Cultures are a way society interact with one another as a whole. This direct association of human communication will introduce that every culture is different in their own unique way. A native cultural concept in East Asian cultures will include different philosophies and thoughts on the way people interact within that culture. Such philosophical ideas that are implemented in the East Asian culture is the concept of facework. In the East Asian cultural setting, countries like South Korea, Japan and China follow a concept that is the basis of respectful and mindful jesters in everyday life. The concept is called Facework, and has a certain degree of representing themselves in every interaction in their lives. The types of facework include their
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In the concept of face, these two cultures are different in many ways. They are basically the opposite of each other and do not follow the concept of face accordingly to the East Asian culture. For example, America’s concept of face is viewed as independent and concern for themselves instead of the concern for others views of them. For me personally, being born in the United States as a Korean made it very easy for me to interact and get to recognize the American culture from a very young age. My parents raised me with their own knowledge of the Korean culture. Bringing their knowledge to America, I had to adapt to both types of cultures. Personally I can relate to the East Asian culture concept of face because I have a sense of obligation to have concern over my social image to my peers. This obligation led me to act a certain way on certain platforms of society like social media, group interactions, family relations and to other individuals I would interact with. A difference in the face concept I recognized throughout my life in America was that the people here are very independent and do not really give attention to what other people view them as. This western face concept is a great way to become the best you can be and peruse what you really love doing and not worry about the judgmental people that try to keep you from achieving your goals. Another difference I have observed is from comparing my Korean concept of face to the American concept of face. In my home, my parents yell and judge me if I do not be considerate of my family’s actions such as assuming certain situations can go ignored. In my household if you ignore something that you know will be done by the next person that sees it you would get criticized harshly in front of people. Also another personal example of eastern Asian face concept is when I am asked to do something and I do not know
In the concept of face, these two cultures are different in many ways. They are basically the opposite of each other and do not follow the concept of face accordingly to the East Asian culture. For example, America’s concept of face is viewed as independent and concern for themselves instead of the concern for others views of them. For me personally, being born in the United States as a Korean made it very easy for me to interact and get to recognize the American culture from a very young age. My parents raised me with their own knowledge of the Korean culture. Bringing their knowledge to America, I had to adapt to both types of cultures. Personally I can relate to the East Asian culture concept of face because I have a sense of obligation to have concern over my social image to my peers. This obligation led me to act a certain way on certain platforms of society like social media, group interactions, family relations and to other individuals I would interact with. A difference in the face concept I recognized throughout my life in America was that the people here are very independent and do not really give attention to what other people view them as. This western face concept is a great way to become the best you can be and peruse what you really love doing and not worry about the judgmental people that try to keep you from achieving your goals. Another difference I have observed is from comparing my Korean concept of face to the American concept of face. In my home, my parents yell and judge me if I do not be considerate of my family’s actions such as assuming certain situations can go ignored. In my household if you ignore something that you know will be done by the next person that sees it you would get criticized harshly in front of people. Also another personal example of eastern Asian face concept is when I am asked to do something and I do not know