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Culture Change, East West Cultural Differences, in Southeast and East Asia
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What or who is actually an ex-pat or expat which is an abbreviation of 'expatriate'? While the term is commonly used to refer to a Westerner who resides in a 'foreign' country, it comes from the Latin 'ex patria'. Translated it means 'outside the native land'. This has appeared in Latin texts for more than 2000 years and refers to Roman soldiers who left their homeland to fight battles for the expansion of the Roman Empire. Anyone who lives away from their home country can be described as a foreign resident, expatriate, ex-pat or expat. Thai people call them Indonesians call them bule. It's not necessarily derogatory, though.
To be successful and happy as an expatriate it is important to recognise and accept that there are differences in the way of life between 'home' and a 'foreign' country. Study and research beforehand will be beneficial, but only time and the experience of living, working (or retiring) in one or more different countries will ensure settling into new environments and feeling almost 'at home' again. It is possible, usually after a period of adjustment.
There are wide areas of different thinking and different ways of reacting to and handling life's situations in other countries, both personal and in business. This definitely applies to Asia. In some parts it's more noticeable than others. as well as traditions affect the culture of a particular country, or even a sub-area within that country. But for living in Southeast Asia, our primary area of coverage, it is important for 'an outsider' to be aware of the underlying cultural differences between East and West (including thinking, which all affect behaviour, culture, tradition and values in the various Asian countries. Japan has its own culture, as does China. There are similarities and differences without and within. China's traditional culture can also be at odds with both and there are differences between these and other religions including Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Shinto, Sikh and Taoism
To be successful and happy as an expatriate it is important to recognise and accept that there are differences in the way of life between 'home' and a 'foreign' country. Study and research beforehand will be beneficial, but only time and the experience of living, working (or retiring) in one or more different countries will ensure settling into new environments and feeling almost 'at home' again. It is possible, usually after a period of adjustment.
There are wide areas of different thinking and different ways of reacting to and handling life's situations in other countries, both personal and in business. This definitely applies to Asia. In some parts it's more noticeable than others. as well as traditions affect the culture of a particular country, or even a sub-area within that country. But for living in Southeast Asia, our primary area of coverage, it is important for 'an outsider' to be aware of the underlying cultural differences between East and West (including thinking, which all affect behaviour, culture, tradition and values in the various Asian countries. Japan has its own culture, as does China. There are similarities and differences without and within. China's traditional culture can also be at odds with both and there are differences between these and other religions including Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Shinto, Sikh and Taoism
From a Western perspective, back in the home country – maybe the UK or Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East or even an African country, while you were growing up, you subconsciously developed an ingrained sense of the 'way things work'. A common language gave you the ability to communicate effectively with the people around you – your family, friends, work colleagues and even with strangers in public; you learned something of your country’s history, people's habits, likes and dislikes, politics, religion, traditions; legal and judicial systems including your rights as a citizen; you learned about acceptable social behaviour within the family and tolerance of others’ actions; and many other parameters and facets of life. This understanding influenced your own behaviour, and what you expect of others.
'home' perspective
different thinking and different ways