Asian Values and Clash of the Cultures

Asian values and clash of the cultures Introduction “In the early 1990s, Europe watched enviously as the Asian Tigers grew exponentially. We asked ourselves: what lessons can Europe learn from Asia? After the crash, the question was reversed: what lessons can Asia learn from Europe? “ (http://europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations/news/patten/speech_00_278.htm, Speech by Chris Patten, Seoul, 20 July 2000) Western newspapers, radio and television stations, research institutes and universities have had much …

…are good values just as not all Western values are good values. There are good Asian values and bad Asian values, just as there are good Western values and bad Western values. Kiplin pronounced long, long time ago that ‘Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet.’ Now those have met, and maybe it would be time both to start to respect each other and learn from each other.