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Culture Comparison: Japan & Korea
Can you tell who’s Korean and who’s Japanese? ????
Korea and Japan are located right next to each other. It takes only 2 hours by flight. Although the two nations are geographically very close, their cultures are quite different!
Korea
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- Eats cake on Christmas
- Wife doesn’t change her last name after marriage
- People have to open a taxi door themselves
- Cars drive on the right
- Transfers between subway lines are free
Japan
- VAT is included in the price tag
- Eats cake on Christmas
- Wife doesn’t change her last name after marriage
- People have to open a taxi door themselves
- Cars drive on the right
- Transfers between subway lines are free
SIMILARITIES
Korea & Japan
- First name comes after last name
- Honorifics are widely used in language
- Subway is the main transportation for workers
- Apartment complexes are common
