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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The reason for that: it’s a country that has very little resources, a large population, not enough good jobs for everyone.

US is different.[/quote]
This is true, and a lot of the recent immigrants don't realize this.

In Korea, your life is set if you go to one of the SKY univs and then get a job at one of the chaebols.  Here in the US, we have so many paths to financial success.

There are people in the US who either didn't go to college or went to a T50 or below and can get jobs at a FAANG. That would be unheard of in Korea.[/quote]

This is so helpful. I'm embarassed by how little I know about the Korean economy and how it drives social and financial standing, values around education, and day-to-day behavior.

Keep it coming![/quote]
I watched a documentary on why it's difficult to create start ups in Korea.

It's because the chaebols stifle competition, and the politicians are in their back pockets.

The culture is also very hierarchical (this was one of the reasons why that Korean airplane crashed into the mountain - the jr pilot was afraid to say anything to the sr pilot even though he saw that something was wrong).

It's a terrible system, and very shortsighted.

I love Korea and can't wait to go visit. I'd even consider spending a year there, but I would never want my kids to grow up in that kind of atmosphere. I'm super grateful to my parents for immigrating to the US. It was incredibly hard for them to leave their family, have no education, and not speak English when they came here in 1970 when the Korean population here was miniscule.  But, they worked really hard to give us a better life, and we in turn are giving our kids a better life.

My dad always says how happy he is to see how well we are all doing and that the sacrifices they made have been worth it.[/quote]

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