I'm an average Korean. I am EXTREMELY worried about the future of this country

I'm 32 year old average Korean man. I am EXTREMELY worried about the future of this country #korea #korean #southkorea

[jodieb]

I live in South Africa and it's extremelyyy common for couples to have children without being married or even engaged,

but also, from what ive seen, young adults like me aren't very interested in marriage as a concept OR having kids so it's like😭🤐

[erdalask]

Amazing video, In Turkiye we had 2.3 fertility rate just 5-6 years ago, now it's down to 1.5, none of my friends has a children and I am 29! It's spreading like a pandemic...

[jonettetaub]

I had my son at 26, I’ was a single mother I raised my son well I’m very proud of him.I am now 68 years old and like I said, I’m very proud of my son. He has done so well in life.
I live in the US my son was born in 1982. I worked hard and supported us both with no help from his father. My family was always there and watched him while I was at work so I had help from my family.
No one ever really questioned me. I was just such a strong person and can do things on my own. That’s how I was raised and here that’s really not looked down upon I guess.

[micheleracine]

Here in Québec, (french-speaking) Canada, 43% of the couples may spend a life together, have children, raise a family, but never get married. It is my case, I have a son but never married his father.
I must add that the rights of a child is absolutely the same wether his or her parents are married or not.
Many sociologists and anthropologists who have studied this situation conclude that it is a situation we have inherited from the indigenous people of this territory (that is the native Americans) with whom the first French people maintained very close relationships.

[christinajensen]

I commend the Korean culture for having high standards for what kind of family their children are born into. In the US, having children out of wedlock has now passed the 50% rate, meaning more than half of children being born are born to parents that are not married. As a school teacher, I see first hand the hot mess our society is in because of so many single parent children. A few decades ago, behavior problems in schools were massively less common. Crime rates were lower, too.
I sympathize with your housing situation because the US has that problem too. Our family is a four generation household after my daughters landlord raised their rent significantly and they could not find another place of their own to live in. I hope you are able to find solutions to this problem.

[kaycoleman]

It is very common for people to have babies without being married in the US. My sister did it, my co-workers and friends have done it, celebrities do it, lots of people do it. Now, that doesn’t mean it is accepted by everyone, but it is not uncommon.

[ThatGirl]

Here in Israel, women in their late 30’s - early 40’s who are still unmarried often have babies on their own (with sperm donation). Children are a huge part of our culture, and there is a lot of social pressure to have children. So if you’re older but you haven’t been lucky and are still alone, having a child on your own is seen as a good solution.
A younger woman who becomes a single mother would be judged much more harshly, though.

[annwashington]

The government should end the going out after work and getting drunk. Have the workers go home
and be with their families that means take care of the kids and yes men can do house work just like women equal work for all.

[ssssaa]

Modern East Asia will be the story of the fastest rise and fastest collapse of any economies in history, and some people will live long enough to see the entire thing play out both ways, crazy to think about how fast things change in the modern day.

[sananselmospacescienceodys]

I live in California and here it's fine to have a child without being married. No one minds or says anything. We aren't judgmental. But that's California. I can't speak for Texas.

[aphelios]

The good thing about low fertility rate is that house/apartment prices will go down as well.

[LynnD]

It is ok to have a baby outside marriage. However, in the UK, we have a lot of social issues as we have babies (young teens) having babies and in lots of cases the fathers don’t stick around or the women have babies with different fathers. It’s not fair on the children as they need stability and good role models. I’m not saying people should stay together if the relationship is toxic but studies have shown that children fare better with a mum and dad raising you.

[shpps]

Honestly this is my type of content. I’m from Mexico, but I’ve been consuming korean content for almost 7 years (I’m thanking BTS for that, they’re the ones who made me feel interested in all Korean related things), I’ve been reading a lot on X about low birth rate in SK, and honestly I can’t really blame you for being worried, that’s not something I really worry in my own country, people here have babies like crazy lmao, I have like 10 uncles just from my fathers side, those uncles had like 3-5 kids each, some of those kids had their kids, which right now are nearly my age, lmao families here in Mexico are crazy loaded. But in SK, it’s just too expensive to raise children, also people having a hard time finding a house, or owning one, also the excessive hours of work, and putting new children into all of that pressure (including the almost toxic academic one) if I was there I would too choose not to have children, people are already exhausted at their current life. Doesn’t make it any sad tho. I’m sure the government will find a solution, even if that means paying people to have kids lmao. But I also can’t blame the current generation for not wanting any.

[potato]

I am in agreement with your culture, because I feel it’s beneficial for a child to have two parents. Parenting is hard work. But I do feel It’s good for countries to have resources for single parents due to death of a spouse or separation due to unhealthy abusive relationships.
How does your society treat those who are single parents due to a passing of their spouse?
In Canada, we have a high living costs as well, our jobs are being given to immigrants due to government subsidies, so in some places it can be really hard to find jobs.
Your population could rise if your country was big on immigration, but you would also lose your culture and way of life, which to me would be sad. Perhaps people need to reevaluate the way they live, life needs to be sustainable in order to survive. Balance is the key to health and happiness.

[Sephira]

french person here, and it's true that in france people have children out of wedlock fairly often. It's no longer taboo like it may have been before. the divorce rates are also high so I think a lot of folks don't bother with marriage anymore. France has a relatively robust welfare system which allows people to get some form of government assistance when they have kids, even if it's not really enough to live on, it's still better than receiving nothing. I also think the society/culture is not nearly as competitive as south korea so people have a better work/life balance than a lot of other countries. Having said that, life is becoming more costly as well, so like in korea the housing prices are increasing and making it hard for people to puchase homes in big cities.

[SGON]

Countries with extreme poverty usually have high birth rates.

[char-cw]

Hi there! I live in the US and
having a child out of wedlock is quite popular and accepted here. Or at least in the area I live. Most people are not married and they have children. Including myself, I am older now but I have a child and I was not married to her father. She is an adult now with a child and she is also not married. Same with a lot of other people I know in my area and grew up with. It is pretty common here and not really that much of a surprise. In my opinion marriage is not the same as it once was or the meaning of marriage isn't the same anymore. And apartment prices here are ridiculous and so high too. Too high! One person cannot afford these rents anymore. It takes a 2 person income to afford any sort of housing anymore.

[thecaveman]

Just recently discovered your channel. Loving the laid back style of your videos 😎

[triumph]

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[calinnew]

Hello from Romania. Here people can have children without being married. I didn't make a calculation like you did to see the prices of apartments, but taxes, fees and food are very expensive compared to salaries. The minimum wage is $400-500 and the prices are similar to those in the EU, maybe even higher, and in other EU countries the minimum wage is +$1000