Thanks Christina for sharing your experience with me

Christina Boston Sweetheart. 🥰

Great

@@KExplorer may i ask you where you from?

@@frankzheng1998 Nigeria

i like his stature/posture and head nods, and he lets people talk and asks open ended questions

was nice having a chat with you callie

havent you colonmized enough!!!!!!!!

Wow! Very insightful! Thanks for sharing your experience. I certainly agree with your comparisons. We can all learn from different cultural mindsets.

I’m black and from The Netherlands, Europe (I know it’s irrelevant lol) but I find your pov very interesting, may I ask you how old you are?

Love this perspective! I agree. Being an American is more of a mindset, in my mind. Anyone can be an American. Our citizenship is for anyone, no barriers. I love Korea and loved living there. Sometimes it was hard to understand how some countries could treat someone as an "other" if they weren't a certain way. But, again, I think that's the benefit of being an American. There's no mould to fit into in regards to looking a certain way. American is citizenship, not race.

Glad you feel welcome here. Foreigners will 100% be seen as a normal sight in our country. I'm Pacific Islander and have always felt like I belonged in this nation. :)

Lol 😂

@SonderDAze X exactly what Im saying. In other words dont watch to much kd itll leave dumb

This is spot on. So many Koreans think Korea has the best medical system and America doesn’t but as a Korean living in America with lots of issues on my body, I can confidently say American system is way better. Korean doctors misdiagnose and are too confident in their knowledge and decision. I have seen many such cases through myself, family and friends. People suffer from the side effects but they don’t know unless they know another doctor in their family. American doctors are not overly confident and they tend to look closely on patients history.

@@user-uskxnfiw729 Yes you are right ..in America, doctor can be sued if they don’t make right diagnosis through the history record of the patient but usually, Korean doctor ask about my disease I had before and the kind of pill I ate to make a proper diagnosis and prescription. And mostly, general patient go to hospital with their history record to give it to the doctor. Korean doctor never look into the record ? It’s wrong They check and ask you but it’s hard to check all the record in detail because there is your record files in the hospital you visited in the past. It’s not allowed to view it and it need to have permission from the hospital. So there is several steps to get the record so that’s why patient bring the record directly . Anyway, Korean doctor not checking the record? Is wrong. They always check and ask and request the record but if you are foreigner, maybe it’ll be hard because of language barrier at first. As a result, I think I got a good prescription and diagnosis so far and cured earlier so that’s why l’m satisfied with the system in Korea. Plus, there is a lot of good doctors and talented doctor around in Korea including bad doctors. Can you say and are you sure that there is only good or great talented doctors only in America? And the state you actually live? I don’t think so… and the price is … I can’t afford it.

@@user-uskxnfiw729 and what if your doctor you believed made wrong diagnosis and prescription or what if you don't feel right in your situation? so if you want to change your doctor and get another diagnosis to compare both... you may hesitate to start over because of the cost or missing right time to cure by delay of medical treatment I guess. but in Korea, no problem and no reason to hesitiate to start over.. in my case, sometimes, I go two hospital in the same day when I afraid of my symptom... just in case...Have you ever check average life expectancy of Korea? it's not bad~

@@wramthen I don't think you understand American medical system. They can also visit another doctor for a second or third opinion. It doesn't cost much. It usually takes some explanation so people tend to just mention the outright bill in deductible phase only. In short, you pay $15-$30 per visit. There is out of pocket maximum which means you don't pay more than certain amount. For instance, my insurance sets it at $4,000. What that means is I will only pay up to $4,000 per year even if I go through multiple surgeries that cost a million dollar.

@@wramthen Korean hospitals don't have good medical records system and how they can transfer between hospitals. Yes, Korean doctors would ask about medical history to the patient but what if the patient has Alzheimer? When I visit a doctor in US, a nurse goes over the history and check the current prescription and histories. They are all in the system already. I visit many different hospitals and they can see my records with my permission easily. Korean people don't know about how other countries are using their medical care system. Many are brain-washed to believe their system is the only good one with fans information for other countries. This is very similar to Chinese people believing their political system is better than democratic system. One can only see what they know about. Korean medical system has so many issues. You didn't experience that because you're probably young and don't have family to take care of. For simple matters, Korean medical system works. However, as you age, you will go through many tragic incidents but you may not even know it was actually correctable.

I will be making a video on that real soon. Stay tuned

They love hiphop, and from what I see it’s influenced from that, but I could be wrong tho.

It's extensions bro

Yo i was wondering if that was her

That’s older Koreans in their 60s. Most of younger generations don’t even think about Korean war at all. People respect US because it is no 1 in almost every category. That very well suits to the mindset to become a top one for Koreans.

This is not a history channel.

@@Top-Kek Well it's not your channel so the content he creates is not your decision. Also, if history really is important to Korean people, they should know the truth. You may not see it, but it's for the greater good

@@michaelrespicio5683 Korean War Troops United Nations Command: SK 1,090,911 US 480,000 UK 56,000 Canada 25,687 Turkey 14,936 Australia 8,407 Philippines 7,420 Thailand 6,326 Netherlands 5,322 Colombia 5,100 Kingdom of Greece 4,992 New Zealand 3,794 Ethiopian Empire 3,518 Belgium 3,498 France 3,421 Sweden 1,124 South Africa 826 Denmark 630 India 627 Norway 623 Italy 128 Luxembourg 83 Total: 1,719,579 the extent of the damage South Korean soldier 149,005 battle deaths 710,783 injured 19,400 missing 8,800 prisoners of war and civilians 373,599 deaths 229,625 injured 303,212 missing sum 522,604 deaths 940,408 injured 435,468 missing Total 1,898,480 casualties USA 36,574 battle deaths 103,284 injured 3737 missing 4439 prisoners of war Total 137,250 UK 1078 battle deaths 2,674 injured 179 missing 997 prisoners of war Total 4908 Turkiye 741 battle deaths 2068 injured 163 missing 244 prisoners Total 3216 Australia 339 battle deaths 1216 injured 3 missing 26 prisoners Total 1584 Canada 312 battle deaths 1212 injured 1 missing 32 prisoners Total 1557 France 262 battle deaths 1008 injured 7 missing 12 prisoners Total 1298 Thailand 129 battle deaths 1139 injured 5 missing Total 1273 Netherlands 120 battle deaths 645 injured 3 prisoners Total 768 Ethiopian Empire 121 battle deaths 536 injured Total 657 Kingdom of Greece 188 battle deaths 459 injured Total 647 Columbia 163 battle deaths 448 injured 28 prisoners Total 639 Belgium 104 battle deaths 336 injured 1 prisoner Total 441 Philippine 112 battle deaths 229 injured 16 missing 41 prisoners Total 398 New Zealand 23 battle deaths 79 injured 1 missing Total 103 South Africa‏‎ 34 battle deaths 9 prisoners Total 43 Luxembourg 2 battle deaths 15 injured Total 17 Norway 3 battle deaths Total 3 India 1 battle deaths Total 1 Total: 1,500,000+ Source: Korean Wikipedia

@@michaelrespicio5683 I know that the Filipinos are very proud of the Battle of Yultong. And they want to be treated special by Koreans while telling the story. However there are many such wonderful combat stories in other countries that participated in the Korean War. Of course, Korea has a lot of such combat stories because the Korean army was the largest. If someone is going to interview Koreans if they know about such a story, they will need to first ask the story of the battle of the U.S. military, which sent the most troops as a foreigner. Honestly if someone isn't interested in military, the average person doesn't know much about the story of the battle. In Southeast Asia, the Philippines and Thailand sent a lot of troops. However as you can see from the statistics above many Westerners participated in the front-line battle. And there are more casualties in France, Thailand and the Netherlands, Ect which supported fewer troops than in the Philippines. Of course the Philippines could have been better at fighting but there is a big difference in numbers. The reason I'm saying this is because I think some Filipinos on the Internet always think that their country played the biggest role in saving Korea by mentioning the Battle of Yultong. I don't see people from other countries who have participated in the same war oppressing Koreans by saying things like that. And Thailand, the same Southeast Asian participated in the war but I never saw Thai people on the Internet asking Koreans to thank them for their help. So I only knew about the participation of the Philippines, but I didn't know about Thailand in detail. And unfortunately, the Korean War is not a victorious war. In fact, the Korean War was caused by ideological conflicts between the Soviet Union and the United States, so instead there was a war in Korea. It is grateful that the liberal democratic system was established but Korea was divided. The armistice was agreed upon by the United States, China, and North Korea but South Korea did not agree to it. The war remains only sad feelings and memories for Koreans. I mean, Koreans are grateful to the veterans who sacrificed for freedom in the Korean War. But the light faded because it wasn't a victorious war. And it's not that Korea did nothing. The Korean government offers scholarships and other preferential benefits to the descendants of foreign veterans, although not enough. Also a few years ago when the Covid-19 was severe, the Philippines was a participant in the war, so korea gave a little support. And as you may know Korea sent many battleships to the Philippines for free. It is for business purposes but at the same time the Korean government gives special treatment because the Philippines is a participating country. And the reason why Koreans mainly refer to the United States when they talking about the Korean War is that it was a war led by the United States and as shown in the statistics above, they overwhelmingly supported the most among foreign troops, which is why people remember them relatively easily. However there are many Koreans who do not know much about England or Canada, which sent the next largest number of troops. And the United States has 28500 soldiers stationed in Korea since 70 years ago. Also It is a close economic and military relationship and the United States is an advanced country that everyone knows. There are officially about 140,000 Americans living in Korea. That's why Koreans usually have a friendly feeling toward the United States. But Koreans don't treat them particularly well because they were helped in the war. I don't think when people meet Americans, they'll remember being helped in the war 70 years ago and be particularly nice to them. On KZfaq, there are many videos of Americans living in Korea or traveling complaining about their experiences of being treated badly. Likewise Koreans are not particularly nice to the British or Canadians who sent the second largest number of troops after the United States in the Korean War. For example, I don't think Filipinos would always be nice to people from a particular country if they had a history of receiving help from another country in the past. Of course Koreans are grateful to Filipino soldiers and their descendants who fought in the Korean War. But I don't think they'd be so grateful to the average person they didn't know. So don't expect special treatment. And many Filipinos come to Korea these days. People with legal visas get the same salary as Koreans, and there are also many people who earn more than the average Korean. There are many people who mainly work in factories but in Korea, the wages of factories are not bad. On the contrary they earn more money than some Koreans who work in offices and they are higher than the salaries of foreign English teachers. And there is a problem of discrimination against foreigners. It's the same for white people. However it is true that it has improved a lot compared to before. These days when foreigners are discriminated against, there are people who take videos with their cell phones and upload them on TikTok or KZfaq so it is not an easy environment to discriminate compared to before. I sometimes saw Filipinos living in Korea on TikTok, and there are people who get 2.3m a month's salary, and I saw people more than that. There are many Koreans who can't make that much money. When I look at TikTok, many people seem to be satisfied and live. And I'm sorry to say this, but it's true that there are some negative perceptions about people in certain countries. In a recent article, 20 percent of foreigners in Korea are illegal immigrants and most of them are from Southeast Asia. Foreign crimes are also increasing rapidly. So there's a little bit of a bad image of people coming from certain areas. The image of people in countries with relatively no illegal immigration and less crime is good. So in reality, don't expect Koreans to like all foreigners and be nice to them all. Korea is a society where the economy is getting worse, the competition for jobs is fierce and it is a depressing society in many ways. So there are many people who commit suicide. Korea is a busy and overworked society and has many problems on its own, so it is not a society that is relaxed enough to pay special attention to foreigners. Korea is a relatively young democratic society, so there are many things to improve. And discrimination against foreigners and prejudice are also things that need time. The population of foreigners in Korea is 2.5 million and it will be close to 3 million including illegal immigrants. 5% to 6% of the population. 1 million of them are Korean-Chinese and half a million are Westerners and the rest are foreign Asians. It is in the early stages of a multicultural society so there are still many shortcomings. From the start, not everything is as prepared as a country that is already multicultural. There are also conflicts about illegal stay and foreign crimes. It is a society that requires a process of communication and effort to reduce negative perceptions.

​@@Unknown-un5pu It's not about who had the largest army, who lost the most men, or fought in the most battles. It's about mutual respect. Every country that fought in the war, including the Philippines, all sacrificed and risked their lives for Korea and the fact they chose to do so means be treated with respect. By talking shit about the people in those countries, such as the Philippines, that would include our grandfathers and the fallen soldiers. What ever happened to Koreans respecting the elderly? Or is it just towards Korean elders and everyone else they treat like garbage? If Korea doesn't discriminate as much against Thai people (for instance), great, good for them. I also respect Thai people but nothing you said justifies discrimination, even towards Filipinos. Refering to this battle is just a reason to raise awareness and spread mutual respect, not asking for gratitude. Also let's not forget that many Korean people move to the Philippines or go there to learn English, one of the most useful skills in today's economy. And other countries were influenced to consider going there too for English learning. There are more Koreans in the Philippines then Filipinos in Korea, and actions have consequences so if you are Korean and I was in your shoes, I'd watch what I say. Plus, the Philippines is the largest exporter of nurses worldwide and overseas workers are actually making a difference in the world economy. Where are the Korean nurses? Where are the overseas workers? Most are stuck in Korea because they can barely speak even English. Most Filipinos never attack anyone, but Korea...different story. They think they can walk over anyone and receive worship because of what? K-pop? K-dramas?

Why, yes.....yes they did.

Mostly women...

yes like everywhere ! That's called soft power and that's what it is about, to attract people to a country, to make more people like the culture !

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공감합니다. 정치나 법 의료 같은 분야에도 외국인 (선진국) 들을 많이 고용해야 합니다.

None, there's barely even any opportunity for Koreans without degree. It's almost unimaginable for someone to not have one.

South Korea is a highly competitive society. I think we have the highest rates of graduates in the world. Without a degree it will be hard to succeed, considering your opposition.

Yes 😂

please help billions of pigs, porks, and chickens being slaughtered insanely around the globe! oh god they are all friends of humankind!!

The woke mindset doesn't speak for all of us Americans. We don't want them, either.

Everything you just mentioned doesn’t even come close to a woke mindset 🤣 but I understand what you’re trying to say

Can confirm that being cool with gays or willing to say "don't be a fucking racist" isn't exactly woke. There's way worse in the way of the woke.

Korea is a democratic country they can state their minds