Meaning of "This Life, That Life"
This phrase reflects the bitter self-deprecation of those without homes, who feel their plans to buy a house in this lifetime are doomed to fail, and expresses their resignation in the face of the skyrocketing real estate market.
"Even if I apply for a housing lottery, I don’t get selected, and jeonse rents keep going up—these days, everyone’s doomed to never own a home."
Related slang words
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