My hometown is Suwon but I live in Joenju now because my Univercity is here. At first, I liked this city even though the city is much smaller than Suwon because people are kind and there are many beauties. However, as I have lived here one and half year, there are some drawbacks in here.
Firstly, there are not enough facillities and market. For example, when I lived in suwon, I just went down the street if i want to see a movie, but in here, I have to take a bus and It takes me twenty minute to go to see a movie. One time, I went to see a movie but I was a little late because of trafic jam and I missed movie. It also took thirty minute to came back. Moreover, there are not enough markets to buy the necessities of life. Even though there are some big market, that is too far away. Plus, usually they don't have enough kind of items and I have to go to larger market which is even more far away.
Secondly, It seems that there are few job opportunity in here. Many graduates of my Univercity want to be a government employee or gave up to find jobs and just take part time job which is not proper to person who got Univercity education. Some students were find jobs but in many case they are either contract jobs or held low wage. I have a cousin who graduate my Univercity and she is unemployed now. After she graduate, she found a contract job but she was not content because the working hour is too long and wage is chip. She is thinking about to study to be a government employee.
I think this disadvantages are derived from low population. Joenju's population is about 600 thousand and that is not enough to make many jobs or demand to establish many facillities. The low population is caused by two main factors. First is low birth rate and second is people's moving toward Seoul, the capital of nation, to find good jobs or good educaton. We can not increase birth rate in short time. But I guess if we don't flee to Seoul and endeaver to improve our local community, we can solve the problem in short time. Therefore if we want to improve our local society, we have to stay here and contribute to our society's improvement. |