South Korea and United States? What are the cultural differences that ....?

Question

could affect business between the two countries?

Answer 1

This is mostly based on what some of my Korean friends said and being there a month.  If you smile too much, they take it as a sign that you are stupid, so I wouldn't overdo the "American charm".  They understand you are different and don't expect you to act like a Korean.  They seemed very happy that I knew a little bit of their language but I wouldn't overdo that either.  I always found them very easy to get along with if you show them respect and treat them like you would anybody else.

Answer 2

bORING!!!! are you always this high tech, or are you trying to still follow orders?

Answer 3

Well most asians look for eye contact, and tend to 'smile' in the eyes. where as the 'smile' as we know it can sometimes show a lack of restraint.

also a study showed americans use " :) " as a smile,

and most asians communities of gamers and programmers use a " ^_^ " to indicate happy.. basically they highlight the eyes to show joy, where as we see a smile of joy..

small diffrences in the countries can lead to big misunderstandings..

wish i had more, but i hope this helps!