East vs West - a comparison through icons
I received this via e-mail (and usually the sender forwards junk, so thanks mate!) and thought it a great way of looking at how East and West differ culturally. These icons were designed by a Liu Young, who was born in China and educated in Germany. Here are some lines from the e-mail:
"Understanding of Chinese/Asian culture vs. Western..... ....interesting research .
It also applies to all Asians, including the Indians, Japanese, Thais, Koreans, Indonesian, Malays, Dayaks, etc... "
And the guide:
"Blue --> Westerner
Red --> Asian/Chinese "
Way of life
Punctuality
Contacts
Anger (it's a frown in the thought bubbles)
Queue when waiting
Sundays on the road
Party
In a restaurant
Travelling
Handling problems
Three meals a day
Transportation
The elderly in day-to-day life
Moods and weather
The boss
What's trendy
The child
Food for thought.
"Understanding of Chinese/Asian culture vs. Western..... ....interesting research .
It also applies to all Asians, including the Indians, Japanese, Thais, Koreans, Indonesian, Malays, Dayaks, etc... "
And the guide:
"Blue --> Westerner
Red --> Asian/Chinese "
Opinion
Way of life
Punctuality
Contacts
Anger (it's a frown in the thought bubbles)
Queue when waiting
Sundays on the road
Party
In a restaurant
Travelling
Handling problems
Three meals a day
Transportation
The elderly in day-to-day life
Moods and weather
The boss
What's trendy
The child
Food for thought.
posted by Jo at 2:29 am
5 Comments:
very interesting..
priceless! haha.
That is quirkily informative.. albeit general... i'd rather say it is more asian swayed rather than just chinese alone..where did u get this from.
Jo,
the only part that I didnt get is the last one - the one about the child (or children). At the risk of being awarded the Dunce hat, can you explain that bit a bit? :-)
Faz
Aronil, as per the first line, I got it as an e-mail forward. :P
Faz, what I understand it to mean is that the child is the centre of the family - the parents and the grandparents. Versus being the child of the 2 parents, quite separate to the grandparents. Also, I think there's the idea that the child's just another human being versus being the centre of their world.
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