Shopping addiction (+Saeng-min Kim)

More Koreans Suffer from Shopping Addiction

http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/05/01/2018050100835.html

About Saeng-min Kim who used to be a host of his own TV Show.

Saeng-Min Kim is a well-known comedian in South Korea. He had not been a top-tear comedian, but had appeared on some TV shows for about ten years, so he had been famous. In 2017, he had got more popular through a session of a podcast. Specifically, it was regarding managing finance. He consulted for ordinary people who want to save and manage their money. The concept of that show was that people sent their spending statements to him, then he analyzed the statements and gave advices about managing money to them, saying his buzzwords, "Stupid!" and "Great". As it had positive responses, the session of podcast became a regular TV Show called 'Kim Saeng-min's Receipts.' He became a trend and at his best. However, his prime did not last long. Two women appeared and confessed that they were sexually assaulted by him, and he admitted to what he did. He resigned from every single TV program where he appeared.

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Expressions from the teacher

- He got involved in the scandal.

- He resigned the TV shows.

- He backed out of the TV shows.

- He gives advices on how to budget.

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Shopping addiction is more common to women. According to the article, women outnumber nine to one in shopping addiction. I think it is because they enjoy beautifying themselves more than men by purchasing clothes, accessories, and cosmetics. Buying stuff could be a habit, that is, the more people buy things, the more they do it without thinking. However, it does not mean women lack self-restraint abilities and spend money wastefully. I believe men spend more money drinking and getting other expensive things such as digital devices and cars.

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Phrases for studying

outnumber	One study suggests that women outnumber men nine to one in shopping addiction.
수적으로 우세하다	The demonstrators were heavily outnumbered by the police.
anorexia	People addicted to shopping also tend to suffer from depression or eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia,
bulimia	That may be because women are less prone to drinking, smoking or gambling addictions
be prone to do sth	Working without a break makes you more prone to error.
v. channel	and channel compulsive behavior into other areas.
(돈・감정・생각 등을) (~에) 쏟다[돌리다]	He channels his aggression into sport.
shred	Ways of breaking free from shopping addiction include shredding your credit cards
잘게/갈가리 찢다	Carlson was collecting messages, reading them, then shredding them.