This document discusses the key differences between China, Korea, and Japan in terms of salutations, languages, and writing systems. It notes that while people from these countries are often confused with one another, they have distinct cultures, languages, and writing systems - Chinese uses mainly straight lines, Korean incorporates circles, and Japanese features fewer strokes with more curves. The document encourages readers not to assume someone's nationality and to recognize the differences between these East Asian countries.

1. Differences between China, Korea, and Japan
 Salutation
 Questions
 Where are you from
 Are you Chinese
 Experience: daily
 Confusion: China? Korea? Japan?
 They are not the same
 Different countries: map
 Latin Americans – Brazilians
 Language
 Same language?
 Translation: piece of cake
 My name in Chinese
 Recognize
 Korean: circle
 Chinese: straight lines
 Japanese: less strokes, more curves
 Conclusion
 Different countries, languages
 Don’t assume!
 Recognize!