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Since we can travel around the world and visit different countries, people noticed cultural differences that are here to this day. That is what makes traveling fun, to change your usual setting with something new and unexplored. 

Yang Liu a young artist from Beijing currently living in Germany illustrates the social and cultural differences between her Eastern and Western worlds in her project “Ost trifft West,” or “East Meets West,” which conveys a strong message on the differences she personally experienced.

"Ost trifft West" is a series of infographic posters that compare German and Chinese people in accurate and humorous ways. The infographics highlight important human elements such as self-perception, opinion expression, and mood.

So without further ado, we invite you to explore the differences captured by this incredibly observant artist.

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The Boss

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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.

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Expressing Opinion

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Alexander
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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Standing In A Line

Standing In A Line

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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.

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? 

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

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Noise Level At The Restaurant

Noise Level At The Restaurant

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Headless Roach
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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Self Perception

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Hannah M
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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Cultural Perceptions: Germans vs. Chinese

Cultural Perceptions: Germans vs. Chinese

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At A Party

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BlueEyesWhiteDragon
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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Three Meals A Day

Three Meals A Day

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Lyone Fein
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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Contacts And Connections

Contacts And Connections

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Cure For Stomach Ache

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Lifestyle: Independent vs. Dependent

Lifestyle: Independent vs. Dependent

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Autistic McWolferson the Forth
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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Ideal Of Beauty

Ideal Of Beauty

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Ian Reynolds
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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Shower Time

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Mike Fitzpatrick
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Personally, I'm with the Chinese folks here. I like to be clean when I get into bed.

Kai
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I give my self 30 minutes to get out the door in the mornings, definitely night showers for me

Alex Chan
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My personal experience, going into bed after a shower feels much much more relaxed.

Something
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The actual best time to shower is afternoon/early evening, but most people can't accept it.

Zuzana Necasova
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Totally agree. Because usually in afternoon or early evening, you come home from work/gym/shopping, from the outside. So why not to take a nice shower and get rid of all day’dirt’? Then you’re nice and clean in your home/sleep wear and that’s the best feeling ever.

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Princess duck feathers
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd rather take showers at night but I have to in the morning because I don't have time in the night

Maggie Hood
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I have to work I take a shower in the morning to help me wake up. When I don't have work, I shower at night before I go to bed. I prefer showering at night because it's just more relaxing in my opinion

SCamp
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Total evening shower person - going to bed with the day’s grime on?? No thanks. Wash face in the morning, brush teeth, good to go

Iris E
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

makes total sense to wash at night and not take the "dirt of the day" into your bed…

Nizumi
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Canadian here - I'm a night shower person. It's the ritual of getting the ick of the day off me physically and psychologically before settling in to sleep.

Markus He/It/E/Cloud/Ti
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My hair takes several hours to dry, it is very thick, and I don't have the time/desire to blow dry it. I take night showers so my hair is nice, dry and fluffy by the morning

Nitka Tsar
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I‘m German. My husband prefers to shower in the morning and I in the evening 🤷‍♀️

Ashley Deane
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I only shower at night.. it would be weird to START my day with a shower. A hot shower is the best way to end my night. Well .. a hot shower and weed 😏

Lemon
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I shower at night because I don't like the feeling of the day lol

Stuart Irvin
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i dont get showering at the morning. baths are supposed to be the end of a long day, a relaxing experience.

Janet Graham
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nope, shower at night when you actually are carrying the dirt of the day. Why shower in the morning?

Mosca Noche
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bathing in the morning or night depends a lot on what a person does for a living.,Most Americans shower first thing in the morning before going to work because they have white collar office jobs. Blue collar workers shower at night. Otherwise they’re sleeping in their filth. They get out of bed and go straight to work. To me whether you work a desk job or a outside, it makes the most sense to shower at night before going to bed. Otherwise you’re dirtying your sheets with sweat from the daytime.

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