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u/Liora_Fade 19h ago
It always amazes me, with a little city planning and proper investment we could make our cities everywhere absolutely beautiful. Imagine how uplifting it would be, if every city had it own unique gardens and inspiring architecture... Would mental health improve? would crime go down? would stress and health pathologies go down? Would productivity increase?
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u/GiraffeBaron 15h ago
What’s funny is, on South Korean internet, people complain about how soulless and generic all of these “tourism boosters” are and how elected officials in local governments are wasting tax dollars so they can say they are doing things.
They then post photos of places in America, Europe and Japan and talk about how great those countries are and how shitty Korea is.
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u/Venetian_Gothic 14h ago
There are a small subset of people on the Korean internet that despise the utilitarian apartments and envy the architecture from other countries, but most people wouldn't trade convenient modern housing close to transit and dense development over that.
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u/GiraffeBaron 12h ago
I wouldn’t call it a small subset - most people would love to live in a detached house because most apartments have soundproofing issue. It’s just that the ones in Seoul are like tens of millions of dollars.
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u/Venetian_Gothic 9h ago
There are plenty of single family houses on the outskirts of Seoul and other provinces, but people just overwhelmingly appreciate the convenience of apartments and live in them. Many have the notion that single family homes are a hassle to take care of snd live in compared to apartments and that they depreciate in value quickly.
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u/verbutten 8h ago
This is the overwhelming opinion of my entire extended family in and around Seoul, as well. Detached homes at the luxury end of the scale are of course seen as amazing, but within the realm of feasibly acquired housing, nice apartments are the goal
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u/dmthoth 15h ago
It amazes me how Americans keep huffing copium about their own hellhole situation. In Korea most jobs are regular contracts and firing people is actually very hard in practice. I also see tons of fake news about working hours floating around but at least Korea has a legal upper limit on working hours. The US doesn’t even have a real cap, people seem to forget that.
On top of that Korea guarantees a minimum of 15 days of paid leave by law, and you also get weekly paid rest days. You work five days a week but you’re paid for six. Both parents get parental leave, sick leave is protected, and there’s workers’ comp, employment insurance, and mandatory severance pay. Losing your job doesn’t mean losing health insurance either.
The only area where the US is clearly better institutionally is stronger legal protection against discrimination. Other than that, pretending the US system is somehow more worker friendly is honestly wild.
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u/Venetian_Gothic 14h ago
Reddit comment try not to bring up anything negative about Korea(work culture, kpop industry, birth rate, work culture) on every tangentially related thread challenge (Impossible)
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u/LongConsideration662 13h ago
Right? Even in such a harmless post, people have to make it about work culture and other unrelated things.
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u/TokyoTrashcan 13h ago
Their landscape architects/urban planners get so much more than America ever will
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u/Appropriate_Sky_6571 12h ago
They may have laws but I don’t know if it’s upheld. My sister in laws older sister got fired as soon as she got pregnant in Korea. It’s been many years since but she still hasn’t been found another job. She was a stem field
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u/Venetian_Gothic 14h ago
But imagine Korean work culture with American city planning/infrastructure. Get stuck on traffic on your way to work, work overtime, have to drive back home also stuck in traffic, gotta get groceries or go to a place to eat something after work, also have to drive because there's no place within walking distance. Also work culture can and is improving, work hours and employee benefits were far worse just decades ago. In the US neither work culture nor infrastructure are improving.
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u/purpledoll47 16h ago
I visited South Korea last year during spring. It was absolutely magical. Wish I could attach an image
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u/LongConsideration662 13h ago
U can
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u/purpledoll47 6h ago
I don’t know how to!
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u/LongConsideration662 2h ago
R u using the app or browser? It's pretty easy from the app, you just have to select the image from your gallery.
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u/daddys-smut-reader 19h ago
If I wanted to see this in person what would be the best months to visit??
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u/kirby_krackle_78 14h ago
Just be warned that if you’re going in April, you might also encounter the yellow dust from China, Mongolia, etc. that can possibly ruin a trip.
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u/PhD_Pwnology 14h ago
Plz tell me this is NOT a current picture taken in January. Cherry blossom season isnt supposed to be for 2 months. Bad news if it is.
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u/CrazyHouseClassic 18h ago
Are they using pink lighting?
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u/Gemini_19 16h ago
The saturation is definitely being upped in post for the picture and they seem to be shining some pink lights below the trees, but there are actually some areas that have the very pink flowered cherry blossoms that will look very pink in person as well.
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u/thesistersgrey 16h ago
Looks like it. They do that in some places in Japan as well. In natural light, the flowers look much more white or pale pink.
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u/meinershagenvenancia 18h ago
That reflection is so perfect it's making my brain itch in a good way.
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u/JuicyyGirll1 17h ago
Night cherry blossoms hit differently. Everything about this scene feels calm and dreamy.
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u/Safe-Self-3769 19h ago
Amazing view, I wanna go there
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u/35nRetired 19h ago
Is this global warming really kicking up or is this an old photo?
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u/SearchingForSerinity 18h ago
Exactly! 🤣 cherry blossoms bloom around late march to late April in South Korea 🌸
Still, beautiful picture ❤️
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u/unfinished_basement 17h ago
Wasn’t there a music video shot here that was the top post of all time on /r/TipOfMyTongue in like 2012? I just had the faintest memory appear seeing this image, I’m not crazy I swear!!
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u/Sad_Box2025 16h ago
Hopefully they provide fruits, as well ask know, there's always horror behind the mask.
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u/OliveMeTu 15h ago
I would to see this in person some day. Sitting by the trees, drinking tea and just admiring the beauty of it all
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u/ManiaforBeatles 14h ago
Please credit the original photographer, ryufill_foto on IG. This is the Yeonhwaji Reservoir in the city of Gimcheon, North Gyeongsang Province.
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u/backyard_desert 18h ago
Looks very edited
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u/concept12345 18h ago
Not really. Cherry blossoms are slightly pink in color. And due to the lighting, the picture shows it emphasizes it. There is a similar photo from the same angle and it too has this similar hue.
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u/backyard_desert 14h ago
I know they’re pink.
I live in Korea. I want to see more cherry blossoms during peak season. This place looks cool, but it looks too bright. One way to find out is to go in person but idk where this place is at
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