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If you wonder how Yang Liu gathered information, such as whether she used interviews, research, or theories, her reply is this: “The fact is that every single illustration is my very personal experience in the past 13-17 years, and this work was made as a documentation of my own life,” she said. As an artist who was raised in multiple cultures, she doesn’t feel like she belongs to any of them: “I am feeling myself more as a person who belongs to all the places I have been,” says Liu.

Means Of Transportation

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Phoenix the Frog 1 year ago

Yeah Germany is eco-friendly

84points

Expressing Opinion

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Alexander 1 year ago

As a german I can deeply relate. Whats the thing about Smalltalk or talking around the bush in soooo many countries? If you have to say something then do it and not let me guess what you really mean.......why wasting time? *sight*

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Sure, we are all aware of cultural differences around the world, such as social norms, family structure, religion, cuisine, and the more day-to-day ones that Liu has depicted in her illustrations. Historical, geographic, economic, and social factors are just some of the ones that form differences in the way we perceive and interact with the world around us.

Standing In A Line

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Vaa10 1 year ago

The Chinese line look like the line in my former school cafeteria

176points

Attitude Towards Punctuality

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Phoenix the Frog 1 year ago

Oh I want to be like Germany but am China

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When moving to a new country, no matter how close or far from your home, the beginning can be quite challenging and time-consuming. In order to adapt might require some adjusting to a new culture and adopting its values, beliefs, customs, and behaviors. Building new relationships and keeping an open mind is the right way to start.

Dealing With Problems

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Phoenix the Frog 1 year ago

I don't like to admit it but I am like China

107points

Expressing Feelings

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Phoenix the Frog 1 year ago

Why am I so much like China

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In Liu’s illustrations’ on one side, we might recognize ourselves more than on the other one, and it might raise questions: what else is different? How does that affect our mental health? Could I maybe learn new things and include them in my life to make it easier?

What do you, Pandas, think when seeing Liu’s depiction? Share your thoughts in the comments.

Traveling

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Phoenix the Frog 1 year ago

I like the German one. Pictures aren't the same as seeing it

134points

What’s Trending

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Phoenix the Frog 1 year ago

This is very ironic

160points

#10

Noise Level At The Restaurant

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Headless Roach 1 year ago

*noise level everywhere in China. Chinese cities are full of sounds coming out of absolutely everywhere.

133points

#11

Everyday Life Of Elderly

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Phoenix the Frog 1 year ago

Doggio is better 100%

155points

#12

Mood And Weather

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Phoenix the Frog 1 year ago

But rain is pretty

209points

#13

Self Perception

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Hannah M 1 year ago

People, this isn't saying that Chinese have low self-esteem or don't value themselves. It's comparing the individualism of the West to the collective mindset of the East. To a westerner the self is the primary consideration; in the east the self is a small part of the wider community

279points

Cultural Perceptions: Germans vs. Chinese

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Phoenix the Frog 1 year ago

I mean the Chinese one is not wrong. Saying as someone who lived in Germany

89points

At A Party

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BlueEyesWhiteDragon 1 year ago

I'm one of the little lonely dots on the German side. I would say I wish I lived on the circle side, but I would probably get overwhelmed by my nearest dots and try to leave early.

13points

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Children In The Family

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LizzieBoredom 1 year ago

So, Chinese children murder their family members?

448points

#17

Three Meals A Day

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Lyone Fein 1 year ago (edited)

More variety in Germany? Oh no, I get it. Cold and hot meals. Ok.

114points

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Contacts And Connections

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Lyone Fein 1 year ago

I wonder if the one on the left is really accurate?

88points

#19

Cure For Stomach Ache

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Dani M 1 year ago

"Beim Bauchschmerzen": actually it´s "Bei".... sorry

61points

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Sundays On The Streets

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Otter-Popsicle 1 year ago

Crowds suck

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Lifestyle: Independent vs. Dependent

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Autistic McWolferson the Forth 1 year ago

So basically "disappoint your family in any way and be disowned" in China. No real chance to develop your own genuine personality in a world like that

33points

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Ideal Of Beauty

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Ian Reynolds 1 year ago

Is this to do with skin colour or tone? Germans prefer darker skin and Chinese prefer lighter skin tones? If it is not, I don’t get it.

150points

Shower Time

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Got hacked lol 1 year ago

i take one at both times lol

110points

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Novelties

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Lyone Fein 1 year ago

I don't understand this one

101points

LizzieBoredom 1 year ago

German people don't like triangles

283points

Cassi Lyris 1 year ago

Germans will observe a novel item at a distance, cautiously. The Chinese will walk over, pick that thing up, and fiddle with it. According to these pictures, not me. I am on team "Don't touch that shìt, ya dîngus".

84points

Dani M 1 year ago

The Chinese according to this graph are more open to adapting to new things. As a southern neighbour of the Germans (Austria), I agree.

54points

Sonja 1 year ago (edited)

Germany is famously behind in digitalisation. Even third world countries sometimes have better digital networks than we do. And most offices still use tons of paper. And even though you can now send in your taxes digitally, the tax office still prints the forms, files it on paper, and then scans it in and files it as PDF. It's horrible.

31points

Jo Slatermill 1 year ago

It's how you act when seeing something new to you

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M T 1 year ago

German people don't like new things.

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TotallyNOTaFox 1 year ago (edited)

The german industry and government is very slow in picking new things up

7points

Mr. Sourcrowd 🧐 1 year ago

In Germany and western cultures you regard new things (Neuigkeiten) from a distance, while in eastern societies you inspect them from near. But I can't explain what this actually means 😅

6points

Alexander D. Bevil 1 year ago

They have triangular dog poo in both hemispheres.

5points

Yee Sern Tan 1 year ago

Maglev. Germans were discussing it for deacdes, and China went ahead to build the first to try-out

4points

Baali Venomax 1 year ago

Chinese are more open to try unusual things and experiences maybe?

3points

Penny Brueggemann 1 year ago

Asian minds are more likely to accept new things

2points

Julian Pope 1 year ago

Look, don’t touch.

2points

Sophroniel 1 year ago

Chinese take things they like without caring if it's theirs, or something historical. They like it they take it. Germans have more respect and leave things be

1point

anniee 28 1 year ago

the quality of being new, original, or unusual. "the novelty of being a married woman wore off''

1point

Mauricio A.Rivera 1 year ago

Ok, we are even I get this one but not some of the other ones! I have feeling we are not alone.

1point

Milf Memoires 1 year ago

We don't buy, just look 😂

1point

Farley Ong 1 year ago

The East is more attracted toward things novel nowadays, compared to the west. We’re used to change.

1point

teddy777 1 year ago

Something you can think about or admire vs something you can use

1point

Denise Indoung 10 months ago

I don't either!

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Fern 11 months ago

Germany: views nice thing without buying it. China: buys nice thing

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Josh Rosenberg 1 year ago

Westerners don't like things that are unusual, while easterners embrace them.

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Verena 1 year ago

Not picking up novelties immediately, but checking and pondering, sometimes too long. Can be positive or negative

15points

H G 1 year ago

Please take care of your triangles

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imgonaarickrollyousohard 1 year ago

Yeah... Germany

2points

Paul Pienkowski 1 year ago

Dog poop bags don't exist in China so you have to hold it in your hand?

12points

M K 1 year ago

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Philosophy of Iron “鉄の哲学” 1 year ago

In China, the old ladies selling handmade street food have QR code scan for their payment system

7points

Mini Kinks 1 year ago

The triangle is the symbol for change. I am assuming the Chinese embrace change and not so much in Germany?

6points

Nancy Rémillard 1 year ago

I like the german image vibe. It's looking at me. Why is it looking at me. *Stays away*

5points

Brie Sansotta 1 year ago

OK, so this is trying to say that it take awhile for Germans to warm up to something different and new, as opposed to the Chinese (I would more guess this would be true in Japan)

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

Africa is mixed on this. We are skeptical of SOCIAL changes but love technologies.

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Joshua Christensen 1 year ago

Germans hate new things... Which explains why they still use fax

1point

Kellie 1 year ago

In the east novelty is more compelling? In the west practicality is more considered? But that just seems like it would be a maturity thing.....

1point

Mini Kinks 1 year ago

The triangle is the symbol for change. Im assuming this means the Chinese embrace change and not so much in Germany?

1point

CaptainFluffy 1 year ago

I thought this was something to do with picking up dog poo.

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Gypsy Lee 9 months ago

Is to do with the Germans looking at and appreciating and leaving something, like say, flowers, the Chinese will pick it and take it with them? I lived in an area a lot of Chinese tourists would visit; we had a lot of flowers. After their bus would leave everything had been picked and the greenery trampled. Literally picked clean. - Just stating the facts.

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Jens Nobel 10 months ago

This one simply don't hold up. In both places, some of the older generations will say that we don't need anymore fancy gadgets. But also in both places, most people will jump at anything newfangled, hoping to get a more comfortable and wealthy life.

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Margaret Weaver 10 months ago (edited)

This is supposed to suggest the east is image-obsessed, while the west can take or leave novelty with a measure of indifference. Having lived most of my youth in asia, I recognise this as a soft racism holdover from the 80s. Just as stupid now as it was then, the phenomenon of tiktok now makes this mentality outright incoherent to the point that most no longer understand it. Absolutely priceless.

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Ann M Clinkscales 11 months ago

We find trinkets and gifts not a big deal. In China, they don't buy many trinkets. And, anything given as a gift is cherished there. It's a fairly new trend to buy family pets toys and clothes for your dog because they had more extra money un their economy. But, that's changed. Inflation in China is crazy high right now. People don't have extra income right now to spend on pets and gifts for family members.

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Axolotl Girl 11 months ago

It's doo doo

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Azazels Child 11 months ago

Why does that remind me of animal poop? Pick up the poop - don't leave it on the walking trail

0points

Rosie Bott 11 months ago

Is it poop

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SparkDragon 11 months ago

Whelp, I thought it was a poop, so my mind was drawing some weird conclusions!

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JinxBox 1 year ago

Did anyone get this one?

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H Nunya 1 year ago

If this is about trying new things, I’d like to be more like general society in the east.

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Pichaman 1 year ago

Do Not Touch restrictions but not in east!

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C Pryce 1 year ago

We're more sceptical of new things in the West? Not sure about that..

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RANDELL COPELAND 1 year ago

What the hell! What does this mean?

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RANDELL COPELAND 1 year ago

What the hell? What does this mean?

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michele mbennett101044@yahoo.c 1 year ago

Given that everything is made in China goes without saying

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Coy DeLaCruz 1 year ago

Chinese embrace novel things...Germans could care less..not into trinkets and knock offs.

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Lisa Roosen 1 year ago

In western Europe, they are more likely to question the idea of progress. They are conceivative because they want the weak and elderly to participate in society.

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Lisa Roosen 1 year ago

Also, they are fairly suspicious of new things. Because they be fond of their public health.

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Lisa Roosen 1 year ago

In (western) Europe, they deal fairly conceivatively with technological progress. Because they tend to question progress thinking critically. They want the older generations to be able to participate in society.

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Isaac Nemo 1 year ago

experiences vs possessions?

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eric riggs 1 year ago

I read this image as "Germans put novelty fake poo on the ground as a joke, while Chinese people will hold novelty fake poo in their hands as a joke." :P

0points

GadgetGirl 1 year ago

The novelty is over there vs I own the novelty?

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Wm Paul Robinson 1 year ago

Germans wouldn't pick up a Toblerone off the street, and eat it, hungry Chinese would?!

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Georgia Moir 1 year ago

Novel can mean anything new or even unusual. The Westerner isn't curious and the Easterner is?

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Fresh Big 1 year ago

Yes, I see what Jung was saying here about the personality of the triangle.

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Seamus Crumley 1 year ago

Didn't know that triangles could be a novelty, at least not after Pythagoras

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Janet Graham 1 year ago

I think we all like to handle stuff and not just look at it.

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Elchinero 1 year ago

????

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Bruce Sinclair 1 year ago

The Chinese perspective is true in some cases, in others not.

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Mosca Noche 1 year ago

Novelties in the west are just objects to be put on a shelf to look at for pretty. They’re trinkets.,In the east they are looked at as treasures with meaning and value for a time and place they visited or a person they knew.

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Thomas Gunawan 1 year ago

Probably the East gets more curious than the West after they check out their discoveries (ex: space, ocean, underground)

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Mary McCool 1 year ago

Wait! The blue represents Germany? I thought it was the U.S.

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Ileana De La Rosa 1 year ago

So one likes Doritos, the other doesn't

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Beeda Schmidt 1 year ago

Again step over it😂

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Punkzaine 1 year ago

Things to look at vs things you actually use.

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Marcel Sterling 1 year ago

I think I got it... For West, Novelty=C**p,For East, Novelty=Handy.

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Kevin 1 year ago

It means easterners are more handsy and direct when it comes to interesting or valued objects (or even people) - they won't think twice about picking up something interesting to look at it, or approaching an interesting stranger, rather than leaving it or them in natural state.

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Liz Orreo trex ago go 1 year ago

Neuheiten= new things

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Rachel Cosgrove 1 year ago

Germans don't have a lot of novelties while Chinese do.

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M K 1 year ago

That's because Germans would rather keep improving, perfecting, and upgrading existing products as opposed to leaving it half assed with a quarter beat life span. That's why products made in Germany (although twice as expensive) lasts 5 times longer. Germany is about prolonged quality rather than corner-cut-slap-it-together. Beemer/Merc against some Dongfeng? Come on now.

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Rachel Cosgrove 1 year ago

Germans don't own a lot of novelties, ie... little things to look at, trinkets, small decorative objects while Chinese do.

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Charmice Hardy 1 year ago

Ha, it's representative of embracing change, but it took me a minute to get that. Initially, I thought that it was based on novelty "type." Basically, that Germans prefer novelty cars, furniture, and houses, while Chinese prefer novelty purses, snacks, lighters, and gadgets.

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Mohd AzrullShahrir 1 year ago

My take, blue = leave your s**t, move on Red = take your s**t with you, everywhere you go

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any rei 1 year ago

Sadly this is true

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Erik Seiner 1 year ago

I that a pice of the Marker? Take it! Make us whole.

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Mike Murray 1 year ago

Novelty seeking Leave it - take it 🤔

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Jack Nolan 1 year ago

Triangle discrimination / triangle cooperation

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Killing_Time_At_Work 1 year ago

pick up your poop after yourself??

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Ckosturik 1 year ago

I think this means that Germans don't create viruses in a lab then leak them out to the world, but China does!

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Mr Old School Cool 1 year ago (edited)

Attention trolls: please stop calling this Beijing-born Chinese artist a racist, or that she is stereotyping her own country

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Veggie to Save Our Planet 1 year ago

I love her (accurate) take on things and I think it's so true that it actually makes it humourous. ..... I haven't read every comment but a lot of them seem to be 'defending' the west! Why?? These pics are just some general sweeping statements to make us smile .... Well it worked for me! Happy Tuesday 😉

37points

Toaster Teostra 1 year ago

People Just love being offended on behalf of others.

12points

Michael 1 year ago

Wow.. so i seen no comments about her being a racist.. just you... randomly popping up defending her honor? Digital dignity? And i mean if she asian and was. no one would care. If she not, no one would care. I am more concerned with you popping up. Pointing out her race and origin. I hadn't even looked up who the author was this is bored panda. I look here to kill time.

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kool mudkips 1 year ago

Just goes to show there are things to be learned from both (and other) cultures. Once we get further down our shared timeline, hopefully we can choose the best of all and further humankind.

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Just another bored panda 1 year ago

Again, wish I could upvote this comment at least 100 times. (Hopefully, fingers crossed, but not holding my breath 😪)

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Red Lotus 🪷 1 year ago

Yes!! There are a few things the west does better, and some that the east does better. Speaking as someone who's Asian, lived in both the subcontinent and the Middle East. I've also met plenty of Americans, so I have a decent idea of what both cultures are like.

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1 year ago

yes

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Zeyno 1 year ago

simple and nice

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Nonna_SoF 1 year ago

I feel like this should be titled differences in China and Germany rather than East and West. Both areas are culturally diverse enough that using one country as a metric isn't really fair.

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Blue 1 year ago

I relate completely as a middle eastern living in the west.

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Nick Murphy 1 year ago

Yep. Acknowledging differences between cultures is the exact opposite of racist unless it's done with a disdainful or xenophobic undertone. It's so gross that it's become the norm to cry racism for any humor relating to or observations of CULTURAL variations. Hell, it is almost never coming from a racist place when people make jokes or discuss differences between actual races in today's day. 99.999% of what many people have tantrums about and call racist only shows their inability to process the literal definition of the term. It's basically always about their fragile egos being damaged due to a lifetime of privilege making them weak, narcissistic and simple enough to still do something so obviously embarrassing, wrong, dividing and...just f****n gross. It's regressive fragility masquerading as progressive. I can't imagine anyone is still so enslaved by their delusion as to believe this contemporary bastardized version of social consciousness and tolerance is progressive.

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pebs 1 year ago

Quite accurate. Well done!

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Nocturnowl 1 year ago

It took me 4 pictures to realize that this wasn't talking about the East and West coast of the U.S 🤦🏻‍♀️

5points

censorshipsucks 1 year ago

well you DO live in a country that calls its indigenous sport tournament the "world series" so we're quite used to you guys thinking usa is the world ;-) /jk

6points

The Idaho Potato 1 year ago

Hilarious.

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Daaaaaaaaaaa 1 year ago

Oh, I like this a lot.

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George Fresh 1 year ago

Damn, a ton of "feels" hurt here. Poor poor victims.......

2points

Ari Keeper 1 year ago

The art is neat, but most seem more like judgements than observations. Very interesting.

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Alt Beel 1 year ago

Please get the title right. This is not East Vs West, this is very specific Germany VS China.

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HAL 1 year ago

Many of these comparisons also fit between the Western mindset prevailing in developed countries and the Mexican mindset. I am Mexican.

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James Doe 1 year ago (edited)

I really like their art. Makes you think. I've seen an exhibition in Aachen ~2010. Just before I went to China. We used it as discussion facilitator for the cultural training.

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Andini Sartika 1 year ago

the china one is very applicable to south east asians too

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Phyzzi 1 year ago

It seems to me that a lot of the negative reactions are to Yet Another BP Post That Lacks Subtlety. It's strange to me that the title of the series was painted is such broad strokes: Berlin vs. Beijing would have been more poetic and reflective of the observed differences, and it would also recognize that painting something like half of all humans vs the other almost half of all humans is probably too broad of a stroke. I also, personally, dislike this from an infographic perspective because a good graphic condenses complicated information while making it more accessible and the graphics... do the opposite? These observations, without cultural context, and presented as a full card each seem to be adding space and removing information, and I can tell from other comments that I wasn't the only one who found some of these counterintuitive or confusing.

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Ugh_What_Now 1 year ago

It's quite odd, as this infographic could almost be used for the opposite East/West scenario if you were to swap countries. Japan would easily take the place of Germany, and the US would easily take the place of China in pretty much every one of these infographic situations.

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

well yes but Japan was colonised by America in the 1800s (Perry et al) so it's pretty much following western standards on most things except humility and manners, where it's more eastern.

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Azazels Child 11 months ago

There's a lot to be said about a "we" mind set and "me" mind set. I remember how people took what they needed from the stores for their families to eat after the earthquake/tsunami. I wondered if in western culture if people would just raid everything for themselves. I don't operate on a "me" mentality and people will take advantage of your lack of selfishness. It's sad.

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Ewen Wang 1 year ago

funny ，but not much

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Bob Collins 1 year ago

Blue vs. Red? I couldn’t find anywhere an explanation as to which was East and which is West. Being from neither country/region/nationality/compass point, I am not familiar enough with either culture to recognize them. A simple key statement would have been helpful.

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Corwin 02 1 year ago

Great tool here to compare this for multiple countries https://www.hofstede-insights.com/country-comparison-tool

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Ben Nuttall 1 year ago

Some of these just feel like chinese propaganda.

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Wren Hard 1 year ago

I don't think any of them were designed to make either side seem preferable. For most of them, I personally liked the West becuase that's what I'm used to. It's just meant to show the contrast between different cultures.

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Irish woman abroad 1 year ago

Most of these could just as easily be the difference between Northern and Southern Europe, so the title is wildly inaccurate.

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Blue 1 year ago

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MIlos Stanojcic 1 year ago

One of biggest bullahits i ever seen in my entire life

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Jorge 1 year ago

I liked it a lot, very nice and creative. However, after having lived in China for almost 10 years, I feel that some of these comparisons are little accurate , for one side and the other

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Nazz reth 1 year ago

She is a racist because she has claimed Chinese cultural habits as the same for all of Asia.......... The article is labeled wrong. It should be the EU and China not west and east

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Vira 1 year ago (edited)

So, are you racist for saying all of the EU is one cultural block? Because all of the EU is not the same, so you would be incorrect to say that. You could ask for clarification rather than assuming the worst.

2points

Mort 1 year ago

German is honestly a great language, I hate English. So confusing!

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Dubnaught 1 year ago (edited)

It's also important to recognize generalities. For example, the west queuing and the eastern cluster. Many Chinese tourists actually take a class which involves learning about queuing along with other things so that they are on the same page with others when they travel. I don't recommend going to a new country and assuming everyone is just as unique and independently minded as you. There is a thing called culture and it's not the same across the world lol..

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Mr Old School Cool 1 year ago

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

you need to substantiate your argument otherwise people downvote you.

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Vira 1 year ago

What the heck is this comment thread? Are you people tinfoil hat nutters?

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AinjoCatmanro 1 year ago

See, I saw it as more positive to the east. So maybe, it’s just allows the observer’s biases and values to come to light? FWIW, I’m from the west - though not Germany.

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Margaret Nicholson 1 year ago

That is so not true. The vast majority of Americans know the difference between women and men. Why do you believe parents are fighting so hard to keep this c**p out of schools and trying to protect our children from the demoncrats!

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Mim“the Swede”Sorensson 1 year ago

How do you know? Do you belong to both cultures?

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Tristan J 1 year ago

Seriously? How is it mean? How can you possibly take offence, and if you didn't, why are you taking offence on behalf of others when no one specific is being portrayed, and all of the comments from those of the portrayed nationalities are finding humour and things they can relate to, rather than taking offence? Not everything that isn't rainbows and sunshine needs to be seen as mean or offensive.

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Higgleton 1 year ago

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Materyst 1 year ago

The artist lives in Germany, where two cold meals a day are normal.

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Tristan J 1 year ago

Look up where the artist was born and where they live. Clues in the picture.

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Alexander 1 year ago

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Leo Domitrix 1 year ago

No, you really can't.

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Mr Old School Cool 1 year ago (edited)

Attention trolls: please stop calling this Beijing-born Chinese artist a racist, or that she is stereotyping her own country

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Veggie to Save Our Planet 1 year ago

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Toaster Teostra 1 year ago

People Just love being offended on behalf of others.

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Michael 1 year ago

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kool mudkips 1 year ago

Just goes to show there are things to be learned from both (and other) cultures. Once we get further down our shared timeline, hopefully we can choose the best of all and further humankind.

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Just another bored panda 1 year ago

Again, wish I could upvote this comment at least 100 times. (Hopefully, fingers crossed, but not holding my breath 😪)

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Red Lotus 🪷 1 year ago

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1 year ago

yes

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Zeyno 1 year ago

simple and nice

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Nonna_SoF 1 year ago

I feel like this should be titled differences in China and Germany rather than East and West. Both areas are culturally diverse enough that using one country as a metric isn't really fair.

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Blue 1 year ago

I relate completely as a middle eastern living in the west.

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Nick Murphy 1 year ago

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pebs 1 year ago

Quite accurate. Well done!

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Nocturnowl 1 year ago

It took me 4 pictures to realize that this wasn't talking about the East and West coast of the U.S 🤦🏻‍♀️

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

well you DO live in a country that calls its indigenous sport tournament the "world series" so we're quite used to you guys thinking usa is the world ;-) /jk

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The Idaho Potato 1 year ago

Hilarious.

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Daaaaaaaaaaa 1 year ago

Oh, I like this a lot.

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George Fresh 1 year ago

Damn, a ton of "feels" hurt here. Poor poor victims.......

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Ari Keeper 1 year ago

The art is neat, but most seem more like judgements than observations. Very interesting.

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Alt Beel 1 year ago

Please get the title right. This is not East Vs West, this is very specific Germany VS China.

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HAL 1 year ago

Many of these comparisons also fit between the Western mindset prevailing in developed countries and the Mexican mindset. I am Mexican.

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James Doe 1 year ago (edited)

I really like their art. Makes you think. I've seen an exhibition in Aachen ~2010. Just before I went to China. We used it as discussion facilitator for the cultural training.

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Andini Sartika 1 year ago

the china one is very applicable to south east asians too

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Phyzzi 1 year ago

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Ugh_What_Now 1 year ago

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

well yes but Japan was colonised by America in the 1800s (Perry et al) so it's pretty much following western standards on most things except humility and manners, where it's more eastern.

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Azazels Child 11 months ago

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Ewen Wang 1 year ago

funny ，but not much

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Ewen Wang 1 year ago

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Bob Collins 1 year ago

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Corwin 02 1 year ago

Great tool here to compare this for multiple countries https://www.hofstede-insights.com/country-comparison-tool

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Ben Nuttall 1 year ago

Some of these just feel like chinese propaganda.

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Wren Hard 1 year ago

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Irish woman abroad 1 year ago

Most of these could just as easily be the difference between Northern and Southern Europe, so the title is wildly inaccurate.

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Blue 1 year ago

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MIlos Stanojcic 1 year ago

One of biggest bullahits i ever seen in my entire life

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Jorge 1 year ago

I liked it a lot, very nice and creative. However, after having lived in China for almost 10 years, I feel that some of these comparisons are little accurate , for one side and the other

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Nazz reth 1 year ago

She is a racist because she has claimed Chinese cultural habits as the same for all of Asia.......... The article is labeled wrong. It should be the EU and China not west and east

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Vira 1 year ago (edited)

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Mort 1 year ago

German is honestly a great language, I hate English. So confusing!

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Okiedokie 1 year ago

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Dubnaught 1 year ago (edited)

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Mr Old School Cool 1 year ago

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

you need to substantiate your argument otherwise people downvote you.

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Denis Okic 1 year ago

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Vira 1 year ago

What the heck is this comment thread? Are you people tinfoil hat nutters?

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AinjoCatmanro 1 year ago

See, I saw it as more positive to the east. So maybe, it’s just allows the observer’s biases and values to come to light? FWIW, I’m from the west - though not Germany.

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Margaret Nicholson 1 year ago

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mira thepickle 1 year ago

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Mim“the Swede”Sorensson 1 year ago

How do you know? Do you belong to both cultures?

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Invader Zim 1 year ago

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Tristan J 1 year ago

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Higgleton 1 year ago

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Materyst 1 year ago

The artist lives in Germany, where two cold meals a day are normal.

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Don’t Call Me Otto 1 year ago

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Tristan J 1 year ago

Look up where the artist was born and where they live. Clues in the picture.

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Alexander 1 year ago

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Leo Domitrix 1 year ago

No, you really can't.

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