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Storytelling: when locals and the global mingle.
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Monday , November 5 , 2007
what happens when east meets west?
Posted by monnita_ta , Reader : 2119 , 16:21:55   | Category : art and culture  
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On a good day, you have received an impressive cross-posted e-mail and you really want to share with your friends. These graphics are striking for me as they show how well the designer observes, analayses  and re-present through her eyes.  Some of you may have already seen it, but it is nice to take another look.

These are icons designed by Liu Yang, a Chinese born but educated in her teen through adult life in Germany.  Her work shows how East meets West.  Her work fits so well with globalization of culture, peoeple and places.

See whether you agree with her.

Blue means the West

Read means the East/ Asian/Chinese

The boss

me

child

eldery in day to day life

way of life

three meals a day

moods and weather

things that are new

opinion

party

perception of each other

contacts

handling of problem

punctuality

queue in waiting

in the restaurant

shower timing

transportation

travelling

what's trendy

Perhaps, it is quite a generalization but it is more or less the way of the West and the East. The two parts of the world are learning from each other while the division into two parts is too crude anyway. My favourite is 'perception of each other'. Here, the West is learning to dreass, drink and eat Asian way, but the East is fond of  modern look, sausage and beer. 

What is your favourite?

How do you interpret these graphics?

Liu Yang's exhibition

Liu Yang was born in 1979 in Beijing, China. She moved to Germany in  1990 and lives there since. She established Yang Liu Design institute in Berlin in 2004.

For more information, please visit her website www.yangliudesign.com

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comment 52
Hair date : 13/11/2007 time : 17.18
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Still is his mind -  Inclusive his heart - Compassionate his actions - And free is his soul.  Ooooohhhh, I got such a long way to go.

Let's face it. "Great" Britain is no longer great. It is an insignificant island(s) that has never come to terms with their now insignificant status. So when Bush flexed some pitiful American adolescent muscles, Blair woke up from his sadness, and sized the opportunity to prove that Britain is still alive and powerful, so to war they went. That is a rather desperate move, don't you think?

I think we need to come to terms with reality. No matter how much we push and supress, we in the West are long term losers. We will be at the mercy of Asia within a century. We will be wheeping and begging for foregiveness for all our evils....sorry we didn't realize how much we harmed the world. sorry we didn't realize your lives are just as much worth as ours. Sorry we were so myopically indulged in technology and power.
comment 51
Hair date : 13/11/2007 time : 17.10
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Still is his mind -  Inclusive his heart - Compassionate his actions - And free is his soul.  Ooooohhhh, I got such a long way to go.

One thing that has become very clear to me in the last decade is the self-proclaimed feeling of superiority of the West. In my view it is disgusting and unforgivable. And many Western people do not even realize how deep rooted their prejudices are, and how they see themselves relative to other cultures and people. The West is very scared of loosing global control, so they push and dictate, and if other countries do not conform, the West threatens with or go to war.

Here in Thailand I have seen so many low-class, ignorant and arrogant Westerners, as much among so called educated Westerners as among uneducated. Their behavior is intolerable. My sincere apologies to all Thais for this.
comment 50
Hair date : 13/11/2007 time : 17.00
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Still is his mind -  Inclusive his heart - Compassionate his actions - And free is his soul.  Ooooohhhh, I got such a long way to go.

Very interesting exchanges indeed. As to poking jokes, one thing is for sure, Thais are not alone of being sensitive to foreigners making jokes about them. That is very natural and in my view very understandable. To all Thais: Many Europeans get furious when Americans poke fun at them. So, in Ian's way of interpreting the world, I can only conclude that many Europeans have a great sense of inferiority vis a vis America. Often in my experience jokes are ok if the other person knows this is only one aspect of how we see each other and that we in addition to seeing perhaps a funny side we also respect and appreciate the other person or their country. But in my view, too many Europeans in Thailand are insensitive, very disrespectful of Thais and their country and culture. What I see is an incredible arrogance and self-proclaimed sense of superiority revolving around having money, power, influence, technology. As to visas, I extend my sincere gratitude and appreciation that I can come to your country for 30 days without a visa stay for 90 days. Thank you so much. We in America and Europe are not to generous!!
comment 49
abcdefgh date : 13/11/2007 time : 15.18
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The one in the conor still a dog, no? The bitch seek justice, the dog have no defense.
comment 48
Ian date : 13/11/2007 time : 15.12
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A dog cornered by a bitch I assume
comment 47
abcdefgh date : 13/11/2007 time : 13.53
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Ian you seem to me just like a dog being push to a coner and no where to run but barking endlessly to defend yourself. I am deeply hurt to see you end up with such behaviour.
comment 46
Ian date : 13/11/2007 time : 13.14
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My, my, I am impressed your husband is a lawyer, so is my wife, so what's the big deal?
But I do agree with your husband, why waste your time on me, nothing would please me more than to have you ignore me with your erroneous and opinionated comments.
I think I am being charitable to him, while you are busy venting your spleen on me he is being left in peace
I'm sure he is delighted.
Do you know who taught me the term Honkies? It was Hong Kong friends who speak fluent English.
Go and bark up another tree for a while, you contribute too much to global warming
comment 45
abcdefgh date : 13/11/2007 time : 12.13
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Correction C44: Honkie...
comment 44
abcdefgh date : 13/11/2007 time : 12.11
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Back to your C:37. He commented:
1) He's not a blogger he's a lawyer, when you ask him for advice, you need to pay him.
2) To waste time (such as me) on a retired old man whose got nothing to do all day long but linger himself in his pass profession to prove himself he is still worthy. It's a charity and he does not perfom charity like this.
3) Try calling a Hong Kong guy in Hong Kong that speaks fluent english " Hongie" or write in Hong Kong blogs same way you write in Thai and see where you end up.

I : no comment, he said it all. "Note" his opinion not me.
comment 43
abcdefgh date : 13/11/2007 time : 12.03
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Ian, at 60 plus, you've lost your eye sight already or you've lost your glasses? You did not see the "?" behind the sentance? That's why you couldn't read my new blog properly
comment 42
Ian date : 13/11/2007 time : 10.09
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Lalida, you wrote, "You saw me put up a comment stateing " Lalida and Ian only?" "
Sorry I must of missed it, where did you say that, can you give me blog and comment number?
comment 41
abcdefgh date : 13/11/2007 time : 01.05
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C39: It's a promise.
C40: I haven't taken over, it's you that wouldn't give up teach>. The rest are free to join in aren't they? Is their own wish, is it not? You saw me put up a comment stateing " Lalida and Ian only?" Can you accuse me of something I have no reply?
comment 40
Ian date : 12/11/2007 time : 19.39
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Incidentally lalida, do you realise that you have completely taken over this blog?
comment 39
Ian date : 12/11/2007 time : 19.38
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"I'll come back to you on this"-
To quote a British expression, "is that a threat or a promise?"
comment 38
abcdefgh date : 12/11/2007 time : 15.37
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I'll come back to you on this after I showed him together with some of my thoughts.
comment 37
Ian date : 12/11/2007 time : 14.42
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Lalida, your husband is obviously an anti-British Honkie:-) I have met a few here and there, most however were very sad to see the British go, and still are.
Having seen the way the British behave in Stanley I actually came away disgusted, no better than Khaosan road. You must be referring to the tourists and businessmen around Central and the Peak (except at the weekends when the Filipina women take over Central).
The British are still very welcome in HK I get an automatic free 6 months visa on arrival, better even than Malaysia which only give me three months and infinitely superior to Thailand who only give us 30 days:-)
I am sure your husband enjoys watching the "Peoples' army" putting on their annual independance parade:-)
As to taking a shotgun to him, why bother, it's his opinion and does not bother me. I feel welcome and comfortable everywhere I go in HK, particularly Kowloon where the real Chinese live:-)
comment 36
abcdefgh date : 12/11/2007 time : 13.41
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Hey Ian: Here's a msg from my hubby, shoot him if you want, I'm just the messenger.

"HK people are more adapted to the English culture was mainly because they have been occupied illegally for over a century by the Britsih, and that the Britiish are more well behave then the ones in Thailand, and HK people will not tolerate any misbehaviour of foreigners. Most of the English residing in Hong Kong tend to be on the high end ones and they know very well where they'll end up if they make a wrong move. On top of that, with the insecurity of the communist China, most kids are sent oversea (the west) for education and that they have a broader view of the west then the Thais as Thais opportunities are limited in different ways. Thais are more tolerant people and somehow makes a group foreigners feel they can get away with things more easily in their country which lead to a much misbehave manner of a group foreigners.
He told me there's one year in X'mas eve, a riot was trigger by a British making fun of a HK Chinese
The British eventually was step to death during the riot. (Heard the News before?)

As he said, as long as ones behaves well and be accepted where they reside, they can basically call anywhere home.".

You got a shot gun? shoot him. I'm innocent
comment 35
Ian date : 10/11/2007 time : 16.45
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lalida, I would say the American influence goes back as far as the Korean war but peaked during the Vietnam war. One thing I have noticed in Asia, particularly in the Philippines is that because American troops in these conflicts were mainly Afro-American, the Asian imitations of American culture are black american culture. It shows in the words, fashions and ideas that have been adopted. It is a juvenile culture of "sanook and sabai, sabai".
Hong Kong and Singapore are much more British in their cultures.
Everything is changing, Khaosan road is becoming European rather than American, prices are often in Euros, in Pattaya many signs are now in Russian.
Converting Thai to the English is a problem, there are I believe several systems in operation, one created by your king.
I read recently the 80% of the Japanese language now consists of English American words, but changed to fit the Japanese system.
Thai also contains many English words an estimated 20%, I understand your king is pushing to preserve the Thai language. This may be good for your national identity but could be a problem at the international level if it is at the expense of teaching English.
I have travelled in many countries, Thailand is the only country where I cannot exchange a few words with the ordinary people. This means that the Thai people's understanding of world events are dependant upon translations by a few and so is easily controlled and misrepresented.
Incidentally when I am in HK I feel very much at home, it is London with Chinese faces
Incidentally you like our queen's voice because she has a very nasal accent, this is similar to a Thai accent.
comment 34
abcdefgh date : 10/11/2007 time : 15.02
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One more funny thing Ian, This is what my husband said: "The chinese condamend the Japanese of what they did in WWII and go street protest in Japanese embassy, In real life everything in their possession is made in Japan. Futhermore a lot of Japanese music and movies or pron movies are top seller in Hong Kong and China. Funny humans mind hah!
comment 33
abcdefgh date : 10/11/2007 time : 14.39
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Will you not agree with me, this part of asia was highly influenced by the Americans mostly because of the vietnam war! A generation of vietnamese can speak French fluently as is once occupied by the French, The old gerneration of Taiwanese can speak fluent Japanese as it's once occupied by the Japanese. Japanese speak worst english then us but they're are highly influnced by the american cause of the world war and military base in Japan, but Japanese culture never changed and was preserved until to date. Thai was influance by Falang tourist
comment 32
abcdefgh date : 10/11/2007 time : 14.27
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No doubt, Thais have problems pronunciation of R.F,V,TH,S and so on, My husband always make fun of me when I ask him to get the foot(food) inside the feet(Fridge) or have you feet(feed) the feet(fish) yet? but understanding it! I don't think is that much of a problem as long as it's prononced in English, English.

Seen road sign in Thailand of a place or road spell in english different ways, Take "Chaiyapum" as an example, Look up 3 different road maps and gives you the answer. My husband always makes fun of it. The spelling in english of Thai is actually for the convinient for foreigners not for us, and I would dare say many of us people still haven't got the english language right including me. "Falang" is our everyday word of pronunciation, "Farang" is a word that foreigners learn.

"Our Queen's accent is a bit of a joke in England, many commedians immitate it for a laugh".

This show exactly the difference perception between the East and the west.
The West take it as only a joke and not being disrespect and a freedom of speech, East take it as and insult and it's disrespectful to our Royals.

The east staying in the west will hardly be accused of being disrespect as most can take it as a joke, but west staying in the East will have to be more careful when they crack a joke towards their people.It might not mean anything, but the east look at it as the west should respect when you stay at others people place.
comment 31
Ian date : 10/11/2007 time : 10.32
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lalida, yes any English word with an "r" sound in it causes problems for Thais, even your name for us "farang" you pronounce as "falang".
I agree there are now probably more Europeans than Americans in Thailand, but this is a recent phenomenon, historically the influence was predominantly American. Now I see many signs of both European and Korean influence on the increase.

Incidentally, I am increasingly have problem understanding American accents, particularly in films, I often have to ask my children to repeat it for me so that I can understand what was said.

Our Queen's accent is a bit of a joke in England, many commedians immitate it for a laugh, it is very nasal.
comment 30
abcdefgh date : 09/11/2007 time : 22.39
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"Thailand is culturally influenced by America". Will you not agree there's a great majority of Germans here? or people from Europe..........
comment 29
abcdefgh date : 09/11/2007 time : 22.32
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Frankly Ian, I never thought american slang are english, but more easy to understand. perhaps there's more choice of American film and programs in Asia then the english ones. Look at UBC, How many English,English programe do they you see, majority is Americans.
You know whose English tone I really like to hear ? It's your queens english, Clear and Sharp and pleasent to hear. not that I know what she's talking about but she's got a very nice tone.
English people have different accent, very hard to understand some time. I remember a friend of my husband went to dinner with us and ask me to past the butter to him, I have to keep asking him what he wants. He said buterrrrrrrrrr.
comment 28
Ian date : 09/11/2007 time : 22.01
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lalida, "The american ones are more easy, cos' they use slang not english. " that is a very strange way of putting it. We both, English and American, use slang. Thailand is culturally influenced by America and therefore understands American slang, perhaps you even think it normal English.
comment 27
abcdefgh date : 09/11/2007 time : 21.04
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Ian: you put me as "you know who" again and I put you as "who you know" in other blogs.
comment 26
abcdefgh date : 09/11/2007 time : 21.02
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Ian, This is not really a cultural things, It's more a language barrier thing. I think we will also laugh our heads off if we understand what you're are talking about. Try using simple english next time.
comment 25
abcdefgh date : 09/11/2007 time : 20.59
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GG, Ian: You both have to understand the concept. Thai does not have a bad sense of humour, If fact they are more humourous then both of you think. They sometime even ignore the fact that family funny commedies or movies are watch with the whole family. If you understand the words they use and jokes they make, you want to send a letter to the censor board.
Coming back to the subject you both talk about. Seen a Japanese that only knocks his head when you talk to him, and laugh when they see you laugh? They're just presenting their politeness but not really understand what you are talking about. Same goes to most Thai except we're different, We give you a face with a question mark. Even ME WITH SUCH GOOD ENGLISH sometime finds it hard to understand english joke, The american ones are more easy, cos' they use slang not english.
comment 24
Ian date : 08/11/2007 time : 10.23
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Cho, obviously many jokes lose their humour when translated, this is because many jokes are culturally dependent (this was the problem with you know who:-) ). Puns are also pointless as they are language dependent.
With the remaining categories of jokes, sexual jokes usually translate well and some age or mother-in-law type jokes.
With Farang jokes about Thais they are exceedingly sensitive, unless they are close friends. I think this is partly a form of inferiority but also the average Thai does not carry a repertoire of jokes the way a westerner does. We retaliate to a joke against us by "capping it" with a joke supporting us. It becomes a friendly competition. This concept does not seem to exist with Thais as far as I can tell.
comment 23
GGrass date : 08/11/2007 time : 08.05
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ian: yes, i understand that. koreans shake their heads with bitter smile as they joke about themselves and their bad habits. (such as hurrying all the time, their hot tempers, eating dog meat, smoking everywhere, etc)

however, let's turn the attention to the Thais who do not crack a smile at a farang's joke on Thais, but roll on the floor laughing their ass off when a Thai tells a joke about themselves.

could it be that

1. they have bad sense of humour, when it comes to joke on Thais.

2. farangs are bad joke teller, when it comes to joke on Thais.

what do you think, ian?
comment 22
abcdefgh date : 07/11/2007 time : 17.49
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Hair, you're right. Just look at the English and the franch and the American and the english. They make endless jokes about each other nationality, way of speech and so on.
East and West is really a side line.
comment 21
Ian date : 07/11/2007 time : 15.14
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Cho, as I commented about Singaporeans they feel secure so are not offended by jokes at them. Do you know the old saying, "Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me"?
Thai people are sensitive and easily hurt by words, I notice this with Ta. If I am working and something goes wrong, or the cats go mad and break something, I will cuss and swear. Ta gets upset because she thinks I am REALLY angry, but I am just letting off steam. Do you understand what I mean?
comment 20
GGrass date : 07/11/2007 time : 13.50
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ian: understood. and i guess it's true... same joke told by a farang, and by a thai would have different sound to it.

but why do you think so?
comment 19
Ian date : 07/11/2007 time : 12.55
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Cho, they are generalisations and as such coming from me would immediately have been jumped upon by you know who. As they have been posted by a Thai they are now acceptable.
I have many Asian friends, they often email me jokes about Asians but I am learning that Thais don't like jokes about Thais. The humour is lost and it is seen as an attack.
Singaporeans, perhaps because they feel secure, are very good at laughing at themselves. These particular graphics were originally sent to me by a Malaysian.
comment 18
GGrass date : 07/11/2007 time : 12.19
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ian: referring to your comment #2,

'I was tempted to post them but on second thoughts decided not to as they could be possibly interpreted as another farang attack on Thais.'

i am very curious to know why you might think that these graphics could be 'another farang attack on Thais.'

care to explain?
comment 17
monnita_ta date : 07/11/2007 time : 07.16
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The creator must be very proud of her work as there are lots of comments and different ways of interpretation here.
Ian, sorry that I have not said exactly that the name of the graphic is below the object.
I would agree that these graphics are quite generalisation of the West and the East. However it shows how she is so talented in summing up her observations into graphics. Interpretation is up to the eyes of the audiences.
Thank you so much again for all the comments, i have great joy reading them.
comment 16
Hair date : 07/11/2007 time : 01.55
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Still is his mind -  Inclusive his heart - Compassionate his actions - And free is his soul.  Ooooohhhh, I got such a long way to go.

It is interesting to note how we, East and West, may see each other. I certainly would love to see some more opinions and views on this.

But, from the comments, I am also reminded that the West and the East are not two homogenious mutually exclusive container of likeminded. America is different from Europe, and within America and Europe there are vast differences in importance of various relationships, the number of relationships people have, social power structures, my place in society etc. I would imagine there are many of these differences in Asia too, even within a country. But nevertheless I find the pictures illuminating and fascinating.

But you know what? Fundamentally we, as individuals and families, in the East and West have far more in common than differences. We all care about our families, our children, our friends, we go to work, we are conscious of making sure our closest are happy, we want the best for our children, we want to feel secure, we want stability and safety, and we ourselves want to be happy. This I see as our common denominator. But our senses and intellect deceive and differentiate, causing conflicts and misunderstandings, often driven by fear or ingrained perceptions of superiority.
comment 15
ahaaha007 date : 06/11/2007 time : 21.24
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Ian: Have you heard of "Blood is thicker than water!" in Thai translated to English.The proverb is obviously to teach the young Thais on their relationship with their own relatives...comparing to the others.

"Eating friends are easy to find, Dying friend are hardly found." This latter proverb teaches the young Thais to beware of people seeking for interests, while the trust-worthy friends are so rare.

However, many Thais are back stabbed by friends
(also the relatives, acquantaince...you name it!)
Perhaps, most Thais are more trusting in almost everyone...and usuallly do not take enough precautions.

IN THE WEST, you are taught not to trust anyone by most of your parents...except for yourself, fully or highly reliable persons called "friends', and God (for those who are Christains!)

However, America is one country, where anyone hardly trusts anyone- these days...except for the notes that say "In God, We Trust!'



(Actually, in America..you could still find plenty of nice folks, with all kinds of culture- where East and West have actually met for "several" Generations...)
comment 14
abcdefgh date : 06/11/2007 time : 17.16
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C12, your comment answered.
comment 13
Ian date : 06/11/2007 time : 10.06
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Pondering, sorry I got confused by the name being below the picture, I would expect it to be above:-) So I will try again:-)
East sees West as beer swilling, hot dog eaters with high hats and a moustache. West sees Asians as tea drinkers with coolie hats and a wispy beard.
comment 12
Ian date : 06/11/2007 time : 10.01
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Pondering, perception of each other. In the West we have a few close, strong friends, often stronger than family bonds. In the East people have many, many friends, but none so strong as to replace the family.
This is obviously a generalisation, it is best expressed in words as the difference between a friend and an acquaintance, Asians tend to call acquaintances friends, we do not.
Regarding family and friends, we have a saying, "Friends you choose but relatives you are born with". I suspect this saying would not make sense to many Asians. See it as what you choose is more important than what you inherit.
comment 11
Pondering date : 06/11/2007 time : 06.39
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oh and Ian....Don't be so discouraged (see comment 2). We are all entitled to our opinions.
comment 10
Pondering date : 06/11/2007 time : 06.37
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These are great!! I'm so happy you've posted these graphics in the blogs. They are so true and hilarious. I especially love the "handling the problem" one....LOVE IT!

I really don't get the "perception of each other" though. Can anyone explain?
comment 9
Hair date : 06/11/2007 time : 04.00
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Still is his mind -  Inclusive his heart - Compassionate his actions - And free is his soul.  Ooooohhhh, I got such a long way to go.

Monnita, many thanks for sharing. They are truely wonderful. I especially like the "opinion" and "contacts", simply from my own experience of life. How should I interpret the "child"? Do you perceive a connection between "the boss", "me' and "handling the problem"? I am curious.

Perhaps these pictures are generalisations, as Ian put it, but they are nevertheless a very good reminder to me of tendencies, the way we approach life, and whether we OBSERVE AND MAKE ORDER, or LIVE AND RELATE.
comment 8
veen date : 06/11/2007 time : 01.05
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great work by the artist, as we see so simple graphic but i'm sure they are the products of thoughts. We've seen them all - the queues in Thailand and Germany or how long face English people are when it is raining and cold and the way we handle the problems...
I like them all but the travelling one is nice, reminding me of many trips
comment 7
abcdefgh date : 05/11/2007 time : 23.33
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Gee, CS you follow him everywhere, don't you ? Ian put some shoes on.
comment 6
ahaaha007 date : 05/11/2007 time : 23.05
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yeah, you are quite right- and may I add...

"If someone happens to step on your foot, it would be these reactions- the stepping person would likely to express..."

West: and
East: and
comment 5
Ian date : 05/11/2007 time : 22.32
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ahaaha, at least in England I think might be more appropriate than to us rain is just an inevitable boring part of life. Even the stereotype of an Englishman has him carrying an umbrella.
comment 4
PasaNINJA2499 date : 05/11/2007 time : 22.02
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Keep walking forward. Don't give up. Don't fed up.

I like the second "me".
comment 3
ahaaha007 date : 05/11/2007 time : 21.32
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As for the Mood of weather, I think...it should be:-

West: Sunshine , Rainy
East: Sunshine , Rainy

To be "exact"!...well, at least for West V.S. Thailand.
comment 2
Ian date : 05/11/2007 time : 19.10
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I was sent these a few weeks ago by a friend in Malaysia, I was tempted to post them but on second thoughts decided not to as they could be possibly interpreted as another farang attack on Thais.
I would agree with all of them as generalisations.
comment 1
abcdefgh date : 05/11/2007 time : 17.33
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monnita : Great blog, contents saids it all and interesting. I have no other comments and like it very much basically all of them.
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