The differences between Westerner and Easterner (Occidental and Oriental )

Differences between Eastern and Western traits are very interesting
There are a thousand funny stories between Eastern and Western cultures:
The Westerner who meets other person says hello, while the Easterner just laughs
The Westerner kisses when meeting each other, the Easterner just shakes hands
The Westerner greets parents with you and me, but Easterner greets his parents by saying dad, mom
The Westerner greets people by saying you and me, the Easterner greets other person depending hierarchy
The Westerner peels the fruit from below to up, the Easterner does it upside down
The Westerner peels the banana from root to top, the Easterner does upside down
The Westerner likes to eat bread, Easterner likes to eat rice
The Westerner crushes/grinds vegetables and meat to make soup, the Easterner eats soup with raw vegetables and meat
The Westerner takes breakfast and super light but the complete dinner while the Easterner eats three meals a day
The Westerner empties his plate, the Easterner keeps a little stuff because he is afraid of being perceived as greedy
The Westerner likes Eastern cuisine, the Easterner does not eat Western food.
The Westerner restaurant does not use chopsticks, but the Easterner has always folk and knife
The Westerner does not like sweet and spicy, the Easterner likes spicy and sweet food
The Westerner hates fish sauce because of its bad smell, but the Easterner can not stand the smell of cheese
The Westerner orders food at restaurant and pays for himself, the Easterner orders foods for everyone, eat together and shares the price
The Westerner loves coke, the Easterner likes tea
The Westerner meets to discuss and debate  a subject then the meeting is over, he agreed the implementation while the Easterner agrees to meet together, the meeting is over, begins the debate, the implementation undertaken according to ​​each one
The Westerner celebrates the New Year using his calendar, the Easterner uses the calendar to celebrate both the New Year and Vietnamese Lunar New Year
The Westerner likes to keep money in the Bank, the Easterner likes to keep it at home
The Westerner does not speak Eastern language, the Easterner speaks Western language even he does not master it well
The Westerner likes to visit old and quiet towns, the Easterner loves to travel in modern  and animated countries
The Westerner likes to stroll with his dog, the Easterner likes to walk with his children
The Westerner likes to go camping  outside, the Easterner likes to stay in the hotel
The Westerner prefers to take pictures of nature, the Easterner loves taking pictures of people
The Westerner likes to travel to visit family, but the Easterner loves to travel and stay together with family
The Westerner likes the bike, the Eastern loves the car
The Western drives on highway respecting traffic lane, the Easterner loves to drive in several lanes
The Western likes to wear jewelry in color, the Eastern prefers diamond
The Western likes to live in suburbs, the eastern rather stays in city (urban)with a dense population
The Westerner likes to rest on Sundays and holidays at home, the Easterner prefers to go shopping in town
The Westerner works as volunteer on retirement, the Easterner prefers to go the pagoda
The Westerner prefers to guide children as they chooses career of their future, the Easterner obliges children to learn medicine, engineering and other professionals
The Westerner encourages children becoming independent, the Easterner raises children up to graduation
The Westerner prefers to adopt children, the Easterner does not raise adopted children
The Westerner treats his wife as best friend, the Easterner treats his friend as his wife
The Westerner loves giving flowers as gifts, the Easterner prefers to receive gifts
The Westerner enjoys preserving souvenirs of the past, the Easterner does not see significant
The Westerner  receives a gift and kisses to thank while the Easterner just said thank you
The Westerner loves antiques to decorate his house, the Easterner chooses modern furniture
The Westerner creates something new and keep it as his own, the Easterner likes to imitate
The Westerner  kisses by mouth, the Easterner kisses by nose
The Westerner kisses in public, the Easterner kisses in discreet place
The Westerner likes to dress well at work, the Easterner loves to dress stylish in holidays
The Westerner  enjoys the sun and hates the rain, the Easterner likes both rainy and sunny
The Westerner wants wearing lightweight the jacket as wool, the Easterner loves wearing heavy leather jacket
The Western lives together, has children and then gets married, the Eastern gets married, living together and had children
The Westerner  likes to stroll outside after baby delivery/childbirth, the Easterner prefers to stay inside in heating bed after childbirth
The Westerner feels sick then visits the doctor, the Easterner is trying to heal with traditional medicine
The Westerner likes someone and kissing and rubbing her head, the Easterner does not dare rub the heads of others because it will be perceived as a disrespectful gesture
The Westerner likes to expose his body under the sunshine, the Easterner is hiding under shade
The Westerner prefers a dark-skinned, the Easterner  loves his skin brighter
The Westerner  likes to walk into the beach, the Easterner likes diving into the sea and capture the clam and shell
The Westerner likes to talk quietly in restaurants or public places, the Easterner speaks loudly to disturb all neighbors
The Westerner queues in line waiting, the Easterner mades several horizontal lines
The Westerner is always serious, the Easterner always laughs
The Westerner speaks directly to his point, the Easterner the hides his intention
The Western respects the time by watching the clock, the Eastern uses flexible and elastic time
The Westerner holds the buffet to expand relationship, the Easterner prefers sitting at the table for privacy
The Westerner treats colleges and leader equally, the Easterner treats the leader as very important person
The Westerner takes a dessert and coffee, the Easterner likes to drink tea and floss teeth
The Westerner drinks lots of wine, the Easterner drinks alcohol and vomits
The Westerner likes to help his wife to take care of children, the Easterner likes his wife take care his children
The Westerner likes to walk with his wife and children in the festival, the Easterner rather lets his wife go together with children to set him free
The Westerner help his wife to push the trolley at the supermarket, the Easterner enjoys watching the electronics and leave his wife alone to push the cart
The Westerner drinks coffee after dessert, the Easterner likes to drink tea and floss teeth
The Westerner reads magazine at free time or watching TV, the Easterner  likes to shake her legs
The Westerner takes a shower in the morning, the Easterner takes a shower in the evening
The Westerner loves working to get easy/joyful life, the Easterner prefers to work hard to become rich
The Westerner likes to retire in a quiet nursing home, the Easterner likes to live happily with the children in the household.

Thy Nguyen