B2 – Upper Intermediate
Graphic artist Yang Liu moved to Germany in 1990 when she was 13. Thirteen years later, she started an illustrated series to capture the differences that she observed between the Chinese and German culture.
Read the article about the cultural differences between East and West from one artist’s perspective.
http://qz.com/567479/the-cultural-differences-between-east-and-west-according-to-one-artist/
Discussion Questions:
1. Choose and describe at least three cultural differences that surprised you the most in these illustrations.
2. How does the Spanish culture compare to other European countries and also the Asian culture? What do you think are the similarities and differences?
3. Is it important to adapt to the culture of the country you are visiting/living in?
4. Which cultural differences surprise you most when you are abroad?
5. Which foreign culture do you find especially interesting? Why?