Should I be an exchange student in Japan or Korea (north/south)?

Answer 1

Japan.

I went there through Youth For Understanding on a full corporate sponsorship. That means I didn't have to pay anything for it.

There are many more sponsorships to Japan due to all the Japanese companies that are here.

Answer 2

You definitely don't want to be a North Korean exchange student--it would be a one way ticket. I'd go to Japan over S. Korea because they are a bit more friendly toward Americans.

Answer 3

I do not know much about Japan, but I can tell you information about Korea. In a Korean school environment, the kids there are very focused on their school work. Yes, the classes are difficult and definitely challenging. Most Korean schools and students are known world wide for their excessive and hard studying. I am Korean, and I do know that some Koreans aren't as friendly as others. We seem to be very judgmental, but just as it is in America, you find a variety of people in Korea or any other nation. There are people you will get along with and people you won't. There are people who are extremely nice, and others that just don't care. In Korea, foreigners are rather welcomed. Koreans see Americans and Europeans as beautiful. They admire their pale skin and blond hair, with their blue eyes and small faces. Most high schools in Korea do wear uniforms. They expect their students to be clean, respectable in appearance and neat, tidy, organized, etc. Anything a private school in America would be expectant of their students. The uniforms are usually simple, with the boys wearing pants and a clean shirt, and the girls the same, although most girls wear skirts with little ribbons. Most high schools also have gym uniforms, which are more casual wear. There are many all girls/boys schools in Korea. My own father taught at a all girls high school as a gym teacher for 13 years. There are many co-ed schools currently though, and more so than ever before. Weather is usually the same as America, although Korea is known for its heavy rainfall at times. Korea does not nearly have many earthquakes as Japan does. Korea is widely known for its music culture, or KPOP. You will find that many Korean students are interested in KPOP and their celebrities and dramas on television. They use this as their past time, and admire people on television just as many kids in America or anywhere else in the world do.

Answer 4

The cost of living is a lot less in South Korea than it is in Japan. Noth Korea is communist. I've been to both countries.

Answer 5

SOUTH KOREA