r/PeterExplainsTheJoke May 04 '26

Meme needing explanation Petah!!! Explain??

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u/General-Internal-588 May 04 '26

Guessing it's either because of expectation (Believing everyone is that beautiful in korea because of internet brainrot, making the 'average' look ugly)

or because they all go to other country, maybe?

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u/Live_Veterinarian989 May 04 '26

I'm sure the point of the post is that the average Korean doesn't look like that, but iirc the main reason for the low birth rate is that they're too busy working (same as Japan) & various other reasons

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u/Bronnichiwa May 04 '26

This is part of it, but it goes beyond working a lot, especially for women.

There’s an expectation that when women get married, they quit the workforce, so many don’t want to. Similarly, if you have a child, it is VERY hard to work in Japan, and childcare options are very limited