듯이

Just like; as if

It compares one action to another: like looking for a romantic partner, like mixing beer and soju, flashing past the way a lantern does. Negated, it sets up a parallel argument, which is what the two lines about not saying British fish and chips or Korean kimchi fried rice are doing. It attaches to verbs; to compare nouns you use 처럼 instead.

Register: neutral