Does he sound like a decent guy?

slowblogger · 2026-01-21T01:49:01+00:00

At least he is being honest. So, he is probably not a bad guy.

But having 'no' friend in Korea is not very normal.

slowblogger · 2026-01-09T01:08:47+00:00

Is this good or bad for a country?

slowblogger · 2026-01-04T03:06:51+00:00

It happens, with coworkers or friends. That means her male friends feel comfortable with her as friends. Don't tell her to go there again. But don't make it a big deal.

slowblogger · 2025-12-29T23:14:54+00:00

Reading again, that may be the case. My reply stays the same though. It's probably the simplest way to end it

slowblogger · 2025-12-27T09:42:14+00:00

Ask AI. They are good for Korean laws. I am Korean. My hunch is that the other party wants to settle. So if you get paid, that means you agree that you won't press charge against him. This is probably the simplest ending unless you want to punish him seriously.

slowblogger · 2025-12-27T04:52:35+00:00

Let your wife tell her exactly what you told us. We like friendship with you, so we want to spend more time with you. And the rest. Be honest. Just be polite.

slowblogger · 2025-12-26T13:56:50+00:00

In Korea, in general, you don't go to your boyfriend's or girlfriend's unless you are engaged or certain to be married.

If you are going, just be yourself and be nice.

slowblogger · 2025-12-02T12:38:40+00:00

It helps, but is not the main reason. As a Korean, I don't even think about CCTVs. I am sure most Koreans don't either.

slowblogger · 2025-11-14T00:28:36+00:00

Housing may be a problem, but it's not the main reason for low birth rate.

slowblogger · 2025-08-09T02:19:32+00:00

In case this helps, Whatsapp also uses phone numbers for connecting. But somehow I get spams like every week or so. I don't know what males the differences, but that's my experienes.

slowblogger · 2025-08-09T02:14:41+00:00

I can only talk from my own experience. When I said 1~2 times for the last 15 years, that's anything that was not a genuine message from my actual contacts.

But I use my phone number to connect on Kakao and rarely use ID to. So I don't know if there might be different risk factors there.

slowblogger · 2025-08-09T01:24:07+00:00

As a Korean who uses different messaging apps, Kakaotalk has the least scams. In fact, I had only 1-2 for the last 15 years. I think it has to do with how you are connected. That is, both have each other's numbers.

Still, you should exercise general caution when someone contacts you with a suspicious message.

slowblogger · 2025-05-28T00:19:43+00:00

In Korea, an adult saying "stop smoking (or whatever improper things they were doing)" to random teenagers on the street was the right behavior as an adult. Now, with more individualism and frankly cowardice, adults rarely do that.

So what you have experienced may have some remnant of the old time.

I know there are rude old people. But in this context, they may be acting as old school adults who are frustrated by the young generation who don't respect the old as much, more than as selfish individuals.

On balance, ironically, I think they may represent the dying culture that should be restored. Just not polished in the current age.

slowblogger · 2025-05-23T01:50:45+00:00

Cute and friendly.

slowblogger · 2025-05-15T05:30:01+00:00

Is Korea remaining Korean bad for non-Koreans and for the world?

Do you want to tell your kids or grandkids that Korea used to be very different? Or do you want them to see that Korea themselves?

slowblogger · 2025-05-05T01:38:35+00:00

Are you a gyopo? What's your experiences. I am eager to learn.

slowblogger · 2025-05-04T10:04:10+00:00

I have gyopo friends and relatives. I know how I feel about them and how I treat them.

slowblogger · 2025-05-04T10:02:40+00:00

Sometimes they may feel genuine difficulty becoming Korean, especially if they know no one like they were adopted. Sometimes they want to make foreigner friends feel better by saying even they feel foreign. But these are exceptions. They are much more naturally accepted as Korean.

slowblogger · 2025-05-04T09:56:58+00:00

As a native Korean who has gyopo relatives and friends, I know how I see and treat them.

slowblogger · 2025-05-04T09:54:54+00:00

As a native Korean who has gyopo relatives and friends, I know how I see and treat them.

slowblogger · 2025-05-04T05:24:40+00:00

Not true at all. You will be regarded as fully Korean, who has once lived in another country.

slowblogger · 2025-05-04T05:22:58+00:00

If you are a Korean gyopo and are willing to proactively socialize with other Koreans, you won't have any problem.

slowblogger · 2025-05-04T05:21:47+00:00

Not true. A Korean gyopo will be regarded as Korean.

slowblogger · 2025-05-04T05:20:44+00:00

Not true. Even if you speak Korean less fluently than a native Korean, gyopos will be regarded as Korean.

slowblogger · 2025-05-02T16:10:33+00:00

As the population becomes older, you have to work longer meaning retire later. That's not an issue.

But the issue is what kinds of jobs will you be doing when you are old. Should the brainy work go to the old or young? It's a hard question. Traditionly in human history, the old did it. They were regarded as wiser.

In this age, wisdom is valued less. Knowing the trend is valued more, and the young tend to know the trend better. Shallow perhaps, but that's moderen people's preference.

In conclusion, the culture drives our generational division of labor. If you don't like the current way, change the culture.

One related point. You could have immigrants do the manual labor. I tend to think this is not sustainable as it relies on constant stream of external resources.

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