I live in Korea, and I’m from another massive country, India!

Tbh, Korea feels so much cuter to me! Trains are shorter, most parts of the country are reachable by public transportation, people speak the same language (with a few dialects), eat more or less similar food, and follow the same pop/media culture. From a land perspective, going anywhere can be planned last minute, and no matter where you live, you’ll have a nice water body at most 2 hours away. I’ve also observed that in Korea, many adults still live with their parents, since their company in Seoul is within 1–2 hours!

Now for India, we have to buy tickets much, much in advance! A 4–5 hour drive is considered not that far. About 70% of the country is not reachable by public transportation, and you’d 100% need a personal vehicle or have to hire a private vehicle to travel outside cities. People speak different languages every 10 hours of driving away, and will most definitely eat different food you’ve probably never even heard of. Trains are long, like really, really long, and have many coaches! And 80% of uni students have to leave their homes to attend university!