Japan vs Korea

[Ronin4hire]

Interesting discussion so far.

I've heard that Koreans are more patriotic and natiolalist than Japanese... almost like Americans in that it's a militaristic "My country is the greatest" type of patriotism. I suppose having a volatile Northern neighbour who you are technically still at war with will do that to you. Not to mention the compulsory military service.

In saying that though.... my experiences with people of both cultures have varied and I couldn't really tell the difference in behaviour between Koreans and Japanese. (Though that might have something to do with the fact that I'm usually drunk when I'm with these guys haha...)

[theAlphaDuck]

Koreans are SO cool....

infact i think they are actually more cool than Japanese...

because Japanese TRY to be cool....where as Koreans i have found are VERY open..Very Friendly!!

i've made many good Korean friends...ive infact even lived with Koreans for about a year...they have a REALLY comunal aproach to life...which i find is almost the direct opposite of Japan...where its more keep myself to myself...

North Korean's are a bit unhinged...but nice people none the less...though the dancing is comedy!!

I've got BIG LOVE for Koreans...in my experience they have alway's been straight-forward honest people...and you can trust what they say...

[Kayci]

Hmmm...I found what everyone's been saying very interesting.

I noticed small differences, and I think despite the cheating, koreans put MORE emphasis into education...

I have a few korean friends who mentioned that they'd stay in school until dark, but maybe it was their own schools...

Iunno, i can't explain the differences i feel.
after awhile, i just know it's there, and it hits me.

I'm more comfortable with japanese anyways...hahah
but both people are very interesting

[MMM]

Originally Posted by Ronin4hire

Interesting discussion so far.

I've heard that Koreans are more patriotic and natiolalist than Japanese... almost like Americans in that it's a militaristic "My country is the greatest" type of patriotism. I suppose having a volatile Northern neighbour who you are technically still at war with will do that to you. Not to mention the compulsory military service.

That is very true. Koreans, especially Korean boys, have great pride in their country. For some reason they have...interesting beliefs about what what has been invented in Korea. I have heard teenage boys tell me that ramen, the computer, cars, etc... were all invented in Korea.

In general, Japanese do not have that that same nationalistic or patriotic attitude.

[Bushu]

Interesting!

I'm learning a little about Japan and Korean although I'm must interesting in Japan, Japanese people and there culture.

Thanks!

[Yonsu]

Originally Posted by MMM

That is very true. Koreans, especially Korean boys, have great pride in their country. For some reason they have...interesting beliefs about what what has been invented in Korea. I have heard teenage boys tell me that ramen, the computer, cars, etc... were all invented in Korea.

In general, Japanese do not have that that same nationalistic or patriotic attitude.

I was so shocked as a little kid when I found out Ramen was actually Japanese. And that the current Korean educational system is based off of the Japanese one as one of the leftovers of the colonization. There goes my nationalistic pride. XDD

I don't know WHY we Koreans are so nationalistic. It's very strange. Maybe it's because Korea in general was always very small and not given very much attention since a long time ago. As far as I know, out of the three East Asian countries, Korea is the only country that never invaded other places; it was always being invaded. Maybe being nationalistic is a way to compensate for such 'weakness'...?

In any case, I personally think that's not very good. A lot of little Korean children are influenced into becoming nationalistic, to an extreme. One example would be the Dokdo issue between Korean and Japan. A lot of children despise the Japanese because of this. Another time was when there was a Japanese in our class in elementary school, and some Korean boys would always gang up on her and tell her to get out of Korea. O_o;; Why are children being exposed to all of this negative, racist issues? I understand that people should be proud of their heritage, but this isn't pride, at all. This is something that little children that are 7, 8, 9 years old shouldn't be concerning themselves with. Cheesy as it sounds, children are the future, and especially in this age of globalization, they shouldn't be holding onto such narrow-minded views. =[

But in general, Japanese are viewed as very cool in Korea. The cases above were the extreme ones.

Once again, I kind of went off in a whole new direction. Sumimasen. ^0^;; But yes, Koreans are very nationalistic.

[MMM]

I am happy to see less discrimination between the two countries in the younger generation. Not so many years ago it would have been unheard of to show Korean dramas in Japan, but now Korean stars, movies, music, etc. is very popular. It used to be K-pop stars had to speak Japanese to sell in Japan, but now that isn't true.

[yuko81]

I prefer Japanese flag than Korean flag. Maybe there is a Sun in Japanese flag.
I prefer Japanese film than Korean film.
I prefer Japanese lanscape than Korean lanscape.
I prefer Japanese girl than Korean girl. I do not know why.

[Arnautu]

Japan pwns Korean, end of story...

[ishikawa]

I like both.