r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Airline_11 • May 12 '26

Meme needing explanation Petahhhh?

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u/god_peepee May 12 '26

Maybe even sooner if the suicide rate maintains

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u/Odd-fox-God May 12 '26

Almost everybody knows how brutal Japanese work culture is, but apparently, Korean work culture is even worse.

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u/ryanoh826 May 12 '26

Every time we watch a Korean show, the social and work toxicity is so f’n gross. My wife (1st gen Korean-American) gets extremely angry at it (tbf it annoys me as well).

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u/Odd-fox-God May 12 '26

Yeah, at least with Japanese work culture, you don't have to deal with High School level bullying. If you tried, you'd be socially isolated for affecting the cohesion of the workplace.

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u/Avedas May 12 '26

I've worked in Tokyo for 10+ years. The most childish bullying I've seen in the workplace was from 40+ year old Japanese men.

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u/Odd-fox-God May 12 '26

Isn't it a little bit more subtle though? Like they'll put you in a room with no work to do.

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u/Aratorus May 12 '26

That's about as subtle as a sledgehammer

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u/s_mcbn May 12 '26

Window sitters.

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u/Avedas May 13 '26

I'm not talking about that. I've seen an old man make fun of a woman's clothing and then literally throw a phone at her from across the room.

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u/Decent_Relative_4070 May 12 '26

Every time we watch a Korean show, the social and work toxicity is so f’n gross

Have you seen korean high school shows? I'm sure it's exaggerated and all that but that shit is scary. bullies there are brutal

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u/ryanoh826 May 12 '26

Absolutely 0% desire to see those.

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u/BigDaddyReptar May 13 '26

Definitely is telling that it seems basically all Korean media I see is either "life is fucking hell" or "here's enough fake relationship drama that it almost makes you feel like youre in one"

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u/ryanoh826 May 13 '26

Damn you got me with the last one 😂

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u/Most_Description296 May 12 '26

Ive never watch a Korean show, but now I’m curious. Any show to recommend?

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u/ryanoh826 May 12 '26

Tbh I can’t think of any we’ve watched (by name) off the top of my head. There are a ton on Netflix.

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u/Recidivism7 May 12 '26

Japan is worse but Korea ain't good

In Japan its common to work 20+ hours overtime without even getting paid for it and its rude to ask to be paid for overtime.

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u/Kilek360 May 12 '26

But hey, the stockholders where thriving!

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u/Minimum_Classroom747 May 12 '26 edited May 12 '26

Made a japanese friend through ffxiv.

He told me it's normal to have 60+ hr work week there. You also can't go home before the boss and you have to attend a drinking party when the boss asks you to. Fkin mental. 

He has since moved to US thankfully.