Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 845 views

    Two Sides of The Same Planet.

    Uploaded by

    Hannah Giray
    The document discusses differences between Western and Eastern societies and cultures by providing a table contrasting various aspects. It notes that in the West, individuals focus more on individualism and being genuine, while in the East communication is more subtle and opinions are expressed indirectly. Common religions also differ, and the population in the West is described as more liberal while the East is more traditional. Family structure and marriage customs also vary between arranging marriages in the East versus prioritizing individual choice and love in the West.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Two Sides of The Same Planet.

    Uploaded by

    Hannah Giray
    845 views2 pages
    The document discusses differences between Western and Eastern societies and cultures by providing a table contrasting various aspects. It notes that in the West, individuals focus more on individualism and being genuine, while in the East communication is more subtle and opinions are expressed indirectly. Common religions also differ, and the population in the West is described as more liberal while the East is more traditional. Family structure and marriage customs also vary between arranging marriages in the East versus prioritizing individual choice and love in the West.

    Original Title

    two sides of the same planet.

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    The document discusses differences between Western and Eastern societies and cultures by providing a table contrasting various aspects. It notes that in the West, individuals focus more on individualism and being genuine, while in the East communication is more subtle and opinions are expressed indirectly. Common religions also differ, and the population in the West is described as more liberal while the East is more traditional. Family structure and marriage customs also vary between arranging marriages in the East versus prioritizing individual choice and love in the West.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    845 views2 pages

    Two Sides of The Same Planet.

    Uploaded by

    Hannah Giray
    The document discusses differences between Western and Eastern societies and cultures by providing a table contrasting various aspects. It notes that in the West, individuals focus more on individualism and being genuine, while in the East communication is more subtle and opinions are expressed indirectly. Common religions also differ, and the population in the West is described as more liberal while the East is more traditional. Family structure and marriage customs also vary between arranging marriages in the East versus prioritizing individual choice and love in the West.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    of 2

    Write five(5) differences between Western and Eastern society, culture and

    individuals in the table below. Cite your sources.

    Western Eastern
    Westerners are more individualistic- In the east, people usually
    they focus more on showing one’s true communicate subtly .When expressing
    colors and being genuine, they say opinions, easterners tend to use words
    exactly what they mean. to conceal their true intentions
    Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism,
    Judaism, Christianity and Islam are
    Shenism, Taoism and Islam are
    common religions practiced in the
    common religions practiced in the
    Western world
    Eastern world
    The population in the East is more
    The population in the West is more traditional than in the West when we
    liberal than those in the East consider their clothing, rituals and
    many other things.
    Elders are considered as leaders of the
    One’s own choice is given preference
    home and children often refer their
    over the family’s. They are free to
    choices to them and obey what they
    make decisions on their own and more
    said. And when parent’s get old, the
    flexible than those in the East
    kids are likely to take care of them.
    Arranged marriages are common in
    Arranged marriages are not common Eastern countries. They are normally
    for those in the West for they believe arranged by the elders or the parents of
    that love must be the basis of marriage. the couple. They believe in the concept
    that love comes after marriage.

     
    Follow-up questions

    1. Do you agree with the differentiation between the the West and the East?
    2. Where can you find the Philippines in the distinction?
    3. What are the factors that make the Philippines similar or different from its
    Asian neighbors?
    4. is there also a difference between regions or ethnolinguistics groups in the
    Philippines?
    1. Yes, I agree because being an Asian, some of it are still practiced in our
    home. Even in movies and all sorts of entertainment of western and eastern
    countries, the cultural differences are shown and emphasized.

    2. The Philippines belongs to the Eastern world. The table clearly explains
    why, the culture, way of thinking, customs and traditions.

    3. ” Less Asian” is a different way to describe Philippines. It's less Asian in a


    way that it has a lot more fast food, especially so many American fast food
    chains. You can still see the Spanish influence and American influence, for
    example so many people speak great English with strong American accents
    and there are more advertisements. But it's still our own country, with the
    culture and local food being non-American, which is very authentic. On the
    other hand, Philippines is similar to other Asian countries when it comes to
    the beliefs, traditions and personality. We could still see a passing
    resemblance between Philippines and/or other Southeast Asian countries due
    to the geographical proximity and cultural exchange/influences.

    4. Yes, Filipinos are very different culturally from one island to the next in all
    honesty. We may seem the same but there are cultural and regional
    differences. Philippines have a diverse culture and that includes differences
    in language and dialects that are spoken by the natives. They have their own
    way of communicating to themselves and to other tribes, unique rituals, and
    their way of living is very different from each other for it depends on their
    topography and location. Not just the language but also food, festivals and
    music differ from one region to another. Some tangible differences from the
    top of my head are; Bicolanos are known for using coconut milk in their
    cooking and loves spicy food, different regions have their own trademark
    festivals to honor their patron saints for example Cebuanos have Sinulog and
    Hiligaynons have their Dinagyang Festival, when it comes to personality
    admittedly based on anecdotes, but a general consensus is that Ilocanos are
    thrifty, and more reserved compared to the rest of the ethnic groups.

    You might also like