I was on Instagram and there was a post of an east asian person doing something bad, and all the comments were of Japanese and South Korean people saying it was a Chinese person or other comments disgusted at being mistaken for being Chinese. I have scrolled through east asian majority social media spaces and Google translated them, so maybe I am mistaken, but I was really shocked to see that China was getting more hate from South Korea than Japan, given Japan's historical treatment of Japan. However, the South Korean comments seemed to view Japan more favorably. Japan was overall neutral about South Korea, but looked down on China as well.

China is an economic superpower with top tier infrastructure, safety and insane growth, but it comes with limited freedom. India, on the other hand, is a democracy with unlimited personal freedom. If you had to pick one to live in, which would it be and why?

I ask a member of the South Asian diaspora.

I noticed that compared to East Asia, Southeast Asia, and even Central Asia, South Asia(India, Pakistan, Bangladesh) is very underdeveloped.

I emphasize Southeast Asia in my question because they seem to have a lot of similarities. For example, both had dictators backed by the US(Pakistan, Indonesia and Philipines). Pakistan and the Philipines both had to deal with terrorism. Both South Asia and Southeast Asia were a collection of different kingdoms and peoples who got combined into one.

Despite all this, a Filipino or Indonesian slum looks better than any slum in South Asia. Even the rich parts of Southeast Asia look more developed compared to the rich parts of South Asia.

I think it could also be the culture, a lot of South Asian culture is very backwards and self serving, as a result there is no semblance of civic duty there. I heard about how there is so much bureaucracy there and how common bribes are. Not only that, misogyny and rape culture is widespread in South Asia sadly.

I also think overpopulation is a problem; I noticed that cities and areas in South Asia with lower population can look good(Gangtok, India for example). Maybe if it will take a while for the culture to reform, population reduction may help South Asia as long as their birth rate drops fast enough.

I was on Roblox the other day and one of my friends who was Ethiopian told me that Chinese people who live in Korea were mean to him and I saw more similar videos regarding this and Yemen in the Jeju Islands on youtube so I was wondering if anyone knows the context

How do East Asians feel on the fetishization and how do the neighboring countries feel in being deemed “not as attractive” by a lot of bigoted porn addict?

So certain countries obviously have a dislikng to do brits , spain because its cheap place to ho on holiday so u always have a fat hairy white British man in benidorm.

But idk how brits are seen in Asian countries , certain countries may dislike us because of past colonisation or war (kinda understandable tbh) or just cause of how we act abroad or at home.

So how are brit yhought to be like by people from ur country

Also I'm curious what questions or queries peopel from asia may want to know about the north east of England so come visit r/AskUKNorthEast and I'll happily answer any questions I will most likely answer any questions within 8 hours also other members will likely answer .

I also misread this sub as ask Alaska and earlier on posted a question about alaska but it got removed since I didn't have my country as a,flair on my profile

https://youtube.com/shorts/YyJSZsuqLI4?si=cfWql07nVXlvFQyD

I see this on reddit as well, Koreans say that they don't know anything about India, maybe there's possibly a misunderstanding and they didn't mean to come over as racist, and the response is just a wave of utter deafness and detachment from reality. I wish i could say it wasn't specific nationalities, but that clearly isn't true? They claim that Koreans all act racist to them, but the average Korean likely doesn't even think about their country

And how do locals feel about the birthrate?

I know online isn't a representation of real life, but the amount of the so called "expats" usually from America being obnoxious on not only Reddit but Youtube and Twitter is getting reaaaally noticeable.

First things first-what's an expat? "Expats" will try to spin this around but the truth is, it just means well-off immigrants from a developed country. I won't say "White"(though they do tend to be majority Anglo), because that's racist, and because Poles and Balkans in Western Europe are also White and they're treated as immigrants, not expats.

So why do I hate them?

First, they make little effort to intergrate. I've seen some brag on this website about how they spent 5 or more years and still haven't learnt the language-probably due to "I'm smarter than locals" mentality. Meanwhile the Middle Easterners in Kebab shops speak decent Korean. Communication is important. If you can't speak with others you cannot participate in society. If you cannot participate in society you are a parasite.

And not only that, whenever they get in trouble with locals, they accuse us of racism! When you listen to their rants on social media, which they use to badmouth host nations, 90% of the time it's cause by mosunderstanding of our cultures. And to make it even worse, they frame us as if the people of our entire NATIONS are all racist and evil, which is racist in itself. (I suspect a lot of expats lacked social skills back home, back then they blamed their homelands now they blame ours)

Third, their professions. African, South East Asian, Chinese, Russian and Mongolian immigrants, while some unfortunate angrys online hate them, are a valuable asset to our society. They do work locals refuse to do(3D) like shrimp fishing or warehouse work, sometimes being mistreated by sad employers and send their hard-earned money overseas so their children can live better lives. We know this because we used to send good men and women to Germany back in the 60's. Meanwhile "expats" who are supposed to be "high-skilled workers" uhhh...teach English? Do they even have useful skills like STEM degrees that can contribute to society?

And you know what I hate more? How those lazy expats think somehow they're superior to those dirty immigrants. And even worse our media does the same-watch TV and unlike expats, it never shows the good hard working workers from undeveloped countries. I hope more people wake up from this.

Seen a lot of debate on whether or not the caucasus is Asian, so just wanted to know what this sub thinks. Also, do you consider cyprus Asian?

japan is seen in a very positive light by much of the world whether it's the west, east, latin american countries or even other asian countries. people sing praises of their culture, discipline, technological progress and aesthetics. in short, japan is almost like a "paradise" for everyone.

while i do get the admiration but something i wonder is how much of this admiration is influenced by the fact that japanese people tend to have light or pale skin. we know that skin tone plays a huge role in how societies are perceived globally, and historically, it's always been harder for darker skinned groups to gain the same kind of respect or admiration. being dark skinned also meant being associated with more negative stereotypes.

so i ask if japan were a darker skinned nation, would the world admire it the same way or would their culture, media or success be viewed differently?

Many countries can be geographically divided in some kind of "Northern vs Southern" or "Eastern vs Western" portions of the land. The differences can span from many topics like what kind of economies they have, poor or rich, what kind of foods they eat, and what languages do they speak. For your country, does a geographical divide exist?

It's so stupid that i don't even know how to reply to it.

Is it true that: 1- The Japanese are not bothered by tourists but do not like foreigners who come to live there permanently? 2- harassment is very common? 3- social pressure is so important that we cannot express ourselves freely? (Do the Japanese manage to say what they think? To criticize when they don't like something?)

I love the culture of Japan to the point of wishing to live there one day, but I am afraid of culture shock (in relation to the local population), especially in relation to my last question. I am someone who is too honest and says what she thinks (I am an extreme, even for France, I'm not at all conventional), but according to people, the Japanese are the opposite of that... that scares me. I'm afraid that if I go there, I'll only have fake "surface" relationships.

So my second question: is this attitude (“not expressing oneself easily”) common to all Asian countries?

Because my mother-in-law is Cambodian, and she has this (cultural ?) trait that I fear among the Japanese.

Since then I really have the impression that "native Asians" in general have difficulty expressing themselves sincerely, they contain themselves so much that we don't know what they are really thinking about (I find this very troubling).

For example, it makes me strange to never hear about politics (even though it's almost a tradition in France), it makes me strange to never hear criticism, (especially towards their countries but in general too...) No doubt they only criticize with people they trust, but it still makes me strange 😅

In any case, sorry, I hope I don't offend anyone, I know that I know nothing about it and that all of this is just prejudice (that's why I'm asking the question).

If so, how influential is it, And what are some examples? Like culture, Bollywood and many more

Because most of the countries that are worth living in are hard to immigrate to.

So I'm currently an android user and is planning to change my phone to Iphone after using mine for 4 years. I did a little research cuz buying new phones are investments and all but then I finds out that Iphones nowadays kept facing green/white/black screen issues.

I don't know if it's only in Asia region so I ask in the iphone sub and most westerners said this never happens to them so I figures out only Asians do so rn I'm afraid if it's common here then I'm not ready to change to Iphones yet.

Sorry if this question is unsuitable here but I really don't know where to ask about this

I was browsering through Japanese and they are full of immigrants bashing other immigrants.

r/Palestine also has the same issue, that sub is full pro-Palestine leftists. i don't mind them and I welcome their support but I really hate how they force their western politics and worldview on Palestinians. we have our culture and we don't want to see it getting westernized. in my opinion western liberals who force their culture and politics on us are no different from Israeli occupiers.

Human cultures often associate the cold with slowness, while the opposite is true for heat. High temperature results from particles accelerating faster, while during cold they remain stagnant.

We see this all across nature, when humans exert themselves blood pressure/heart rate increases, breathing fastens, the body emits more heat, sweats and is engaged in more energy-intensive chemical/biological activities, while during cold you're generally more relaxed.

In Scandinavia, Northern Russia, Korea and Iceland for example, winter season was (and is) slow season. You hoard a bunch of food during autumn, often fermented stuff, dig a hole in the ground and put it in there until you need it. Their culture, especially their cuisine is reflective of that, where there's a lot of gatherable greens involved, alongside canned/potted/dried vegetables, general lack of concrete ingredient requirements and poor people cuisine being largely the same as that of the rich (staples + sides).

Their societies are homogenous because of the lack of migration, stemming from the fact that often only certain types of people remain and the land being not that amazing for crop growth. Most people there tend to be introverts, preferring company alone or in small groups rather than mass events with many people.

Those countries are also historically politically very stable, where there's no regime change for hundreds of years, hence why they're quite isolated from foreign invasions. Contrary to popular expectation, in those countries winter is considered a good time for military endeavours. Of course not during the worst conditions, but at the time when those conditions battered your opponent, while you yourself hunkered down in castles around the country.

Traditionally they're also quite poor, which reflects itself in their artistic preferences for austere and "boring" designs

I would like to know is it affordable to purchase a house or apartment in your country. Is it achievable for the young people who want to start families. I ask this because in the Anglo countries, the property values in the big cities have shot up tremendously in the past decade, making housing unaffordable for many people. Does your country have a similar problem?

I would like to know why don't more countries in Asia invest in their own in-house aviation industry and build their own airplanes? So far in the world, it's been dominated by Western companies and today it's Airbus and Boeing. The only non-Western brand that could stand was the USSR's brands like Antonov, Tupolev, and Ilyushin. Today it seems to be just China starting out with Comac aircraft.

So why aren't other countries attempting to build domestic aircraft? Many Asian countries already have their own automotive industries. With aircraft, it would bring a lot of jobs, prestige, and self-reliance so that they don't need to be supplied by foreign companies. Do they not have enough engineers or capital to take on this challenge?

I get annoyed by the term "Asia". Just say the country, it's always literally written by. It's not an "Asian" thing, because it literally only exists in that specific instance. In that country. At that specific location.

Imagine life from different planets visiting Earth and humans insisting that they all should call themselves "Space Aliens".

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