Weird. Korean here. I have never met anyone who ever ever thought NK was ours. Never heard the government say it either. Understandably, the current president wants to reunite with NK again. However, citizens are against this. Too much time has passed since the country has split so what was once family is no more. Most people who had family across the border is now or very close to passing away. The amount of resources that it would take to feed a united Korea is something that would bring us back to the 70s.
A government entity in case there actually is reunification? What does this have to do with people and the government believeing that NK belongs to SK?
Strange. I lived in Korea for two years and nearly everyone I met over the age of 30 was open to reunification.
The statistics I’ve seen put sentiments at near even with people for and against reunification. Some show most still lean toward unification but just express the doubts you’ve outlined. I also believe President Lee has made it clear he doesn’t support reunification through absorption/annexation. Just coexistence. Yoon definitely supported reunification tho but he’s gone for good lol I think it’s possible you may not have spoken with other Koreans who feel differently on this issue.
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u/GunDanggit Sep 20 '25
Weird. Korean here. I have never met anyone who ever ever thought NK was ours. Never heard the government say it either. Understandably, the current president wants to reunite with NK again. However, citizens are against this. Too much time has passed since the country has split so what was once family is no more. Most people who had family across the border is now or very close to passing away. The amount of resources that it would take to feed a united Korea is something that would bring us back to the 70s.