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Poll Says Chinese Prefer Americans to Koreans
» by GI Korea October 22nd, 2009 at 6:55 am » Comments (6)
Here is another survey asking people in Shanghai and Beijing about how they feel about Koreans: Chinese people seem to regard South Korea as a strong, clean, bright and helpful country, ...more »15% of Koreans Think North Korea Did Not Start the Korean War
» by GI Korea September 30th, 2009 at 5:06 am » Comments (4)
For some reason these statistics about Korean perceptions of the Korean War really doesn't surprise me: Three out of 10 South Koreans do not know when the Korean War broke out, ...more »Seoul Workers Work 2nd Longest Hours In the World
» by GI Korea August 24th, 2009 at 6:37 pm » Comments (4)
Here is some news that probably will not be a shock to anyone who has lived in Korea: People in Seoul work longer hours than residents of any other major city ...more »Korea Ranked as World’s 13th Most Powerful Nation
» by GI Korea August 20th, 2009 at 7:25 am » Comments (2)
Who would have thought after the Korean War that South Korea today would be ranked the 13th most powerful country in the world?: Korea has been ranked 13th in the world ...more »Korea Tops Both Japan and China In Smoking Per Capita
» by GI Korea June 12th, 2009 at 4:06 am » Comments (4)
This news actually surprises me a bit because I would have guessed the Chinese would smoke more per capita than the Koreans: more »Korean Adults Drink 74 Bottles of Soju A Year
» by GI Korea May 20th, 2009 at 8:06 pm » Comments (10)
And the survey says, Koreans drink a lot: A survey has found that Korean adults drink an average of 110 bottles of beer and 74 bottles of soju annually. The survey ...more »South Korea Ranks Third in Accident Related Deaths of Children
» by GI Korea May 7th, 2009 at 3:38 am » Comments (8)
Non-surprisingly much of this high ranking is due to traffic accidents: South Korea ranked third among the member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in terms of ...more »Korea the OECD’s Most Unhappy Nation
» by GI Korea April 7th, 2009 at 2:05 am » Comments (8)
Considering the state of the economy and how much Koreans work, the results of this poll are not surprising: However, the country ranked at the bottom in terms of life satisfaction. ...more »Civic Groups & Labor Unions the Most Law Abiding Organizations in Korea?
» by GI Korea March 26th, 2009 at 4:34 pm » Comments (4)
It doesn't surprise me that the National Assembly ranks so low in this poll, but when civic groups and labor unions are considered the most law abiding organizations in Korea ...more »1/3 of Koreans Believe in Violence to Settle Disputes
» by GI Korea February 13th, 2009 at 11:54 pm » Comments (9)
This shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone who has spent a while living in Korea: More than one-third of South Koreans believe violence is more effective than the law or ...more »Koreans More Concerned with Food Contamination then the North Korean Nuclear Issue
» by GI Korea October 17th, 2008 at 7:44 am » Comments (2)
With all the time I have spent in Korea talking to Koreans this is one poll where I definitely agree with its findings: Korean parents are more concerned with contaminated ...more »Support Rises for US Troop Presence in Korea
» by GI Korea September 25th, 2008 at 10:53 am » Comments (11)
The normal caveats apply when it comes to Korean polling but this recent poll does show how non-sensical Korean public perceptions can be: North Korea’s nuclear brinkmanship seems to be having ...more »Popular Posts
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