Eastern Culture vs Western Culture
CULTURES AT BOTH ENDS OF THE WORLD
The world we live in is made out of a vast differing quality of distinctive societies. One of the main contrasts within this diversity of cultures is the differences between the East and the West. Eastern and Western cultures differ with one another in a wide range of point of view. In this essay, I will discuss how the distinction between the two varies and how it influences the behaviors and practices of individuals.
First and foremost, I would like to point out that there are obvious evidences on how the East and the West cultures are not the same, based from what we can see and hear. Like for example, the languages spoken at each end of the world are totally different in characters, tone, articulations and pronunciations. What are visible to us from the outside such as clothing and behavior are all distinctions in which everyone can identify. Obviously, when we see farther than the picture, there are various societies and cultures comprising in both the East and the West which vary in different ways. Each culture has their own way of portraying something through communication, religion, customs, lifestyles, and so on.
Following the differences in expressing cultures, let’s let Asia represent the East. Asians focus much on respect and personal distance. They are known on always being very formal and polite even when talking to their own relatives. When having a conversation with somebody, you will realize that they only expose a bit of their expressions. They tend to avoid showing their emotions so that they won’t give any false assumptions to whom they are talking to. Regarding the personal distance, they avoid any contact with the other person and keep space. For example, in Asian cultures, people would bow or tilt their heads as a sign of “hello”, “thank you” or “good bye”, whereas in Western culture, a handshake or even a hug is considered to be normal. Asian culture strongly values the hierarchy system in which
The world we live in is made out of a vast differing quality of distinctive societies. One of the main contrasts within this diversity of cultures is the differences between the East and the West. Eastern and Western cultures differ with one another in a wide range of point of view. In this essay, I will discuss how the distinction between the two varies and how it influences the behaviors and practices of individuals.
First and foremost, I would like to point out that there are obvious evidences on how the East and the West cultures are not the same, based from what we can see and hear. Like for example, the languages spoken at each end of the world are totally different in characters, tone, articulations and pronunciations. What are visible to us from the outside such as clothing and behavior are all distinctions in which everyone can identify. Obviously, when we see farther than the picture, there are various societies and cultures comprising in both the East and the West which vary in different ways. Each culture has their own way of portraying something through communication, religion, customs, lifestyles, and so on.
Following the differences in expressing cultures, let’s let Asia represent the East. Asians focus much on respect and personal distance. They are known on always being very formal and polite even when talking to their own relatives. When having a conversation with somebody, you will realize that they only expose a bit of their expressions. They tend to avoid showing their emotions so that they won’t give any false assumptions to whom they are talking to. Regarding the personal distance, they avoid any contact with the other person and keep space. For example, in Asian cultures, people would bow or tilt their heads as a sign of “hello”, “thank you” or “good bye”, whereas in Western culture, a handshake or even a hug is considered to be normal. Asian culture strongly values the hierarchy system in which