Here is a good story about a Korean Olympic Gold Medalist who’s success was able to lead to a new home for his parents:
A construction company on Tuesday promised an apartment to gymnast Yang Hak-seon, who endured grueling poverty and won Korea’s first gymnastics gold medal at the London Summer Olympics on Tuesday.
Yang told reporters in London that he would like to buy a house for his parents using the money he would receive as rewards from the government and sport organizations. [Chosun Ilbo]
You can read more at the link, but pictured above is Yang’s parents current home.
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5:06 pm on August 9th, 2012 1
After hearing about the blind archer who isn’t really blind, I’d like to know the details of the story.
10:09 pm on August 9th, 2012 2
Probably a lot more pyeong available in that vinyl house/greenhouse than what they’ll have in their new 23-pyeong ‘efficiency’ apartment…
1:04 am on August 10th, 2012 3
# 1,
Possibly a seasonal thing, but that counts don’t it?
3:10 am on August 10th, 2012 4
#3,
Sure, but wouldn’t that be like calling the thousands of people who spend their summers at campgrounds back home homeless?
4:32 am on August 10th, 2012 5
It’s was better there than with or caring for his parent(s), if they had a nicer place the parent(s) would want to live with them which might just happen now. Some people prefer living frugally.