Most seem to spend it playing computer games and doing homework. And then she spoke about what the young people said they wanted to do in their spare time and I had a kind of Korean Youth Matters moment. Guess what? Young Koreans want somewhere safe and reasonably close by where they can meet their mates and take part in interesting things to do.
Like most places (including the UK), the question is: who is listening to what the young people are saying? The academic audience attending the conference was interested when I spoke about the Youth Opportunity Fund and the new duty in England to consult young people. But I wasn't convinced there was much enthusiasm among them for a change in the status and respect that adults demand of the young in Korea. These are values that run very deep in east Asian societies.
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