Meaning of Gumi | Babel Free

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A city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.

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“Yang Geong Cheol, a factory manager and a father of two in Gumi, an industrial city south of Seoul, paid for his older daughter’s late-night cram-school classes for six years, but she didn’t get⟳ into elite colleges. “It was a waste⟳ of money,” he said.”

“A growing number⟳ of cities across South Korea are sponsoring blind-dating events like⟳ these for singles, desperate to prod young adults onto a track for marriage and family as the country has recorded the world’s lowest fertility rate for three years in a row.[…] In Gumi, an industrial city in central South Korea, 13 couples who met through the events have⟳ gotten married since 2016.”

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