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7/11 is a convenience store founded in the US. It is not some aspect of traditional Japanese heritage. A Japanese company acquired 7/11 in 2005 I think.

This is a recipe for disaster. Hasn't China learned from Western Europe about the dangers of welcoming uneducated, unskilled migrants from unstable and religious countries

Yes that looked dangerous. It needs to be formalised with barricades, security, and police. The monks should have a designated path leading to their destination, and onlookers / photographers should be behind the barricades. There should be an entry fee as well to reduce the crowds, there was...

A few Islamic countries have even stricter naming laws. In Saudi Arabia there are only 50 names you can name your child: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naming_law#Saudi_Arabia Similarly in Iceland, Hungary, Denmark (and others), you also can only name your child from a government approved list.

Excellent, this is important

There is a British clothing retailer called Superdry which many in UK also believe is Japanese Apparently the Japanese text is gibberish and doesn't make any sense.

Well I'm not sure if some KPOP act will ever be considered a "classic" on the same level as Aristotle or Confucius. Not to mention KPOP idols don't write their own songs, they don't make up their own dance moves, they don't even style themselves, can they even play a musical instrument? They are...

No, that's not the high culture of the Western world. English is not a high culture language, Latin (and Ancient Greek) is. I don't think you know what you are talking about. Please google high culture so you know what it means. It means opera, ballet, renaissance art (Michelangelo, Da Vinci...

Vietnam is famous for their markets which sell fresh fruits and vegetables. So these will now be replaced with convenience stores instead

Depends on who you're dealing with and your social circle. But it's true the average person is more likely to watch Keeping Up With the Kardashians than read the works of Sun Tzu. Actually I'm not too sure. Most forms of low culture come and go. They are fads / trends that go out of style and...

You are giving examples of pop culture. KPOP, anime, manga, most movies etc are forms of low culture. In contrast, China has influenced Japan, the two Koreas and other Asian countries aeons ago through high culture. These are things like landscape paintings, philosophy, high art, traditional...

The author "Wee Kek Koon" just sounds insecure to me Bruce Lee is part German. And his ancestry isn't overlooked. Whenever he is mentioned people do often bring up the fact he's part German. His rise to fame was due to his celebrity status as a Hollywood / Hong Kong movie star to be honest.

No. Vietnamese are not East Asians. They speak a Mon-Khmer language, same as Cambodian. Their syntax is Southeast Asian (e.g. "apple red", rather than "red apple"). The country is mostly tropical, and does not have four distinct seasons. They are a member of ASEAN. It is a Southeast Asian...

You mean refuse to obey the mandatory bribe rule Excuse me, but this man got beaten up and suffered serious injuries requiring medical attention for refusing to pay Vietnamese bribes, which is a well known and famous traditional custom for Vietnamese border officers. I don't know why you keep...

"Ruen Wen Ling" is a Vietnamese who has decided to translate her name from Vietnamese to Chinese pinyin. Ruen (Nguyen) is a common Vietnamese surname. There are many Vietnamese today who are trying to be East Asian and hijacking Chinese heritage, due to the popularity of KPOP and Japanese anime...

^ Well, for Chinese New Year, Chinese do not traditionally eat zongzi. Zongzi is associated with Duanwu Festival (端午節; Dragon Boat Festival), rather than Chinese New Year. Vietnamese eat a banana leaf wrapped sticky rice for their version of New Year, which Chinese do not do. Chinese often use...

"Tet", just like the Korean "Seolnal", is derived from Chinese New Year and the Chinese calender, that's why. No, it is easy. Vietnamese look more Southeast Asian / Indochine, on average. Many Northern Vietnamese resemble Southern Chinese though. They are generally shorter and skinnier than...

Mantou (馒头) is a type of bread, made from wheat flour. They are popular in Northern parts of China, and eaten instead of rice. You can tear pieces off and then put food (using chopsticks) on the pieces of bread. Example:

Good, about time. That Dalai Llama or whatever he likes to call himself is a trouble maker and basically a cultist.

Sao Tome is an insignificant country that I have never even heard of, very amusing that Tsai Ying Wen or however she spells her name is acting like one of her lifelines was taken away from her. The ones in Latin America are the most important. El Salvador, Panama, Paraguay, Nicaragua. Very...