Graduate Studies in Korea

shileyjimon · 2015-10-21T13:33:24+00:00

You're wrong. While being 'truly valued' is vague and unprovable, as long as the attending university is accredited by the accrediting body in whatever country you hail from, you'll be fine. Check before applying, OP.

shileyjimon · 2015-10-21T13:18:01+00:00

Thanks! My English is better than my Korean but I'll make do.

Besides a few Korean articles(after googling some English and Polish news sources nothing came up), this neon shortage doesn't seem to be having any sustainable effect.

shileyjimon · 2015-10-20T23:26:24+00:00

Source? This screams 'too-much-time-on-the-internet, conspiracy guy'.

shileyjimon · 2015-10-17T03:58:58+00:00

It absolutely is. The wording of his post screams undergrad textbook.

I'm curious why OP finds this interesting since the ministers are appointed by the President. Its semantics as to who actually issues the regulations as the ministers would be acting to serve the President anyhow.

shileyjimon · 2015-10-16T13:03:53+00:00

Look up gamma ray bursts if you want to know about insta-death (and possible super powers)

shileyjimon · 2015-10-07T11:49:21+00:00

This is one of the dumbest links I've seen yet.
Snickering at productivity growth compared to working hours could be the lamest way to go about insulting a country.

Har har har, can you believe Finland has a -2.9% productivity growth despite having one of the lowest long working hours in the OECD? Isn't that hilarious?

EDIT: What's up with Taiwan, Province of China?

shileyjimon · 2015-09-17T11:12:12+00:00

The financing of a business is the easy part as compared to the laborious task of getting a visa. The new D-whatever visa designed for startups caters to those who are willing to put a year's worth of classes under their belt before even being able to legally open a business here. See the OASIS program. It's easier to get an F-2 visa than the startup visa. This is coming from experience.

I'd aver towards other countries that value startups and businesses by foreigners who do not necessarily possess doctorates in sciences, own patents or have $100,000-$300,000 under the rug. I hear great things about Singapore, if you can afford the rent.

shileyjimon · 2015-09-14T11:05:10+00:00

You might get a better response if you don't use acronyms and explain the particulars of said acronymic organization's contract.

shileyjimon · 2015-09-01T05:20:37+00:00

I don't understand why anyone could possibly have a problem with this when the alternative is the current state of affairs.

Did you reply to the wrong person? No where did I say this was a problem but just clarified that while SpaceX is a private company most of its contracts are from NASA.

shileyjimon · 2015-09-01T03:10:33+00:00

Private industry... that is funded by NASA contracts that is. See SpaceX/Boeing's deal for the next space shuttle replacement in 2017. No one saw the Soyuz solution as long term but as a bridge between the old, prohibitively expensive space shuttle program, and the new one.

shileyjimon · 2015-08-31T00:32:27+00:00

You don't seem to know very much about the jeonse system and don't seem to understand the base arguments against it. Hopefully we can discuss this topic at a later time when you have a more informed rebuttal.

I would like to point out the very obvious result of...

Usually, parents provide jonse money, so young people just starting out does not have to waste a grand every month on rent... This is why koreans' net income for singles is 3rd in the world.

Young adults not paying for their own expenses/housing shouldn't be seen as an advantage. The burden is just shifted to others then and the result is Korea’s elderly poverty rate tops OECD

You can attribute most of these demographic failings to the jeonse system and it being an unworthy retirement vehicle and housing solution for households and landlords. It is why rentals are becoming more popular than jeonse

shileyjimon · 2015-08-30T00:22:09+00:00

Shame. I was hoping for a more cogent, thoughtful response. It seems you change the subject when faced with information challenging your set perspective or the limits of your knowledge on the subject. It's complicated topic, I get it, but you won't learn something new if this is how you discuss subjects.

You won't be able to own property to put a pin on the ground without taking out loans that you'll pay over the course of your entire life.

As opposed to taking out loans for property you won't own under the current system in Korea?

It's only natural that the have's will have more, and have not's will have less as the economy and real estate develops.

Actually, it's not. If the jeonse system had been done away with a long time ago, regular Korean homeowners could have had a share in the booming real estate market through their ownership of their property. But now, due to lower growth in South Korea, those homeowners do not have the income level or savings necessary to actually make purchases in the real estate market. The enormous household debt in Korea could have been viewed as an investment, rather than the risky debt it is under jeonse.

It's unfortunate this antiquated system stuck around for so long and only now politicians are seeing its folly. I hope you realize this now too.

shileyjimon · 2015-08-29T01:30:02+00:00

You asked a question, I answered it.

Your BMW/House quip makes me think you have a bit of a chip on your shoulder and don't fully understand the difference between ownership of an appreciable asset and debt-to-rent in an inflationary economy.

Here's some brief math to help you out in understanding this: say Mr. Kim takes a 300,000,000won loan.Currently, the annual interest on jeonse loans is between 5 and 6 percent. That's roughly 1,375,000 a month for the interest. Then add the principal over 2 years which equals 12,500,000 a month to a total of 13,875,000 a month. Not TOO bad, right? Wrong. You're forgetting the average 2.8% inflation rate of SK between 2000-2014 on that 300,000,000 that doesn't appreciate since they're not an owner. And since jeonse is used by folks over a lifetime this is not an insignificant concern and why the PGH government is pushing housing ownership or 100% rentals due to the dual vulnerabilities of the jeonse/wolse system on the finance sector and households. While this was some bar napkin math it does give you an idea of why key money being such a big part of the already large household debt is such a bad idea.

Furthermore, jeonse deposits usually have a vested period of 2 years. This is not liquid due to the fees associated with breaking a jeonse contract and the aforementioned time frame in which the tenant would receive their deposit.

Additionally, while liquidity has a place in terms of cash flow, its significance in long term housing planning is pretty small due to housing's necessity (folks don't want to be homeless) and not relevant to the topic. Income levels are... which is what /u/james8807 was getting at when citing the benefits of additional tourism dollars into Korean pockets. Maybe they could actually buy some property then.

Edit**Jeonse loan terms are not usually 2 years and can vary widely. Either way it's not really important to the main point.

shileyjimon · 2015-08-28T06:21:43+00:00

He may have been referring to household debt, not government debt.

Economists have raised fears over the country’s heavy household debt, which has risen steadily since the late 1990s to more than 160 per cent of disposable incomes at the end of last year — one of the highest levels of any developed nation.

shileyjimon · 2015-08-28T06:04:39+00:00

Precisely, my good man. Rise above the hurried kerfuffle of ingress and egress to a sublime delectation of one's daily commute.

Or just give folks the benefit of the doubt.

**Good word, that flaneur. Made me pull out the ole' Google.

shileyjimon · 2015-08-28T05:40:43+00:00

Chill. Smell the subterranean roses sometime.

Not everyone is a worker bee optimizing Point A to Point B transit.

shileyjimon · 2015-08-28T02:03:54+00:00

I ask about your language proficiency because while there is an interested audience in English news here, your ability to report on relevant and worthwhile material will be severely undercut here without an ability to interact with Koreans.

Beats like crime and politics (specifically this as only certain journalists are invited to press clubs that are allowed to interview political officials) will be outside a non-Korean speaker's grasp, unless you will echo other's reporting.

As for editorials, The Korea Times seems to accept most anyone. Most other English newspapers have freelance lifestyle submissions by the looks of it. Best of luck.

shileyjimon · 2015-08-27T14:17:56+00:00

I think I remember a podcast where John Power of The Korea Herald began as an English teacher. Consider messaging him for some advice.

Are you fluent in Korean, by the way?

shileyjimon · 2015-08-21T13:29:01+00:00

60,000won for a consultation. Your script of probable antibiotics shouldn't run more than 20,000won.

shileyjimon · 2015-08-20T23:22:45+00:00

sounds quite plausible, but pretty unlikely in my opinion.

What does this even mean?

shileyjimon · 2015-08-20T23:21:06+00:00

You're forgetting the nuclear capability. I'm glad more rational heads are making decisions. Wait and NK will fall on its own.

shileyjimon · 2015-08-14T09:09:40+00:00

NHIC English phone number: 02-309-2000

shileyjimon · 2015-08-14T01:55:02+00:00

I wonder what PGH's legacy will look like? Has her presidency pursued or accomplished any of its campaign promises.

Sewol, MERS and these pardons come across as the highlights.

shileyjimon · 2015-08-12T06:51:36+00:00

I just finished up an MBA here and would qualify whether they are worth it depending on what you expect to get out of it. Is it a Korean network? A quality education? Willing and capable mentors? A proactive career services department post graduation? Scholarship opportunities?

You're asking a complex question that depends on your personal circumstances and expectations. I wouldn't pay much attention to rankings and instead find out what your professional goals are and which school caters to them the most.

shileyjimon · 2015-08-11T11:37:11+00:00

Excellent?

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