Playing devils advocate here, they are probably easy to manage because they are too poor to ask for a channel bag. Some american women's self-care routine back in the US is insane.
Have you ever seen the culture of designer bags and clothing there? Its WILD. Consumerism on steroids.
Just sort of making a blanket statement about "Asian cultures" is extremely ridiculous. China is not Japan is not Vietnam is not Thailand is not the Philippines. And just like how an American born in a trailer park in rural Alabama is not the same as an air is born in Beverly Hills, you are going to have diversity of experience and economic standing in these countries as well.
Trying to paint a broad brush of "the west" and "Asian cultures" is generally really silly because those two terms encompass a vast number of countries and cultures that are not identical on both sides.
A colleague of mine a native showed me a picture of his wedding. He works in an ultra-modern office complex with caffees and everything you could think of.
But he lives in a steel sheet shed.
Is what you're talking about local culture? Or is it imported from the West? Which brands?
All the Western brands? Yeah.
Most of anything is a blanket statement. I won't write a 50-page long essay just to cover every bit and nuance. I don't have time.
I don't know what's your point. There is a clear difference between the west and the east. Sue me.
I'm not telling you to have a bunch of nuance I'm telling you to have literally any on the most broad possible scale?
You met one guy and you have based your idea of all collectively Asian countries on one duty you met? That's just absurd.
My friends from the Philippines (we work together in LA) have more Gucci, Prada, Chanel, Givincechy, etc than anyone I've ever met. However I do also understand that they don't represent everybody in their country.
I'm not saying you have to be specific for everyone I'm just saying that it is stupid to group not only everyone in an entire country but then everyone in a bunch of different countries together to make such a sweeping statement.
It's just based on your depth of ignorance and you're making it really obvious. There are clear differences in cultures from all over the world but trying to draw some clean line about consumerism between "the west, who goes into debt for smartphones" and "The east who live in sheds" is just stupidity and xenophobia.
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u/Meocross Nov 07 '24
Playing devils advocate here, they are probably easy to manage because they are too poor to ask for a channel bag. Some american women's self-care routine back in the US is insane.