dontagree said
"Well, when people refer to 'westerners', those are stereotypes as well... as in what do Americans, Europeans, Brits have in common...but there is a thread that does run in common. Despite their difference there is a cultural unity on several counts which an Asian would find difficult to fathom. "
As per what I said about "Asians" being diverse, "Westerners" are just as diverse.
Agreed, some generalities may be found, such as tendency to individualism vs collectivism, or introvert vs extrovert character, but in today's Connected world, even such broad differences are quickly disappearing. And the usefulness of such generalisations has always been far less than the danger they pose of stereotyping individuals. Remember, once you deal with an individual, you need to focus on that individual and accept them as they are, even if they go against all stereotypes of their particular group. To be overly preoccupied with such stereotypes blinds us to each individual’s uniqueness.
And why does it matter whether I am Asian or Western, it is irrelevant to my argument, and as you might gather, I see little sense in making such a distinction in most cases, anyway.
