Difference between Western and Eastern
Western
The Leaders
While in the western cultures, the concept of
equality is taken more seriously and a leader is
just one among the rest. He is not looked as
above and over the general public.
Individual Worth
In the western civilization, the self is given
preference over family and hence decisions on
priority and relevance of relationships are of
the individual. It
Culture
Western culture is based mostly on
Christianity, scientific, logical, and rational
school and has a linear view of the universe
that is based on the Christian philosophy that
everything has a beginning and an end.
Beliefs
In Western, individualism is stronger,
believing that a human being has an
individualistic and is an independent part of the
society and the universe.
Education
In the West, the focus is very much on
individual achievement and fostering natural
ability. Students are encouraged to think for
themselves. Participation is key. Students are
expected to challenge their lecturers. Tutors
want to pique their student’s interest and get
them curious about their subject. In Western
schools, students are contributors to their own
education. They are not merely recipients of an
education. If a student fails, the school or
institution is blamed.
Eastern
The Leaders
In the eastern cultures, the leader assumes
supreme status. He has a great bearing on the
general public. This comes from the fact that in
eastern cultures a technically greater man is
often elevated to God-like status irrespective of
his worth.
Individual Worth
The relationships in the eastern cultures are
family centric. Couples for example need to
pass through family approvals before taking
the step towards something as personal and
important as marriage. This is also one of the
reasons why arranged marriages are still very
much pertinent to the eastern societies.
Culture
Eastern culture is based on the main schools of
Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Islam,
Taoism, and Zen and has a circular view of the
universe that is based upon the perception of
eternal recurrence 
Beliefs
Eastern believes that a human being is an
integral part of the society as well as the
universe and practices collectivism.
Education
In the East, every student is equal and has the
same chance of academic success as the next
student. Hard work is the way to attain success.
n Eastern schools, discipline can outweigh any
academic problems the students might face.
There are no other reasons for a student to fail.
However, if they do, it’s certainly not the
school’s fault. More likely it’s down to the
parents or the student themselves.
References:

Janey Davies, Learning Mind

http://www.bbc.com

https://www.huffingtonpost.com

Nabanita Dhar, https://topyaps.com/top-10-differences-between-eastern-and-western-cultures/

https://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-eastern-and-vs-western-culture/

ANALYSIS:
Do you agree the differentiation between the West and the East? Where can you find the
Philippines in the distinction? What are the factors that make the Philippines similar or different
from other Asian neighbors? Is there also a difference between regions and ethnolinguistic group
in the Philippines?
First things first, I agree that there are differences in West and East because both are
geographically located in different places so it means that it has distinct cultures, society,
individuals, priorities in life, belief systems, educational systems, etc. I can find the Philippines
in the Eastern culture and somehow in the Western Culture because there are cultures in the East
that is likely similar to the Filipino Culture just like following their family decision about
marriage, preferring relation, religion and job opportunities are limited. On the other side,
Filipino culture has a little mixed of Western culture just like the belief that one’s future is
unknown and that it is determined by God. However, there are lots of factors that make the
Philippines similar or different from other Asian Neighbors like the countries of Thailand,
Cambodia, Vietnam, Burma, etc.

All the cultures of the country stated above are very family oriented; they’re all also quite poor
compared to rich countries, which means there’s a lot of poverty, dirt, trash in many places.
Pollution in big cities is another thing they share. They all like karaoke, they turn a blind eye to
prostitution, and they sometimes treat animals badly. They are all extremely corrupt and very
often utterly incompetent. Food quality is often terrible and rice and seafood are the most
prominent, but they all have good food available widely if you’re in large cities.

However, I believed that there are differences in region or ethnic group of the Philippine just like
the Eastern and the Western Country because every ethnic group or region has its own language,
culture, tradition and society. There are seventeen administrative regions in the Republic of the
Philippines. There are also as many as 175 “distinct” ethnic groups and an equal mumber of
“distinct” languages spoken in the Philippines. The reason why I say “distinct” is because all
~175 languages (except for two, one being Chavacano, a creole of Spanish and Lan Lang Oe, a
creole of Hokkien) spoken in the Philippines belong to the same second-class subfamily of the
Austronesian language family.
In the eastern cultures, the leader assumes supreme status. He has a great bearing on the general public. This comes from the fact that in eastern cultures a technically greater
man is often elevated to God-like status irrespective of his worth. While in the western cultures, the concept of equality is taken more seriously and a leader is just one among
the rest. He is not looked as above and over the general public.

The relationships in the eastern cultures are family centric. Couples for example need to pass through family approvals before taking the step towards something as personal
and important as marriage. This is also one of the reasons why arranged marriages are still very much pertinent to the eastern societies. In the western civilization, the self is
given preference over family and hence decisions on priority and relevance of relationships are of the individual. This is infact one of the major differences between eastern and
western cultures. https://topyaps.com/top-10-differences-between-eastern-and-western-cultures/