tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post1138010067578058102..comments2024-02-23T23:53:54.842+09:00Comments on Gusts Of Popular Feeling: How to stop suicide in its tracksmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10296009437690229938noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-62739468842302203442009-05-24T19:28:54.905+09:002009-05-24T19:28:54.905+09:00nb, you're projecting. It seems your life is miser...nb, you're projecting. It seems your life is miserable for the reasons you state and you assume "everyone" else is miserable for the same reasons. <br /><br />While Korea's cities are in need of more parks and open spaces, they are working on that at a fast clip. <br /><br />What makes Korea so bleak for some people is the intense competition, the narrow margin of success, and the feeling of utter hopelessness if one fails to achieve.<br /><br />All the green space in the world won't solve those problems.kushibohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10306033998028548550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-31091891521255787862009-05-24T00:15:05.165+09:002009-05-24T00:15:05.165+09:00Wow, did this post suddenly became a lot more sign...Wow, did this post suddenly became a lot more significant...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-58619383032943675672009-05-20T13:43:59.935+09:002009-05-20T13:43:59.935+09:00Mark,
These work hours are firm for most workers i...Mark,<br />These work hours are firm for most workers in my office, and many others. In 'developing' their country, they distroyed nearly all the wildlife (and by eating it), paved over everything, and while their are more parks, there is a definite dearth in comparison to other cities. The all want to live in souless projects void of plants and trees. When was the last time you smelled freshly cut grass? Why is there no grass at schools? Depressing for the kids. Stay inside and study like a slave, then go outside and play in the dirt, then go inside and get beaten or molested or bullied.nbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11887296267150523352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-45694929038505659862009-05-20T11:49:59.678+09:002009-05-20T11:49:59.678+09:00> Parks and open spaces are replaced
> by d...> Parks and open spaces are replaced <br />> by dog box apartments. Koreans work <br />> six days a week and at least Monday <br />> through Friday 7 am to 10pm. <br /><br />Uh, while I detest Korea's endless, ugly apartment buildings as much as anyone, I don't think it is fair to say that parks and open spaces are being replaced by apartments. From all I have seen, there are more parks and opens spaces now than 10 years ago, and plenty of plans to create more such spaces. <br /><br />That said, Seoul definitely needs a lot more trees and parks.<br /><br />As for work, five days a week is pretty standard now, at least in offices. And 7am-10pm is pretty much gone, too. Koreans still work too long, but nowhere near like they used to.Mark Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04471178281396296314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-265764645222033662009-05-20T01:22:00.000+09:002009-05-20T01:22:00.000+09:00The problem is that this is such a bleak place to ...The problem is that this is such a bleak place to live. Parks and open spaces are replaced by dog box apartments. Koreans work six days a week and at least Monday through Friday 7 am to 10pm. Everyone hates everyone, except Koreans all love Korea. They make suicide a national sport. If they are going to kill themselves, suicide doors in subways will not stop them; they will just go somewhere else and kill themselves.nbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11887296267150523352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-10941938346632434732009-05-20T00:20:00.000+09:002009-05-20T00:20:00.000+09:00Banning the word 'suicide' from internet searches?...Banning the word 'suicide' from internet searches?<br /><br />That's not gonna solve anything. In fact, it might make it harder for people who suffer from depression to find the help and support they need.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-33981098080831916412009-05-19T15:14:00.000+09:002009-05-19T15:14:00.000+09:00Stray Blog:
Unfortunately, corruption is not going...Stray Blog:<br />Unfortunately, corruption is not going to go away any time soon.<br /><br />taobenli:<br />There's a link to a news report about Korea's place in the OECD scheme of things <A HREF="http://briandeutsch.blogspot.com/2008/09/south-korean-suicide-rate-highest-in.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10296009437690229938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-47230523996830912012009-05-19T14:17:00.000+09:002009-05-19T14:17:00.000+09:00Can you link to the statistics or other reports th...Can you link to the statistics or other reports that show that Korea has the highest suicide rate in the OECD? I have a running argument with my husband about this but I can never find proof. (If the stats are not online do you know where I else I could look offline?).<br /><br />(And yes, I know this is a morbid argument to be having!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-15645267795839375072009-05-19T14:09:00.000+09:002009-05-19T14:09:00.000+09:00I think Korea has found itself in a bit of a vicio...I think Korea has found itself in a bit of a vicious cycle. Because it's becoming known as the suicide capital of the modern world, each and every new occurence becomes news. And research shows that the more suicide appears on the front page, the more it appears in society. <br />To get suicide off of the front page, Korea has got to lock down on the entertainment industry's corruption to try and prevent celebrity suicides.Stray Bloghttp://strayblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com