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[The King of Kwangju]

A Korean friend pointed this out to me the other day.

Toronto is full of Koreans who left Korea because they don�t fit into Korean society, can�t get a job, can�t get married, got divorced, owe money, have no money, are hiding their money, are disabled, failed at love, failed at life, failed at school, are lazy, stingy, or just plain odd.

These people can easily find a second chance in Canada.

Canada will give them a home, food, money, education, and a job (if they want it), and ask for nothing in return.

My friend was a little frustrated, for obvious reasons. Mainly because he was a Korean who really wanted to distance himself from these losers.

I thought some people here might appreciate the story.

[gang ah jee]

Somehow this reminds me of Ricardo's theory of comparative advantage.

[Newbie]

[Moldy Rutabaga]

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[babtangee]

[K-in-C]

[brento1138]

My ex-girlfriend (a Canadian Gyopo) and her family moved here because her dad was rich and could afford to buy his way into Canada and raise his family in a country they thought was paradise.

At least this is the norm for Koreans in Vancouver.

[robot]

A Canadian friend pointed this out to me the other day.

Seoul is full of Canadians who left Canada because they don�t fit into Canadian society, can�t get a job, can�t get married, got divorced, owe money, have no money, are hiding their money, are disabled, failed at love, failed at life, failed at school, are lazy, stingy, or just plain odd.

These people can easily find a second chance in Korea.

Korea will give them a home, food, money, and a job, and ask for nothing in return.

My friend was a little frustrated, for obvious reasons. Mainly because he was a Canadian who really wanted to distance himself from these losers.

I thought some people here might appreciate this comparison, though it's nothing that hasn't been said before.

ROBT.

[lastat06513]

I thought the same thing: He is complaining in the fashion as Koreans complain about foreigners in Korea.

I don't think of them as total losers since they did make their way to Canada in the first place to TRY to start over. I have to give them kudos for that.
What do the Koreans on this board feel at hearing this?
I would think it would touch a nerve in some ways......

[Col.Brandon]

It takes all sorts. Surely there are many different reasons for wanting to emigrate.

Maybe a person knows that nobody will listen when he tells the emperor that he has no clothes, so the easiest thing is to go somewhere that will suit your personality better.

Take my case: doing the corporate thing, 3 promotions in two years, but I got tired very quickly of sweating blood for an organization that was only interested in seeing a profit every quarter no matter what the cost. Life's too short. You can't change a culture, so if you don't like your situation then you should do something about it. I did, and it's working out pretty well so far.

Sure, maybe someone will associate me with some of the more unfavorable elements of the expat community, but that's no skin off my nose. I'm too busy getting on with my life and working towards my goals.

[Barking Mad Lord Snapcase]

[Qinella]

This reminds me of the story of the Naciremas.

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[The King of Kwangju]

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