A documentary with interesting studies about Eastern and Western thought, not their opinions of a specific topic, but mental schemes, reasoning and learning.
People have to stop getting offended by subjects like this, we have to admit that we are all different, these studies are important for us to understand each other, as long as we don't judge people by the difference.
I appreciated this video. I am a Filipino and studying Christian history as one of my subjects. It is very interesting for me to know that my culture which I learned from the northern part of Luzon in the Philippines is semblance with those in western culture. I am more of conservative in feelings but I am modernist in some areas that deal with liberalism. Thank you for sharing your video. It makes sense.
I love everything I learn about the East. So much amazing history, such beautiful land, brilliant and amazing people. China, in particular, is a place that never ceases to be a source for inspiration, wisdom, awe to me. Truly. I am so thankful for the many creations of the Chinese people, that are so fundamental to our lives, worldwide today. Chinas contribution to the world is and will always be unchallenged.
Yeah me too. It looks so beautiful and peaceful as a rabbit and china man i love the country with there religions, traditions and culture and much more too and the eastern countries are just so amazing and fascinating and beautiful and i love the eastern countries more then the western countries here.
Incredible video. If everyone was interested in watching it, we could all learn a lot. The reason why there is a difference is even more interesting to me. It ultimately shows how our upbringing affects our perception of the world around us.
I'm Asian American & left my mother's country since I was 7 years old but my perspective is very Asian but I also love some of the western views too. I love asian tradition, family ties/ sacrifice for each others & tradition but I also love the etiquette & manners of my Western friends. I love how they're extremely nice, friendly, open minded and really manners.
I'm so confused as to why this is not Group A for everyone, haha. I am born and raised in the U.S. with Western culture, but personally prefer a mix of Western and Eastern culture. However, I feel pretty strongly that the phenotype of A makes the most sense. Flowers in Group A could possibly reproduce the given flower whereas, with the flowers in Group B, it seems less likely.
When it comes to analyzing specific objects Westerners are unmatched. But when it comes to contextualizing and looking at the bigger picture and complex interactions between objects Westerners seem lost. Just look at Western foreign policy... They are good at analyzing, finding weaknesses, and destroying specific governments and military targets. But when you look at the big picture of Western foreign policy as a whole it is nonsensical, illogical, and even self-destructive.
"When it comes to analyzing specific objects Westerners are unmatched. But when it comes to contextualizing and looking at the bigger picture and complex interactions between objects Westerners seem lost." ill give you that. Im amazed at how extremely educated people in one field are very intelligent and yet fail to see how some things are so obviously connected that they completely miss.
It remided me a lot of my reaction to The Arrival and how I wish I had more fluidity and awarness of how much my culture and language influences me and my actions. love the video, it's very silly for some subjects but my heart and mind are open to understand its value.
reasonable. more tea in chinese and japanese we ask like : もっと欲しい（japanese)/再喝点吗？(chinese ) 欲しいwant. 喝drink. both chinese and japanese languages are more focusing on verbs.
definitely amazing documentary ..... I was searching for such one, great ! BUT WHERE IS THE SECOND PART !!!!! PLEASE RE-UPLOAD IT OR MAKE IT AVAILABLE ! I am totally amazed how differently cultures arose !! Eastern culture absolutely is blowing everyone's mind, firstly mine lol !
I like the idea of this documentary. I lived and worked in South Korea for 4 years recently. There is definitely a difference in perception and priorities on the individual over society. There are pros and cons, and if you ask the everyday person in Korea, they like the conformity. It's safe. There is a feeling of being together, being part of something. There is some comfort there. That's a by product of conformity. There are individuals, but they end up being the leaders LOL I myself, grew up in America, and actually battled conformity in my youth. Having experienced both types, I do like individuality better for all. Although there are faults, it can be improved on, and it naturally always is improving. Conformity however is a dead end since it's based on what happened before. And who can break the cycle of conformity? Only an individual.
I grew up in the West too (the US) but I love conformity. It unifies instead of discriminates and the community gains power instead of shattering like glass.
While EU already in EU2.0, Asia and immature Asian leaders still fighting about bunch of trivial islands and play twists on text books like 3 year old girl. That is why they will always play 2nd hurdle to the West. Xi is a disaster.
Err... You are Dumb ... you just proved my point, you are just another subhuman incapable of reasoning, and intelligent conversation, you realize 90% of the comment involve China, Japan, and South Korea end up like this, very unique. For example, you don't see these type of comments (basically thoughtless) in the comment section of Brexit. Shall we say "Culture Difference"? LOL
as a westerner, i initially said B but switched to A upon closer inspection...i think Westerners tend to view from an individualistic mindset & easterners form a more communal mindset....they both have their pros & cons but i believe both have something to learn from each other. if anything, eastern mindsets are based in more history & westerners have a lot to learn from that! neither are wrong or right!
I'm starting to wonder, all of my eastern and western friends have chosen A for the flower test, most of them chose blue one for that “ducks" test, most of them said the person in the center looked happy, and no one said he looked unhappy, they said he might be happy but the photo didn't give them enough details to make a good conclusion.( yes I did a servey on my friends they are either westerns who grow up in western society or Easters who grow up in eastern society) the result of my servey is very different than that of theirs, I wonder if they picked out they responds they wanted so that they can make it more convincing and interesting.
@@user-od5cg4uz4x I'm western and I chose the blue one! It really depends what you're using it for... but I feel like it would be more practical to organize those "docks" by their shape.
I'm Filipino with Chinese ancestry. Surprisingly I will pick the rectangular wood right away with the same reason. and I can't seem to find any reason why I would pick the blue cylinder. Maybe that's why Asian's do very poorly in Hollywood. Whereas the Silicon Valley is dominantly Asians including East-Asian electronics giant. Very interesting documentary on how Asian brains are wired. We see the world as clamps of substances put together. Maybe also the reason why Asia is a such gargantuan manufacturing economies.
I am Anglo-Irish descent from England. I've lived in Asia for half of my life, and that half was my childhood. When I moved to Australia I went into a cultural shock as well. I think no matter what there will always be asian values embedded in me.
In summation, easterners perspective of the world is holistic i.e., group of objects are interconnected to each other, objects are complex and therefore don't exists in isolation; whereas, from the western point of view the objects exists in isolation, separate and individual from each other. Easterners emphasis on verb is greater from westerners; whereas, westerners emphasis on nouns is greater from easterners.
If you're interested in learning/pursuing this topic further, there are also starting to be discussion about how the internet has affected these cultural differences as seen from a change in the beliefs and inclinations of younger generations
I am a first nations person from what the settlers colonized and called British Columbia, we were the first people here in the west and we do not share this western philosophy, if we do it was forced into us through residential boarding schools that was made by law of the queen of England at the time, thats why i will never bow to no queen. Our philosophy is of spirituality to mother earth the great mystery ( creator) as little label as we can put it, respect to all living things on this earth, science has proven through quantum physics that even a rock has movement, everything has life, that has always been our beliefs since the beginning of time. I am not trying to offend anyone, just cerious on where first nations and native american stand in this western and eastern philosophy.
I think that's an oversimplification, as the presentation of the video is itself an oversimplification. For instance I don't see much socialism in the East; it was invented in the West, spread to some parts of the East for some decades, was fought hard by other parts (Japan, South Korea) and even where 'Communist' parties are still in charge they've brought in capitalism! And considerable individualism, e.g. in China. Perhaps 'collectivism' would be a better term? You see it both pre-modern and contemporary Japan, in loyalty to clan lord or corporation, despite its strong resistance to communism or any form of egalitarianism. I could deconstruct the others as well, e.g. in what way is the West shallow? Shakespeare, ancient Greek theatre, Wagner? Isn't a lot of Japanese culture shallow - because their culture involves a lot of masks and putting on a front? Isn't confidence a good thing - and don't we see plenty of it in China's rise? If the West was all about individualism and the self how could its companies, countries and credos hold together sufficiently to conquer most of the world and influence all of it?
I'm an american, and all those questions, I would answer like an easterner. But at the same time, I have a hard time grappling with the peculiarities of the japanese language (like the fact that they don't distinguish plural and singular with every noun). I've been studying japanese since middle school, and recently I've been studying linguistics in general. Though I've gained a much better understanding of how japanese works, I can't figure out the why. Why is plurality not important? Getting stung by a bee, is a very different situation than being stuck by a lot of beeS. I imagine information like that would be important. Was your friend beat up by one guy, or several of them? Are talking about a person, or multiple people, or people in general? I find that to be so annoying. Earlier today, ironnically, I was thinking 'seriously, wtf? do they easterners see individual wolves as just being wolfkind, rather than individuals or groups?' And the verby-ness bit, I can see too. It would help to explain why most japanese sentences don't have subjects, infact its not unusual for sentences to be just a verb on its own. Of course, most sentences do have noun clauses, its just that they don't bother to mention the doer (or the agent as we linguists call it) most of the time. However, I never struggled with this, infact I find it quite natural. Though to me, I view it as placing enphasis on what is being affected (the object of the sentence) rather than what's happening. Infact, some people think japanese is a passive language (a language where they use the passive voice far more often than the non-passive). Japanese technically is not such, though it does behave like one in a lot of ways and some linguists claim this WILL result in it evolving into a passive language. I could rant all day on this, but this is already stupid-crazy long as it is : /
(referring to your 1st sentence) No one is 100% individualist in the west or 100% Collectivist in the east(refer: Hofstede 1991). You can even see the video as some people answered different to their culture. You could have bits of eastern culture inside you may be because of your long interest and study of japanese language or may be not. ( about plurality) the subject, object, agent,people, animals etc are not important. The task is important so why bother explaining the plualirty of unimportant things,makes sense? People are mostly called by their family names. In Bangladesh, people introduce themeselves by family name and may never disclose their first name. Family is important the particular individual is not important. While on the other hand my particular sentence that "individual is not important" is enough to offend a westerner. got it? I am from east living in west.
u said it,"Getting stung by a bee, is a very different situation than being stuck by a lot of beeS" we use a Iot a Iot to distinguish singuIar from pIuraI
The Cultural values are usually different as well as clothing styles and choices of eating habits on average. I think Easterner's usually have a longer life span mostly due to the diet decisions.
On the Western side, this documentary is entirely focused on countries that speak English, which makes the entire thesis ridiculous since its well established that languages shape thought. French, Germans, Russians, Greeks, Hungarians, etc. would all need to be part of this study to reach such a broad conclusion about "the West.". Additionally, given only the deprecating tone toward English speakers in this documentary one would hardly imagine such things as the laws of electricity, Newtonian physics, Shakespeare, the Internet, molecular genetics, and the moon landings were developed in the English-speaking world. The conclusions on photo taking were really absurd, with the blunt statement that Easterners take pictures of themselves showing backgrounds while Westerners don't. LOL, this sounds like some sort of second-rate Occidentalism.
+Nathan Storm (tropictimes) exactly! I am native in Greek, English is my second language and I would propose more tea differently in each one. Plus I picked A and I am a westerner. Saying that we look at objects reagardless of context or that we don't care about surroundings when discussing an issue is such a morosity. It is the first time I have ever heard anything like that and it is not supported by any actual arguements whatsoever.
+Nathan Storm (tropictimes) "depreciating tone"? Give me a break whiner. You sound like a typical self-entitling social justice warrior that the West breeds as an oozing crud spawned from its own strife for power and status-qo legitimacy. One would hardly imagine such things as gunpowder, silk, gold, civilized thinking, music, weaponry, architecture, or herbal medicine as well (to name just a very few).
+Nathan Orme An even issue/question is where do Middle Easterners, South Asians and Sub-Saharan Africans fall into this: do they fall under Easterners or Westerners???
This is an outstanding depiction of the root philosophical differences between Eastern and Western perception, which have vast social and ontological (ly perceived) implications. It's too bad materialism has largely affected the world as if it were a viral infection; I feel that it's left us with only one working eye with which to perceive our existence.
Most of these assumptions are utter bullshit. Aristotle did not think the individual objects contained properties of gravity, but rather properties drawn to specific energies in the universe. Heavy objects for example would heavily correspond with energy flowing downwards.
You're missing the bigger picture here. With a mindset focused on nouns and objects, it's more natural to think of objects as having these properties like gravity being self-contained. The eastern mindset being more focused on verbs and actions, it's more natural to think of gravity as relations between objects. These are vast generalisations, and there will always be exceptions, but it does highlight a key difference between the two mentalities.
I live in Australia .I could feel that there is a big difference between the west and east ,while the difference bettween east visa counties is much smaller.
It appears Westerners look at "Superficial features" a lot while Easterners look at the "Core features". 1. Flowers, westerners choose Group B because of flowers stem. But the most core structure that will shape the flowers phenotype is its leaves and petals which Easterners choose. 2. Wooden cylinder, Westerners choose the external appearance, which is cylinder. The difference in color doesn't matter as long as "Superficial features" look the same whereas Easterners choose the Wooden block which represents the "Core" structure of the wooden block. These examples can be applied in real life. When Westerners said "Are you ok?" They don't mean to help you all the way to the hospital. But the conversation would at least give you a comfort to the listeners. However for Easterners they don't usually socialize as Westerners do. But when Easterners know each other, their question "Are you ok?" mean they will help you all the way as long as they could.
@アウェ•パケ厶 that’s kinda scary, true we are all Homo sapiens after all, but one thing that will be lacking in the future is diversity, meaning that your ethnic background and religion basically doesn’t matter by that point and people just see you as one, and pride for your country is not a thing anymore since you’re a mixture of everything. I’ve never spoken to a single Arabic person before and I want to know how’s it like in their country like their food, religion, and philosophy to see how’s it different from others, if it’s all westernized then I probably wouldn’t find his culture that interesting and unique because I’m already a Westerner. In conclusion, yes we are all humans, but unique type of human that eat, walk, talk, look, act, and beliefs differently.
Well, I think we've been changing according to our inclinations, also according to the environmental demands (society, education, family and so on). In my opinion, I think that differences are separated into being rational or intuitive, objective or subjective, to think or to sense. And in the process of our lives we've been developing those characters whenever it is needed.
I agree that it's been changing as the East and West learn about each other more. I think millennials and younger tend to follow the mindset your talking about, but the way they described westerners in the documentary reminds me of my parents and grandparents.
I am a westerner, and I feel like the question about whether the boy is happy is definitely a "no" in the second picture. I think the more our society studies psychology, the more that makes sense. But I also know most westerners are inspired by the idea of being the happy individual no matter how dark the surroundings, yet... realistically, I don't think it's easy to be that way.
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So please, spare me any accusations of being racist or prejidiced against the man. I will be the first to tell you, that I love the Eastern people, and all the marvelous and ingenious ways that their Eastern ways, and way of thinking has benefited mankind. --- Thank you that is all!
Hi Samuel, the research isn't 100% accurate, but explains how are structured the mental models in average westerns and easterns, of course due to several factors like education, family and related, some people can develop a different way thinking like you. I am sure that in China or Japan also exist people with western orientation. Another interesting question is, with an unstoppable globalization , which will be the future of both mental schemes?
the cylinder question was interesting. The westerners noted only 1 dimension when asked to choose an object corresponding to the wooden cylinder. They chose the hollow blue plastic cylinder, since it had the same shape. The easterners chose the wooden rectangle since it was of the same wooden material, and density even though it wasn't the same shape.
I'm a Latin guy (so Im affected by westrn culture) but the more I see this video, the more I feel like an Eastern guy. I do and behave as Asian people do xD
Cuando vayas a asia, te dara cuenta lo equivocado que estas. When you go to asia, you will realize how mistaken you are. We don't have nothing in common with asia. It's like going to another planet basically.
Because you are seeing this video and answering questions, most probably you would answer like an easterners. But if you were not introduced to this video and if were directly participating in the experiment you would definitely give the answer like a Westerner.
27:24 interviewer asked "is he happy?" not "does he look happy?" wrong translation; don't know japanese but i don't think they asked about his 'look' in japanese, too
Interesting.. I am not sure how reliable are the tests done here, I am surprised to see that I am a Westerner. Well, I am Kurd from Turkey living in Arizona :)
I have a similar situation here. Studied in a european school; living in Turkey. I mostly think like a westerner only in some questions i was belonging to group B. I have a mixed brain. :)
I grew up in the US and tended to see relationships early. I chose mostly Eastern. The flower and the smiling/angry faces are hard for me to even understand in the Western perspective. The smiling face itself seems to change into something scary even though I know it's still the same face. It makes sense that I'm interested in moral philosophy and metaphysics, as I'm often confused as to the ways the people around me sum up situations, each other and the environment. While these distinctions hold true for the majority in these cultures, there will always be deviations from the norm.
The 'cultural' IQ tests in this video are unique and very thought-provoking. I have many comments for many of the statements are too blunt and need explanation in favor of the West, for we are not as stupid as we come over in this video. In other words, this video series has not taken into account our Western medieval underground tradition which was as holistic as the Eastern tradition, but it is still today unknown to most Westerners. In my humble opinion, the systemliterate view of life which this video is about, is not borne by the East only, but also by the West's underground tradition of medieval times and the Renaissance. Leonardo da Vinci was clearly a systems thinker, and his view of life was organic just as the Eastern view of life.
Interesting opening... If it is a discrete question, I'll just put it to A because there is only 1 difference: the stem. If I'll give points to every parts: (petals, the circle, the stem, and the leaf) Group A has more similarities than Group B
I am Hong Kong Chinese(I am a young male ) and I prefer western culture because Asian culture treat other people like slaves, also not equal (have dictator mindset )!!!!! What do you guys think?
Culture differs in many different ways base on where your from. Yet a flower is a flower no matter where you go and who you show. Through culture and native tongue you may call it differently in you language which is the same.
Both are true. An object appears blue because its individual atoms make it appear blue when interacting with certain external light. An object’s mass influences the effect of the external force of gravity on it. No single perspective makes up the entire truth of reality.
to which group does the flower belong... A. based on similarities and differences in their appearances the flower in the middle would belong to group A because it matches up. B. based on similarities and differences in their appearances the flower in the middle would belong to group B because then both groups will be evenly varied in flower types. Reply to this comment your answer and reasoning! They don't have to match the answers above, those are just what I thought up to be the reasoning for both A and B. (must have an explanation as detailed as the one above or I'll just see you as a bumbling buffoon) I'VE FINALLY FIGURED OUT HOW THOSE CONFUSING AMERICANS THINK! I'M A GENIUS AMONG GENIUSES!!!
No you are eastern eastern always best we are eastern we are the best we just need to avoid our difference then we will rule over the world love from India
@Samuel Torres: Interestingly, I remember an article which concluded that Brazil was culturally closer to Korea than it was to Western society (including Portugal) in terms of five cultural dimensions defined by Geert Hofstede: hierachical distance, collectivism, masculinity/feminity, uncertainty-control and Confucius-style dynamics.
The choice of words and music during the presented analysis create the impression of a bigger difference and anti-westerner perceptions. They contradict themselves and discredit their own conclusions leaving the viewer feeling like they wasted their time. You can say "Easterners view things in concepts, while westerns see individuals in a concept" or you could say "Easterners lack attention to detail and explains why they have difficulty driving". The presentation is not objective, but I am very curious of the real causes for the different choices among the cultures. If you want the answer, this isn't the video for you.
Hi Ted, This video is not about which culture is better than the other. Its just saying how people from different cultures view the world and trying to find out why they do like that. This documentary WONT give you any opinions, its experimentation and the guys are also taking the viewers with them to the journey. No matter how deep you go in science , things wont be abslutely clear to you but you can go as far as you want.
25:30 - 28:56 if you are from the East living in the West. This tells exactly my personal experiences and many other Easterners that I've come into contact with and known of from the on-going genocide subversion campaigns. Some will encourage you to assimilate but only to take advantage and exploit you
If the object is " *A* dox, " then that seems to convey to me that you are talking about the shape (just like *a* ball, *a* cube, etc). However, if it is just "dox," then that conveys to me that we are talking about the substance (ie wood, plastic, etc). You wouldn't say "this is a wood."
The first flower "study" is pure "hocus pocus." Inductive reasoning at it's finest. Drawing conclusions on fifteen people to base that everyone thinks the same way. Great stereotyping!!
for the flowers I chose group B as it evens out the types of petals, group A had a lot of rounded petals and group B didn't. Coming from a western perspective. I wonder how this affects people who are of east asian or mixed decent raised in the opposite society.
Because you are seeing this video and answering questions, most probably you would answer like an easterners. But if you were not introduced to this video and if were directly participating in the experiment you would definitely give the answer like a Westerner.
About the other video, in relation to "the insider's perspective and outsider's perspective" I was a little bit in doubt about the truth and the possibility of really knowing the other perspective. What wonderful magic can give someone the accuracy of the other's point of view? "the feeling" is not always trustful as also the rational thinking. Very philosophical! So, what do u think?
im japanese and chose group a becuz the flower at the center has a leaf and many flowers in group a have leaves. i didnt notice the middle flower has a pedal till the description.
Because you are seeing this video and answering questions, most probably you would answer like an easterners. But if you were not introduced to this video and if were directly participating in the experiment i think you would definitely give the answer like a Westerner.
The flower categorization shows that westerners apply sharper analysis than the Japanese who tend to be more dependent on impression in their judgement. That actually coincides with my personal experiences in communicating with both Japanese and Americans.
Maybe Bill O'Reilly needed an ancient Chinese course before making the statement, "Tide goes in tide goes out. You can't explain that." Fortunately modern science explains everything you need to know about tides.
Am I the only one that thought the flower can be both in A & B? This was a good program but I think they Generalized "western and Eastern cultures" into a very small group of Westerners and Easterners, They paint that all Westerners as individuals with less connections to their surroundings but that isn't necessarily true. The whole phrase "cause and effect" implies the effects of surroundings. Also many easterners can also have Individualism one example that can be used is Kim Jong ll of N.Korea his the only individual to be fit to rule in that country.
They're not saying that at all. Generalized analysis is usually a very good indicator of where the average of a particular group lies, but that never assumes that these relationships are static or rules within a defined set of constraints. Furthermore, your theory that the communist ruler of North Korea being an individual makes no sense and suggests a fundamental misunderstanding of marxism. The inherent survival of that society's ideology depends fully on brainwashed, collective groupthink. Individualism is the biggest threat there is to communism. It needs people to fully comply with the thought of nothing matters except the societal structures. Not your family, your thoughts, your feelings. It would not be possible for North Korea to push this if their dictator showed forth any indication of the joys of individualist thinking, because his subordinates are commanded to mimic most all aspects of his personality and image.
Westerner focus at single and plural while easterners focus at oneness = That's why westerners' math and numerical values is so much better = better logic = better science= thats the reason why westerners are one step forward in technology advance while Easterners don't focus on the numbers different
this is very interesting , thanks for sharing this ~ i think i still have culture shock since i v studying in australia for one year, and this video makes me think a lot about all these culture differences~ thanks Again!
+DI MI India is "east" in case you forgot. Although this documentary focused on East Asians, the same is true for much of South Asia. We are also family and group orientated vs the individual. Plus we also say "drink more" rather than "more tea" >. < It means East includes India. It means two of the world's oldest civilisations that still exist share much in common. It means when the US is no longer a superpower, the East can bring some of her wisdom traditions in combatting the myriad problems the world has today from terrorism to climate catastrophe.
First of all~ There isn't such a big problem with the climate~~ or in other words some individuals wouldn't allow this to happen and would simply kill everybody on this planet which btw is super easy and cheap to do~~ terrorism starts with stupidity and the need for weapons to be tested or make ca$h. U either have a brain or u don't and it has nothing to do with education or the way u r raised. ...But these subjects are totally different compared to my comment and that video. Indians have no biological connection with East Asians whatsoever. U can say whites are much closer to East Asians in most cases but yeah I guess some extremely small population of India looks like south East Asians but even Filipinos or Thais that are much much closer to China/Korea/Japan than India "geographically speaking" are very different~ even the way they look I can easily tell and it's not bcs of their fashion or clothing but simply face~ Btw, India is much much MUCH closer to the Middle East compared to the Far East, meaning Eastern China where most of the Chinese population is located since the ancient times and Korea/Japan (even more far). India is actually considered Middle East or South Asia in case u didn't know. Indians are simply "totally different" biologically to East Asians, even South East Asians~~ lol facts are facts sorry~ u need certificates and proof then ask biologists~ good luck! 😁
+DI MI I couldn't care one iota about biological similarities. Focusing on biological similarities reminds me of the Nazis. Not a good vibe. India may seem closer to the Middle East and yes it does share many things with the Middle East such as Islam, Persian architecture and some foods. However the similarities are superficial and if you analyse pre-Islamic elements of Indian culture you would realise it is more similar to East Asia than West Asia. Hinduism teaches ahimsa (non-violence) and that the divine is in everything and everyone. Taoism shares some of these beliefs. Never in the West, either Europe or the Middle East has a religeon/sect arisen that is so fundamentally holistic and non-violent. I'd rather focus on our similarities rather than our differences. Focusing on differences between people led to the Atlantic slave trade and the genocide of Native Americans. We should feel pride in knowing our ancestors didn't enslave people or wipe out 95% of an entire race of people. Our cultures taught us better than that.
aarandir people should care about facts and not stories or religions. After all religions mean socialism which leads to the need to satisfy certain feelings/brain multifunctions which means weakness. On the other hand science means facts or as close as u can get to facts about the universe. The reason why this world has so many stupid people is because we need them and also the clever ones can get on top of everything much much faster. I hate to say but that's how things are at the moment. And biological differences are the most important thing. If your brain isn't wide enough people simply wouldn't understand or have same capabilities. I know it sounds harsh but it's the truth.
also as a westerner i would say Dox is the square form....i guess i dont represent the mind of most westerners ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ but that also makes me realize that not everyone in a culture thinks the same & i think thats something thats important to be aware of in a global society
One issue about the documentary is they seem to only portray westerners as the white Americans or Europeans. How would you say about the blacks and other races who grew up in the US? A lot of black Americans have very western thinking and way of life. Where are they?
People have to stop getting offended by subjects like this, we have to admit that we are all different, these studies are important for us to understand each other, as long as we don't judge people by the difference.
true, afterall we are all equal created by God. love the differences can make u wise person.
i agree with u but not God.
East and West are just concepts created by people,we must realize that we as humans is ONE race,we are one,not two,not three...
Superpower Dragon thank you
are there people being offended by this? the fuck if yes.
I'm American and that flower belongs in group A. For some reason I feel really passionate about this.
@@bijimon7850 lol no YOU get f*cked xxxx
Me too. I don't get how one could come up with "B" as an answer.
@@Magnulus76 The stem although I still an hardset on A
Strangely in my ethics class we all decided on A and only 1-2 people said B. (American)
The correct answer is B. The stems are the only uniform characteristic, the other characteristics are inconsistent.
I appreciated this video. I am a Filipino and studying Christian history as one of my subjects. It is very interesting for me to know that my culture which I learned from the northern part of Luzon in the Philippines is semblance with those in western culture. I am more of conservative in feelings but I am modernist in some areas that deal with liberalism. Thank you for sharing your video. It makes sense.
I love everything I learn about the East. So much amazing history, such beautiful land, brilliant and amazing people. China, in particular, is a place that never ceases to be a source for inspiration, wisdom, awe to me. Truly. I am so thankful for the many creations of the Chinese people, that are so fundamental to our lives, worldwide today. Chinas contribution to the world is and will always be unchallenged.
Yeah me too. It looks so beautiful and peaceful as a rabbit and china man i love the country with there religions, traditions and culture and much more too and the eastern countries are just so amazing and fascinating and beautiful and i love the eastern countries more then the western countries here.
Not only China, India, Japan Korea, as well
@@mrudhulamohank328 Also Vietnam and Taiwan
Incredible video. If everyone was interested in watching it, we could all learn a lot. The reason why there is a difference is even more interesting to me. It ultimately shows how our upbringing affects our perception of the world around us.
I'm Asian American & left my mother's country since I was 7 years old but my perspective is very Asian but I also love some of the western views too. I love asian tradition, family ties/ sacrifice for each others & tradition but I also love the etiquette & manners of my Western friends. I love how they're extremely nice, friendly, open minded and really manners.
I'm so confused as to why this is not Group A for everyone, haha. I am born and raised in the U.S. with Western culture, but personally prefer a mix of Western and Eastern culture. However, I feel pretty strongly that the phenotype of A makes the most sense. Flowers in Group A could possibly reproduce the given flower whereas, with the flowers in Group B, it seems less likely.
Interesting I think there is a lot to learn from each other culture !!!
But in a few questions I think like an asian, no wonder I like asian cultures and philosophy ;-)
me too :)
Funny
im asian and i think like a white guy
Lol ;-)
When it comes to analyzing specific objects Westerners are unmatched. But when it comes to contextualizing and looking at the bigger picture and complex interactions between objects Westerners seem lost.
Just look at Western foreign policy... They are good at analyzing, finding weaknesses, and destroying specific governments and military targets. But when you look at the big picture of Western foreign policy as a whole it is nonsensical, illogical, and even self-destructive.
"When it comes to analyzing specific objects Westerners are unmatched. But when it comes to contextualizing and looking at the bigger picture and complex interactions between objects Westerners seem lost."
ill give you that. Im amazed at how extremely educated people in one field are very intelligent and yet fail to see how some things are so obviously connected that they completely miss.
You mean it's a terrorist policy
Yeah,that's one thing I dont like about Westerners. I'm from the East.
West vs East
empty space vs energy-filled space
object vs substance
individual vs collective
noun vs verb
things vs interactions
being vs arising
It remided me a lot of my reaction to The Arrival and how I wish I had more fluidity and awarness of how much my culture and language influences me and my actions. love the video, it's very silly for some subjects but my heart and mind are open to understand its value.
And I thought I was going to hear about Biggie & 2pac.. this is what we would watch when my teacher was grading papers. Great content!
Lol
reasonable. more tea in chinese and japanese we ask like : もっと欲しい（japanese)/再喝点吗？(chinese )
欲しいwant. 喝drink. both chinese and japanese languages are more focusing on verbs.
但你也可以说：还要茶/酒/水吗？
Then 要 here is the verb. You can hardly omit the verb if you wanna ask that specific question... e.g. 再来点茶？
What about Korean?
I absolutely love this documentary.
definitely amazing documentary ..... I was searching for such one, great !
BUT WHERE IS THE SECOND PART !!!!! PLEASE RE-UPLOAD IT OR MAKE IT AVAILABLE !
I am totally amazed how differently cultures arose !!
Eastern culture absolutely is blowing everyone's mind, firstly mine lol !
Very enlightening. Thank you for uploading this.
I like the idea of this documentary. I lived and worked in South Korea for 4 years recently. There is definitely a difference in perception and priorities on the individual over society. There are pros and cons, and if you ask the everyday person in Korea, they like the conformity. It's safe. There is a feeling of being together, being part of something. There is some comfort there. That's a by product of conformity. There are individuals, but they end up being the leaders LOL I myself, grew up in America, and actually battled conformity in my youth. Having experienced both types, I do like individuality better for all. Although there are faults, it can be improved on, and it naturally always is improving. Conformity however is a dead end since it's based on what happened before. And who can break the cycle of conformity? Only an individual.
I grew up in the West too (the US) but I love conformity. It unifies instead of discriminates and the community gains power instead of shattering like glass.
While EU already in EU2.0, Asia and immature Asian leaders still fighting about bunch of trivial islands and play twists on text books like 3 year old girl. That is why they will always play 2nd hurdle to the West. Xi is a disaster.
You're weird
Err... You are Dumb ... you just proved my point, you are just another subhuman incapable of reasoning, and intelligent conversation, you realize 90% of the comment involve China, Japan, and South Korea end up like this, very unique. For example, you don't see these type of comments (basically thoughtless) in the comment section of Brexit.
Shall we say "Culture Difference"? LOL
+John Smith You're weird
as a westerner, i initially said B but switched to A upon closer inspection...i think Westerners tend to view from an individualistic mindset & easterners form a more communal mindset....they both have their pros & cons but i believe both have something to learn from each other. if anything, eastern mindsets are based in more history & westerners have a lot to learn from that! neither are wrong or right!
My first thought was "what do you mean by belong, how are we grouping the flowers?" Does that make me an alien?
No, it means you are westerner.
I thought it could be either, dependent on the criteria. I think that means we're more mentally flexible?
@@NazariOmid why?
I'm starting to wonder, all of my eastern and western friends have chosen A for the flower test, most of them chose blue one for that “ducks" test, most of them said the person in the center looked happy, and no one said he looked unhappy, they said he might be happy but the photo didn't give them enough details to make a good conclusion.( yes I did a servey on my friends they are either westerns who grow up in western society or Easters who grow up in eastern society) the result of my servey is very different than that of theirs, I wonder if they picked out they responds they wanted so that they can make it more convincing and interesting.
I cant understand why someone would choose the blue one .I am asian.
It’s likely
@@user-od5cg4uz4x I'm western and I chose the blue one! It really depends what you're using it for... but I feel like it would be more practical to organize those "docks" by their shape.
No, I don't think so. All my choices were same as Easterners.
@@user-od5cg4uz4xI am Asian and I choose the blue one not to fit into the western category. I saw them as the same shapes that’s why.
I'm Filipino with Chinese ancestry. Surprisingly I will pick the rectangular wood right away with the same reason. and I can't seem to find any reason why I would pick the blue cylinder. Maybe that's why Asian's do very poorly in Hollywood. Whereas the Silicon Valley is dominantly Asians including East-Asian electronics giant. Very interesting documentary on how Asian brains are wired. We see the world as clamps of substances put together. Maybe also the reason why Asia is a such gargantuan manufacturing economies.
A balance between east and west will transcend to another level, being aware of the conscious and unconscious, unseen and seen.
I am Anglo-Irish descent from England. I've lived in Asia for half of my life, and that half was my childhood. When I moved to Australia I went into a cultural shock as well. I think no matter what there will always be asian values embedded in me.
This is a fascinating documentary. Thank you for uploading!
In summation, easterners perspective of the world is holistic i.e., group of objects are interconnected to each other, objects are complex and therefore don't exists in isolation; whereas, from the western point of view the objects exists in isolation, separate and individual from each other. Easterners emphasis on verb is greater from westerners; whereas, westerners emphasis on nouns is greater from easterners.
If you're interested in learning/pursuing this topic further, there are also starting to be discussion about how the internet has affected these cultural differences as seen from a change in the beliefs and inclinations of younger generations
That's right, mostly due to what is allowed to be circulated in social media 👍
I am a first nations person from what the settlers colonized and called British Columbia,
we were the first people here in the west and we do not share this western philosophy, if we do it was forced into us through residential boarding schools that was made by law of the queen of England at the time, thats why i will never bow to no queen. Our philosophy is of spirituality to mother earth the great mystery ( creator) as little label as we can put it, respect to all living things on this earth, science has proven through quantum physics that even a rock has movement, everything has life, that has always been our beliefs since the beginning of time. I am not trying to offend anyone, just cerious on where first nations and native american stand in this western and eastern philosophy.
That's true.
individualism vs. socialism.. shallow vs. deep.. confidence vs. humility.. myself vs. others..
+02superkid you're a fucking weeaboo and nothing more.
+02superkid depending on what country you live in the western world. Unlike this documentary shows, there are big differences in the western world.
+02superkid you're correct
I think that's an oversimplification, as the presentation of the video is itself an oversimplification. For instance I don't see much socialism in the East; it was invented in the West, spread to some parts of the East for some decades, was fought hard by other parts (Japan, South Korea) and even where 'Communist' parties are still in charge they've brought in capitalism! And considerable individualism, e.g. in China.
Perhaps 'collectivism' would be a better term? You see it both pre-modern and contemporary Japan, in loyalty to clan lord or corporation, despite its strong resistance to communism or any form of egalitarianism.
I could deconstruct the others as well, e.g. in what way is the West shallow? Shakespeare, ancient Greek theatre, Wagner? Isn't a lot of Japanese culture shallow - because their culture involves a lot of masks and putting on a front? Isn't confidence a good thing - and don't we see plenty of it in China's rise? If the West was all about individualism and the self how could its companies, countries and credos hold together sufficiently to conquer most of the world and influence all of it?
As you use the term "vs" , I might guess you relatively have a close mind to the western
I'm an american, and all those questions, I would answer like an easterner. But at the same time, I have a hard time grappling with the peculiarities of the japanese language (like the fact that they don't distinguish plural and singular with every noun). I've been studying japanese since middle school, and recently I've been studying linguistics in general. Though I've gained a much better understanding of how japanese works, I can't figure out the why. Why is plurality not important? Getting stung by a bee, is a very different situation than being stuck by a lot of beeS. I imagine information like that would be important. Was your friend beat up by one guy, or several of them? Are talking about a person, or multiple people, or people in general? I find that to be so annoying. Earlier today, ironnically, I was thinking 'seriously, wtf? do they easterners see individual wolves as just being wolfkind, rather than individuals or groups?'
And the verby-ness bit, I can see too. It would help to explain why most japanese sentences don't have subjects, infact its not unusual for sentences to be just a verb on its own. Of course, most sentences do have noun clauses, its just that they don't bother to mention the doer (or the agent as we linguists call it) most of the time. However, I never struggled with this, infact I find it quite natural. Though to me, I view it as placing enphasis on what is being affected (the object of the sentence) rather than what's happening. Infact, some people think japanese is a passive language (a language where they use the passive voice far more often than the non-passive). Japanese technically is not such, though it does behave like one in a lot of ways and some linguists claim this WILL result in it evolving into a passive language.
I could rant all day on this, but this is already stupid-crazy long as it is : /
It was actually quite interesting. Thanks!
(referring to your 1st sentence)
No one is 100% individualist in the west or 100% Collectivist in the east(refer: Hofstede 1991). You can even see the video as some people answered different to their culture. You could have bits of eastern culture inside you may be because of your long interest and study of japanese language or may be not.
( about plurality)
the subject, object, agent,people, animals etc are not important. The task is important so why bother explaining the plualirty of unimportant things,makes sense?
People are mostly called by their family names. In Bangladesh, people introduce themeselves by family name and may never disclose their first name. Family is important the particular individual is not important. While on the other hand my particular sentence that "individual is not important" is enough to offend a westerner. got it?
I am from east living in west.
u said it,"Getting stung by a bee, is a very different situation than being stuck by a lot of beeS" we use a Iot a Iot to distinguish singuIar from pIuraI
The Cultural values are usually different as well as clothing styles and choices of eating habits on average. I think Easterner's usually have a longer life span mostly due to the diet decisions.
Everytime i answered the questions that is the same with the asian. appreciate the video.
On the Western side, this documentary is entirely focused on countries that speak English, which makes the entire thesis ridiculous since its well established that languages shape thought. French, Germans, Russians, Greeks, Hungarians, etc. would all need to be part of this study to reach such a broad conclusion about "the West.". Additionally, given only the deprecating tone toward English speakers in this documentary one would hardly imagine such things as the laws of electricity, Newtonian physics, Shakespeare, the Internet, molecular genetics, and the moon landings were developed in the English-speaking world. The conclusions on photo taking were really absurd, with the blunt statement that Easterners take pictures of themselves showing backgrounds while Westerners don't. LOL, this sounds like some sort of second-rate Occidentalism.
+Nathan Storm (tropictimes) exactly! I am native in Greek, English is my second language and I would propose more tea differently in each one. Plus I picked A and I am a westerner. Saying that we look at objects reagardless of context or that we don't care about surroundings when discussing an issue is such a morosity. It is the first time I have ever heard anything like that and it is not supported by any actual arguements whatsoever.
+Nathan Storm (tropictimes) "depreciating tone"? Give me a break whiner. You sound like a typical self-entitling social justice warrior that the West breeds as an oozing crud spawned from its own strife for power and status-qo legitimacy. One would hardly imagine such things as gunpowder, silk, gold, civilized thinking, music, weaponry, architecture, or herbal medicine as well (to name just a very few).
Learn to spell deprecating before you spew your nonsense.
+Nathan Orme
An even issue/question is where do Middle Easterners, South Asians and Sub-Saharan Africans fall into this: do they fall under Easterners or Westerners???
omg this explains everything.
This is an outstanding depiction of the root philosophical differences between Eastern and Western perception, which have vast social and ontological (ly perceived) implications. It's too bad materialism has largely affected the world as if it were a viral infection; I feel that it's left us with only one working eye with which to perceive our existence.
Any sources you can share that goes more in-depth on this
Most of these assumptions are utter bullshit. Aristotle did not think the individual objects contained properties of gravity, but rather properties drawn to specific energies in the universe. Heavy objects for example would heavily correspond with energy flowing downwards.
You're missing the bigger picture here. With a mindset focused on nouns and objects, it's more natural to think of objects as having these properties like gravity being self-contained.
The eastern mindset being more focused on verbs and actions, it's more natural to think of gravity as relations between objects. These are vast generalisations, and there will always be exceptions, but it does highlight a key difference between the two mentalities.
I live in Australia .I could feel that there is a big difference between the west and east ,while the difference bettween east visa counties is much smaller.
It appears Westerners look at "Superficial features" a lot while Easterners look at the "Core features".
1. Flowers, westerners choose Group B because of flowers stem. But the most core structure that will shape the flowers phenotype is its leaves and petals which Easterners choose.
2. Wooden cylinder, Westerners choose the external appearance, which is cylinder. The difference in color doesn't matter as long as "Superficial features" look the same whereas Easterners choose the Wooden block which represents the "Core" structure of the wooden block.
These examples can be applied in real life. When Westerners said "Are you ok?" They don't mean to help you all the way to the hospital. But the conversation would at least give you a comfort to the listeners. However for Easterners they don't usually socialize as Westerners do. But when Easterners know each other, their question "Are you ok?" mean they will help you all the way as long as they could.
Well I just discovered im asian.
Eastern and Western thought is merging
This has to happen eventually. After all humans are one.
@アウェ•パケ厶 that’s kinda scary, true we are all Homo sapiens after all, but one thing that will be lacking in the future is diversity, meaning that your ethnic background and religion basically doesn’t matter by that point and people just see you as one, and pride for your country is not a thing anymore since you’re a mixture of everything. I’ve never spoken to a single Arabic person before and I want to know how’s it like in their country like their food, religion, and philosophy to see how’s it different from others, if it’s all westernized then I probably wouldn’t find his culture that interesting and unique because I’m already a Westerner. In conclusion, yes we are all humans, but unique type of human that eat, walk, talk, look, act, and beliefs differently.
Well, I think we've been changing according to our inclinations, also according to the environmental demands (society, education, family and so on). In my opinion, I think that differences are separated into being rational or intuitive, objective or subjective, to think or to sense. And in the process of our lives we've been developing those characters whenever it is needed.
I agree that it's been changing as the East and West learn about each other more.
I think millennials and younger tend to follow the mindset your talking about, but the way they described westerners in the documentary reminds me of my parents and grandparents.
I suggest to watch it at 1.25 speed
I'm half american half filipino! But my eyes look more East Asian idk why!! And I saw the flower on the a side
If you said the Chinese didn't understand gravity and magnetism, how come the Chinese invented the magnetic compass ?
I enjoyed this video! I understand a lot more about the way we all think now.
for all you complainers, this isn't bashing western culture. This information is based in research from American psychologists. lol
So when one combines both east and west way of thinking.That's fantastic.
Excellent video clips on culture.
I am a westerner, and I feel like the question about whether the boy is happy is definitely a "no" in the second picture. I think the more our society studies psychology, the more that makes sense.
But I also know most westerners are inspired by the idea of being the happy individual no matter how dark the surroundings, yet... realistically, I don't think it's easy to be that way.
Answered align with eastern thought process in all cases... Explains alot...
In what universe what you logically conclude the flower belongs in B?
All flowers in A have a curved stem, and all flowers in B have a straight stem, so the flower could belong in B because it has a straight stem.
as a chinese,i think group A and group B are both OK.
Me too. I think that means we are too Chinese so that the difference between A and B is blurred.
傅唐 so you want some from column A and column B? Like a combo?
traitor personality
Yeah man we are on top
Hello! May I know where did you get this documentary from? I want to display it in public for a community activity but I need permission to show it. So please let me know if you can help me. Thank you!!
So please, spare me any accusations of being racist or prejidiced against the man. I will be the first to tell you, that I love the Eastern people, and all the marvelous and ingenious ways that their Eastern ways, and way of thinking has benefited mankind. --- Thank you that is all!
Hi Samuel, the research isn't 100% accurate, but explains how are structured the mental models in average westerns and easterns, of course due to several factors like education, family and related, some people can develop a different way thinking like you. I am sure that in China or Japan also exist people with western orientation.
Another interesting question is, with an unstoppable globalization , which will be the future of both mental schemes?
the cylinder question was interesting. The westerners noted only 1 dimension when asked to choose an object corresponding to the wooden cylinder. They chose the hollow blue plastic cylinder, since it had the same shape. The easterners chose the wooden rectangle since it was of the same wooden material, and density even though it wasn't the same shape.
I'm a Latin guy (so Im affected by westrn culture) but the more I see this video, the more I feel like an Eastern guy. I do and behave as Asian people do xD
I need you need both concept.
Because the video explains to you,,,,,
Cuando vayas a asia, te dara cuenta lo equivocado que estas. When you go to asia, you will realize how mistaken you are. We don't have nothing in common with asia. It's like going to another planet basically.
Because you are seeing this video and answering questions, most probably you would answer like an easterners. But if you were not introduced to this video and if were directly participating in the experiment you would definitely give the answer like a Westerner.
27:24 interviewer asked "is he happy?" not "does he look happy?" wrong translation; don't know japanese but i don't think they asked about his 'look' in japanese, too
Interesting.. I am not sure how reliable are the tests done here, I am surprised to see that I am a Westerner. Well, I am Kurd from Turkey living in Arizona :)
I have a similar situation here. Studied in a european school; living in Turkey. I mostly think like a westerner only in some questions i was belonging to group B. I have a mixed brain. :)
I grew up in the US and tended to see relationships early. I chose mostly Eastern. The flower and the smiling/angry faces are hard for me to even understand in the Western perspective. The smiling face itself seems to change into something scary even though I know it's still the same face. It makes sense that I'm interested in moral philosophy and metaphysics, as I'm often confused as to the ways the people around me sum up situations, each other and the environment.
While these distinctions hold true for the majority in these cultures, there will always be deviations from the norm.
The 'cultural' IQ tests in this video are unique and very thought-provoking. I have many comments for many of the statements are too blunt and need explanation in favor of the West, for we are not as stupid as we come over in this video.
In other words, this video series has not taken into account our Western medieval underground tradition which was as holistic as the Eastern tradition, but it is still today unknown to most Westerners.
In my humble opinion, the systemliterate view of life which this video is about, is not borne by the East only, but also by the West's underground tradition of medieval times and the Renaissance. Leonardo da Vinci was clearly a systems thinker, and his view of life was organic just as the Eastern view of life.
Interesting opening... If it is a discrete question, I'll just put it to A because there is only 1 difference: the stem.
If I'll give points to every parts: (petals, the circle, the stem, and the leaf)
Group A has more similarities than Group B
okay... 2 minutse and my mind is blown... why B???
okay... 4 minutes and the narator is explaining my reasoning of my main comment okay..
7 minutes... 2 question... and you know I am an easteners through and through
41:30 and... they answer my question why westerners choose B
Its was group A are you kidding me. They even used the same picture for the flower in the top left.
look at the stems → some are curvy, some are straight
btw, I chose A as well...I had to think and rationalize until I realized why people might say B
I am struggle that question , haha
I think they chose V simply because they want to stand out from the rest for the survey, look at some of their facial expressions.
+Lazy Spark actually the Stedman leaf was from B the flowers head was from A
+Lazy Spark actually the Stedman leaf was from B the flowers head was from A
Thank you for sharing.
I am Hong Kong Chinese(I am a young male ) and I prefer western culture because Asian culture treat other people like slaves, also not equal (have dictator mindset )!!!!! What do you guys think?
Culture differs in many different ways base on where your from. Yet a flower is a flower no matter where you go and who you show. Through culture and native tongue you may call it differently in you language which is the same.
Both are true. An object appears blue because its individual atoms make it appear blue when interacting with certain external light. An object’s mass influences the effect of the external force of gravity on it. No single perspective makes up the entire truth of reality.
to which group does the flower belong...
A. based on similarities and differences in their appearances the flower in the middle would belong to group A because it matches up.
B. based on similarities and differences in their appearances the flower in the middle would belong to group B because then both groups will be evenly varied in flower types.
Reply to this comment your answer and reasoning! They don't have to match the answers above, those are just what I thought up to be the reasoning for both A and B.
(must have an explanation as detailed as the one above or I'll just see you as a bumbling buffoon)
I'VE FINALLY FIGURED OUT HOW THOSE CONFUSING AMERICANS THINK! I'M A GENIUS AMONG GENIUSES!!!
Suffice it to say my culture which is Filipino falls in between the west and east, though more on the east as expected.
No you are eastern eastern always best we are eastern we are the best we just need to avoid our difference then we will rule over the world love from India
@Samuel Torres: Interestingly, I remember an article which concluded that Brazil was culturally closer to Korea than it was to Western society (including Portugal) in terms of five cultural dimensions defined by Geert Hofstede: hierachical distance, collectivism, masculinity/feminity, uncertainty-control and Confucius-style dynamics.
The choice of words and music during the presented analysis create the impression of a bigger difference and anti-westerner perceptions. They contradict themselves and discredit their own conclusions leaving the viewer feeling like they wasted their time. You can say "Easterners view things in concepts, while westerns see individuals in a concept" or you could say "Easterners lack attention to detail and explains why they have difficulty driving". The presentation is not objective, but I am very curious of the real causes for the different choices among the cultures. If you want the answer, this isn't the video for you.
Hi Ted, This video is not about which culture is better than the other. Its just saying how people from different cultures view the world and trying to find out why they do like that. This documentary WONT give you any opinions, its experimentation and the guys are also taking the viewers with them to the journey. No matter how deep you go in science , things wont be abslutely clear to you but you can go as far as you want.
the tone,timing of music, etc. provide a slant.
25:30 - 28:56 if you are from the East living in the West. This tells exactly my personal experiences and many other Easterners that I've come into contact with and known of from the on-going genocide subversion campaigns. Some will encourage you to assimilate but only to take advantage and exploit you
If the object is " *A* dox, " then that seems to convey to me that you are talking about the shape (just like *a* ball, *a* cube, etc). However, if it is just "dox," then that conveys to me that we are talking about the substance (ie wood, plastic, etc). You wouldn't say "this is a wood."
The first flower "study" is pure "hocus pocus." Inductive reasoning at it's finest. Drawing conclusions on fifteen people to base that everyone thinks the same way. Great stereotyping!!
U used DOE knob to get in ? should slide it to get it open .
@@dusangajdos4672 eastern
for the flowers I chose group B as it evens out the types of petals, group A had a lot of rounded petals and group B didn't. Coming from a western perspective. I wonder how this affects people who are of east asian or mixed decent raised in the opposite society.
@mysanalumina I'm of S.E.Asian descent born and raised in San Francisco and I picked B group.
im first generation asian american and it seems that I am still pretty asian. Answered every question like asians.
I immediately chose blue even though I'm an Asian. This proves the concept of eastern and western thought differences not 100% accurate.
Of course there are variation and exceptions everywhere. It does not invalidate the tendency explained in the video, though.
I'm from the west but apparently I view the world as an easterner. Interesting.
it means we are the same.whatever from the west or the east.both are human beings
Because you are seeing this video and answering questions, most probably you would answer like an easterners. But if you were not introduced to this video and if were directly participating in the experiment you would definitely give the answer like a Westerner.
In a nutshell, Western thought is contrastive and Eastern thought is complementary?
that's about right
About the other video, in relation to "the insider's perspective and outsider's perspective" I was a little bit in doubt about the truth and the possibility of really knowing the other perspective. What wonderful magic can give someone the accuracy of the other's point of view? "the feeling" is not always trustful as also the rational thinking. Very philosophical! So, what do u think?
im japanese and chose group a becuz the flower at the center has a leaf and many flowers in group a have leaves. i didnt notice the middle flower has a pedal till the description.
Great... that have scientific study of cultural differences...
Wide petals like most in group A
Big empty center like most in group A
Side leaf like most in group A
Stem like group B
What am I?????
Very interesting..I am from central Europe but according to these studies I think like eastern people...What does it mean???
Because you are seeing this video and answering questions, most probably you would answer like an easterners. But if you were not introduced to this video and if were directly participating in the experiment i think you would definitely give the answer like a Westerner.
What I got is westerners are focus on themselves and easterners are focus on the bigger picture with includes themselves
The flower categorization shows that westerners apply sharper analysis than the Japanese who tend to be more dependent on impression in their judgement. That actually coincides with my personal experiences in communicating with both Japanese and Americans.
Maybe Bill O'Reilly needed an ancient Chinese course before making the statement, "Tide goes in tide goes out. You can't explain that." Fortunately modern science explains everything you need to know about tides.
Am I the only one that thought the flower can be both in A & B? This was a good program but I think they Generalized "western and Eastern cultures" into a very small group of Westerners and Easterners, They paint that all Westerners as individuals with less connections to their surroundings but that isn't necessarily true. The whole phrase "cause and effect" implies the effects of surroundings. Also many easterners can also have Individualism one example that can be used is Kim Jong ll of N.Korea his the only individual to be fit to rule in that country.
They're not saying that at all. Generalized analysis is usually a very good indicator of where the average of a particular group lies, but that never assumes that these relationships are static or rules within a defined set of constraints.
Furthermore, your theory that the communist ruler of North Korea being an individual makes no sense and suggests a fundamental misunderstanding of marxism. The inherent survival of that society's ideology depends fully on brainwashed, collective groupthink. Individualism is the biggest threat there is to communism. It needs people to fully comply with the thought of nothing matters except the societal structures. Not your family, your thoughts, your feelings. It would not be possible for North Korea to push this if their dictator showed forth any indication of the joys of individualist thinking, because his subordinates are commanded to mimic most all aspects of his personality and image.
heheh u are not.. I thought the same..
This was very interesting. Do you have part 2? I would love to learn more.
You can focus on the Iranian experience, education, and knowledge on each subject if you research.
Excellent video.
Westerner focus at single and plural while easterners focus at oneness = That's why westerners' math and numerical values is so much better = better logic = better science= thats the reason why westerners are one step forward in technology advance while Easterners don't focus on the numbers different
You should choose Chinese to be the example, Japanese are just a small part of Eastern Asian culture.
No japan is deep culturally too
China,Japan,Korea
East Asian UNITE!
gerard burnos wtf do you mean?
Only if crazy North Korea collapse and mainland China become democratic.
Never
Loved this video. Where is video 2/2? Can't find it any where.
Thanks.
tune.pk/video/1802041/west-and-east-cultural-differences-22
The one on TH-cam is blocked, try this.
this is very interesting , thanks for sharing this ~ i think i still have culture shock since i v studying in australia for one year, and this video makes me think a lot about all these culture differences~ thanks Again!
1:28 Two dudes with the same shirt on...am I getting mind fucked right now?
The flower belongs in B. I’m absolutely floored that anyone, Western or Eastern, would choose A
I am from India and answered like Easteners
That doesn't mean anything.
+DI MI India is "east" in case you forgot. Although this documentary focused on East Asians, the same is true for much of South Asia. We are also family and group orientated vs the individual. Plus we also say "drink more" rather than "more tea" >. <
It means East includes India. It means two of the world's oldest civilisations that still exist share much in common. It means when the US is no longer a superpower, the East can bring some of her wisdom traditions in combatting the myriad problems the world has today from terrorism to climate catastrophe.
First of all~ There isn't such a big problem with the climate~~ or in other words some individuals wouldn't allow this to happen and would simply kill everybody on this planet which btw is super easy and cheap to do~~ terrorism starts with stupidity and the need for weapons to be tested or make ca$h.
U either have a brain or u don't and it has nothing to do with education or the way u r raised.
...But these subjects are totally different compared to my comment and that video.
Indians have no biological connection with East Asians whatsoever. U can say whites are much closer to East Asians in most cases but yeah I guess some extremely small population of India looks like south East Asians but even Filipinos or Thais that are much much closer to China/Korea/Japan than India "geographically speaking" are very different~ even the way they look I can easily tell and it's not bcs of their fashion or clothing but simply face~
Btw, India is much much MUCH closer to the Middle East compared to the Far East, meaning Eastern China where most of the Chinese population is located since the ancient times and Korea/Japan (even more far). India is actually considered Middle East or South Asia in case u didn't know. Indians are simply "totally different" biologically to East Asians, even South East Asians~~ lol
facts are facts sorry~ u need certificates and proof then ask biologists~ good luck! 😁
+DI MI I couldn't care one iota about biological similarities. Focusing on biological similarities reminds me of the Nazis. Not a good vibe.
India may seem closer to the Middle East and yes it does share many things with the Middle East such as Islam, Persian architecture and some foods. However the similarities are superficial and if you analyse pre-Islamic elements of Indian culture you would realise it is more similar to East Asia than West Asia.
Hinduism teaches ahimsa (non-violence) and that the divine is in everything and everyone. Taoism shares some of these beliefs. Never in the West, either Europe or the Middle East has a religeon/sect arisen that is so fundamentally holistic and non-violent.
I'd rather focus on our similarities rather than our differences. Focusing on differences between people led to the Atlantic slave trade and the genocide of Native Americans. We should feel pride in knowing our ancestors didn't enslave people or wipe out 95% of an entire race of people. Our cultures taught us better than that.
aarandir people should care about facts and not stories or religions. After all religions mean socialism which leads to the need to satisfy certain feelings/brain multifunctions which means weakness. On the other hand science means facts or as close as u can get to facts about the universe. The reason why this world has so many stupid people is because we need them and also the clever ones can get on top of everything much much faster. I hate to say but that's how things are at the moment. And biological differences are the most important thing. If your brain isn't wide enough people simply wouldn't understand or have same capabilities. I know it sounds harsh but it's the truth.
also as a westerner i would say Dox is the square form....i guess i dont represent the mind of most westerners ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ but that also makes me realize that not everyone in a culture thinks the same & i think thats something thats important to be aware of in a global society
I think both ways are okay but i think that it's better to focus on the background too.
One issue about the documentary is they seem to only portray westerners as the white Americans or Europeans. How would you say about the blacks and other races who grew up in the US? A lot of black Americans have very western thinking and way of life. Where are they?