As many know, Asia is a region where myth and legend dictates many of the behaviours of the people.
From the order you meet family members over the Chinese New Year period through to the obsession with group validation – there are cultural rules that most Westerners cannot even recognise, let alone understand.
I was recently pointed towards an amazing blog that aims to help people like me understand the seemingly random motivations of the regions population.
Asian Yang is a blog run and managed by graduates at the respected research company Halibat Fisher – so ignore the graphics and just focus on the content – and what they have done [and continue to do] is shed some real light on why certain things are so passionately followed by the people here.
To help you understand just how mindfucking it can all be, I highlight 2 great posts from the blog and if you’re interested in knowing more, I encourage you to go visit the site for yourself.
The Asian Proclivity for Rice Explained
While most Asians share common rituals, the value system on which it is based show distinct gender skews.
Rice is the staple diet for over 82.17% of Asian meals, as revealed in a Halibut Fisher survey.
A DISCOVERY YANG MINING™ showed that the male in Asian families chose rice as staple due to the quantum expansion of the grain during cooking, hence eating rice is believed to give them rapid success within a short time.
The Asian female on the other hand showed her preference for family bonding.In the Halibut Fisher survey Asian women chose rice as the sticky nature of the grains conveyed a sense of the family being together, eating rice they believed kept their family bond strong.
ASIAN YANG-HALIBUT FISHER Into Asia Research 2007™
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Why Asia Loves Elevators
The Asian value system dictates that individuals must continually strive to progress both personally and filially.
Research by Halibut Fisher found that Asians are 79.3% more likely to choose an elevator over the stairs when [going up floors] because the surge of the elevator gives them the sense of dramatic progression.
It is for the counter reason that most choose the stairs when descending buildings because their feeling of regression is slower and less confronting.
HALIBUT FISHER 2007 RESEARCH INTO ASIA™
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So there you have it, if you want to experience real planning – the sort where you have to literally get out and experience life rather than rely on books, research or your own life experiences – get yourselves over to Asia and start seeing how nothing is quite as it seems, I guarantee you will not regret it, even if sometimes it’ll drive you mad!