A photo of a Korean street made me laugh.
A public opinion survey asked whether to exempt Chinese citizens from visa requirements. The results showed that the column opposing this was densely filled, far exceeding the supporting one.
That's quite interesting.
You know, we opened our doors wide last year and exempted them from visas. What did we get in return? South Korea hesitated and introduced a "transit visa exemption for groups of three or more."
What's the situation?
Really, sometimes I feel they are so contradictory. TV constantly compares us on economy and military, even arguing about who invented kimchi. It feels like a classmate who is always tense and wants to challenge you at every turn.
But ask people around you, besides girls who chase stars, who really pays attention to them every day?
This feeling of "you treat me as an eternal enemy, but I don't even take you seriously" is really subtle.
The thing I can't understand most is, why be against money? Before the pandemic, it was 15 billion US dollars a year, real cash. One third of the money in South Korean duty-free shops came from us. Jeju Island exempting us from visas doubled the revenue. Can't they copy that?
To put it bluntly, it's just that pitiful and shaky sense of superiority that's causing this.
Still living in a dream, thinking we are after their little bit of belongings.
Wake up.
We have long passed the stage where we needed to look at others' faces. If you close the door, then don't go. The world is big, and there's more than just your place.
It's quite interesting. You consider me an imaginary enemy, while I'm heading for the stars and the sea.
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1846089578071052/
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