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A fascinating tool for comparing countries is Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory, which looks at power distance, individualism vs. collectivism, uncertainty
by mr_overalls 7y ago
A fascinating tool for comparing countries is Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory, which looks at power distance, individualism vs. collectivism, uncertainty avoidance, masculinity vs. femininity, long-term orientation, and indulgence vs. restraint.
https://www.hofstede-insights.com/country-comparison/japan,south-korea,the-usa/ https://www.hofstede-insights.com/country-comparison/japan,s...
I computed the cosine similarity between Japan, SK, and the USA to get:
Japan-SK: 0.933
USA-Jap: 0.8315
USA-SK: 0.670
So it does appear that Japan is more similar to the US than South Korea using this metric.
- bitwize 7y agoWell, the Japanese were once called Yankees of the Orient... I think the least surprising result of all is that Japan and South Korea are both more like each other than they are like the United States.