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Yes, I'm talking about Son Heung-min, the second highest earner in MLS but goes 11 games without a goal on the same day Messi, 4 years older than Son, scores a hat-trick.

However, his worshippers still attribute his poor performaces to the manager.

His awful performances vs St.Louis

He lost the ball too easily again, he lost the time. Too many turnovers.

What made me blown away is he was constantly avoiding the ball in the defense. He repeatedly turned his back on the ball.

If you watch his performance, you get to see that he also chooses to give the ball to the opponent rather than bumping into the opponent. That is how he has played on the field.

And his worshippers said he needs to protect himself from being injured because he needs to play in the WC. That's the comment I read in the sub today.

So, is he allowed to cost the team because playing in the WC is more important? Then, why doesn't he stop playing untile the end of the WC? I do not think the absence of attacking player with 0 goals will damage the team.

What is going on with this fan base? No wonder, some of Spurs fans hated his fans.

It is so annoying that people talk he does not have any responsibility from the recent results. He is the highest earner because we expect him to lead the team. Instead of leading the team, he goes 11 games. Literally 11 games without 0 goals in MLS.

He plays the very selfish football(not my word, but words from his fans saying he needs to protect himself for the WC).

And as the star player and experienced veteran, instead of lifting the team, he even ruins the mood by scowling and shaking his head during the game, which leads his fans to toxicly shift all blames onto the manager as if Son is flawless.

Every opponent team now knows how to defend him, and he is struggling with playing in the MLS level. Shocking

""很多人问,为什么简中X上,在日本的华人和中国人那么多,发声那么多,存在感那么强,而在韩国的华人和中国人却几乎没什么存在感。

原因其实很简单,也有点扎心。

过去30年里,很多中国人一直仰视日本, 轻视韩国。

所以去日本的那批中国人,整体画像就不一样。很多来自国内一二三线城市,教育背景更好,收入水平更高,信息敏感度更强,也更早接触互联网、政治、金融、科技这些公共话题。不敢说他们一定比欧美华人强,但整体上,确实比早年去韩国的中国人平均受教育程度更高,认知更高,更能输出高质量观点和内容。

更关键的是,日本本身吸引了一大批知识类、时政类、财经类、文化类网红。很多人住在日本,他们懂表达,懂叙事,懂争议, 也懂怎么在简中圈制造传播。

所以日本华人在X上存在感强,一点都不奇怪。因为他们本来就是一批更适合在公共舆论场里发声的人。

韩国这边完全不同。

过去去韩国的中国人,主体不是一线城市精英,也不是知识分子移民,而是东北人居多,尤其吉林、延边一带非常多。很多人的迁移路径也很现实,打工,留学, 婚姻,亲属投靠,同胞签证。这里面当然有很多努力的人,也有很多靠韩国改变命运的人,但整体来说,早期群体的教育背景、 表达能力、公共议题参与度,确实和去日本那批人不在一个层面上。

这话难听,但现实就是现实。

一个群体有没有声音,很多时候不取决于人数,取决于谁在写,谁在说,谁在持续输出观点。

韩国华人不是没人,很多人压根不在X上输出。他们更常出现在小红书、抖音、 B站、视频号。内容也大多围绕留学、韩妆、整容、美容、穿搭、K-pop、韩剧、 吃喝玩乐、韩国日常。这些内容有流量,但很少进入简中X那种知识、财经、政治、 社会议题的讨论场。

再加上韩国中国留学生里女生比例更高, 不少人本来就是因为哈韩、韩剧、K-pop、 韩妆来的。她们在小红书上非常活跃,但让她们去X上跟一群天天吵政治、宏观、 移民、文明比较的人对线,基本不现实, 也没兴趣。

所以最后就出现了一个非常明显的错位。

日本华人占据简中X的公共话语场。

韩国华人更多停留在小红书和短视频平台的生活消费场。

一个输出观点,一个输出生活。

一个讨论日本社会、经济、政治、文化秩序。

一个讨论韩国留学、医美、韩妆、爱豆、 咖啡店和欧巴。

这就是为什么你总觉得日本华人在简中X上到处都是,而韩国华人好像集体隐身了。""

While foreign tourists are having fun time in Thailand, I would like to know what's happening to the local people in Thailand.

I know Asian countries have suffered from low birthrate, but seeing Thailand among advanced economy countries in this chart hits different

[Article]Once a magnet for foreign English teachers, Korea sees E-2 visa applicants hit six-year low

• The rise of online tools powered by AI that let users learn independently has effectively eaten up demand for teachers from cram schools.
• Younger people show less demand for English education — not because they are already good at it, but because many stop after achieving practical goals, such as standardized test scores like the Toeic, and are reluctant to invest further time and resources.” +Less emphasis on having to be taught by foreigners
• Fewer students that lead many cramschools to close.
• Weaker purchasing power when pay is the below the average salary of Koreans. You can still live a well-off life with TEFL salary in other countries. +weaker currency
• Still supply is more than demand, so the industry in Korea cares less.

Why??

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/f0d9f9fe96e34e8dd9deb01c29991c7d47661413

3500 Japanese men and Korean women married in 2006.

--> 190 Japanese men and Korean women married in 2026

1000 Japanese women and Korean men married in 2006

--> 1483 Japanese women and Korean men married in 2026

Why more Japanese women and Korean men:

"better diplomatic relationship between Japan and Korea."

"Increase of populairty of Korean pop culture in Japan."

"Compared to Korean women, Japanese women have lower financial standard, so Korean men feel easier to start a marriage life with Japanese women."

Police arrested two Thai nationals for allegedly making guns and using them to hunt pigeons “to eat them," the Iksan Police Precinct said on Wednesday.

The pair, who are currently in the custody of immigration authorities after it was determined that they were in Korea illegally, face charges of violating the Act on the Safety Management of Guns, Swords, and Explosives and the Immigration Act, according to the police. The men are likely to be subject to deportation.

The duo is accused of using homemade air guns to capture pigeons in a bamboo grove in Yongan-myeon in Iksan, North Jeolla, on March 16.

Officers were dispatched after a report was made claiming to have heard gunshots. The pair fled upon spotting the police, abandoning their vehicle and air guns at the scene.

After identifying the suspects, the police tracked and arrested one of them at an apple orchard in Cheongsong County, North Gyeongsang, on March 27, and the other at a farm in Buyeo County, South Chungcheong, on April 21.

The men reportedly told police they “had hunted the pigeons to eat them.”

I made a new post to change SBS NEWS VIDEO to the video that provides English audio.

TLDR;

Thefts by Chinese people are increasing a lot in Jeju Island, so Police decided to form the deicated teams at each district police stations in order to stop the thefts by Chinese people

Police say that you need to watch your belongings in Jeju Island.

English Article Link

Jeju Police Target Chinese Tourist Thefts