I get your point. But I'm just pointing out it looks wrong. 49 star flag has a configuration of 4 stars then 3 stars vertically. Both go 7 across. That flag has 5 stars vertically.
I am not suggesting that this is important.
Yes. They are tired of the USA USA military being there but dont want the USA to leave.
Yes shopowners might be happy to have anyone buy their products. I am making a societal generalization. Lots of nice people but over all the Koreans blame most problems on the USA.
Korea is not an ally and the sooner the USA leaves the better. No blood for kimchi.
Korea has dumped their products in the usa since we saved them from the north.
"The U.S. goods trade deficit with Korea, South was $20.9 billion in 2019, a 16.7% increase ($3.0 billion) over 2018."
https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/japan-korea-apec/korea#:~:text=U.S.%20imports%20from%20Korea%2C%20South%20account%20for%203.1%25%20of%20overall,and%20plastics%20(%242.9%20billion).
They are a mini china except the United States heavily subsidizes their defense. Korea can pay for their own defense.
Many Korean films have anti American and anti capitalist sub plots. However the vast majority are just sappy ripoffs of japanese dramas with extra sap.
Every few years korea melts down in massive nation wide anti American protests.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/asiatimes.com/2019/12/is-anti-americanism-rising-again-in-south-korea/
We should leave Korea to solve korean problems.