Chinese VS Korean

1. Chinese VS Korean
Performed by:
Vitaliy Pak

2. Origin
• Koreans, also known as Hanminjok or
Joseonminjok are an East Asian ethnic group native
to the whole Korean Peninsula and southeastern
Manchuria
• The Han Chinese, Han people or simply Han are an
East Asian ethnic group. They constitute
approximately 92% of the population of China,

3. Try to guess the nationality
KOREAN CHINESE

4. Again try to guess the nationality
KOREANCHINESE

5. Common comparison
Chinese
• Chinese people speak a
subset of the Chinese
language but there are
many other languages that
are spoken in China
• Chinese generally have a
rounder face
• Typical Chinese eyes are
angled somewhat
downwards
• Handshake is more
preferable than bowing
Korean
• Korean people speak
Korean language
• Koreans have a much flatter
face, supposed to have
paler face
• Smaller eyes; the eyes are
more likely to have single
eyelids, as opposed to
double
• Bowing is more preferred
for upperclassmen or elders

6. Traditional clothes

7. Traditional clothes

8. First birthday
Korean
• Dol is celebrated for the first
birthday of a child
• Koreans would pray to two of the
many Korean gods. Koreans would
prepare the praying table with
specific foods: a bowl of steamed
white rice, seaweed soup and a bowl
of pure water.
• Layered red bean rice cakes were
placed next to the prayer table. The
rice cakes were not shared outside
the family.
• The baby is dressed in very colorful,
ornate clothing called dol-bok
• The baby picks up various items on
the table that attracts him or her.
The items that the child picks up are
said to predict the child’s future
Chinese
• The child’s first birthday is also
celebrated with a large feast
and offerings to the gods and
goddesses.
• Parents also place a variety of
objects in a basket — a pen,
silver, official seal, needlework
and some toys — and offer
the basket to the child.
• The object the baby grabs
signifies the child’s future.
• The traditional first-birthday
gift is a gold ring meant to
protect the baby during harsh
times.

9. Wedding ceremony
Korean
• Before the wedding, a
beautiful tradition takes place:
The groom gives the bride's
mother a wild goose
(traditionally, a live goose was
used; today it is often a
wooden goose).
• Bride and groom bow to each
other and seal their vow by
sipping a special wine poured
into a gourd grown by the
bride's mother.
• Korean wedding banquets can
be very simple: Noodle soup
is the only required dish
Chinese
• The wedding banquet is a
lavish affair lasting two or
more hours. Invited guests
sign their names in a
wedding book or on a large
scroll and present their red
envelopes to attendants at
the entrance of the
wedding hall
• After the wedding banquet,
close friends and relatives
go to the bridal chamber
and play tricks on the
newlyweds as a way to
extend good wishes.

10. Other interesting facts
Korean
• In South Korea, it is perfectly
legal to drink alcohol in public.
• When a Korean’s name is
written in red ink, this
indicates that that person is
about to die or is already
dead.
• South Koreans enjoy showing
off their relationship statuses
publically. It is common to see
couples wearing matching
outfits.
• Playing the online video game
StarCraft is a legitimate career
in South Korea
Chinese
• Table tennis is China's
national sport
• Gifts will be refused at
least once before the
receiver will accept
them

11. Other interesting facts
Korean
• South Korean martial art
taekwondo is the country’s most
famous sport.
• South Koreans top the list
worldwide in terms of hard
liquor consumption
• When taking a photo, South
Koreans say “kimchi” instead of
“cheese.”
• Korean people actually stand in
line to wait for the bus! If the bus
driver feels that the bus will
become over crowded, the bus
driver will kindly request the
other passengers to wait for the
next one