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There may be more diversity in Japan than given credit but there is more similarities between a Korean and a Japanese than there are between someone from Syria

There may be more diversity in Japan than given credit but there is more similarities between a Korean and a Japanese than there are between someone from Syria and a French person. Pretty naive to gloss over that fact.

Ozzie_osman 6y ago
Actually out of curiosity, I'd love to hear a Japanese or Korean persons take on this claim. Im from the Middle East so Syria and France seem pretty different for me, but maybe if you're from the country/region being compared it's a lot easier to see the differences.
- imbnwa 6y ago
  There's a Japanese take on that claim in the article
- pkkim 6y ago
  My background: citizen of USA, son of two immigrants from Korea. Hopefully someone who actually lives in South Korea or Japan can step in here too. Subjectively, it seems to me like Japan and South Korea are somewhat culturally similar, but they are not the same, and the differences are important to people there. Furthermore, 20th century history has created a lot of hatred on both sides. These wounds are starting to heal with time and _I think_ the younger generation in Korea tends to care less about the issue. Many people in both countries go to the other country for tourism, and each country's cultural exports are popular in the other country. For an analogy (though not a close analogy, because the political situation is different): Israel and Syria are pretty similar though, right? Both speak Semitic languages, they have similar food, similar weather, similar religions, and often you can't tell them apart just by looking at them. So they should be friends. :)
Ceezy 6y ago
There is a border in common between Korea and Japan. I don't remember seeing one between Syria and France. Not to sure what's your point....
- imbnwa 6y ago
  To prove that they didn't read the article, which directly counters this idea
- leons_yarn 6y ago
  Japan is an island. How exactly does it share a border with Korea?
imbnwa 6y ago
Did you even read the article? That's not how Japanese think at all

Ozzie_osman 6y ago

Actually out of curiosity, I'd love to hear a Japanese or Korean persons take on this claim. Im from the Middle East so Syria and France seem pretty different for me, but maybe if you're from the country/region being compared it's a lot easier to see the differences.

imbnwa 6y ago
There's a Japanese take on that claim in the article
pkkim 6y ago
My background: citizen of USA, son of two immigrants from Korea. Hopefully someone who actually lives in South Korea or Japan can step in here too. Subjectively, it seems to me like Japan and South Korea are somewhat culturally similar, but they are not the same, and the differences are important to people there. Furthermore, 20th century history has created a lot of hatred on both sides. These wounds are starting to heal with time and _I think_ the younger generation in Korea tends to care less about the issue. Many people in both countries go to the other country for tourism, and each country's cultural exports are popular in the other country. For an analogy (though not a close analogy, because the political situation is different): Israel and Syria are pretty similar though, right? Both speak Semitic languages, they have similar food, similar weather, similar religions, and often you can't tell them apart just by looking at them. So they should be friends. :)

Ceezy 6y ago

There is a border in common between Korea and Japan. I don't remember seeing one between Syria and France. Not to sure what's your point....

imbnwa 6y ago
To prove that they didn't read the article, which directly counters this idea
leons_yarn 6y ago
Japan is an island. How exactly does it share a border with Korea?

imbnwa 6y ago

Did you even read the article? That's not how Japanese think at all