Apologies upfront if all your comments are a bit amusing for someone living working/earning in …Japan…S-Korea… and Asia in general… since approx. 6 years.
First hand info…
In Japan ( similar in S-Korea ) … my driver makes net net net ( a bit complicated to compare with EU socialist/ union driven standards ) 4800 Euro net net net.( mostly all deducted compared to EU standards ).
His wife working in a 7/11 makes approx 3000 Euro for the same standard…
They rent a bit of property all in all for approx 5500 euro… all per month…
A 2500 Euro plus plus ..once an a while „ hobby pleasure „ is nothing for them… plus the prestige… plus the no other fun syndrome…
They go and are glad to pay 10.000 Euro per 10 days vacation „ à la japonaise „ in any country ( ya..almost.. except not in strike unrest north Africa garbage striken France anymore ) ..of this globe
Just to meditate and compare …
BTW… retirement age in Japan ? S-Korea ? what’s that?
Maybe it helps to understand…
No offence.. no ranting intended.