South Koreans are not having children anymore… at all. Zero. or 0.79 per woman which is about the same. The youth is called the “Sampo” generation. The generation that gave up three times. In this episode I talk with Minyoung, a former student from Korea as we explain why Korean universities dispense dating classes and why suicide is now the leading cause of death among the young. South Korea is putting itself on an extinction trajectory. Shouldn’t we be noticing? 

A podcast by David Duhamel produced by MaisonK Prod

Original music: Ben Molinaro

Graphic design: Anna Toussaint

Sources

On Global students ranking

http://www.oecd.org/pisa/keyfindings/PISA-2012-results-overview-FR.pdf"> http://www.oecd.org/pisa/keyfindings/PISA-2012-results-overview-FR.pdf

On dating classes

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/dongguk-university-course-marriage-love-dating-mandatory-1.4532780">https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/dongguk-university-course-marriage-love-dating-mandatory-1.4532780

On celibacy rates

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/29/asia/south-korea-fertility-intl-hnk-trnd/index.html">https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/29/asia/south-korea-fertility-intl-hnk-trnd/index.html

On advices given to future mothers

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/11/dont-look-dishevelled-anger-over-seoul-citys-advice-to-pregnant-women">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/11/dont-look-dishevelled-anger-over-seoul-citys-advice-to-pregnant-women

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