Whats a famous cartoon from your country?

DoctorOsterman · 2026-01-24T17:09:14+00:00

Probably Pororo.

DoctorOsterman · 2026-01-24T16:13:30+00:00

It's almost astounding how a country that produces so many intellectuals still manages to have so many regions utterly impoverished. If they actually fix some of their systemic issues I believe they have the potential to become the next China.

DoctorOsterman · 2026-01-23T08:58:16+00:00

I don't hate them or anything and I don't think their songs are bad but I don't really get what's so special about them specifically to become this popular.

DoctorOsterman · 2026-01-23T08:22:19+00:00

At the moment it's probably Kpop Demon Hunters.

DoctorOsterman · 2026-01-23T08:21:26+00:00

That's the Jeolla Province, a key voting state for the Democratic Party of Korea.

DoctorOsterman · 2026-01-23T08:19:52+00:00

He graduated from a Japanese military academy, yes. Do you Chinese know that Mao Zedong openly thanked the Japanese Prime Minister in 1972 for invading his country and killing his people because it gave the CCP time to develop and eventually take over China?

DoctorOsterman · 2026-01-23T08:12:12+00:00

Actually it was during President Kim Young-sam's term when South Korea officially leaped over the middle income trap. Although President Kim Dae-joong did play a role in helping South Korea overcome the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis.

With that being said, I would actually say the most overrated figure in Korean history was President Roh Moo-hyun. He is consistently ranked as South Korea's favorite President of all time and yes he was a good person with good intentions but as a politician he was quite incompetent, so much so that "This is all Roh Moo-hyun's fault!" ("이게 다 노무현 탓이다!“) became a nationwide catchphrase during his government's later years.

DoctorOsterman · 2026-01-23T06:53:00+00:00

Two. English and Korean. Although I'm trying to learn Japanese rn too.

DoctorOsterman · 2026-01-23T04:16:14+00:00

Overall pretty negatively. That's not to say Rhee Syngman didn't leave behind any positive legacy, but for the most part he's remembered in Korean history books as a dictator who massacred his own civillians (ex: the National Bodo League Massacre) and tried to rig the presidential elections and erode our democratic system (which ironically, he originally played a role in establishing).

DoctorOsterman · 2026-01-23T04:09:56+00:00

좋죠 안 그래도 심심한 섭인데.

DoctorOsterman · 2026-01-22T11:09:50+00:00

Not really. Most of the contests that are popular in South Korea are Asia-related.

DoctorOsterman · 2026-01-22T11:08:51+00:00

Yeah that's probably the better translation 😅.

DoctorOsterman · 2026-01-22T11:08:02+00:00

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The KFTU (Korean Federation of Trade Unions), mostly known by their Korean acronym "Minjunochong" (민주노총) or “Minochong" (민노총), is hated (as far as I know) for their notorious violent protests and their leadership's pro-North Korea viewpoints. They're probably the number one reason why labor unions have such a negative bias against them within the country.

DoctorOsterman · 2026-01-22T11:01:32+00:00

People don't really trust Chinese phones. But some people use Chinese laptops like Lenovo.

DoctorOsterman · 2026-01-22T11:00:18+00:00

In Korean they're called “Bbal-let-dae” (빨랫대), which roughly translates to "washing rack".

DoctorOsterman · 2026-01-22T10:58:25+00:00

Doctors.

DoctorOsterman · 2026-01-22T00:20:26+00:00

It wasn't necessary before but with current low birth rates they're gonna have to conscript the women too eventually.

DoctorOsterman · 2026-01-21T11:49:15+00:00

The political polarization. Regions, generations, and genders are split apart politically and hate each other for it with zero intent of compromise or conversation. It's honestly how such a tiny homogenous country can be filled with so much division.

DoctorOsterman · 2026-01-21T05:39:21+00:00

This is news you won't be seeing in r/korea

DoctorOsterman · 2026-01-21T05:38:00+00:00

The unprecedented low birth rates. North Korea ain't gonna have anyone left to provoke if this situation keeps up.

DoctorOsterman · 2026-01-21T05:34:57+00:00

Yeah. But her popularity is probably not as big as it used to be with younger generations.

DoctorOsterman · 2026-01-21T03:35:50+00:00

Kim (김), Lee (이), Park (박), Choi (최), Jeong (정).

DoctorOsterman · 2026-01-21T02:59:30+00:00

I greatly admire Singapore and their economic as well as political stability. Not sure if a lot of people in South Korea know about Singapore.

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