10 cultural differences between Japanese and Westerners 日本人と西欧人との文化の違い

Bien que différentes Orient et Occident s'entendent à merveille !

Bien que différentes Orient et Occident s'entendent à merveille !

Timo Kovala

Understand each other better

 

Since time immemorial, there has been a mutual fascination between East and West. France and Japan in particular, each located at the antipodes of the Eurasian continent, seem to deliver a relationship of love but with a limited understanding of the other, and far too often erroneous and distorted. Although it is difficult to provide a simple and fair definition of what the West is, let's try to observe, and have fun if possible, 10 cultural differences between Japanese and Westerners.

 

Amitié franco-japonaise et internationale

Amitié franco-japonaise et internationale

Timo Kovala

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