Comparison & Contrast

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Japanese and Korean language both have many dialects.

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In terms of culture, it was said that Japan has external collective culture while South Korea has internal collective culture.

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The grammar of Japan and South Korea is very similar as this follows “Subject-Object-Verb” structure.

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Japan is famous for their animation industry whereas South Korea influences people through their entertainment & music industry.

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Korean chopsticks are more like the rounded Chinese kind, as opposed to the square-sided Japanese chopsticks, and do not come attached (they do not require snapping apart).

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Japan and Korea's food culture is alike. They both use chopsticks and eat their staple food: rice and soup.

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Bowing when you meet someone new or in greeting someone is a practice in Japan as well as in South Korea.

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Japanese art and aesthetics favor simplicity and straight lines. On the other hand, Koreans prefer bold, colorful and cluttered designs.

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Japan is an island country while South Korea constitutes the Southern part of the peninsula located in the Asian continent.

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Identify the signal word for comparison or contrast that is used in the sentence:

South Korea and Japan both have four seasons.

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