Cultural differences between China and South Korea

1. Cultural cognitive differences: Both China and South Korea are deeply influenced by Confucianism and have many similarities in their past history and culture. However, it is quite different from South Korea's "male chauvinism", and China is more like "female chauvinism". The same concept of thinking is often expressed in different ways.

2. Differences between Chinese and Korean food cultures: Korean food has many genres in cooking. Among them, Shandong, Sichuan, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hunan and Huizhou are the most influential and representative cuisines recognized by the society, that is, the "eight major cuisines" in China. Koreans are used to eating cross-legged on the floor. Its traditional diet is relatively simple, the staple food is rice, and it loves kimchi. There are many vegetarian dishes on the table.

3. Differences in social etiquette between China and South Korea: The etiquette spirit of Koreans is to kiss their lover, and the etiquette principle is to feel inferior and respect others. When dealing with people, we should keep a low profile and treat others with humility and respect, so as to win their respect. South Korea is known as the "state of etiquette", and Koreans attach great importance to their proper etiquette in communication. In social etiquette, South Korea generally does not grasp the hand as a meeting etiquette.