The first one I was going to mention is the heat. When I was living in China I froze my ass off during the winter. Here in Korea the floor heat is sooooooo nice! 
In terms of the drinking culture it is pretty much the same here. If people are drinking you are expected to as well.
The whole Gangnam Style drives me nuts as well. My wife said the guy (whatever his name is) skipped out on his mandatory military service (I don't know how, it's just what she told me) so many Koreans don't like him.
One of the things that drove me nuts in China was the firecrackers all the time. I'm really sensitive to noise so it became annoying.
I guess depending where you are (you said you are out in BFE so maybe it's not bad there) the pollution in China can be pretty bad. I was in Wuxi and we had some days where it was pretty think.
The soap operas in Korea drive me nuts. My wife watches them and I just tune them out.
The same with the air conditioner, my wife complains when I have it the "freeze your ass" setting. Of course she doesn't sweat. On being too hot, I don't think that's the case here. When I'm on the subway they always have the heat cranked up and no one seems to mind. Yet I'm sweating and end up taking off my coat.
How about smoking and spitting, do they do that in China too? That's one thing I just find particularly nasty here in Korea.
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