Agree. My dog comes with me, is with me, and 100% is family! I’d never leave him behind, even if I had to take on debt to move him.

I’m black and live in s.korea. I picked randomly and just never left lol. It’s been 8 years!

Same thing happened to foreigners in Korea. But it didn’t change anything for me. Ironically, the pandemic quarantine years were the best years of my life. I would 100% go back to 2020 if I had the chance. The world suffered, but I truly had a great time.

On the flip side, being harassed to the point of needing to relocate was what did it for me. I now have strong prejudice towards people who look like my attackers. I will most likely need therapy to get over it. And I would feel awkward talking to any Korean therapists about it because I know I’ll come across as racist if I share my true feelings. It sucks. I love Korea, but my harassment experience tainted everything, and it made me realize I’ll never be welcome here.