Feb 28, 2010

East vs West ------ Ryuhei Yoshida

First of all, in the word "Eastern", it includes many countries. There're many cultural differences between Japan and China. The slide punctually is interesting to me. It says Eastern people are lazy to time.However in Japan, to be on time is important to us. Every train come every 5 minutes under the time schedule. If you don't keep a time, you lose your friend's trust.

Second, In the restaurant, it says eastern people are noisy. I think some people is so, but some Western people who come to Japan are more noisy than Japanese people. Why they feel Eastern people is noisy? This is because they can't understand other language, then unfamiliar language make people uncomfortable. If I hear unknown language that sound is just sound which doesn't have any means. Knowing or not knowing make different answer in any situation.

Topics in that paper are very first person opinion. He judge many things by one side. He sees every topic in his way of think. And, most of them include a misunderstand. I think to know other is not a judge others.

1 comment:

Leslie said...

Yes, you are right. People always generalize others with their stereotypes. It's an effective way to get to the world, but at the same time, it also restricts one to build an objective image of the world.

Therefore, we would always say, you should make your own judgment based on critical thinking, instead of accepting any stereotypes without challenging.

That's why I encourage you to find some points you don't agree. I am glad you did it.

Actually, any judgment about others should be adjusted constantly in the process of frequent contacts.

That's why we should keep an open mind.

Leslie