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OECD report shows Korea ranks at the bottom in life satisfaction
Article: 'No friends or family to depend on in times of need'... Korea, most critical state out of OECD
Source: Yonhap News via Naver
South Korea ranked last in the 'perceived social network support' category. Experts reasoned that because people are so busy with their own lives and aren't able to reach out to those around them, they expect that others are just as busy as they are and don't expect it in return.
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1. [+3,540, -87] Friends only exist until you graduate college. After you graduate and enter the real world, you gradually end up further apart... not intentionally, but because real life gets in the way.
2. [+2,729, -66] I'm in my late thirties and there was a time where I had this one friend where I thought we'd die if we didn't have each other... but nowadays, we haven't talked on the phone in over a year. Although he does keep sending game invites on Kakao Talk ㅋㅋ
3. [+2,521, -97] If you don't have money in Korea = no friends / can't get married / no hope in life... ㅋ
4. [+1,997, -143] I think our culture of respecting our elders has caused this. When I was stressed from work, I decided to join a table tennis club to relieve some stress but there were a lot of ajummas and ajusshis in the club and I ended up being the maknae and getting even more stress from having to respect the seniors again. Our younger generation doesn't even understand this respect culture anymore and it's just stressful for everyone. Seniors get pissed if juniors don't listen and juniors get pissed having to do whatever the seniors say.
5. [+1,538, -74] In Korean society, friends are divided into three categories: one who's the same age as you and you can speak freely to, one who's younger than you, and one who's older than you. It's stressful being friends with someone younger than you because you're pressured to be better at tham in something. It's stressful to be friends with someone older than you because you have to surrender yourself to them for no reason as well.
6. [+503, -9] Once you get into the real world, people are less willing to give up things of their own but will readily take things of others. People are selfish and more calculating. Just because you're nice to someone doesn't mean you'll get the same treatment back.
7. [+472, -15] I remember when I was in high school my homeroom teacher said your life is considered a success if you have at least two genuine friends in your life. I didn't understand it then but now that I'm older, I feel it to my bones.
8. [+467, -21] Once you get married, doesn't matter how close your friends are. It's all over. Maybe you'll meet once or twice a year? Can you even call them friends at that point..
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Article: Korea ranks at the bottom of life satisfaction ("How's life?") out of OECD
Source: Yonhap News via Naver
1. [+4,086, -134] Seriously wondering if we joined the OECD to embarrass ourselves internationally..?
2. [+3,367, -126] Koreans are always going on about 'jung' but look at the stats show that they trust no one, not even friends or family, in times of need ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
3. [+2,496, -85] Couldn't even finish reading the article because I'm too busy getting ready for work. This is reality ㅋ
4. [+638, -23] What Korea has done so far in the OECD: show that they get paid less for the most hours of work, has the highest suicide rates, and social welfare is in the dumps
5. [+546, -11] We're last in all the things we should be high in and high in all the things we should be last in... your stereotypical underdeveloped nation...
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