The place to ask China-related questions!
Beijing Shanghai Guangzhou Shenzhen Chengdu Xi'an Hangzhou Qingdao Dalian Suzhou Nanjing More Cities>>

Categories

Close
Welcome to eChinacities Answers! Please or register if you wish to join conversations or ask questions relating to life in China. For help, click here.
X

Verify email

Your verification code has been sent to:

Didn`t receive your code? Resend code

By continuing you agree to eChinacities's Privacy Policy .

Sign up with Google Sign up with Facebook
Sign up with Email Already have an account? .
Posts: 277

Shifu

0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

Q: So what do the east and the west have to offer each other?

Democracy and family values, driving proficiency tests and an admirable work ethic. What does Asia have to offer its western counterpart.....and vice versa?

14 years 7 weeks ago in  Culture - China

 
Answers (3)
Comments (2)
Posts: 253

Shifu

0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

Asia can offer to build a real transportation network in the States. I have no urge to ever drive in China, whereas back home I had to rely on a car.  If my car broke down, I was screwed.  Not to mention how expensive it was to maintain and fuel it.

 

Chinese can learn some manners and how to act around other human beings in public from North America.  The Canadians have a close relationship with China, not sure why their politeness doesn't rub off on them more.  I hate smoking in buildings, spitters, and people who use sidewalks as baby toilets.  I also miss people walking by and saying hello, and being generally friendly towards each other.

 

Most all Chinese do not concern themselves with religion, and their regard for life while sometimes a bit inhumane is much better than the extremism we see from some religious fanatics of Christianity and Islam.  While the Chinese have a way to go to embrace mortality in more humane ways, at least there isn't religious wars breaking out, and laws being put in place because of one persons beliefs.  All Western countries could learn how to separate church and State like China!

 

Europe could come in and show how Internet service should be truly free and open, and build out the infrastructure to make it reliable and faster.  Likewise, China can show the US how to allow network carriers for cell phones how to be more open to spur competition and better pricing.  I can buy any phone in the world, and use it in China, and at much cheaper pricing than the locked down crap that Verizon and AT&T try to contract your life into.

 

That's a few things, I'm sure some people will argue with my opinions, but it is an itneresting question.

Report Abuse
14 years 7 weeks ago
 
Posts: 2186

Emperor

0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

West -> East, patience, driving etiquette, table manners, skiving at work, being generally lazy, life work balance

 

East -> West, work ethic, family values, superstition, getting things done, architectural design.

 

Of course I NEVER EVER believe in sweeping generalisations or stereotypes! laugh

Report Abuse
14 years 7 weeks ago
 
Posts: 211

Shifu

0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

East---  I'm thinking Chopsticks

 

West---   Pizza !

 

enlightened

Hugh.G.Rection:

If by Pizza you mean American pizza, so-so, not fussed at all.

 

If, however, you mean the genuine Italian article thin crust where the base is the most important part, then HELL YEAH!

Hmm what I would do for a genuine Italian Calzone right now! enlightened

14 years 7 weeks ago
Report Abuse

Gaohao:

An Italian Calzone. If you dropped that, would it make it a 'low'-calzone? GEDDIT? LOW-CAL-ZONE! GEDDIT? 'CAUSE IT'S ON THE FLOOR! LOW-CAL!

 

Aah, you don't geddit.

14 years 7 weeks ago
Report Abuse
Report Abuse
14 years 7 weeks ago
 
Know the answer ?
Please or register to post answer.

Report Abuse

Security Code: * Enter the text diplayed in the box below
Image CAPTCHA
Enter the characters shown in the image.
  • Allowed HTML tags: <a> <em> <strong> <cite> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd> <img> <br> <p> <u>
  • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.
  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.
  • Textual smileys will be replaced with graphical ones.

More information about formatting options

Forward Question

Answers HighlightMORE >>
A: I'll give my two cents on the age part. It's not as easy but can defin
A:I'll give my two cents on the age part. It's not as easy but can definitely be done. I was 21, fresh out of university and landed my first teaching job in china as a homeroom kindergarten teacher on a pretty standard 20,000/month salary. I'm 1 year in now and am still happy. Pretty much all international kindergarten jobs on here want 2 years experience, but many will still accept if you have experience in your home country. With that being said, being white and having a nice looking face is much more of a decision factor in china vs the west, if you can- use it to your advantage. Good luck finding something! -- brinsleym