theyre in school an awful lot and expectations are high. plus jumping off a building would be pretty easy considering all the high rise apts there.
2007-02-20 16:42:56 · 5 answers · asked by carlos l 5 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Korea
Unfortunately I dont know how high but its quite true. I'm a foreigner currently residing in Korea and I have heard a lot of suicide attempts and successes these past few months which is you know... quite shocking at first. Depression still is the number one cause of deaths and the second, parental expectations. Most suicides that I've heard of are done by high school or elementary students. That's why my friends say that the second scariest place to go to in this country next to hospitals are elementary or high schools at night.
2007-02-20 17:23:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rate fluctuates, it is at the highest point when the college entrance exams come around and when the results come out to determine which college or university they will get into....SNU the highest and downward from there....they (Koreans) believe it will affect them for the rest of there lives.....
2007-02-21 01:31:15 · answer #2 · answered by survivorintherok 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think so. I know that all asian countries have a pretty high suicide rate during the months of October becuase thats when they take their college exam. Its exam that determines which school you get into.
2007-02-21 01:18:50 · answer #3 · answered by sellatieeat 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nope,
however we do get an awful lot of stress because of our parents
2007-02-21 00:50:52 · answer #4 · answered by briank1458 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep.
i can't think of one other place in the world where the pressure to succeed is so high. it's sad, to me.
2007-02-21 01:07:52 · answer #5 · answered by outtahere 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋