Real talk, if any parent ever tells their child that that they are "allowing" the child to live in their own home, I would have serious reservations on the capability of the parents to properly care for any living being at all. Care for the child you made is expected, not a gift that the child ought to feel grateful for. The child may feel grateful once they gain the capacity to understand and appreciate the nuances of life, but to force that mindset in an early age... that's just abusive.
Which was the point of my parenthesis. South Korea isn't a poor, developing country. It is very much a first world country, and 10k Won won't get you further there than 10dollars would in the US.
The main bill used over there is actually a 10k bill (at least it was when I lived there). A donut at the donut shop was 1k-2k Won. My allowance as a teenager was 20k/month, and I basically used it on sweets, and a toy here and there if I saved up. Basically, there was a *1000 factor on all the prices compared to what you'd see in the US/EU (and obviously a *1000 factor to salaries).
Don't get me wrong, most likely this meme wasn't meant with South Korea in mind, and is definitely poking fun at overly rich kids, but still. There are countries where 10k of the local currency a week as an allowance wouldn't be THAT farfetched.
Ah, my bad.
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Also, damn dude, I still cannot wrap my head around the fact that people have allowances in tens of thousands. And a donut costing 1k-2k.
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But then again, I actually know people who blow up upwards of 50k in a month, so maybe it's not entirely out of realm of possibility, but still feels super weird. It's a lot of money.
I mean, regarding the South Korea thing, imagine if prices in the US were listed in cents rather than dollars. All of a sudden every price has a number 100times bigger than before, but it doesn't change the price of anything at all : a kid getting a 1000cent allowance is pretty normal, and a donut costing a 100cents wouldn't make you think twice. It's just a different scale.
Regarding rich people blowing ludicrous amounts of money... yeah, that shit is nuts.
I have to pay rent now. To live with my parents
The main bill used over there is actually a 10k bill (at least it was when I lived there). A donut at the donut shop was 1k-2k Won. My allowance as a teenager was 20k/month, and I basically used it on sweets, and a toy here and there if I saved up. Basically, there was a *1000 factor on all the prices compared to what you'd see in the US/EU (and obviously a *1000 factor to salaries).
Don't get me wrong, most likely this meme wasn't meant with South Korea in mind, and is definitely poking fun at overly rich kids, but still. There are countries where 10k of the local currency a week as an allowance wouldn't be THAT farfetched.
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Also, damn dude, I still cannot wrap my head around the fact that people have allowances in tens of thousands. And a donut costing 1k-2k.
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But then again, I actually know people who blow up upwards of 50k in a month, so maybe it's not entirely out of realm of possibility, but still feels super weird. It's a lot of money.
Regarding rich people blowing ludicrous amounts of money... yeah, that shit is nuts.
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Also rich people make me uncomfortable af.