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"The most depressing country I can book a direct flight to and book all hotels and travel arrangements online, and make do with only English for the duration"
Well done on completely missing the body of the post and the whole article as you spent more time posting something completely unrelated to the topic.
Well what does the article say then? I can't read.
People are depressed in Korea, not that it is depressing to visit.
...wait.
And even then Korea doesn't even break the top 10 in suicide per capita. Having more diagnosed depression is hardly a worthwhile stat when that depends more on the availability of doctors and psychologist to make the diagnosis.
I mean they're still pretty high on the list.
Committing suicide can be more taboo in some cultures. Even across different subcultures within countries.
It's a good metric for comparison, but it's not perfect.
Korea is 12th, behind lots of impoverished sub-Saharan African nations with incredible levels of corruption and anti-LGBT attitudes. Russia is just above Korea, and not much in the Global North outside of former Soviet bloc countries until the US in 31st, with its high rate of gun ownership making suicide a very easy prospect.
Which country do you think is the most depressing? As its defined in the article, i.e. the nation causing the most depression? My bet is every single nation above Korea is vastly more depressing and people only care about and think Korea is exceptional because it is much closer to our western Nations.
What I think is irrelevant with regards to your question.
Korea should be exceptional because it is developed yet has a high level of suicide and depression.
Sure, but I take great offense at the hyperbole in the headline and core of the article. I hate when media takes pity on the rich kid with problems and act like they're the world's biggest. When the poor kid has it worse but no one gives a shit.
Suicide isn't the only expression of depression.
Wait a minute, you can type but you cant read??
Only those 2 sentences and this one I'm afraid.