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Originally Posted by ozkai
The pay levels in Korea also seem increasingly bad compared to many Western countries..
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Except for working under tech or auto companies.
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I always though of South Korea as being a highly successful democracy
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South Korea never had a successful democracy. Never been and never will.
Think of this: Koreans are socially Confucian, very direct opposite from respecting democracy.
Asian countries will never become democracy because of our Confucian values. It's just our way of life conflicts with democracy.
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a high standard of living
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South Korea ranks one of the very lowest among
OECD countries (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) in standard of living.
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Most South Korean people I speak to in Cairns just do not feel happy with their country.. Sad Really..
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That's very true. Same in the USA and Canada.
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Oh and yes, their is a huge Church presence here with Koreans which as you say, is ashame, considering they are buddhists..
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Consider they are Buddhist-Confucian.