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There is an article from Straits Times today (7 March 08) that revealed that asians and westerners really see things differently. Asians tend to see the whole picture while westerners tend to focus on more on central/biggest objects than on their surroundings.
The research by Dr Trey Hedden & Professor John Gabrieli of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology shows that a westerner can estimate the length of an isolated line better than asian, while asian can compare the length of the line with a square better than westerners, by measuring their brain activities while they are performing these tasks.
Also, American children performed best when they get to choose their own puzzles, while Asian children performed best with puzzles they were told their mothers had chosen for them.
The type of Culture determine the type of language and customs. And the type of language and customs determine how those living under these influences see and experience the world differently. Westerners see themselves as independent entities, while Asian interdependence.
'Culture is not changing how you see the world, but rather how you think and interpret.'
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