Young South Koreans have been dubbed the ‘N-Po generation’, forced to give up marriage, having children and more — thanks to job insecurity and high living costs. While they can only hope their sacrifices pay off, the future is not entirely bleak.
  • InternationalBastard@lemmy.worldEnglish
    511·
    1 year ago

    Language is always a barrier. Without good German skills you have the opportunity of being a cleaning lady or building Autobahn here in Germany.

    • boredtortoiseEnglish
      30·
      1 year ago

      Also uprooting ones life to a different continent can be expensive

    • erranto@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      1 year ago

      Are there no job positions where English could serve as an fallback language, like in STEM fields. (tech, healthcare, electronics, architecture) ?

      • NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social
        141·
        1 year ago

        That’s kind of the same problem. People whose native languages aren’t indo-European tend to be bad at English, but Asians are a whole different breed.

      • nonfuinoncuroEnglish
        102·
        1 year ago

        Korean people suck at English. At least compared to Germans.