Cho Ye-won and Jeon Yunseo are students at Seoul Women's University while Park Kyung-hoon (Charlie) studies at Hanyang University. They discuss the best and worst things about living in Seoul, from the safety, the beauty standards, the gender differences, the economic challenges, and much more. They also talk about why some young Koreans want to move abroad.

 

Discussion Outline 

0:00 Do Young People Talk about 탈조선? 

3:30 What are Traditional Korean Values?

8:45 What Do Koreans Want from Living Abroad?

19:30 The Best Things About Living in Seoul

27:15 Does Gender Affect Your Life in Korea?

34:45 The Social Gaze (남의 시선) in Korea

37:00 How Do You Feel About Foreigners Coming to Korea?

47:00 Appearance and Personal Colour Tests

55:15 Is Comparison Culture Real?

1:05:55 The Economic Reality of Seoul

1:15:40 Using Korean Titles

1:20:45 The Rise of 평어

1:27:20 Message to People Leaving Korea

1:43:36 Being Gay in Korea

1:48:05 Yewon's Last Message

 

Korea Deconstructed by David Tizzard 

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