网友讨论：为什么韩国如此成功？

Chris Burke, lives in Seoul (2010-present)住在韩国（2010-至今）

That depends how you measure success, on which items you’d put in your basket of goodies.
I moved to S Korea from the UK 10 years ago. The number of Covid deaths in the UK in one day sometimes exceeds S Korea’s total since the first death almost a year ago. By that measure, it is successful.
Half of all living former South Korean presidents are now in prison, mostly on corruption charges. Others now dead also spent time behind bars. Is that a success? Compared with other nations where the president imprisons campaigners for democracy to stay in their palaces for life, it is a success.
In terms of giving space, safety and priority to pedestrians, cyclists and those with disability, cars have taken over and routinely park with impunity on pavements and pedestrian crossings.
Like I said, it all depends on your basket of goodies. However, the scales tend to tip towards S Korea being a success, especially if you compare with the North.

这要取决于你对成功的定义，你对成功衡量的标准是什么。
十年前我从英国搬到了韩国。一年前自英国首例新冠死亡病例出现以来，英国一天的新冠死亡病例有时就超过了韩国新冠死亡病例的总数。按这个标准来看，韩国是成功的。
一半在世的韩国前总统如今身陷牢狱，几乎都是因为贪污腐败的原因。已经过世的总统也曾经坐过牢。这算是成功吗？与那些总统将竞选的候选人终身囚禁的国家相比，韩国算成功
在为行人，骑自行车的人，残疾人提供空间，安全和礼让方面，韩国汽车已经彻底挤占了人行道和十字路口而且不用遭到任何处罚。
正如我先前所言，一切取决于你的标准。然而人们往往认为韩国是一个成功的国家，特别是与朝鲜相比
Eric Shewack, studied at Tohoku University就读于日本东北大学

I lived in South Korea for 5 years. Koreans work and study hard, I mean really hard. This work ethic actually took a while to comprehend and I felt lazy in comparison.
My Korean friends would often tell me that since they were young their parents or teachers would always tell them that South Korea is a country with limited natural resources so our people are our best resources, therefore we should study as hard as possible and work as hard as possible for the overall well-being of the nation.

我曾在韩国生活过5年。韩国人在工作和学习上非常的努力，我是说真的非常努力。需要花好一会才能理解他们的这种职业道德，相比之下我就有点懒了。
我的韩国朋友经常和我说在他们小时候他们的父母和老师常常和他们讲韩国是一个自然资源有限的国家，人是我们最好的资源，所以我们要尽可能为国家的整体福祉努力的工作和学习

When the topic of sleep came up, people were shocked to hear that I was always told that a minimum of 8 hours is ideal and recommended in general by doctors. In Korea it is said that 6 hours of sleep is an ideal night sleep, though I know many who averaged 4.
There are study rooms in Korea which are about the size of closet with just a bed and desk and you cram for a month or so before a test.
Many of my Korean friends had degrees and certificates out the wazoo, highest levels of proficiency in multiple foreign languages.
I’m living in Japan now which is also a country that is known for its strong work ethnic, but when compared to Korea it seems laid back. Bottom line is, Koreans don’t mess around and 2nd place is not an option in any endeavor. In a country armed with a population of people with this kind of ethic and skills acquired through this ethic, innovation and success is an inevitable consequence.

当聊到睡觉这个话题时，他们听到我说医生通常建议我一天至少要睡8个小时时总是一脸震惊。据说在韩国晚上理想的睡眠时间是六个小时，但我知道许多韩国人平均就睡4个小时
韩国的自习室只有壁橱大小，里面只有一张床和一张桌子，在考试之前，你可以在里面复习一个月的时间
我的许多韩国朋友都拥有学位并且精通多国语言
我现在住在日本，一个同样以拥有强烈职业道德闻名的国家，但与韩国相比，日本人似乎可以算是悠闲的了。韩国人的底线是不会胡闹，第二名从来不是努力的目标。一个国家的人民拥有如此的道德规范和与道德规范相符的技能，那么创新和成功就是不可避免的了
Wolfgang Zoellner, Ran a Korean restaurant in Germany在德国经验韩国餐馆

Today the success is on the decline due to fierce price competition from China, rising unemployment, rising age of population, missing nuclear power and waste disposal strategy. Not to mention missing unification concept and ongoing tensions with Donald Trump. And we do not know how Corona virus will proceed in South Korea.
While South Koreans are undeniable hard workers, I think they are not smart workers. Productivity is low, disruptive thinking is missing due to confucian mindset. Where is the first South Korean Nobel Prize winner in natural sciences?
And does being successful mean, they are happy? No free time, high devorce and suicide rates! Rising difference between the Poor and the Rich, as being documented with ‘Parasite’.

由于遭到来自中国激烈的价格竞争，不断上升的失业率，不断增加的老人，缺少核能和废弃物处理战略，韩国的成功正在不断地衰退。更不用说统一观念的缺失和特朗普不断紧张的关系。而且还不知道新冠病毒在韩国将会如何肆虐。
虽然韩国人工作非常努力，这是不容置疑的，但我认为他们并不聪明。韩国的生产力很低，由于儒家思想的关系，韩国人缺乏发散性思维。韩国第一位自然科学诺贝尔奖得主在哪？
成功是否就意味着幸福？没有自由的时间，高离婚率和高自杀率。穷人和富人的差距正在不断拉大，正如《寄生虫》这部电影所讲述的那样。

Dong-Yoon Lee
As a Korean, the answers to this question are impressive because many foreigners spoke work ethic for reasons of success.
I think so too.
The surprising thing about Koreans is that younger generations have stronger work ethic and more competitive abilities.
Even today, I am influenced by the younger generation and try to improve myself.
I hope there will be more jobs for them. It is a just world response to the enormous efforts and talents of the young people.
My vague guessing for one of the reason is Hangul. The easy alphabet for Korean language. From this, Korean kids get very clear feeling to ego at very early time. And they can think logically using their own language ability like adult.

作为一个韩国人，这个问题的答案令人印象深刻，因为许多外国人将韩国的成功归功于韩国人的职业道德。
我认为的确如此
令人惊讶的是年轻一代的韩国人拥有更强的职业道德和更强的竞争力
甚至是现在我都会受到年轻一代的影响努力提高自己。
我希望他们能有更多的就业机会。这是世界对年轻人付出巨大努力和才能的公正回应。
我想另一个原因是韩国的字母文字。使用字母的韩文比较简单，因此韩国孩子在非常小的时候就可以感知到自我的存在。他们可以想成人一样用自己的语言进行逻辑性思考
Hajo Mueller, lives in Franlfurt住在法兰克福

Is South Korea a successful country?
When talked about South Korean success you only hear about the economic success. Economically South Korea is probably rather a developed country. I haven't seen any other data. I think success should not only be measured economically. But since no other data is provided it is very hard to know on which level South Korea is placed culturally and in strict human and social development. I am afraid all the information is a much to economical interpretation lacking all other aspects heavily.

韩国是一个成功的国家吗？
当提到韩国的成功时，你听到的只有他经济上的成功。在经济上韩国或许是一个相当发达的国家。我没有看到其他别的数据，我认为成功不能仅仅用经济来衡量。但既然没有其他的数据那就很难知道韩国在文化和社会人文方面处于哪个阶段。恐怕所有的信息大部分都是有关经济方面的，其他方面的信息严重缺乏
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Majonghu Sofine
In many ways yes.
History showed its much better to be assisted by the US than China. The difference between N korea and S korea.

在很多方面，韩国是一个成功的国家
历史证明得到美国的援助要比得到中国的要好得多。看一下朝鲜和韩国就知道区别在哪