It is cool how different the 3 languages are even though all these people are basically cousins.
Korean is easy to pronounce when you learn the alphabet, lol, you just need to know what the words mean.
Then of course the cultural differences and the sayings come in, after learning Korean you might be confused when the first person asks if your thirsty, cuz it translates into something like “Is your neck dry?”
lol
lol yeah in japanese ‘onaka suite’ means ‘(my) stomach is empty’ for I’m hungry. and your right given the geographic proximity you’d think they’d be closer - but then I look at Europe and go .... oh.... right.