For many here we see that K-girls tend to have a much better level of service for their customers so often note from a value perspective. Koreans do have a cultural work ethic and it shows. Even though I think the article shows some of the negative sides of that cultural attitude.

[Edit - came across this link after posting but if hits on so many of the current social themes, both global and Korean that figured it should also be posted. http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2023/11/721_362956.html

 
One passage:
"Silla’s 35th monarch, King Gyeongdeok (r. 742-765), was also a giant. We don’t know how tall he was but according to legend, his penis was nearly 240 cm long." For those that don't get the reference to more current themes, last year and even before there was much ado about Korean woman suggesting Korean males have small dicks.

 
"Gods will not be ignored or disobeyed without consequence. As a child, Hyegong enjoyed carrying a small silk purse, dressing up and playing like a little girl – much to his father’s displeasure. When his father died in 765, he ascended the throne (his mother, Queen Gyeongsu, acted as his regent). He has been described as “a man by appearance but a woman by nature” and, over the last couple of years, it has been suggested that he was perhaps transgender."]

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