Ch.5

I finished writing about ch.5, but failed to upload and the blog post disappeared. That's a nightmare. I have to write all of them again...
In this chapter, we can see the difference of preference of Westerners and Asian. Westerners prefer simplicity to complexity and Japanese vice-versa. Westerners focus on attitudes and traits of each individual, Japanese on situational factors and context. I kind of understand this analysis. I think, however, personal attitudes and traits are also important for Asian people. I mean, everybody is required to behave in conformity in such a society like Japan, which have emphasis on collectivism. If someone stand out from the crowd, they will have difficulty in the community as the old saying 'nails sticking up will be hammered' goes. In such a society, tiny differences of attitudes and traits usually cause some troubles in school or community.
Second, the author says that Westerners can set individual goals more freely than Asians, but I don't agree with this idea. The common target of the group is very important for Japanese people for sure. However, we can pursue individual goals as well. As a whole I don't feel satisfied with ch.5.