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Preface
When it comes to South Korea, I think most people will have a term like Korean dramas in their minds, and in the past few years, Hallyu stars have been all the rage in the entertainment industry.
Many people think that South Korea's economy is very developed, and the streets are full of handsome men and women, and there is a rich nightlife, so the local people's living index must be very happy, and this has also set off a heated discussion on the Internet.
Some time ago, I had a friend who worked in South Korea and returned to China, telling me about his experience when he was working in South Korea, and at the same time restoring the most real South Korea in the eyes of a migrant worker.
So what is the treatment of migrant workers in South Korea, and what is the real South Korea like?
What is Korea like
When faced with this question, I think most people will think of words like Hallyu stars and handsome men and beautiful women.
And it is true, you can see many high-value people on the streets of South Korea, even if you meet those top stars, it is very normal.
And although South Korea is very small, its economic development and scientific and technological development are still very outstanding.
For example, South Korea has a famous electronics company Samsung, and its mobile phones are also among the best in the world.
Because South Korea's entertainment development is very huge, the entire entertainment industry accounts for 15% of the country's GDP, so the entertainment industry has also become an important part of South Korea's national economy.
And when we don't go abroad, if we want to understand the situation of a country, we need to use online videos, as well as the country's film and television dramas.
In Korean film and television dramas, what we see the most is the rich second generation of the big chaebol, who falls in love with a Cinderella, and then starts a series of love stories.
And in Korean dramas, it can be seen that Koreans are very patriotic, basically only Korean self-owned brand cars can be seen in the play, and cars from other countries are very rare.
Moreover, South Korea in film and television dramas also attaches great importance to filial piety, which can be reflected from the dining table, such as Koreans can't face their elders when drinking, and they have to turn their faces to drink, etc.
Moreover, Korean people are also very passionate about their work, and they are also very loyal to their bosses, and they are basically very active in working under their leaders, and they have never had two hearts.
It can be said that South Korea in film and television dramas is a very perfect country, no matter from any aspect, it is very perfect, so many netizens feel that living in South Korea must be a very beautiful thing.
But is the scene shown in Korean film and television dramas really the situation in reality?
In fact, there are still many netizens who believe that film and television dramas cannot be used as a reference, because the film and television dramas of their own country must play the best side of their country, and the real South Korea is not like this.
There are also a lot of discussions on the Internet about this issue, among which the most talked about is South Korea's arrogance, which is dominated by men in South Korea, much like the previous feudal society, the idea of machismo is deeply rooted in South Korea.
So those people think that the ones played in film and television dramas are all fake, the real South Korea is not like that, and those handsome men and women in South Korea are also artificial, after all, South Korea's plastic surgery industry is world-famous.
So the question is, what is the real South Korea like, and what kind of life do ordinary people live there?
I have a friend who came back from working in South Korea some time ago, and when we had dinner together, he told me about his experience of working in South Korea, and at the same time, it also reflected the most real life of Korean migrant workers.
South Korea in the eyes of migrant workers
The rich people think that Korea is a pleasure, but the poor people think that Korea is not friendly to them. So what is South Korea like in the eyes of the most ordinary migrant workers?
No matter where you live, the most important thing is your job and salary, so when my friend learned that the salary in Korea is very high, he came up with the idea of going to Korea to work and earn money.
But when he actually went to South Korea, he found that the high wages in South Korea are only part of the occupations, and not all the wages in the country are high, and many people who go to South Korea to work get the same wages as in China.
There are many labor service companies in Korea, also known as job agencies, and basically foreigners who go to Korea to work in Korea have to be attached to these companies and get corresponding jobs.
However, these labor companies will definitely not introduce you for free, so they will deduct 400,000 won from your salary every month to pay for insurance, and they will also take 40% of your salary.
Some people may say that I can go to Korea and find a job on my own without going through these labor companies. This kind of thinking also does not work, if you do not look for these companies, then you do not have a legal labor visa, so you cannot stay in Korea all the time.
In this way, if you don't even have a legal status in South Korea, let alone looking for a job, you will likely be directly deported from South Korea and deported to China.
Therefore, if you want to work in Korea, you must go through these intermediary companies, and the jobs you get are basically in construction sites or factories, and the wages of these jobs are generally relatively low.
Therefore, after deducting the ones you need to deduct, you basically receive around 1 million won every month, which is equivalent to 5,477 yuan, which can be achieved by a relatively large factory in China, or even higher.
And the price of goods in South Korea is relatively high, and it is very unfriendly to people who love fruits, because the price of fruits in Korea is very expensive.
Excluding fruits, food is the fourth most expensive country in the world in the cost of living index, which is also the reason why South Korea is too small to be self-sufficient in food.
According to reliable statistics, if you cook your own food in South Korea, the cost of cooking alone is 200,000 to 300,000 won per month, and if you want to eat something good one day, the consumption will be higher.
However, there is one thing that is indeed true in Korean dramas, that is, South Korea especially likes to buy domestic cars, because a domestic car is about 16 million to 20 million won, which is equivalent to about 100,000 yuan.
However, the cost of car maintenance in South Korea is very high, basically it costs 3.6 million won a year, that is, 18,000 yuan, because the fuel cost in South Korea is very expensive, and because of the small country, parking fees are also very expensive.
In addition, I have to rent a house every month for a part-time job in South Korea, and basically rent a house in the most common place in Korea for about 350,000 won a month, and there is only one bedroom, a kitchen and a bathroom.
Therefore, when I went to work in South Korea, after counting these trivial things, I couldn't save much money every month, and it was not even as much as the money I saved in China.
However, everyone's life is different, and if you are very lucky and have a very good job in Korea, it is quite possible that you want to save a considerable amount of money.
epilogue
At the end of the article, the editor wants to say that no matter where you work, you need to improve your ability, and only if you are good enough can you go there to be sought-after.
Although South Korea looks very prosperous in Korean dramas, Korean TV is basically filmed in Seoul, and the licensed conditions in other places are also at a normal level.
Whether you want to develop steadily in a familiar environment or work hard in a completely unfamiliar environment with different rules requires careful consideration before deciding.