More loberals More emphasized on religion and

social norm

Open minded The decision of one's self is more

based on the family.

More free Elders are considered as a sacred

and most respectable persons.

Flexible to reach to his/her own Children often takes responsibility

decision. when parents gets old.

Elderly welfare becomes Same sex marriage is prohibited

responsibility of the state.

Western education focuses on Most eastern societies is

creativity and allows individuals to polytheistic
develop as much as they can.

Dress code are more liberated Highly valued modesty and

collectivism

Racism is rampant Arrange marriage are common

Emphasize individual uniqueness People are conservative and

traditional

Love marriages are common More interested in finding the

balance of the society.

Western Society Eastern Society

1. The Philippines is a culture in which East meets West. The Filipino people have a distinct Asian
background, with a strong Western tradition. The modern Filipino culture developed through influence
from Chinease traders, Spanish conquistadors, and American rulers.

2.Most of the Philippines people were christian but other Asian countries were mostly follow Buddhism,
Hinduism etc. Philippines has more than 7000 islands when compared to other Asian countries.
Coconuts were hugely produced in Philippines than other Asian countries in the world.

3. There are seventeen administrative regions in the Republic of the Philippines. There are also as many
as 175 “distinct” ethnic groups and an equal mumber of “distinct” languages spoken in the Philippines.

4. Yes, There are differencs between regions or ethno-linguistic groups in the Philippines, thats because
of the tge diversity of the Philippines, almost every region has different dialect spoken the reason for
that is because of the colonization of different foregn invaders, and there are some areas that are not
fully colonized