Korea must be the world's single most glorious place to drink. I have not tried Iceland. Patterns of eating also suggest robust enthusiasm rather than restraint and delicacy. A fairly standard repertoire of food with slight variation reappears wherever you go. Eaters dive in with gusto.
Flavors are delicious and on the strong side.
In contrast Japanese food is blander, more delicate and varied. When they eat the Japanese do not express their enjoyment as loudly as the Koreans do. Similar patterns characterize the humor, tenor and tone of Korean discourse in general. In Korea evenness of tone seems rarely sustained for long. A low, confidential voice will be followed by jagged blitzes of emotion or disagreement only to subside and rise again, unlike Japanese restraint and mildness.