1. Comparison between America and Korea
Taewan Hong

2. Government America Korea
Republic of Korea (south) And Democratic People's Republic of Korea (north)
The federal Government: Carries out the roles assignment to the federation of individual state.
Government

3. Population and Land Size
America
Korea
Population: 313,231,000 Area: 9,161,900 km2 (98times bigger) Population density: 30/km2
Population: 48,754,000 Area: 99,973 km2 Population density: 491/km2
Population and Land Size

4. Family Structure America Korea Small family Small family Big Family
:Grandparents, Parents,
and Children
Small family
: parents and the children
Family Structure

5. America
Korea
Specific traditional cooking: Chapchae, Kalbi, Kimchi, Bibimbap, Nangmyun
All variety And excitement from all over the countries
Cooking

6. Meal custom America Korea Change their menu for each mealtime.
Eat a variety of foods each day. In particular, they eat pizza, sandwiches, pasta on noodles, and sometimes meat for dining
Elder eats first and then others starts to eat after Better not bow one’s nose – may cause someone to puke Some foods are served at hot temperature
Meal custom

7. Meal times & etiquette America Korea
prefer the convenience of eating in front of the tv. Fast food, very popular.
We sit around the dining table and eating the foods.
Meal times & etiquette

8. Shops America Korea Big box stores Big box stores:
wal-mart, Target, homedepot, Lowe’s----- what the need customer available in one place.
Big box stores
: Emart and lotte mart.
and traditional market
Shops

9. America
Korea
Dollar bills. Coins (quarter, dime, nickel, penny).
Won bills: 1000, 5000, 10000, Won Coins: Unit: Won 5 Won, 50 Won, 100 Won, 500 Won
1$=1,116.50won
Money

10. America
Korea
English
Korean
Language

11. America
Korea
Have five major sports: Baseball, American foot ball, Basketball, Hockey, and Car Racing
Has almost same kinds of sports as in USA Traditional Korean Sports: Cirm(Korean Wrestling), Taekkyon, Taekwondo
Sport

12. America
Korea
Individualism
Collectivism
Self

13. Face / Reputation America Korea
Come and go overnight and in the end usually does not matter. The end result is more likely to overlook a reputation get the job done.
A lot of people are likely to show off their status.
Face / Reputation

14. Recognition of the dead
America
Korea
Most Americans are immigrants who either have lost the information on grave locations are in foreign countries.
We commemorate our ancestors.
Recognition of the dead

15. America
Korea
God bless you!
Nothing. Are you O.K?
Sneezing

16. America
Korea
Excuse me.
Nothing.
Burping

17. Superstrtion bad number
America
Korea
Because the pronunciation of 4 is identical with the kanji meaning death(死).
Superstrtion bad number

18. New year, thanks giving day….~.
America
Korea
Easter,christmas…… ~.
New year, thanks giving day….~.
Major holidays

19. America
Korea
Tooth fairy
Korean magpie
Lost tooth

20. Clothes America Korea Not specific Traditional clothes
Not specific Traditional clothes : Hanbok
Clothes

21. School requirements America Korea 13 years including 12 years
Kindergarten
12 years
(Most children have Kindergarten education. However Kindergarten is not formal school education )
School requirements

22. School days America Korea Eight hours a days, and five days a week
Seven hours a day, and five or six days a week
School days

23. Classroom atmosphere America Korea
Informal, and they don’t stand up when teacher enter the room
Students should say hi at the start of class and bow to the teacher
Classroom atmosphere

24. Discussion in classroom
America
Korea
Almost all have discussion in school
same
Discussion in classroom

25. Morality lesson America Korea
Morality, like good thinking or good behavior for people are learned from their the parents or school in the USA.
same
Morality lesson

26. Relationship between teacher and student
America
Korea
Very friendly attitudes No uniforms unless private, Not many rules of formality in public school. For example, the student never stand up when the teacher enter the room.
same
Relationship between teacher and student

27. Extra activities in school
America
Korea
Numerous actives like clubs, sport, and student council availalble.
same
Extra activities in school

28. Lunch at School America Korea
Changes lunch menu for each mealtime Eat a variety of foods each time: eat pizza, noddle, pasta, sandwiches, and sometimes meat for dining. Must pay money for Lunch
Lunch menu is changing at each mealtime Eat a variety of foods including sandwiches, pasta, noodles, and Korean food. Free lunch at school
Lunch at School

29. Vacations America Korea
Three months of vacation in summer, and almost two weeks in Christmas
Spring Break: One week Summer Break: One Month Winter Break: Two Months No Snow School Closings
Vacations