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We will begin the emergency session.
(Opening the emergency session)
In the 45th presidential election,
Donald Trump, the Republican candidate was elected.
(Donald Trump was elected as the 45th President.)
As soon as he was elected, not only was the US, but the entire world...
was shocked by the result.
(Elected under a cloud of shock and controversy)
(The 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump)
- Right. - Mark had said,
- he was certain Hillary Clinton would be elected. - He did say that.
- I remember him saying that. - Well...
I don't think he has a chance. I'm sure the voters will elect Hillary Clinton.
Since his chances of winning has disappeared,
he's using this platform to promote his business.
He's an interesting person.
Mark had said that Trump was using his campaign platform to...
- promote his business enterprises. - Right. He did say that.
That's what the American media was telling us.
I was just relaying that.
I trusted you, Mark. That's why I made fun of him with you.
- That's why Mark called this emergency meeting today. - Right.
This is an emergency meeting.
We called this meeting, so we could hear the opinions of various nations.
- We have a new representative with us today. - Yes.
- He's the UK's representative, Andrew. Welcome. - Welcome.
(Welcome)
Could you introduce yourself?
Hello, everyone. Hello.
I'm Andrew and I come from England.
I am currently living in Busan.
I'm a professor in the liberal arts department...
at Busan University of Foreign Studies.
I'm a Political Science professor.
- He's an expert. - It's nice to meet you all.
- Nice to meet you. - You can hear a little bit of a Busan dialect when he talks.
Yes, I do.
I thought he was Robert Holley for a moment.
(He spoke in a delicate dialect that reminded us of someone.)
We're going to be talking about Donald Trump being elected,
so why do you think we invited a person from the UK?
As I'm sure you heard, the UK also had voted for Brexit.
A lot of citizens in UK were hurt by that decision.
And a lot of nations were shocked by the decision as well.
Now, that Donald Trump has been elected as President of the United States,
I think I can understand the feelings of the US people.
- You can sympathize with them. - As someone who has already gone through it,
We're only going to be talking about the US today.
- You won't have time to retaliate. - Right. Let's focus.
(The UK representative has come prepared.)
Right, it's not who do you want to elect more.
Mark had told us that it was about picking the lesser of two evils.
What is the mood currently like in the US?
I think they hated Hillary more.
What Andrew said was correct.
It does feel like the next day after Brexit.
It does feel like that.
Even until the evening, people thought Hillary was going to win.
The media and all the political pundits were saying that.
It wasn't my opinion.
Everyone in the media was saying that.
When I woke up the next day,
I was so shocked.
The mass media was also in shock with the results.
One interesting article that was written after the results was,
Trump has a very famous catch-phrase, right?
"You are fired!"
He can impersonate that really well.
"You are fired!"
- That's similar. - His hairstyle is similar, too.
In the papers the next day,
they had the heading, "You're hired."
They used his catch-phrase in that way.
- You're hired." - They said that.
The people who voted for Donald Trump are happy.
I'm sure they were happy.
(I'm sure they were happy.)
- "I'm sure they were happy." - "I'm sure they were happy."
I'm sure they were happy
Most of the people who voted for Trump...
are really happy with the result.
However, in the history of our nation,
he's the first person to be elected...
without having a concrete vision for a plan.
He has strong beliefs about certain issues.
Or he believes that we need to build a wall between the US and Mexico.
He has said things like this but he doesn't have a detailed plan.
He hasn't said anything about that.
He hasn't given any details for his plans? That's different.
Mark started to address him in a more formal tone.
He's now the president-elect so...
So, I should address him in a more respectful way.
He's addressing him in a more respectful way.
When I read the news, the paper claimed that among the people who were shocked,
- Donald Trump was also shocked by the results. - He was shocked?
It's because...
- He met President Obama the next day, right? - Yes.
- They took a photo, right? When you look at his expression, - I saw it.
- it looks like he is still in shock. - Right.
- But... - Really?
He is in shock.
Shouldn't you say, he appeared shocked?
Donald Trump will get angry at you.
I think there are two reasons for this,
the first reason is he didn't think he would win...
and secondly he doesn't enjoy...
this kind of work.
- Right. He's probably thinking, "Do I really have to do politics?"
He had to have a serious meeting with President Obama.
And from now on, he has to listen and focus in all the meetings and discussions.
I don't think he is the type of person to enjoy this kind of work.
I think that is why he looked so shocked.
I heard that the French government had not even prepared...
a congratulatory message, in the case of a Donald Trump victory.
Our President had only prepared a congratulatory message for a Clinton victory.
- Really? - He had only prepared a speech for a Clinton victory.
Our minister of foreign affairs didn't even send a congratulatory message.
In India, we've been saying for a while now...
that the chances of Donald Trump winning was considerably high.
We have an artificial intelligence machine called MoglA.
Since 10 years ago,
this AI has accurately predicted all the winners.
He predicted the winner for the last election.
So, in India, we weren't that shocked or surprised.
Google apparently predicted the result as well.
- Yes. - Really?
The results and the predicted results were almost identical.
The search results and the percentage were apparently the same.
- Wow. - Wow.
Since we are talking about it,
a lot of people are feeling anxious because Donald Trump knows very little.
We'll ask you for your opinions about Trump being elected.
If you think this is good news for your nation, please raise your hand.
If you think it is good, raise your hand.
This is good for the UK.
China, Japan and India has raised their hand as well.
- Italy as well. - Mark is raising his hand as well.
You've changed.
- You disappoint me. - Are you now a South Korean?
- He's now this kind of a person. - Or are you a US citizen?
- You told me that you were going to start a business. - He has to live like this.
(This is how he survives.)
He's changed his opinions completely.
I believe that this was the voice of the people through a democratic election.
There are a lot of people who don't agree with me.
But they all have a voice.
And I believe we have to respect their voices, too.
President Obama said that in the speech he gave.
(Sometime you lose an argument. Sometimes you lose an election.)
(Regardless of which side you were on in the election.)
(Regardless of whether your candidate won or lost.)
(The sun will come up in the morning.)
This person is now going to be our president.
He said "We have to root for his success."
- President Obama was really cool. - There are people protesting about the results.
- Right. - They're holding up signs...
with the words, "Not my President".
(Protests are still continuing even after the election.)
(Even though he was elected, half the people are protesting his election.)
I do understand their feelings.
I understand why they are protesting.
- However, they shouldn't be saying that. - No, that's not right.
He will be our president.
As Hillary Clinton and President Obama both said,
we have to give him a chance.
They are saying we need to support him.
What I don't understand is, democracy...
is in pain right now.
- Where is US democracy? - Sorry?
Because almost 45 percent...
of US citizens didn't vote.
That's democracy.
- They chose their president. - But this is a democracy that is not healthy.
Andrew kept quiet until France said something.
- I was staying quiet. - This is bad for democracy.
Because there are so many people...
who didn't vote. There are so many people who didn't care about the elections.
It feels like democracy is dying.
Everyone has the right to cast a vote.
- A choice to vote or not. - Yes.
If they want to vote, they can vote.
If they don't want to, they don't have to.
But whatever happens they have to accept the result.
This is what a democratic system is.
In the case of Brexit, there were people who didn't like it,
but the results came out so they have to accept it.
But what I'm trying to say is...
voting is a way to send a message to politicians.
"They have ignored the citizens for a long time."
- "So, we are going to ignore them." - Then, don't ignore them.
- But... - He sounded like Kim Won-hyo.
- "Get up." - If you don't vote,
then you're sending a message that you don't like either candidate.
But even if I don't vote,
they would know that there will be a winner because other people will vote.
- You have to express your opinion. - So,
Is it good news that 45 percent of the citizens are not voting?
- Is it good news? - In my personal opinion...
it isn't good news.
Since you are talking about democracy,
as a person representing a communist nation state.
This is how I see it,
"See? There's a lot of problems with democracy, right?"
(This is what 1.3 billion people are thinking right now.)
- I do understand that. - Yes.
I understand why you said that.
But Xinlin, in a communist nation state if a leader is a bad person,
then there's nothing that you can do.
- If the leader is a good person, it's okay. - It'd be okay if that was the case.
Isn't that really cool?
Even if it is not the result that they wanted, the people accept it.
Since it is a system that we have built together.
I do feel a little jealous.
I do think what it would be like if I could vote, too.
- Is this good news or bad news for your nation state? - Right.
Let's hear from Mexico's representative first.
- Poor Mexico. - Wow, Mexico!
As you know, this is bad news for Mexico.
- I called my family, and they were really worried. - Really?
Because of the presidential election in America, the value of Mexican Peso...
has dramatically decreased.
- Really? - Yes, the value has decreased dramatically.
So it has influenced us both economically and socially.
Actually, racism against Latinos in America is already serious.
I'm worried it might get worse.
Also, Mr. Donald Trump pledged to build walls along the border...
and said that Mexicans will have to pay for the cost.
It's going to be a real border, and we're going to build a wall,
and it's going to be a serious wall.
And remember this also. Mexico sure is going to pay for the wall.
So in reply to his message, our president said this.
He said, "That will never happen. We'll not pay for the cost."
Then Donald Trump replied,
"We will pay for the border wall."
He said US will build the wall first...
- Then get reimbursed? - and get it reimbursed by the Mexican government.
That's nonsense.
He should reach consensus with the Mexican government.
I can feel that the news anchors in Mexico...
are not happy delivering the news.
When they talk about Mr. Donald Trump,
they take a deep breath like this. One guy even shouted while speaking.
He shouted like this. This is a difficult matter.
- Why are you guys... - Right.
I mean...
- To be honest, I think he went too far. - I know.
You're still my brother, so...
- What? - What's going on?
(What's going on?)
- Actually, Texas used to be a province of Mexico. - You're just like Mr. Trump.
The relationship between the US and Mexico is...
just like the relationship that Mark and I have.
(It's so touching.)
Let's move up a bit. How is Canada doing?
Canadians are unhappy with the election results.
He said Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada,
- is the worst Canadian prime minister ever. - Why?
The Canadian government values free trade...
and women's rights.
We're also very open to immigrants.
But Mr. Donald Trump is against all these matters.
- He's against it. - Our most important trading partner is America.
So we have to maintain a good relationship,
but I'm not sure if it's possible.
That's absurd.
- I heard Canada's immigration website crashed. - Yes.
Canada's immigration website crashed the other day.
So many people visited the website.
- It's true. - People must be considering immigration.
I saw an advertisement on a social media website.
It said "Live in Canada." I saw an advertisement like that.
- A lot of celebrities have said that... - That's right.
they will leave America.
Please don't misunderstand this.
People said the same thing when Mr. Bush was elected.
They said, "If Bush becomes the president, I'll immigrate to Canada."
You know I love America.
I think...
- it's absurd to leave the country because of one person. - Right.
- Let's go to Europe. - How about Italy?
The European Union wasn't very happy about the results.
While Mr. Donald Trump was campaigning for the presidency,
he did not respect the fundamental values of EU.
- What he said was all against the values of EU. - Yes.
For example, EU is against racism.
We acknowledge differences and equality as well.
In that respect, Mr. Trump is against these values.
But you said it's a good news.
- I was laughing at them, but it was good news to me. - Why?
Just like when you select a new coach for a soccer team,
- I think we need to give him some time. - That's right.
First of all, Mr. Trump needs to form his cabinet.
He also needs to appoint the board members of the central bank.
He can't decide everything by himself.
When a soccer team that you hate appoints a really bad coach,
you're happy since they aren't going to do well.
Is that how you feel?
- Right, be honest. - Be honest.
Am I right or wrong?
He's saying he will not focus on international relations.
He's more focused on growing domestic market.
I think it can be an opportunity for European countries.
- I see. - Actually,
I read a really funny comment on a social media website.
It said, "Trump is not the Hitler of United States of America."
- "He's America's Berlusconi." - Yes.
Berlusconi is exactly like Mr. Trump.
- I see. - He's exactly like Mr. Trump.
They're both rich, racists, and they also degrade women.
- That's right. - I saw a picture of Berlusconi...
with Trump's hair on the internet.
(The birth of Trumpsconi)
Didn't Mr Berlusconi face a trial?
It's a long story. Since he was the prime minister,
he could make laws for himself.
The law is called "ad personam" in Latin.
It's basically a law to protect himself. He made a lot of laws like that.
Mr. Trump might do the same. It can be problematic.
- He shouldn't do the same. - How about Germany?
First of all, the reason why I think it's bad news is...
because Mr. Trump said he will regulate trade.
He said he will import less and grow domestic market.
I think it will affect Europe negatively.
- Also... - Tell us how it will affect Germany, not Europe.
He's saying that because Germany exports a lot to America.
- I see. - Germany exports a lot.
Regarding that matter, many Europeans believed...
Hillary Clinton will get elected as the president of the US.
So many politicians criticized the campaign of Donald Trump.
They even openly criticized him on the news.
Mr. Trump knows that he was criticized by the politicians in Europe.
Mr. Trump doesn't know much about Europe.
A few months ago when a media interviewed him,
he said Belgium is one of the cities in Northern Europe.
- A city? - He thought Belgium is a city.
- That's absurd. - I think Belgians were really upset.
- Of course. - It's hard for the two countries to build a good relationship.
Since these things happened, what all Americans are hoping for right now is...
that he will form a really good cabinet.
- People are hoping that he will have good experts next to him. - That'd be great.
He was an outsider in terms of politics.
- How about Britain? - I think you should all thank Britain.
- All of a sudden? - Because...
- Did you come here to talk about your country? - All of you're saying...
many countries aren't prepared for Donald Trump's presidency.
But when Brexit election took place,
- everyone thought it wouldn't actually happen. - Right.
You should've learned a lesson from us.
- But back then... - You didn't learn the lesson from us.
What were you doing?
Is he Robert Holley?
Britain showed anything can actually happen.
People should've been careful.
- We actually... - But when Brexit happened...
made a sacrifice for all of you.
For us?
From what I see, I think it's good news for Great Britain.
- For Great Britain? - Because...
- They're not part of EU anymore. - That's right.
- Is that because Britain is not part of EU? - America, Britain and Europe...
form a triangle.
Britain is right in the middle.
Unfortunately, since Britain and EU are not on good terms anymore,
- we have to build a good relationship with the US. - Right.
- Britain is like the Trojan Horse. - We have trade issues...
He said Britain is like the Trojan Horse.
- He's right. - He's actually admitted.
- But from now on, Russia can be a little problematic. - Russia?
I think Mr. Trump will develop close ties with the Russian government.
- Right. - But Britain and EU...
are not on good terms with Russia.
At the moment, Britain is right in the middle.
I think it's crucial to keep a good relationship with the US government.
I see.
From France's perspective, it's good news, too.
France is holding a presidential election next year.
Everyone thought Brexit and Trump's presidency wouldn't happen.
But they actually happened in the end.
It's a message to all politicians that...
they shouldn't overlook the importance of the presidential election.
He's actually right.
Andrew just told us that we didn't learn the lesson from their case.
- I think France should learn the lesson. - Yes.
- Because... - It's the politicians' responsibility.
- There's a politician called Jean-Marie Le Pen in France. - Right.
He said the Jewish camp that the Holocaust took place...
- was a mere detail of history. - Really?
(He called Nazi gas chambers a mere detail of history.)
(Murmuring)
(He rooted for Donald Trump on his social media account.)
If people in France think a presidential candidate...
has no chance of winning,
- he might actually win the election. - Right.
The presidential elections of Bulgaria, Austria,
- France, and Germany are all taking place next year. - Really?
At the moment, extreme-right parties are gaining popularity.
- Yes. - So people are worried.
It's a global trend at the moment.
The Swiss media was really shocked.
They even mentioned the words, "Only in America".
That means...
something that's so absurd only happens in America.
What about Brexit?
- Well... - It's a direct democracy.
Personally, I think...
global warming is something very unfortunate.
But Mr. Trump doesn’t believe in global warming.
- So... - He thinks China made it up.
Yes, he said it's a Chinese hoax.
(The concept of global warming was created by Chinese...)
(in order to make US manufacturing non-competitive.)
But...
Switzerland is a country that's influenced by the US a lot.
I think it'll be hard for us to make a progress to conserve nature.
I'm sorry to ask you this, but is it good news or bad news for Korea?
Hyun-moo, what do you think?
That was unexpected.
I'm not a person who represents this country,
but I think it's a bad news.
Militarily, he said we should fully pay them for the US troop presence.
He also said he'll amend the Free Trade Agreement between the two countries.
He's very America-centered.
I don't think it will benefit us.
Whether it's about trade or politics, what I'm really scared about is...
- that he's a man we can't predict. - Yes.
That worries me.
- It can turn out to be a good thing. - Yes.
But it's true that people are worried.
How about China?
I think it's a good news for China.
Since he's a businessman,
I think he will seek profit, and his actions will be very simple.
If his actions are simple,
the China-US relationship will also be simple.
It's something that people won't be worried about.
I have a feeling...
that China prefers a leader who's magnanimous and large-minded...
to a leader who's delicate.
Chinese media outlets are saying...
that Mr. Trump is not like Hillary Clinton who pretends to be nice on the outside.
- They say he's more large-minded. - Right?
That's what they're saying.
Is that why you hate Japan?
- Is that why you hate Japan? - No, that's not it.
- I see, that's why. - Their leaders are meticulous.
(I was wondering if that was the reason.)
Let's hear from the Japanese representative.
The representative from China said that,
but we are more afraid of China.
- Because... - They are afraid of China.
the US said they might pull out,
- if we don't pay for their forces in Japan. - Right.
Then, if China moves into Japan,
Why would we go?
(Why would we go?)
Xinlin, there are somethings that you don't know.
No, no. I do know about this.
- Right? - China is scary.
Oogi is very funny.
I say this because for a long time, Japan has told the US forces to leave.
But after hearing that they might leave,
- Right. They told us this abruptly. - you are telling them not to go.
But the Japanese people living in Okinawa Prefecture are happy about this.
(The people in Okinawa Prefecture are happy.)
We are actually paying for the US forces.
- Right. - It's the same for South Korea.
- We are paying the US forces. - They now want us to pay for everything.
There are some worries,
- but in my personal opinion I think Donald Trump's election is good news. - Why?
I feel like we have a chance to climb out from US control.
I remember Donald Trump giving a brutal response to this question,
"What will you do if Japan and North Korea have a nuclear war?"
Do you know what he said? "You figure it out?"
- Right. - It's not his problem.
(We're better off if Japan protects itself from North Korea.)
(We're better off if South Korea starts to protect itself.)
He's thinking like a business man.
The comment I remember the most was...
about building a wall in front of Mexico.
Let's hear from the representatives of India and Pakistan. What is your reaction?
I want to acknowledge this as good news.
Donald Trump said this about India, "I wouldn't call India a good friend of the US,"
"I would describe India as US's best friend."
I believe that our relationship will get better.
Trump has been open about his negative views about Islam,
so Pakistan feels...
(The Muslims in the US are a big problem. It doesn't matter whether you agree.)
Muslims are terrified.
We don't know how or when Donald Trump will...
attack. So, a lot of people have become anxious.
He probably doesn't know where Pakistan even is located.
It might be better if he doesn't know.
A reporter asked him what his feelings are towards Pakistan,
and he said, "I love Pakistan. I love Pakistan." He said it twice.
That video went viral in Pakistan.
Trump said that?
Well, it's time to accept Donald Trump getting elected.
We would like to ask you, if there is anything you would like to tell Donald Trump?
I'm 100 percent sure that he won't watch this, but let's discuss this.
- No. - He could see this.
(He could see this.)
If I could say one thing to him, I'd tell him not to start a nuclear war.
I'm saying this because on an interview,
he asked the reporter three separate times why we couldn't use nuclear weapons.
He is a dangerous man.
- Please don't start a nuclear war. - Okay.
I have something to say.
- Okay. - US is a country made up of immigrants.
- That's right. - So I would like Donald Trump...
to be able to look at things from an immigrant's perspective as well.
Sending immigrants back...
is not the answer.
The US has already become a home to those undocumented immigrants.
That's right.
I feel like Christian has become very gloomy after Donald Trump got elected.
Right.
- I do feel a little down. - I think the reason why Hillary Clinton didn't win...
- was because she was a politician. - You're right.
The voters felt like they couldn't trust her.
She's going to lie because she is a politician.
After the email scandal people started to think that she was a good liar.
"She won't to make life better for us."
"She'll only work to make life better for her."
Trump on the other hand was really honest.
Since he has now become the President, he doesn't make decisions by himself.
- He will make it with the government. - Right.
When he talked, he was honest.
I would ask him to think about our problem with the environment.
I think we need to talk more seriously about this.
Trump is very naive about the climate change problem.
He said that he would revoke the Paris Agreement.
If he does that, I do seriously worry about the future of the world.
Finally Mark, could you say something?
- Yes. - First of all,
I would appreciate it if you could unify the nation.
I believe that if he succeeds then the US will succeed.
I would like to give him a chance and try to make things better.
You do look very sad, though.
Yes.
In his acceptance speech, Donald Trump said...
"I will become a President for all Americans." He did promise that.
Let's keep an eye to see what kind of country the US becomes.
(His first interview since he got elected.)
(Don't be afraid. We are going to bring our country back.)
(We just had an election.)
(I need to be given time.)
We hastily called this emergency session and we will end it hastily as well.
We will end the session.
(We will hastily end the session.)
If we could, we would only talk about positive things.
But we can't with the mood of the country like this.
All throughout the nation, a large-scale protest happened.
The people demanded an investigation into the truth.
I'm curious to know what protests are like in other countries.
- Me, too. - In France,
since the country had fought for their rights, the protests are small.
The citizens are accepting of protests.
For example if the subway is having a strike,
people may find it inconvenient but they'll just ride their bike to work.
Recently the police has gone on strike.
- Sorry? - The police?
Why are the police going on strike?
They are frustrated.
I see. They are frustrated.
Because, after the terrorist attacks,
the police had a positive image.
But because they suppressed a lot of protests.
They were cursed at and...
since there were police officers who were hurt in the confrontations.
The injuries were severe. They started a strike about being physically assaulted.
Around 500 police officers got into their police cars,
turned on their sirens and made a lot of noise.
In Germany we have a lot of protests as well.
There are protests when the government or a business becomes oppressive.
When it happens a lot, it becomes very big.
Recently, there was a trade agreement between Europe and the US.
But because a lot of jobs would disappear or their salaries would get cut,
around 250,000 people gathered together to protest this.
It can get very big like this.
Recently in Pakistan, due to the corruption of the Prime Minister,
a huge protest happened.
It was the first time in our history,
that a special investigation team was created...
to look into the Prime Minister's corruption.
They said if the investigation revealed anything,
the Prime Minister will be forced to resign. So, the protests stopped.
We've been hearing similar things in our country as well.
I'm curious to know if you can freely protest about things in Pakistan.
Yes. You can protest as much as you want in Pakistan.
"As much as you want."
The reason why they can protest freely like that,
is because, Pakistan and India used to be one country, right?
Gandhi protested a lot to try and free India from Britain, right?
So, whenever something outrageous happens, Indians will always start protesting.
Foreigners might misunderstand, when they see Indians protesting.
When we protest, we scream out like this.
It sounds like a greeting in English, right?
In India, it means, "Get out!".
That is what it translates to.
(Get out! Step down!)
(In Hindi, it means farewell.)
In our country we have a similar kind of word.
Right.
(Let's just laugh.)
(Hey, friend.)
(Laughter cures everything.)
- What about in China? - We are not allowed to protest.
If you want to start a protest, you have to contact the police,
and you also need permission from the government to be allowed to protest.
If you don't go through this process, you will be dragged away.
- If a lot of people gather. - What happens if you get caught?
We don't know what happens to the people who get captured.
That's even scarier.
That's why we have something like a strolling protest.
- This happened in my hometown of Dalian. - A strolling protest?
Yes, a strolling protest. The government built...
a chemical plant that is bad for the environment without the citizens permission.
We were so angry that we went online....
and gathered a lot of people under the heading, "Let's go for a stroll."
And the people stopped in front of the government building to protest.
The funny thing was, the police asked us...
"Why have you gathered to start a protest?"
We replied, "We're not protesting, we came out for a stroll."
People did gather together, but no one said a word.
To pretend to go on a stroll?
That's a good idea.
"Do you like the fresh air?"
"We like it."
"Go away toxic air!"
(A peaceful stroll to get rid of the toxic air.)
But they are still operating that chemical plant.
Even though we told them the people's will, they don't listen.
- That's why you need protests. But it's not allowed in China. - Right.
I researched to find out when Koreans first started doing candlelight protests.
It first happened in June of 1987.
It also happened in 2002 with the death of two school girls...
that lead to an Anti-American protest.
The symbol of protests in our country has become candles.
Do you have a symbol for protests in your countries?
In the US candlelight protests are lively as well.
In English we call this, candlelight vigils.
We do this, when someone has died.
Or when something tragic happened. Like the September 11th tragedy,
where there was more than 3,000 deaths. We held a candlelight vigil, then.
Do you know the movie that has "V" in it?
Yes. "V for Vendetta".
"V for Vendetta", people are wearing the masks...
of Guy Fawkes, right?
We were influenced by that movie,
and especially in the US,
we protested about being against capitalism.
This mask appeared a lot during these protests.
People wear masks when they don't want to reveal who they are.
- Anonymous. - Yes, anonymous. That's it.
Before people wore the white anonymous masks in France,
there was a movement called Generation Precair.
People wore white masks used in "The Phantom of the Opera".
I see.
The movement was actually started...
to protect the rights of students.
Students went to some companies and worked to gain experience,
but they didn't get paid.
They lost their identity. For many companies,
they were like goods that could easily be replaced.
When students protest in Canada,
Red Square always appears.
- Red Square? - It means...
Do you understand what "Carrement Dan Les rouge" means?
- What did you say? - "Carrement Dan Les rouge".
I don't understand.
He might not understand.
He's speaking in dialect on purpose.
I understand.
(He's losing his accent.)
"Carrement Dan Les rouge" means...
I have a lot of debt.
If you write numbers in red ink, it means you're in the red.
Students already have a lot of debt,
but if the government increases the tuition fee,
they will have to repay more debt.
Some protested wearing a red square. It became a major issue.
When people protest against the security bills in Japan,
many used the Peace Sign.
- Peace? - When did people start using it?
In the late 20th century, many people started using it...
when there was an anti-war, peace movement in Japan.
It was originally made by an English man.
The sign actually symbolized the words "nuclear disarmament".
It literally means to disarm nuclear weapons.
It symbolized the letter "N" and "D".
- Where is the N? - Where is it?
It's actually the flag sign of the UK Navy.
This is N, and this is D.
People in Western countries used this symbol to express peace.
So I thought Koreans were expressing "peace"...
when they were taking pictures.
I asked my friend, and he said it means "victory".
Victory?
- It has no meaning. - Why does that mean "victory"?
It has no meaning.
- Really? - It just means "V".
- It means "parenthesis". - You should never do this in Britain.
You can't.
- In Britain? - It's a curse word.
It's a curse word?
- Yes. - Really?
It's basically the same as giving the middle finger.
A long time ago, Great Britain and France were at war.
- It's... - When archers pull the bow back,
they use two fingers like this.
But when French captured English archers...
- Did they cut their fingers? - Yes.
So before the war broke out, English archers...
teased French people by showing their fingers like this.
- I have my fingers. - I see.
They were saying, "I still have my fingers."
Recently, many universities have issued political manifestos and made posters.
Is there such a culture in your country? Do they make posters?
Such culture has appeared since the French Social Revolution of '68.
At art schools of France,
artists, students, and laborers gathered...
and made posters to express different opinions.
Since then, posters were used when students protested at schools.
During the Nazi era, people weren't allowed to oppose the government.
But there was an organization called The White Rose.
It's a representative organization that resisted against the Nazi.
- During the Nazi era? - That's right.
- That's amazing. - The students distributed anonymous leaflets and got caught.
They were executed.
Four days after they got caught, they were beheaded.
- I see. - There was this incident.
If you go to Munich,
you can still see the monument on the floor of the memorial park.
A lot of things happen in India, so there are a lot of posters.
Since there are too many, it only has a minimal effect. To be honest,
I can't even distinguish which one is the recent one.
It's really confusing.
Nowadays, they make dolls of the politicians or people who caused trouble...
instead of putting up posters.
Then they light the fire.
In Hindu culture, bodies are cremated when people die.
- Right. - So they light the fire and wish them death.
- They want them to die. - It's scary.
It is.
In 2004, the public security in Mexico was really bad.
Back then, a lot of kidnappings, murders, and corruption were taking place.
One day,
- 35 dead bodies were laid in front of a poster. - Gosh.
- Really? - It became a major issue.
Later they found out that all the dead bodies...
were the bodies of criminals.
- It's like a movie. - And the poster said,
"What was the government doing..."
"while we were killing the criminals?"
- So someone killed them. - Yes, the Mafia killed them.
In China, students don't put up posters.
It will be really bad for the country if students start to put up posters.
So on my way to school, I carefully read the posters...
that were put up in Seoul National University. I even learned some new words.
- What words did you learn? - It was fascinating.
I learned the word "resignation"...
and "going out of office".
But wasn't putting up posters a culture that originated from China?
A long time ago...
Now you can't put up posters. You can only put up advertisements.
When Tienanmen Square protests broke out,
- people put up a lot of posters. - Tienanmen Square protests?
- When did that culture disappear? - I haven't learned about that. I don't know.
You don't have to block your ears.
He wasn't blocking his ears.
He just put his fingers right under the ears.
He couldn't block his ears.
It's just like the protest where people take a walk.
(It's Xinlin's ear protest.)
It's an ear protest.
It seems people protest to bring about change.
Are there any cases where people brought about change?
In case of Italy, divorce was legalized.
In 1960s, people protested to legalize divorce.
Many participated in the protest.
In the end, the public opinion was accepted.
In 1970, divorce was finally legalized.
Was divorce illegal back then?
Italy is a Catholic country.
So all the conservative parties were against legalizing divorce.
In Germany, people protest against nuclear plants. It has a long history.
The protest has been going on for over 70 years.
There was the Fukushima nuclear disaster, right?
Since then, the voice of protesters who are against nuclear plants...
received more strength.
The government plans to shut down...
- all the 17 nuclear plants by 2022. - Wow.
- Great. - I can't believe it's possible.
They're investing a lot of money to achieve that goal.
I talked about the honor killings in Pakistan.
There were a lot of protests.
Even if the family members forgive that person,
the culprit will now receive a heavier sentence than he would have...
if he had been charged under a general murder case.
The law has changed.
(Pakistan is acknowledging women's rights.)
We've heard about each country's protest culture.
People in this world only wish for one thing.
People want to live in an equal society where justice is achieved.
Non Summit Meeting.
- We will now begin our discussion. - That's right.
(Let's start the discussion.)
The college entrance exam will take place soon,
and we have a guest who's perfect for today's discussion.
Yes, the college entrance exam is only three days away.
He gives energy to students who needs a lot of support.
He's the King of Study, Kang Sung-tae.
(The 124th Korean representative is Kang Sung-tae.)
- Hello. - Welcome.
(Kang Sung-tae, 34, an entrepreneur)
(His college entrance exam score ranked in the top 0.01 percent in 2001.)
(A mentor of 600,000 students, the King of Study Kang Sung-tae)
We introduced you as the King of Study. Please introduce yourself.
I teach Korean students...
how they can study effectively. My name is Kang Sung-tae.
- It's nice to meet you. - Welcome.
(Welcome)
- I still don't understand what you do for a living. - Right.
I've seen you counsel students on the internet.
Yes, my nickname is MCE.
- Pardon? - MCE?
What does that mean?
It means a Monster Created by Exams.
I teach them how they can achieve the best results within a short period of time.
Amazing.
- My job is to teach students from low-income families. - You're doing a good deed.
I also run a non-profit organization and a social venture company.
As a person who has experienced what they're going through,
- I tell them my honest opinions. - I see.
The college entrance exam is three days away.
What would you tell the students who have to take the exam?
First of all, they shouldn't be watching this show.
(It's the brutal truth.)
- It's the brutal truth. - Yes.
- Don't watch TV. - If you turned it on already, just watch the whole show.
(They can learn a lesson or two.)
Right.
Are you going to take the college entrance exam this year?
- Yes, I take the exam every year. - Every year?
- Why do you take the exam? - I take the exam every year.
- Every year? - I take the exam...
because it's important to understand how students really feel.
That's crucial.
So I take the exam just like other students.
But I never write the correct answer.
I try my best during the exam, but I write incorrect answers on purpose.
- So you write wrong answers on purpose. - Yes.
Then students will get a higher score than me.
- So I get the lowest score in the whole country. - Right.
It's been a while since we last talked about the exam.
- It's only three days away. - Yes.
- We will now begin our 124th discussion. - Yes.
Let's hear Kang Sung-tae's topic.
"The college entrance exam is only three days away."
"I brought this topic..."
"since I thought there would be many other students who are curious about this."
"I only study harder when the exam is just around the corner."
"Am I abnormal?"
- Right. - The exam is just around the corner. It's only three days away.
I think I've never done it.
- Cramming? - No, I've always crammed for exams.
I've never enjoyed this kind of luxury.
I've never heard of the term, "being in a good condition".
I always stayed up all night to prepare the exams.
I also used to cram for exams.
For a subject you gave up studying like physics,
- I think it's better to sleep. - Really?
You get annoyed if you try to study.
It becomes more confusing.
- Right. - It's better to sleep well.
It's better to leave all to chance.
Let's talk about cramming.
If you aren't feeling confident the day before the exam,
will you stay up all night and cram for the exam...
or will you sleep to be in a good condition?
If you think cramming works the best, press your button in 1,2,3.
(Cramming 4, being in a good condition for the exam 8)
- My whole life... - Yes.
is about cramming.
- Until the last minute? - Yes, I heard...
people talking about the importance of being in a good condition.
But they must be in great condition already if they haven't studied all year long.
So there's no need to further improve their condition.
Don't relax your brain any more.
Their condition must be so great throughout the year.
It's the best to pull all-nighters right before you take an exam.
I think if you don't sleep at all during the night and only study,
your condition would be the worst on the following day.
You will lose your concentration and you can't do well in the exam.
- No, hang on. - Also, it gives you a lot of stress.
Before a really important exam,
I used to wake up at 5am.
- I slept so early, like 8 to 9pm. - To clear your head.
Then I woke up 5am and studied until 7:30am.
I wrapped up what I have to study for the two and half hours.
- That was very helpful for me. - Right.
It's because he's such a great student.
He must have studied everyday, on a steady basis.
But it doesn't apply to me at all.
In French, there's a word that describes cramming.
If I sleep well on the previous day, I'd get even more stressed.
I'm not able to deal with it.
- It because... - Please listen.
- The exam next day will be very thrilling that way. - As mentioned earlier,
- I got adrenalin going because it's thrilling. - Adrenalin.
I was able to get better grades but he's right that...
you'd be exhausted the following night.
So did you get good grades?
- Did you do well? - Yes, I did.
Sort of.
It's not because Alberto was a good student.
I'm talking from my personal experience back in my university days.
You were a good student too.
Okay, but being a good student doesn't really matter.
We all have our biorhythm on our own.
There's a deadline in my brain around 1 to 2am.
It just shuts down before I knew what's happening.
I want to cram sometimes, but I can't because of it.
- Therefore, - You'd better talk like Alberto.
it doesn't work for me.
I can wake up 5am and start studying at that time. It doesn't bother me.
If you're so desperate that you have to pull all-nighters,
- you can beat anything, like issues around your physical condition. - Sure.
Only if you're really determined to study.
Also, in case of certain subjects, you'll just forget things you studied earlier.
If that's the case, cramming could be more efficient.
For instance, there's a subject unique to China.
It's mandatory and called "Introduction to Mao Tse Tung's Life".
It's about his life and achievements.
About how he contributed to the party and the entire country.
As to that subject, cramming is the only way to get good grades.
To be honest,
once I stayed up all night before the day...
we film this show because I had to study.
But on the filming day, my condition was terrible.
So I couldn't focus on the show.
- I couldn't even express my opinions as I planned. - I know what day it is.
(I remember the day.)
- He was strange. - I remember the day too.
If you're in a bad condition, you can't do anything.
I take the college entrance exam every year.
When I enter the exam site, I almost always find a person who's sleeping.
He must've studied too hard before the exam.
- So he fell asleep on the exam day. - It doesn't make sense.
- Particularly, - It's ridiculous.
Wasn't he just dozing off, not sleeping?
Some people doze off.
- Particularly after they finish their lunch. - Right.
Once I found about one third of the students was asleep after lunch.
You wouldn't believe it, but they sleep there.
One exam supervisor told me that...
it's against policy to wake up the sleeping students.
- They aren't allowed to do it. - Really?
It's considered unfair.
I see, it's considered cheating.
But they can remind the students about the remaining time.
So they speak up when they say the time to wake up the students.
You can see almost every type of people at the college entrance exam site.
During the lunchtime,
some students play soccer with a ball they brought.
On the playground.
(Laughing)
- Why? - It's because it helps...
their brain get more oxygen.
What's even more surprising is...
it starts with only one or two people at first.
But after some time, it became a match between 11 and 11 players.
(Two soccer teams are formed.)
Exercise helps them.
There are two full teams.
- Right. - I agree that being in one's best condition is really important.
But the exam method differs among countries.
In some countries, you just need to choose the right answers.
But in most European countries,
you have to analyze the topic,
and their tests are designed like college exams.
So in Germany, being in a good condition is very important.
Because you have to think a lot.
Frankly speaking, when I was in France, I often...
dozed off for a moment while taking a test.
- While you were taking an exam? - Yes.
Was it intended?
I just slept as soon as I figured out what the topic is.
- Like this. - That's really weird.
Because the test takes a long time.
It usually takes 3 to 4 hours.
If you cram,
you'll end up making stupid mistakes you've never expected.
- I marked wrong bubbles in the OMR sheets. - Oh no.
I messed up on the test.
I think I have more things to talk about when it comes to English than anyone here.
In an English test, I won't be able to find an answer if I don't know what it says.
So I tried to memorize as many words as I can to do well on the test.
Why don't you memorize them before you go to bed?
We all studied English as students.
It's pretty obvious that private education won't go away any time soon.
Everyone has different way of studying.
- Yes. - Each person has his own way of studying.
Actually there was a research...
that showed that there's a certain place which guarantees the best results.
The place is...
where you will take the test.
Those who had studied where they will take the test got the highest grades.
- I see. - It's so scary.
You have to go to the school, whether it's middle or high school,
and study in the pitch dark classroom.
(Studying in the dark)
Same goes with when you play a game.
I can't play well if the angle of keyboard and mouse is not right.
- Stop making an excuse. - He's right.
I can't play well if the angle is too tight.
True. The angle of side dishes and liquor is so important when you drink.
(Prepare a protractor when there's team dinner.)
If my bold hair wig is slightly tilted,
people won't laugh at me.
(Details are so important in everything.)
Many representatives here empathized with today's topic.
Everyone has some tips to share.
They must've been good students.
Look at how fluent they are in Korean.
They must have their own ways of studying.
- At least about linguistic skills. - There aren't bad boys.
Okay. What did you say?
I don't think there's a bad boy here.
Yes, there is.
- You can find one. - Really?
I use photographic memory.
- I see. - It's used by geniuses.
I use it too.
I read the text book,
and make a picture-like memory of it.
- Do you take a picture of it in your head? - Yes.
(Store visualized information in your brain and use it whenever needed.)
But this is not something supernatural.
- It's just one way of studying. - Nobody said it's supernatural.
Sometimes there are blanks in the pictures.
Oh no.
I can't figure out what's in the blank.
- I see. - That happens.
Are there students who use photographic memory?
The method is further developed into...
something called mind map.
Write down a keyword first.
Make branches of words that are related to the keyword.
As the branches sprawl all over the place,
you have to memorize where they are.
It's efficient with students who are good at memorizing spatial things.
It's like this.
Like "Minority Report".
But you find nothing in your brain.
(Same with my photographic memory)
- There's nothing. - It's all gone.
This is kind of cumbersome but really effective.
- After you study something, go to your parents... - And explain it to them?
- and make a presentation about it. - It's important.
Once you do it, you won't forget it.
You do it to yourself when your parents are not around.
Some students even buy stuffed dolls.
- Then they talk to the dolls. - Do they?
- Right. - It's a very good idea.
You should know something very well to explain it.
Also you can find out which part you don't know well.
- You'll be able to know what your strengths are, too. - Right.
I have two things to share. First, I convert everything into math.
- Because math is very good for concentration. - Are you telling us to give up?
Convert into math?
Many people find it very difficult to focus on math.
But it's true that doing simple math improves your concentration.
Actually it's commonly used.
It doesn't have to be difficult. Just adding or subtracting will do.
Doing that simple math helps you stay focused.
- Really? - Then you can move on to what you want to study.
- It makes sense. - Sorry, Wang Xinlin.
We were too harsh on him.
But there are students who gave up on math.
- Who gave up math. - They gave up.
They will get even more stressed because of it.
Right.
So I have this second method to recommend you.
I go over my past record card and who's ahead of me.
I ask myself if the person deserves to be there.
Ahead of you.
If he deserves it.
It certainly clears my head and improves my concentration.
I can hold myself together.
I study only when I feel it's really urgent.
I always think of the worse-case scenario.
What if I fail in the test?
What if I get a terrible job?
What if I can earn only so much of money despite my hard work?
Thinking about such things...
- helps me. - I don't think that will work for me.
If I fail in a test,
I'll just fly to Paris and date pretty women.
I'll start my career as an artist.
He dressed up like an artist today.
I'll play the guitar on the subway.
Somebody will take a video clip of me playing music and upload it on Youtube.
- There are two types of people. - He's very positive.
Some people feels the urgency,
while others are too optimistic about their future.
As to learning foreign languages,
I used to watch foreign dramas and memorized sentences.
First, I watch a drama without subtitles.
Next, I watch it with subtitles on.
Thirdly, I watch it again without subtitles and write down sentences I still don't get.
Then I memorize all of them.
I used to watch a lot of variety shows.
If you look at the subtitles,
drama lines are not really practical.
So his Korean is better.
So in the end, you'll be speaking very weird words like Wang Xinlin.
Well, however...
Like Wang Xinlin?
What's wrong with him?
You'll go to a woman and...
say sentences like "Do I like you?" to her.
He says such strange sentences.
He's right.
(It's a great line but not realistic.)
It's a really famous line.
- But lines in dramas are more refined. - Right.
- Variety shows are too loud. - But...
what you have to keep in mind is, you have to be good in both ways.
To get a good understanding of the culture, trendy variety shows are very helpful.
Through that, you will be able to lead the conversation.
If you watch dramas a lot,
you'll get more accurate linguistic knowledge including grammar.
If I add one more thing, K-pop is also very helpful.
For me, K-pop songs released in the 1990s were really helpful.
- What? - Sorry?
(Which time period are you talking about?)
What songs in the 1990s?
I love songs of Kang Saneh.
The way people express their feelings through songs are very accurate.
To know a country, you have to know popular songs of that country.
I agree with him that pop songs are a good way of practicing speaking.
I used to listen to a lot of rap songs to learn American accent.
- Like this? - What's that?
New York!
(Though it's not actually part of that song, they end it with New York.)
(Very good)
- Cool. - He's a rapper.
I did the same when I learned Korean.
Ga Na da Ra ma Ba sa
ah ja Cha ka ta pa ha
What song is it?
Ga Na da Ra ma Ba sa ah ja Cha ka ta pa ha
hooray
What's that song?
It's the alphabet song.
- Ga Na da Ra. - That's how we learned Korean.
I see.
What do you think of their opinions? Do you like them?
Is there anything you want to recommend?
All your opinions were great...
but I don't think it would be appropriate for Korean students...
to study language with dramas.
You'll be so into it.
Students love crime or medical dramas...
which often includes terms like pedophile.
Moreover, there are...
- Colon bacillus. - words like Crohn's disease.
- They are too difficult. - Knowing that...
could come in handy some day.
In the end, they will...
just enjoy watching the dramas, instead of studying the language.
- Oh my. - They become drama fans.
They just watch dramas a day before their test.
- They have to cram at least. - But they'll say "Mom, I'm studying."
- They keep watching them. - It's an excuse.
In Korea, the college entrance exam is the first biggest exam in students' life.
It's very important.
Please tell us about your countries' college entrance exams and how they are perceived.
The college entrance exam in China is called "gaokao".
It's one of the most important exams in our life.
In China, the government designates prestigious universities.
If you don't graduate from one of those universities,
you wouldn't pass through the document screening when you try to get a job.
Therefore, the college entrance exam in China...
is considered that will determine our future and tag along us throughout our life.
As the exam is so important, special forces keep a watch on us...
with their guns on the day of exam.
- But... - Special forces?
- Yes. - Make sure you mark your answers correctly.
Right. Their guns are loaded with live bullets.
- Really? - Yes.
Also when we enter the exam site,
they check our faces, finger prints, heart beat, and then frisk us.
If you want to use the bathroom before the exam,
you should go through them all over again.
It's very irritating and takes so much time.
- Some people even wear diapers before the exam. - Diapers?
- Are you serious? - No.
Can they concentrate on the exam wearing diapers?
- It'll be damp. - It's warm, so you'll feel good.
- Use a fast-absorbing one. - I tried it once and it was okay.
- Did you? - You wore a diaper?
So did you pee on that?
- No, I didn't. But just in case. - To ensure your safety.
Safety.
Since it takes quite a long time to film Non Summit Meeting,
we may need one for ourselves too.
- Are you wearing one now? - No, I'm not.
It's really surprising that special forces watch the exam site...
especially from the perspective of an Indian.
In India, special forces or the police wouldn't be a big deal.
They don't care if you pay them.
- I see. - Not everyone is like this, but...
there was an interesting incident in a state called Bihar in India.
Parents climbed up the wall of a building where an exam was taking place...
to give their children something.
- What is that? - They were trying to hand over some cheat sheets.
- Sheets? - What is that?
It's real, not computer graphic.
They do this strange things because...
about 1.5 million students take the college entrance exam every year.
Only 100,000 of them pass the exam.
- Only the top one percent can enter a university. - Exactly.
In the US, we have to take exams called SAT and ACT.
Actually, the two tests are quite similar to each other.
Recently, there's been a controversy...
as the test was hacked.
The test is conducted on the same day at the same time all across the world.
Students who took the test first...
memorize some questions of the test when they leave the test site.
As hacking became an issue, they came up with a new SAT starting this year.
- It's a big problem. - Since the questions are known to many people.
But as soon as the new test began, it was hacked again.
- Really? - Dear.
- It's us. - Yes, China's good at it.
Then you have to start all new SAT.
Right. All new one.
I graduated from an international school in the UK.
So I took an exam called International Baccalaureate.
The test is conducted in many different countries.
Students take the test on the same day.
Therefore, if...
the test is done in Japan first,
students in the UK can call their friends in Japan...
and ask them about test questions.
- Making advantage of time difference? - Right.
- That happened. - It's fraud.
Then Japanese people must be feeling it's unfair. They took the test first.
But you know they are so kind.
I think I'd tell him what the questions are.
I will.
In France, we have a test called Baccalaureate, similar to college entrance exam.
We have to take the test for six days.
All the questions are in essay form.
- If you pass the exam, you're qualified to enter any university in France. - Any?
You can go to any university in the country.
Also you can re-take the exam. It's an interview.
In Italy, we have to take three tests and an interview.
High school students cannot go to the next grade if they fail in the test.
From grade 1 to 5, they have to stay in the same grade if their grades are poor.
That means they have to stay one more year in the same class.
If they fail at the graduation test, they should take it again.
In some countries, it's hard to enter while in others it's harder to graduate.
Let's vote on this issue here.
Do you think the former is better?
Or the latter is better?
Let's see who thinks it's better to make entrance more difficult.
Please raise your hands in 1,2,3.
(Getting into a university 4, graduating from a university 8)
Getting admitted to a university must be difficult.
If graduation from it is harder,
the competition within the university will become so fierce.
At universities, you shouldn't only focus on studying.
You need to build social leadership as well.
So there should be more flexibility while attending universities.
In Japan, getting into a college is so difficult but graduating from it is so easy.
So freshmen are the smartest,
and you'll become less smart as you advance to higher grades.
I totally agree.
- I think I spoke English most fluently when I was a high school senior. - True.
For me, it's when I was preparing the exam for the third time.
Your English fluency was at the peak at that time.
But it doesn't make sense in the US.
You will get the diploma of the school.
The diploma proves how much you tried and studied...
even when you're trying to get a job.
It's a way of proving yourself.
If graduation becomes too easy, the diploma will be less reliable.
- Wait. - Rather than the diploma itself,
the fact that you were admitted to the school is...
- more important. - But you have to study after admitted to the school.
Getting into the school already proves how capable I am.
- Okay. - No.
- I don't think so. - I just thought...
there are too many colleges and universities.
We need to cut down on the number of them.
Both getting into them and graduating from them should become harder.
Let me tell you why there are so many universities.
It's because getting into the schools is easy while graduation is difficult.
Because getting admitted to them is difficult...wait.
If getting into the schools is easy while graduation is difficult,
what happens when many people can't enter universities is...
more universities will open up.
- That is.. - Hold on.
However, it's harder to get into a university in Italy.
But graduation is really difficult.
Therefore, even though there are a lot of freshmen in universities,
not many of them graduate from the schools. Only 20 or 40 of them make it.
Not many new universities will be established.
Right. Not many universities are established.
Students are given diploma when they graduate.
The diploma is very meaningful and rewarding.
It really shows how hard you studied in the university.
If you do this, illicit admission cases will be reduced as well.
Let's hear out from the King of Study.
In Korea, both are difficult.
Students often can't graduate from their schools since they can't get a job.
- I see. - They just delay it.
When you join a company,
they prefer graduates without such delay...
who will directly graduate from the university.
If there are some void in their school years,
interviewers of companies think like this.
He must've been applying for many other companies but was not accepted by any company.
I feel so pitiful for them.
- I know. - They also have to pay their tuition.
- They can extend it. - But still have to pay for it.
Personally, the culture which requires people to go to universities...
in order for them to get a job.
I agree.
In Switzerland, not many students choose to go to universities.
To get into a university, you have to attend a high school called gymnasium for six years.
Most students go to vocational schools instead of gymnasium.
Also many companies in Switzerland...
prefer graduates of vocational schools than university graduates.
Because they are experienced in actual business field.
- That should be the case. - I feel sorry for other cases.
Can you please tell us issues related to test stress?
Have you heard of sub-tutoring?
- Sub-tutoring? - Sub-tutoring.
In Korea, students go to academies to receive good grades...
and get into a good university, right?
Or they receive tutoring.
- However, academies try to speed up the learning classes.
But because the students can't keep up, they have to do tutoring as well.
It's tutoring to keep up with classes.
That's what we call Sub-tutoring.
Since the students were young,
we use the term "Round and round", we send them round and round different academies.
An elementary students' bag is so heavy,
that they walk around with a carry-on luggage.
- They drag those around. - The traveling bags?
This has lead to some interesting jobs.
There are people that the academy has hired to help carry these bags.
The kids can't lift it because it's heavy.
I'm sure you consult a lot of students who are stressed about the entrance exam.
What kinds of things do they tell you?
To be honest, I do hear a lot of shocking stories.
They ask me,
"What is the temperature of the water in the Han River?"
You don't understand, right?
They ask, "Do they sell briquettes in the supermarket?"
There's apparently an app to find out the temperature of the water in the Han River.
It tells you what the temperature is.
I had not heard about this app.
I don't they would really consider doing it,
- rather they are telling you how stressed they are. - Yes.
In China there was a person,
who killed himself after taking the entrance exam.
He left a will that was like a code.
It was like 9, 1, 13, 9, 14, 23, 1, 20, 5 and 18.
He left this message. What it meant was, "I'm in water."
- It's the alphabet. - Why did he write a code like that?
The order of the alphabet.
You're right.
The ninth letter is "I".
He really did kill kill himself by jumping into the water.
In Japan, because of the stress from the parents,
we had a recent suicide incident.
The student had done poorly in a high school test.
The mother...
killed herself with the 15-year-old student by hanging themselves on a rope.
They committed suicide together.
But the result hadn't even come out yet when they decided to kill themselves.
If students in the US want to get into a university,
they have to have done or participated in a lot of activities.
So, we use the term soccer moms a lot.
These parents believe that their child...
need to do a lot of activities like sports...
to get into a good university.
Because of this, the kids are so stressed out.
In Korea you have the word for those who have up on math, right?
I was a student who had given up on sports.
I gave up on sports and was so stressed about it.
In Canada, we have something called, "Hockey dads".
They put a lot of pressure on their kids to be good at sports.
The fathers who dreamed of being players when they were younger,
for example they say, "When I was your age, I was really good."
- "You have to do better." - I guess fathers do that in all countries.
Or if they want to be harsher,
they say, "Do you know how much it costs to get you to play sports?"
- "You need to do better" - Korean parents say that about academy fees.
It's the same.
In Germany we have, "Helicopter mothers".
The mothers want to be a part of everything that their child does.
They call their sons, even if they are living in different cities.
"Did you study today?"
That's not all.
They even call the teachers.
- They ask how their son did. - The helicopter mothers.
Another recent trend in the US is...
tiger moms.
It was a controversial topic a few years ago.
A Chinese-American mom,
She claimed that Chinese-American moms were the best...
at educating their children.
She also wrote how she forbid her children from watching TV and playing.
She had boasted about this in her book.
In the US, there are districts...
like Palo Alto in Silicon Valley
Because there are so many tiger parents,
the suicide rate is very high.
And the students write in their diaries,
"I want to die. I want to kill myself."
That's why tiger mom's are controversial.
I'm sure a lot of people are stressed about the university entrance exams,
there is an easy way to get in. It's called illicit admissions.
Do you have something similar in your own countries?
Recently in Pakistan, a daughter of a judge,
got into university through illicit admission.
So the Prime Minister,
decided to fire the judge. However the judge said,
"Hey, your daughter..."
"also got in thanks to the illicit admission."
"Why are you only picking on my daughter?"
That's why the controversy became even bigger.
There's a university in Mexico that is like Seoul National University.
- It's a public research university. - That university is incredible.
There is a way to get accepted through money.
If you have 10,000 dollars and you want to get into medical school,
you give them the money and they give you the whole test.
- The whole test? - Yes, they give you everything.
- It just costs 10,000 dollars. - "Study this and come back."
Not only do they give you the test, on the test day,
they tell you where you will be sitting and in which building.
They tell you who will be the examiner and the security guards as well.
They don't give you the answers though. You still have to study.
No, they give you the answers.
This was a very shocking incident in Japan,
back in 1997,
there are people who take exams for you, right?
Well, there was this female student who needed to take a test,
- so the father dressed as a girl and came to the test. - No way.
- Don't lie. - That's a horrible dad.
He got caught, but the shocking thing was...
he got caught on the second day.
So, he didn't get caught on the first day.
How did he get caught?
The person sitting next to him,
thought that the person next to her looked like a man.
She alerted the university.
The university investigated and they found that it was the dad.
The dad was a high school teacher, too.
How could he have done that?
It was shocking.
I heard that you told students not to study recently.
- That story. - I saw that video clip as well.
How could you tell students not to study?
I can't tell you to study today.
When you look at the state of this country, there is no point in studying.
During the evenings...
I give out consultations to students through the internet.
But you all know the current state of our country.
The daughter...
was accepted into a famous school through illicit admission.
All those high-ranking officials and bureaucrats who were smart are now criminals.
After seeing that, I couldn't tell them to try your best and study hard.
As an adult, I was so ashamed.
So, that night, I told the students...
that I couldn't talk about studying.
Someone posted it as me saying, "Sung-tae told us not to study."
"That is music to my ears."
(That is music to my ears.)
Even if your mom says something,
"Kang Sung-tae told us not to study."
It was posted online and the comments below...
were like, "I wasn't studying anyway, but I'm glad I didn't start."
Those were the kinds of comments below.
(They had incredible foresight.)
They won't get good grades.
Our education system is like an escalator.
What that means is, once you get accepted,
you can climb up the education system like an escalator.
A certain university runs an elementary, middle and high school.
When you get accepted into one of those,
you can get into that university without taking an entrance exam.
Keio University also runs an elementary school.
Last time, I talked about the idol singer, Sho Sakurai last time, right?
He entered the affiliated elementary school and graduated from Keio University.
He's a typical Keio boy.
Keio elementary school is the hardest school to get into. Only 1 in 10 get in.
- That's the ratio? - Yes.
To get into that school, the students also go to academies.
In the US, we have something called a legacy system.
If my father had attended a university,
- then it is helpful for when you send in your application. - Really?
It's a little easier to get in.
We also have one other unique thing as well.
After we graduate,
we donate money yearly to the university.
That's part of our culture.
So there is a part of the system that has been influenced by money.
Some people think it's okay,
but it becomes a controversial topic every year.
We did discuss this before.
Is it a fund to upgrade the school or is it an undeniably a special treatment?
- You've heard of Admission-by-Donation, right? - I'm curious.
Yes, it has become controversial.
I'm curious to know your thoughts on this.
Admission-by-Donation. This is a controversial issue in Korea as well.
Okay. "They are giving us money for a turf of grass and basketball courts,"
"let's accept that student."
We had one of those students in each major, "You paid to get in, right?"
If you agree with this system, please raise your hand. In 1, 2, 3.
Let's accept the student if they pay a lot.
They are rich, as expected.
The Princeton graduate is saying that we shouldn't allow this.
- No, this shouldn't be allowed. - I'm not saying yes because I agree.
In India, Admission-by-Donation has become a formally recognized way to get in.
- Admission-by-Donation. - It's already been put in place so we can't change it.
But we do have regulations put in place.
For example when they receive the admission donation,
they have to decrease the amount of fees that the other students pay.
Or they have to release how many students were accepted through this system.
If there are regulations like this, then I think it's okay.
It would be great if this did not exist in practice,
but this system already exists,
so why not regulate it to benefit the other students?
- Use it to benefit the poorer students. - I have a similar thought.
If this system was put in place in a public university, it wouldn't work.
Because the university is being run with the tax payers money.
However with a private university,
the country doesn't give them money so they have to find a way to fund themselves.
So, as Lucky said...
you need money to hire good teachers,
or you need funding to build great facilities.
They should use the donation to benefit the whole student body.
- Nik is against this. - The reason I am against this is,
it's nice to accept one student to help another student.
But there might be a student who wants to attend that school...
but doesn't have the grades,
and the student doesn't have money to do that. That person can't go.
Personally,
I think education should not be influenced by money in anyway.
Education will always be connected to money.
If I went to another country and paid the tuition fees,
I'm against it. Like Germany and Mexico,
- college tuition fees should be free. - Yes.
But they should select the students based of their grades.
Like Niklas just said,
everyone should have an equal opportunity...
to receive education.
It's so unfair for the students who couldn't enter the college.
- You're right. - If the school allows that,
it will affect the reputation of the college.
If you graduate from a college which allows that,
people will think negatively of the system.
It will also degrade the value of the diploma.
- What about national universities? - I just want to ask this question.
If they get rid of the system, will our society become fair then?
- There are so many unfair things. - Gosh.
- Then nothing will change. - That doesn't make sense.
- Nothing will change then. - I also had a good experience regarding this.
It happened here. When I first came here to shoot,
there was someone I didn't want to be close to.
It's Alex.
Young Chinese people use the term "Choufu".
It means people hate the rich.
They blame the rich for being poor.
- I think... - Alex, are you rich?
- I'm not. - He doesn't look rich.
Listen to me. Alex is not just rich.
He's from a rich Swiss family.
A rich Swiss family?
- Then... - Go on.
we hung around and drank together after the shooting,
and I realized he's a good person.
Don't you hate him more? He's even a nice person.
- No, I can't hate him. - Didn't you feel bad about yourself?
Didn't you think, "What am I?"
- You have to study hard. - He's perfect.
I was really thankful that I was given this opportunity.
I was thankful that I was able to meet this nice person.
I think you should be more open-minded and accept the system.
- So they should... - By the way,
you're missing the whole point.
- Yes. - Don't you understand what he's saying?
- Xinlin. - I understand what he's saying.
Let's say Xinlin's son took a test to enter Seoul National University.
But he wasn't admitted. Then Alex's son...
- He was admitted. - paid the money and went to the college.
He said, "Xinlin, I'm sorry." Is this a good thing?
My son can't choose his parents.
- Nobody can choose that. - Xinlin.
Since they couldn't choose their parents,
- they've been studying hard. - Yes.
- If he's good enough to enter SNU... - It's because he's not strong enough yet.
If he's strong enough...
What are you talking about? He's been studying hard.
All right. Let's hear from Alex, the rich Swiss guy.
No comment.
- "No comment." - Why do you speak English all of a sudden?
He sounded really rich.
- He sounded rich. - Actually,
I've seen students who were admitted in return for financial contributions.
- The problem is that they can't catch up with the lectures. - Right.
- Of course. - It's really unfortunate.
- The university doesn't know what to do with the student. - It's a problem.
Also, the student can't keep up with other students,
so they receive scholastic warnings and can't graduate. It's a serious problem.
(Donation-for-admission has many problems.)
- I see. - Let's talk about famous universities of each country.
There are famous universities acknowledged by the public...
other than those ones we know.
Let's talk about famous universities of each country.
There are famous universities acknowledged by the public...
other than those ones we know.
National Autonomous University of Mexico was...
registered as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007.
There's no tuition fee. It's free.
I saw the buildings, and they were really pretty.
- It's registered as UNESCO World Heritage Site. - It's really big.
- There are many art pieces in the college. - It's beautiful.
In France, like I said,
you can go to any college you want...
if you pass the exam.
There's this college called Grande Ecole.
Originally, the institution was established to produce military personnel.
They also established business school and engineering school.
They're now a part of Grande Ecole.
The college is designed to provide elite education.
You have to pass the exam and get a high score to enter this college.
I see.
There are two great universities in China.
They are Tsinghua University and Beijing University.
These universities are acknowledged by the Chinese and even foreigners.
It's really hard to enter these universities.
There are 20 hardest universities to get into in the world.
Beijing University was ranked 14th,
and Tsinghua University was ranked 16th. It's really hard to enter.
(Wow)
In this year's World University Rankings,
Switzerland's Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich was ranked ninth.
- It's hard to pronounce. - What was the name?
- Is that the name of the college? - Yes.
It's Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in English.
People also call it ETH.
It ranked ninth.
If you exclude all the American and British universities, it ranks first.
- Congratulations. - Exclude American universities...
This college has produced...
more than 20 Nobel Prize winners including Einstein.
It must be a prestigious university.
I will introduce a university that has produced 12 Nobel Prize winners.
In Canada, medical college is the most popular and the hardest to enter.
It's the best medical college in Canada, Mcgill University.
As of 2014 and 2015, it ranked 24th in World University Rankings.
It must be a good university.
In Japan, The University of Tokyo is famous.
Among many national universities, it's definitely the best.
There's this person called Ohsumi Yoshinori,
who had won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
He also graduated from The University of Tokyo.
The university I want to talk about is Keio University, which I graduated from.
- It's... - How many Nobel Prize winners did they produce?
Nobel Prize is all about research. We have nothing to do with it.
Among all private universities, Keio University is definitely the best.
Waseda University is quite famous, too.
But according to a research,
people were asked which university students are thought to be smarter.
- About 67.2 percent... - Who asked that question?
The survey was done on a portal site.
Let's hear from a Waseda University graduate next time.
But Keio University still ranks higher.
I wasn't sure if I should brag about the university I graduated from.
- Go ahead. - Go ahead.
Do it next time.
I graduated Princeton University. The reason why I'm proud my school is...
US News and World Report decides college rankings every year.
Universities pay a lot of attention on these rankings.
Yale, Harvard and Princeton University are the top universities.
- Usually, Princeton University ranks first. - I see.
Also the university campus is really beautiful...
just like in the movie "Harry Potter".
The professors are great, and the campus is beautiful, too.
The college I graduated from isn't really high in the rankings.
But this college has...
one of the longest histories in the entire Europe.
The college was first established in 1386.
It's called Heidelberg University.
It's a beautiful school.
Our university produced many successful politicians,
scientists, and philosophers.
One of them is Max Weber.
In Italy, we don't have prestigious universities, but we have prestigious faculties.
- Faculties? - For example,
we have University of Bologna, which is the oldest university in Europe.
Writer Umberto Eco used to work as a professor at the university.
So if you want to study Italian literature, you should enter that university.
If you want to major in architecture, you should go to Università Iuav Di Venezia.
If you want to major in economics, you go to Bocconi University.
You decide which college you'll go to based on the reputation of professors.
- I see. - College entrance exam is only three days away.
- My goodness. - You're older than those students even though you're foreigners.
Please say something for the high school seniors.
Don't get stressed out too much.
With what you have learned so far,
solve the questions well, mark the answers well, and pass.
That's what I want to tell them.
You can still become successful without your college graduation certificate.
Look at Steve Jobs.
He was really successful, but he didn't graduate college.
Do your best in the exam. If you fail, start your own business.
In Switzerland, Pestalozzi is known as the father of modern education.
He said this.
"The greatest victory a man can win is victory over himself."
It means the greatest achievement one can get is...
overcoming himself.
Thank you for the quote.
That was great.
Can I nag at them?
- Nag? - It's time to nag.
- Aurélien is going to nag. - Our show is almost over.
Stop watching TV.
They were about to turn the TV off. You must've annoyed them.
They should keep watching. We only have one more minute.
Watch the preview of the next episode and go to bed. Great.
It was Kang Sung-tae's issue for the 124th Non Summit Meeting.
"I only study harder when the exam is just around the corner. Am I abnormal?"
That was today's topic.
There are...
631,184 students who are studying to take the college entrance exam.
I guess we could say that Korea is on fire right now.
What you need at this time is the tips from the King of Study.
We'll wrap up the show after listening to Sung-tae's advice.
Confucius said something like this.
"Even if you're smart,"
"you can't beat someone who tries hard."
"Even if you try hard, you can't beat someone who enjoys doing what he does."
But even if you enjoy studying,
you can't beat someone who just went over the chapter.
- That means he remembers everything he read. - Yes.
If you want to do well in the exam, you have to try hard at the last minute.
- Right. - Don't get lost. Try to focus on the chapters you need to work on.
Review the exam questions for the past five years...
on the particular chapters.
Then I think you can get a higher score on the exam.
- I see. - Are you taking the exam this year?
Of course.
- Good luck. - I would now like to adjourn Non Summit Meeting.
Until the day we all become normal.
We'd like to dedicate this song to all the students who are preparing for the exam.
You've worked hard today
- What? - Is that the melody?
Please work hard tomorrow as well
- Your voice is different. - Yes.
It sounds different.
- It's only three days away. - Yes.
Good luck, everyone. Once the exam is over,
- I hope you'll enjoy as much as you want. Good luck! - Good luck!
Thank you.
Go!
(America's Black Friday is coming.)
(The price is discounted up to 70 percent.)
(It's only a marketing scheme.)
(The money will circulate.)
They'll say it was originally 1,000 dollars.
- They'll say, "It's 200 dollars." - They're the smart people.
(Encouraging overspending versus economic recovery)
(A medical essayist)
(He's an emergency room physician, Namgoong In.)
(Why did you choose that major?)
I wanted to save that person. I was determined.
(A medical specialist came on the show.)
(They're full of curiosity.)
(Ask any questions to Namgoong In.)
(The 125th Non Summit Meeting, "The Medical Science of the World")
They vomit blood while looking after their patients.
On average, Canadian doctors earn 300,000 dollars.
People usually go to a private doctor.
Plastic surgery is not even on the top 20 list.
Is that because everyone is handsome?
(A healing on Monday night)
(Non Summit Meeting)
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