24 Funny Illustrations That Show The Cultural Differences Between The East And The West Made By This Artist

Meanwhile in China: "Sorry, you're just not tall enough to get promoted "

Yeah Germany is eco-friendly

As a german I can deeply relate. Whats the thing about Smalltalk or talking around the bush in soooo many countries? If you have to say something then do it and not let me guess what you really mean.......why wasting time? *sight*

The Chinese line look like the line in my former school cafeteria

Oh I want to be like Germany but am China

Foreign living in Germany. They told me that if you come on time you are already late 😅. As Italian you would generally expect people to arrive 20-30 minutes AFTER the agreed time

If you're doing business in China, you'd better be at least 10-15min early and never late

Honestly, I'm more of a hybrid between both. I want people to be on time, but i dont care if they're like 10-15 minutes early/late

Yes. Too early = impolite, especially for private invitations. Later than 5 min too late = not done

Same in Africa. People in corporate sector are fussy about punctuality, but outside of that time is just meh.

What's wrong with the red? Huh? Absolutely nothing lol

we are not talking about German train times though

Definitely Germany. I don't like being late. I also don't like when I have to wait on ppl who are constantly late. It's inconsiderate

that is Germany vs China and not East vs west. If it were Italy and Japan , it would be opposite

where is the quarter early?

I am generally at least 15 minutes early everywhere. If I am late, it will ruin my whole mood/day.

The red side clock would be fine... there are countries, which shall remain nameless, where people are HOURS late.

I live in Germany but I am British, and therefore China.

Left is workers, right is tourists.

Mystery explained: I’ve inherited the punctuality of my eastern ancestors. I can officially tell my peeps it’s in my DNA & I have no control 😉

I am time blind, these pics mean nothing to me

Not Japan. Be on time. Or even early. Koreans are punctual too.

Grew up among Germans in Minnesota. I learned to get everywhere 5 minutes early.

In Japan people are on time

Most of the time, I am China 😂 I am supposed somewhere to be at 11:30? I LEAVE MY HOUSE at 11:30 ngl-- The only exception for this is medical appointments and exams, where I can be ready to go up to an hour before I actually need to. Everything else... I can't do this, sorry, I'm terrible at playing the punctuality game.

In Germany, this might be true for official appointments. On a private level, I can assure you that most people these days have a very lax attitude towards punctuality.

Not true, Germany DB train are rarely punctual...

That usually works this way, but due to obvious circumstances when you have to go around the city for the whole day.

You think German is bad! In Switzerland, if you don’t show up 15 min earlier than the agreed time, you are considered late!

isn't it other way around??

I don't like to admit it but I am like China

Why am I so much like China

I like the German one. Pictures aren't the same as seeing it

This is very ironic

*noise level everywhere in China. Chinese cities are full of sounds coming out of absolutely everywhere.

Doggio is better 100%

But rain is pretty

People, this isn't saying that Chinese have low self-esteem or don't value themselves. It's comparing the individualism of the West to the collective mindset of the East. To a westerner the self is the primary consideration; in the east the self is a small part of the wider community

I mean the Chinese one is not wrong. Saying as someone who lived in Germany

I'm one of the little lonely dots on the German side. I would say I wish I lived on the circle side, but I would probably get overwhelmed by my nearest dots and try to leave early.

So, Chinese children murder their family members?

More variety in Germany? Oh no, I get it. Cold and hot meals. Ok.

I wonder if the one on the left is really accurate?

"Beim Bauchschmerzen": actually it´s "Bei".... sorry

Crowds suck

So basically "disappoint your family in any way and be disowned" in China. No real chance to develop your own genuine personality in a world like that

Is this to do with skin colour or tone? Germans prefer darker skin and Chinese prefer lighter skin tones? If it is not, I don’t get it.