I grew up in Taiwan and lived there for 25 years. I studied two graduate degrees in US and have lived here for more than 32 years. Recently a professor criticized the NTU students. I happened to graduate from the school. So I like to share the US living experience with my reader.
East (Taiwan) West (US)
Confucianism Capitalism
Salary is open Salary is private
Indivisualism is rare Indivisualism is encourged
human nature is good human nature is bad (christianity).
Class discussion is rare Class discussion is encourged
Red tape Less bureaucracy
People oriented society Law-abiding society.
No personal boundary Has personal boundary
Civilian can not own a gun. Gun ownship is allowed.
Local media International media
Crowded population Has space for immigrant
English is 2nd language English is official language
Traffic is horrible Traffic is OK
Government is corrupted Government is less corrupted
President power is unlimited It is limited by the Congress.
Don't understand human right and law Respect human right and law.
Racism is rare Has racism problem.
Political figures are their hero Parents are their hero.
China lost the Korean War China almost won the War.
Communism is evil Communism is idealistic
Russia held small Chiang as hostage He was sent to Russia to learn.
Before old Chiang became the pricipal of military school, Dr. Sun sent him to Russia for three months traning ( he was worshipped as an anti Comminism hero?). These are the items I currently can come up with. I will add more items later when I can think of them.
字體：小 中 大
