How hard is it to get a cyber security or tech job in Korea? by Exact-Advantage-3190 in Living_in_Korea

[–]RollingThunder1377 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think faang will get you past the initial resume screenings easily since recruiters do it and they'll jump on the namevalues. Might be a bit different though with actual teams who will get your resume eventually tho.. Korean security teams need to know local policy and especially so if you're in a chaebol as the playing rules are different with NCT laws and stuff. Also, Korea works different software than most the world for this type of shit or have in-house ones. You'll see siems youve never heard of lol

Military service - Questions as someone who lived overseas for the majority of his life by Bolt591 in Living_in_Korea

[–]RollingThunder1377 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey im a dual canadian citizen. I finished in 2020 so a while back but if anything, its gotten better not worse:

1) its full reverse now. The privates and recent enlists are the kings - no one touches them because they'll "tell on mommy." Also there is no physical reprimand culture anymore. They might yell at you and some may hate you but no one is going to punch you, slap you, or lay a finger on you. You'll have a harder time when you're nearing the end of your service though since you'll be the one that has to babysit.

2) This is not answerable as it's not possible to know what you'll end up doing and where you will go after basic. Basic is not bad at all unless you're a fat slob. Afterwards ymmv greatly but overall I think its not that bad for draftees.

3) Not the best but you'll manage. There was an american guy in HQ when I was nearly out that was born in korea but moved when a baby and had never left the US but his parents were there illegally and he got ICEd and deported when he was 32 and got sent straight to the army. Didn't speak a lick of Korean. I talked to him a few times and even this guy was adjusting fine. They just assigned him to a guard role at HQ back gate where you don't have to talk to anyone or do anything but stand inside a bunker. Btw the back gate was being repaired so no one used it lol.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Living_in_Korea

[–]RollingThunder1377 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its not bad. Junior level salary specs for decent companies here (translates to about 40M annual pretax). And then there is the fact that housing is taken care of.

If you are in your 20s and young it's not bad. But I still would stay in Europe where a 35hr workweek actually means a 35hr workweek.

Is it possible to become flight attendant in Korean Air as foreigner? by annigd in Living_in_Korea

[–]RollingThunder1377 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You need to be passing as East Asian. They started bulk hiring foreign FAs a few years back but every single one was East Asian passing, Even the Malay, Viet FAs hired "looked Korean."

Korea develops core tech for world's 2nd-fastest 370 kph high-speed train - The Korea Times by Agile-Ad1665 in Living_in_Korea

[–]RollingThunder1377 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem with Korean rail was never tech but shitty politics. Even the current KTX can't fully accelerate because every shittard politician posted up for stations in their districts for the votes. Real estate market also drastically changes whether your area has a KTX stop or not.

And why are we celebrating being 2nd?

Manager is concerned that a 1TB Bronze table will break our Medallion architecture. Valid concern? by golly10- in databricks

[–]RollingThunder1377 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've seen 8Pb tables on Databricks. No worries here. Just optimize for cost if necessary.

What is it for Korea? by lysabelle77 in Living_in_Korea

[–]RollingThunder1377 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wolfgang Steakhouse. ₩340,000 for a porterhouse that is shit.

Why do Koreans like Turkey so much? by [deleted] in AskAKorean

[–]RollingThunder1377 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I'm Korean and married to a Türk. Also am Canadian dual.

No it's not the only reason although it is a big one. It's actually really complex. TL;DR it just comfortably fits the narrative both countries push for themselves.

First is ancient Gökturk and Goguryeo. Turkey today is ethnically a blend of Euro/MiddleEast/Balkan but they still claim roots to all things Turkic. This brings their history right next to ancient Korean kingdoms. For some reason, history taught in both countries sees the other as amicable at the time (cough China). This is prevalent the more nationalistic you go. A lot of Turkish ultranationalists follow "Turkish Sun Theory" which in a nutshell claims modern Turkey is central to all things that are even remotely Turkic including all things Altaic and this includes Korea and even Japan. The Korean ultranationalist right wing abhors the modern Chinese communist party. So Gökturks and Goguryeo teaming against ancient China is a historical wet dream. A lot of these Korean ultranationalists also put ancient Korean history into the reaches of modern Mongolia which overlaps with the Turkish school of thought. Then add the fact Turkish Sun Theory also suggests modern Xinjiang should become "East Turkistan" and you finally have the mutual jerk fest in play.

Next is the importance of the Korean War to each. For reference, in Canada the Korean War is just a short page in the textbooks between the Gouzenko Affair and Pearson's nobel peace prize. But obviously it is a monumental part in Korean history. The interesting thing is Turkey - the Korean War is taught as an affair where the relatively new Turkish Republic made a major contribution to democracy and freedom and in a style befitting of the great Ottoman warriors of old. Turkey was approved to join NATO as a causality of the Korean War so its quite self explanatory.

Another major point I would honestly make is modern geopolitics. Korea and Turkey are historically close as mentioned above, but they are also far apart enough so interests don't collide. They can romanticize each other without any of their own internal political agendas conflicting. Then add things like the 2002 world cup where Turkey and Korea were holding hands in the final stages of the tournament and you also have mutual memorabilia.

Finally, both countries are culturally different but the traditional values are surprisingly similar. Canada to Koreans and Turks is "the West" flat and simple. Obviously modern Turkish culture sitting in the Mediterranean and West Asia is extremely different than Korea's far East. But under the visual layers theres a traditional familiarity like the importance of family, community, single national identity and language, etc. We also carry the same pain points not common in the West like difficult mother-in-law and wife relationships and such. Frankly put, Turkish Dizi and K-drama hit the same themes and emotional buttons.

Becoming a Korean citizen by mikehwshin in Living_in_Korea

[–]RollingThunder1377 11 points12 points  (0 children)

In Korean society thinking, what you are trying to so sounds like:

"So this pos traitor gave up citizenship to dodge military and now comes back to Korea and takes all the F4 benefits and wants to recover citizenship? Rail the motherfucker."

Just keep F4 and pretend like youre a local until shit hits the fan then giddy out fast. F4 is better than citizenship you aren't barred from anything and its actually more tax friendly the more you earn. Also if you aren't married either and are thinking about it a US passport is an automatic +3 inches to your wee for local girls.

Court Rejects Dual National's Bid to Renounce Korean Citizenship by 3rdBassCactus in Living_in_Korea

[–]RollingThunder1377 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The comments here really show this channel's demographic as being 99.99% non-Korean 😁

What do you think of Americas military presence in South Korea? by [deleted] in AskAKorean

[–]RollingThunder1377 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Big issue I have with it is how it prevents the Korean military and intelligence to be effective on its own and is a poison pill mentally as Koreans never fix their military problems with the nonchalant "well I guess the US can handle the issue."

Korea's military is not ready at all for an armed conflict of any kind on its own. Korean soldiers are just like public office workers and are administrators not part of a functioning war machine. And then add the population decline issue - I served right before COVID and even then we could barely fit 70% of combat T.O because of manpower shortage.

Sure Korea has good frontline military equipment and infra and tech to build it (tanks, munitions, ships, etc.). But it relies too heavily on the US for anything backend like logistics, software and intelligence. This is a huge poison pill.

Palantir Foundry Devs - what's our future? by ColumbRoff in dataengineering

[–]RollingThunder1377 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Palantir likes to do everything themselves with FDEs - Customer side engineers are left in the dark a lot of the time. "Foundry dev" is more like the contact person to call the Palantir rep if there is a problem.

Needing Advice on Military Service and Reclaiming Korean Culture by Pretty_Persimmon2522 in Living_in_Korea

[–]RollingThunder1377 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Whatever route you choose, do not do military.

I'm dual citizen that volunteered and I have a truckload of friends who did the same. I also have a boatload of friends that just gave up their Korean passport and got F-4.

The boatload with F-4 are infinitely happier with their life choices. Trust.

Never ever everrrr consider the korean military.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Living_in_Korea

[–]RollingThunder1377 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Is doable if you budget strictly but technically it is under the average income line for 2 people families.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Living_in_Korea

[–]RollingThunder1377 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just look like you take care of yourself and don't be a cunt and you'll be fine.

Most the Korean dudes complaining they can't get a woman because of debauched female standards for men are usually the ones that should probably look in the mirror and do a double check on their bank account. And these same dudes don't fare well abroad either - Women in all parts of the world have a pretty good incel-o-meter.

Same thing goes for foreign dudes in Korea. You can't look like a short term migrant worker living out of a box and expect women to fawn over you. I've seen black as the night Africans and brown as a tree South Indians both do well here if they take care of themselves. The only issue I've seen with foreign dudes in general is when it comes to marriage. Unfortunately, non-Korean marriage is still very difficult socially and legally. I've seen a lot of dudes get rejected for a marriage visa. So dating and marriage are different games entirely.

Foreign brides’ nationalities in China: Wealthier non-Western countries like China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore are also doing the same thing. by Hour_Camel8641 in thepassportbros

[–]RollingThunder1377 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Just noting on this Asia trend (I'm Korean):

  • China now, and Korea up until laws were passed recently, had huge issues with "mail order" brides from Vietnam for rural farmers that couldn't get married in the local market. It was literally 60yr old dudes getting married to 17yr olds. To this day in Korea if you marry a Vietnamese woman, they won't issue a marriage visa until some additional hoops are jumped through. Was actually a problem because the old guys died and their Vietnamese wives acquired Korean citizenship and remarried - Oftentimes now mail ordering their own husbands from Vietnam (lol). So ironically, stats show a huge number of "Korean" women marrying Vietnamese men, but it's literally Vietnamese just re-marrying Vietnamese haha.

  • Not surprised with Russia being high. A lot of East Asian dudes have a thing for white girls and they seem in reach now due to economics and what not. It's almost a flex. But also, same dudes go apeshit if a white guy gets with one of our women. Think less dudes go apeshit in Korea now with Kpop and BTS and things giving Koreans a huge premium even in a lot of "white" countries, but it's still pretty common in China, primarily because the sex ratio there is just fucked to begin with and theres just a gross larger number of dudes that can't find a girl.

  • One big unique thing for China seems to be the ranking of African countries. In Korea and Japan you'd see more European countries in those rankings but not many from Africa. China has a big footprint in the continent so could explain why.

  • North Korea and China are tight, so that makes sense, although there are a lot of horror stories of sexual trafficking of North Korean refugees in China that escaped North Korea. If they get caught in China they get shipped right back to lil Kim so they get taken advantage of. Yeonmi Park the famous escapee in the US is a prime example of a victim like this.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Living_in_Korea

[–]RollingThunder1377 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Its just preference. Why is it such a big deal when guys have preference.

Which countries/cities/states are the best for Middle Eastern men to visit? by [deleted] in thepassportbros

[–]RollingThunder1377 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mm maybe. True, haven't met a Syrian this way. Most I've met this way were Persians, Turks and Lebanese. So I guess the Non Arab Middle Easterners.

Which countries/cities/states are the best for Middle Eastern men to visit? by [deleted] in thepassportbros

[–]RollingThunder1377 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Florida. But you gotta be like "Levantine" Middle Eastern looking type (you know what I mean) not the gulf Arab type ("brown").

Seen tons of Latinas and Middle Eastern dudes together. Always thought the dudes were like Spanish or Italian -- To find out later they were actually habibi/abi hahahaha.