COMPARED TO KOREA More Strict Schools Much Longer Days Uniforms (Tie, Blazer, Khakis) More Classes No Smoking No Driving to School
COMPARED TO USA More Strict Schools Same Length In Day Some Schools Have Uniforms, Others Do Not More Classes No Smoking No Coffee Bar, Some Have School Stores, Robbies No Breaktime, Unless In Lower Grades
COMPARED TO KOREA No Alcohol Only Korean Foods Eaten Shorter Time Less Food Per Meal More Spices Used (Hot and Spicy) Same Meal Structure, 3 Per Day Similar Fast Food Restaurants
COMPARED TO USA No Alcohol Variety of Foods Eaten (Italian, American, Korean, Chinese, German, Spanish, etc.) Shorter Time Less Sit Down Meals, More On The Go Less Food Per Meal Same Meal Structure, 3 Per Day Similar Fast Food Restaurants
COMPARED TO KOREA (Seoul) More Apartments Huge Subway Tall Buildings More Complex More Steel and Glass Compared to Stucco
COMPARED TO USA (Pennsburg) Less Populated More Open Space No Public Transportation No Tall Buildings Many Single or Double Homes Similar Materials Used to Build
COMPARED TO KOREA Different Car Brands, Big Variety Very High Traffic Level More Highways Bigger Cars Gasoline More Expensive
COMPARED TO USA Less Variety in Cars (Ford, Dodge, GM) Lower Traffic Level, Esp. In Pennsburg Less Highways, More Small Streets Bigger Cars, SUVs and Trucks Longer to Travel Gasoline Cheaper, But Expensive
COMPARED TO KOREA Over 5000 Years of History More Focus on Tradition Multiple Style Periods Huge Respect for Elders Similar Respect for Art More Holidays and Celebrations More Religions, Primarily Buddism
COMPARED TO USA Very Little History (400 Years) Less Focus on Tradition Style Varies By Region, Not Time Less Of Family Structure Less Respect for Art, Besides Music Fewer Celebrations
COMPARED TO KOREA More Variety: Korean, Japanese, English Pop Music Younger Singers- Wonder Girls, Big Bang More Ballad and Rock Compared To Italy
COMPARED TO USA All Types of Music Pop Music: Rock, Hip Hop, Pop Younger Singers No Discos
COMPARED TO KOREA Similar to Italian Leisure Music, Fùtbol, Movies Most of Time Very Busy
COMPARED TO USA More Leisure Time Sports: American Football, Baseball, Basketball, Soccer Most Popular Music and Movies Popular
COMPARED TO KOREA High Respect for Elders Small Families in the City, Larger in Rural Lots of Time Spent with Family Very Little Minorities in Country
COMPARED TO USA Small Families in the City, Larger in Rural Lots of Time Spent with Family Very Diverse Races (Mixed Families: German, Irish, English, etc.)
COMPARED TO USA AND KOREA Both Use 12 Hour Clocks Electricity Different (Plugs, Voltage) Language Korea- Hangul America- English Measurement Korea- Metric as Well America- American Standard Money Korea- Won (1400 Won=1€) America- Dollar ($.60=1€)