Western Culture vs Eastern Culture

If you didn't know by now, we live in the "Western" world. Generally, most of our practices and beliefs have their roots in European ideas. Christian values and classical art styles are all around us. But on the "other side of the world" we have what can be called the Eastern world. It's different over there, so let's compare the two.

Eastern World defined by Asia

Food. Come on, everyone loves food. We need to eat, so might as well eat something tasty, right?

Western food was historically based upon surplus food that we had in the past. This included grains, corn, bread, and livestock like chickens and cows. Later, the West got potatoes too! Nowadays, a stereotypical "western" meal would be something along the lines of french fries, burgers, hotdogs, spaghetti, and bread.

Eastern food in the past was based around fish, rice, livestock like chicken and pork, rice, lots of vegetables and also rice. Eastern civilization also had many spices to change up their food, something we really wanted (if you paid attention in history). Nowadays, a stereotypical "eastern" meal would be something along the lines of curry, rice (noodles), spiced chicken, and fermented foods.

That looks good!

This is making me hungry!

Hm, don't they look a bit similar?






Entertainment. Okay, I'll skip the history lessons and talk about the now. What do you do for entertainment? You probably watch TV, play video games, do sports, or perhaps have your own special hobby. Unsurprisingly, the "eastern world" does this too! But what we do and what they do might be slightly different.

Despite what you hear, not everyone in Asia watches anime or those sappy dramas. The same of type of people who would watch them here are the same type of people in the "east" too. They have their own ridiculous reality TV shows, dramas, game shows, and series that are not that different from ours.

What's on?

When you get down to it, this whole "Western" and "Eastern" world doesn't make much sense. Everyone's culture is different, it's not really fair to make it so general. That's why in the end, you can't compare the two. Today, the whole word has become a melting pot. Cultures have fused, come together, and expanded. I'm betting that you do something your parents don't as a result of your exposure to other cultures. So in my comparison of these two worlds, the real truth is that we're not that different!