Since we can travel around the world and visit different countries, people noticed cultural differences that are here to this day. That is what makes traveling fun, to change your usual setting with something new and unexplored.
Yang Liu a young artist from Beijing currently living in Germany illustrates the social and cultural differences between her Eastern and Western worlds in her project “Ost trifft West,” or “East Meets West,” which conveys a strong message on the differences she personally experienced.
"Ost trifft West" is a series of infographic posters that compare German and Chinese people in accurate and humorous ways. The infographics highlight important human elements such as self-perception, opinion expression, and mood.
Yang Liu claims she is frequently questioned about how she gathered such content, such as whether she used interviews, research, or theories. “The fact is that every single illustration is my very personal experience in the past 13-17 years, and this work was made as a documentation of my own life,” she said. As an artist who was raised in multiple cultures, she doesn’t feel like she belongs to any of them: “I am feeling myself more as a person who belongs to all the places I have been,” says Liu.
So without further ado, we invite you to explore the differences captured by this incredibly observant artist.
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#1 The Boss
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#2 Expressing Opinion
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#3 Self Perception
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#4 At A Party
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#5 Contacts And Connections
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#6 Standing In A Line
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#7 Traveling
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#8 Children In The Family
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#9 Dealing With Problems
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#10 Attitude Towards Punctuality
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#11 Sundays On The Streets
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#12 Cure For Stomach Ache
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#13 Cultural Perceptions: Germans vs. Chinese
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#14 Mood And Weather
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#15 What’s Trending
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#16 Means Of Transportation
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#17 Ideal Of Beauty
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#18 Noise Level At The Restaurant
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#19 Expressing Feelings
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#20 Lifestyle: Independent vs. Dependent
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#21 Everyday Life Of Elderly
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#22 Three Meals A Day
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#23 Shower Time
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#24 Novelties
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