>>211712701just i learned that people in the third world surprisingly value looks and reputation more
they brag to those around them that they have friends or acquaintances from south korea or japan
even in singapore, a wealthy city-state in southeast asia, having a korean or japanese friend is a big reason to brag
i didn't know much about this before
here in south korea, it's not something to brag about if someone has a friend from indonesia, kazakhstan, or even singapore at all
seriously, i was hoping that people in the developing world of asia would be less superficial and more innocent than we are