According to the survey, 42.7 percent of the investors and 43.1 percent of the professionals felt they had been discriminated against.
A total 32.5 percent of investors and 30.9 percent of professionals said Koreans had a hostile attitude toward foreigners.
In the survey, ``foreign investor'' referred to holders of D-8 visas who have invested at least 50 million won here ($38,160) and ``foreign professional'' referred to those holding E1-E8 visas. They include professors, teachers and researchers but exclude entertainers, artists and industrial trainees.
The discrimination they felt here made them reluctant to live in Korea.
Asked whether Korea is a better place to live than their homeland, 39 percent of investors and 42.3 percent of professionals said ``no.''
The language barrier was the No. 1 culprit for their difficulties in Korea, followed by the high cost of living, lack of multinational foods and discrimination.
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