Friday, August 15, 2008

Cultural Differences

I liked this post on China Rises, by Tim Johnson a Beijing Buereau news chief, about cultural differences between Western and Eastern cultures (using Germans and Chinese as examples in this case).

The examples are very true. I find it amusing that many dual nationality citizens like myself (Born in Hong Kong, raised in UK) find ourselves balancing these cultural nuances on a daily bases without even realising it. By osmosis we learn the differences in the cultures and seem to be able to switch depending on the company we are with - the question is, which culture do we prefer?!

Here are some of the examples, depicted by Liu Yang (German in Blue / China in Red)

Status of the boss:


Attitudes towards children:


A party:


Noise levels in a restaurant:


Problem solving:

Preferences towards transport:

Mood towards weather:

Time keeping:


Networking:


Queing mentality:

Ego:

High streets at the weekend:

Community:


Dealing with a complaint:





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