Here's an interesting article from The Korea Times. A Korean woman wrote an autobiography talking about how miserable the 20-somethings in Korea are.
They definitely face a lot of pressure and are looked down upon by the older generations. The older people think younger people are lazy. That's not true at all. They are totally stressed out because they spend their entire lives studying in public schools, academies, then in university.
The unfortunate ones whose parents aren't rich, come out of university with huge debt and, if they can actually find a job (something that is nearly impossible here right now) they either are forced to work essentially for free, or make very little money.
The average 20-something in Korea makes less than half of what an native English speaker makes teaching.
Anyway, it's just a worthwhile read to see how at least one young Korean feels.
Check the article here.
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