Talk:Culture of Asia

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Requested move

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The result of the move request was: not moved per no support Tiggerjay (talk) 05:53, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

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• Culture of Asia → Asian culture
• Asian culture → Asian culture (disambiguation)

– I am looking to arrange consistency with Category:Asian culture, Western culture, Arab culture, African culture‎, etc. The current page Asian culture is a disambiguation linking to this page and Asian Culture (journal), I would argue that this is the primary topic and will include a hatnote once the page is moved. The current Asian culture (disambiguation) is a redirect to Asian culture. -- Andrewaskew (talk) 04:17, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

• Oppose Except that unlike "Western culture" or "Arab culture", "Asian culture" isn't a culture. This article covers the cultures found in Asia, not "Asian culture". Indeed "Western culture" and "Arab culture" are subtopics of "Culture of Asia" due to North Asia (Asian Russia) and West Asia (Middle East) respectively. -- 65.92.180.137 (talk) 05:20, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

I'm not sure I understand this objection. Are you asserting that Europe, the Middle-East, and Africa are monocultural? Because that is no more true than to say the same of Asia.

Furthermore, what sense is implied by Culture of Asia that isn't captured by the synonymous Asian culture?

Thank you. --Andrewaskew (talk) 07:08, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

The West (not the same as "Europe", which I didn't say at all) can be classified as having shared cultural components from being derived from Western Civilization. Same with Arab culture (which I never said "Middle-East" either). This is not the case with Africa (North African Arab v sub-Saharan Bantu v Southern African Bushmen) or Asia ("Asian values" are East Asian, part of the Sinitic cultural sphere) or the Middle-East (particularly the Arab-Persian divide). -- 70.24.250.103 (talk) 05:48, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

• Oppose The proposed title suggests that there is a single Asian culture, when in fact Asia is home to a wide and diverse range of cultural traditions. I would suggest that, unlike Arab culture, in the case of Asia there is no unifying language and shared cultural heritage to such an extent. With regards to Western culture, the alternative formulation "Culture of the West" is a bit long-winded; a far better analogy is Culture of Europe, as well as Culture of South America, which like this article are about continents. I believe African culture should be moved to Culture of Africa for the same reason. 84.92.117.93 (talk) 20:53, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

  Culture of Africa was moved to African culture at the same time as the current move request was made. I agree that it should be moved back. Kanguole 08:14, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

• Oppose In fact a plural name Cultures of Asia would be more appropriate for such a geographical selection of disparate cultures. That would go for the recently moved Culture of Africa too. Kanguole 12:00, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
• Culture is entirely a social construct. We can even speak of "human culture" without implying that all people have the same culture. Individual cultures of Asia share common aspects that aren't found in, say individual cultures of Europe, so there's some value of describing the culture of Asia broadly. It only suggests monoculturalism if you read it that way. --BDD (talk) 17:02, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

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Central Asia section

I just think I should let you know, I have edited Central Asia to leave the reader to decide whether it is part of that aeea of this planet or not but I think in future if they think it is, then they will be in an extremely small and vunerable minority. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.234.214.63 (talk) 07:52, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

I agree, Central Asia is not Eastern Europe or the Middle East. It may have not been subjective many moons ago but it is now. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.123.21.98 (talk) 01:04, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

Anime isn't it an Asian culture?

It's a culture...... i think Danteredgrave (talk) 22:11, 28 September 2016 (UTC)

It is a culture. It has integrated into Japanese life. It has influenced the way we look at Japan. If we look at America, what is the first thing we think of? Freedom, land of oppurtunity. If you look at Japan, what is the first thing that pops into your mind? Samurai, Ninjas, Anime Because we know Japan, with the help of anime, we can say that anime is indeed an Asian Culture.Asuuske (talk) 02:41, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

Land of opportunity? The first think that comes to mind when I am thinking of the United States is institutional racism and oppression. Followed by McCarthyism and fundamentalism. I consider myself a fan of American popular culture, but the history that shaped it reads like a horror story.

And while Anime is indeed important in shaping foreign perceptions of Japan, it is an aspect of a single culture in Asia. Dimadick (talk) 00:04, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

New Section for Family?

Family is a big thing in Asia. In Asian culture, the parents decide the law and the children are expected to follow it without question. Even when they grow older, they are expected to stay loyal to their family. They follow filial piety, where respect for their parents and the elders are extremely important. Asuuske (talk) 03:00, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

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