What did south korea rely on? How many lived in absolute poverty (%)
South Korea was one of the poorest countries in the world and relied on agriculture. The population was largely illiterate. 40% lived in absolute poverty.
- Accompanying Bong Joon-Ho quote 'Korea on the surface feels like a very rich and glorious...'
Hell Joseon is a satirical phrase that became popular with younger Koreans on social media around 2015 and posits that living in hell would be akin to living in modernKorea.
- "Korea, on the surface, seems like a very rich and glorious country now, with K-pop ... and IT technology, but the ... younger generation, in particular, feels a lot of despair."
- What do companies recruit based on / what's mandatory - whats the issue with this?
- Who does this stigmatise and what does it increase
- Lack of 'job ?'
- Companies recruit based on educational background so it becomes almost mandatory to go to university to get a better paid job, but the number of graduates far outstrips that of graduate job vacancies.
- This stigmatises anyone without a degree and increases social inequality.
- South Korea is how much smaller than the UK (?x) and what is its population like (?million) - what is the term for this
- South Korea is approx. 2.5 times smaller than the UK but has a population of over 50 million people. It overpopulated with people competing for space.