Comments on: How Beijing’s “Vicinity Rule” Is Raising Your Rent

By: jackiepark

jackiepark — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 03:29:14 +0000

In reply to vanessajencks. About the hukou I'm not sure...but from what I know it's address-based. One place in Seoul, Daechi-dong, has really old apartments but rent is extremely expensive because the best schools are in that area.

By: vanessajencks

vanessajencks — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 02:39:07 +0000

In reply to Jessica Suotmaa.

I couldn’t imagine! Typically where I’ve lived in the States public schools are at least OK, but most are good and a few have been amazing. A lot of families I’ve known will end up homeschooling if they don’t like the schools in the area, but I know that this isn’t a legal option for Chinese families. And then… who could really afford for one parent to stay home in Southern California?

By: Jessica Suotmaa

Jessica Suotmaa — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 12:50:38 +0000

It’s similar in the US as well…When I transitioned from elementary school to middle school we moved from LA county to OC for a significantly better school district. Even now, the districts with the top 10 schools are so popular you can’t even find a house on the market.

By: vanessajencks

vanessajencks — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 02:29:43 +0000

In reply to Jackie. Interesting Jackie! So do you have to have a hukou in Korea also? Or is it simply just good neighborhoods with good schools?

By: Jackie

Jackie — Sat, 30 Jul 2016 00:57:22 +0000

Hey Jessica
This really sucks, but at the same time it’s also true for Korea. Competition is so tough! 🙁