Asian culture
Hi,
I am intrigued by Asian culture. I would appreciate having a conversation with somebody who can describe cultural differences. Thanks
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Привет, Val
First of all, I'm not Chinese. I'm only an Asian who has Chinese ancestors. I'd like to share my experience while encountered with them abroad (bear in mind that you can't read it as a generalization of the nations)
I had two Korean roommates, Japanese and Thais classmates, and Chinese friends.
My Thais classmates hung out all the time within their own people. However, I got the impression they really love their king and the royal family. That's one good thing I learn from them. They also have a huge tolerance towards se*ual-oriented community (it's called the ladyboy if you've ever heard it before). They practice kindness as their belief in Buddhism.
I had good and bad experiences with Koreans. My Korean roommates talked behind my back, while I've already asked them several times to tell me if they felt uncomfortable with me. Thus, I was still nice to them (I even cleaned the puke caused by their heavy drinking). My other Korean classmates, fortunately, were so kind to me, because they didn't drink. They liked me because I easily adapted to their customs.
I had an unforgettable memento with Japanese classmates, they're the jolliest person I've ever met. They tried very hard not to offend me, nor would they speak up if they disagreed with me. The way they communicate was so indirect that I'd never known if I ever offended them. That's the tricky part.
At last, I had a mixed feeling towards the Chinese. It's like a love and hate relationship. Nevertheless, my Chinese friends had left the most memorable moments of my life. As a matter of fact, I still keep in touch with one of them.
Did I mention that all of them were females? Feel free to discuss with me.
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Terecia Elshinta, thank you for sharing your moments with your friends of different culture/countries/languages .
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Hi Terecia Elshinta
We can have any good and bad experince with everyone. It’s not related to Asian or Europian culture. In all over the world good and bad people are living.
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Cj, I think Val means all of them. All East Asian cultures and all South-East Asian cultures. I'm not sure about India.
And I think, he is interested in differences too.
It doesn't make much sense to specify, because he doesn't know much about any of them:)
As communication codes are different, maybe another good question would be: what's East Asian people impression of Europeans.
And I think, he is interested in differences too.
It doesn't make much sense to specify, because he doesn't know much about any of them:)
As communication codes are different, maybe another good question would be: what's East Asian people impression of Europeans.
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I was working for three and a half years in Japan. Also for me, the indirect communication was a major issue sometimes. Germans are often very direct in their communication, so this often was a cause for trouble for me. My character has changed quite a bit during my stay in Japan.
During my stay in Japan, I went to Hong Kong one time and was flabbergasted by the short and target oriented communication of the service personnel in a hotel. In Japan, especially in service business, elaborated formulas of language are used. I experienced these expressions like keys to a communication: if they are not used, the communication simply does not start, e.g. to start a telephone call with 毎度お世話になっております (meaning something like "I am always at your service."), just as a very simple example.
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