A lot of the pros and cons of Japanese society could apply to Korean society too. There is a lot of overlap. Seoul, like Tokyo, could also be described as a HN

A lot of the pros and cons of Japanese society could apply to Korean society too. There is a lot of overlap. Seoul, like Tokyo, could also be described as a HNer’s dream city. Ultra safe, ultra clean, amazing transit. And like Tokyo, a city like Seoul could never exist in the US for similar reasons. (Then again, cars and public transit coexist somewhat harmoniously in Seoul, with cars being an aspirational item for many Koreans, so maybe it’s not a dream city for the banallcars HNer crowd)