We're just different
Corbett | September 14, 2008 10:17 AM
My colleague Lauri posted these cool images on her work blog which I thought elegantly stated many common East/West differences/misconceptions. She found them here, which credits them to a Chinese raised in Germany.
The BLUE represents a Westerner and the RED represents an Easterner:
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Things that are new
Population
At a Party
Me
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otron
September 17, 2008 10:20 AM
Re: Things that are new:
Do Easterners adopt new things faster than Westerners? Am I missing something?
corbett
September 17, 2008 12:16 PM
I think it's safe to say that Asians in general adopt new technologies faster than Western counterparts. For example, the subscription rates for mobile technology here are all much higher than in the West, and DVDs proliferated much faster here than in the West. Also, mass transit systems are more advanced here, etc. The same goes for FMCG products, clothing, eyeglasses, etc. Mainly I think Westerners are slower en masse to accept new things, while things are changing much faster here in the East, and consumers can accept new things easier.