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There were HUGE protests [1][2] last year with the President of South Korea, so people do not really like/trust their president right now. Also, I've always been told by Koreans how Samsung is a great Korean company in a way that it shows that it's a big national pride.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_South_Korean_political_sc...

[2] https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=korea+protest&hl=en&tb...

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There is a hint of irony to this. Many Koreans (especially the younger crowd) views Samsung-like chaebols with disdain not unlike many have towards Wall Street, and yet getting an offer from one of these companies is a dream come true.

It is perhaps ironic, but not surprising. Familiar human nature shouldn't surprise anyone.

I'm a damn lib, but a year or so ago, a fellow graduate student left to become a VP at JP Morgan (he's a well connected fellow). I was damn well tempted to follow him but I eventually decided against it.

Has there ever been an Occupy type movement in Sol?

Yes, literally every person I saw in Seoul owned a Samsung phone.

I see a lot of iPhones. I would say about 50-50

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