'm wrong.)

Koreans are lucky?... Let's see.... highest suicide rate in the OECD, highest accidental death for children in the OECD, one of the lowest quality of life rankings in OECD, studying for 10-12 hours a day, institutionalized alocholism, dirty country... yep, really lucky.... Sure, compared to places like Somalia, Tibet, Cambodio, Hondouras, they're lucky, but compared to where we come from? Get your head out of your arse.

Just becuase you couldn't get a job in Canada, doesn't mean the whole country is suffering. Chances are you studied the wrong subject, you didn't go out for drinks with the right people and make the proper connection, or you're just another one of Dave's social fuktards who thinks this hole is better than Canada

[RACETRAITOR]

I agree with the OP only to an extent. This is more of a family-based society here (despite what American politicians might attempt to claim). Most kids go to university on their parents' dime; back in Canada, I even remember some rich kids who had to work part-time to afford university tuition, because their parents refused to give them a free ride.

But living with your parents until you're 35 because you don't have 50 000 000 won for key money really does suck.

[lucas_p]

[Newbie]

[ryouga013]