East and West

Here are two articles about differences between people from Asia and North America.

Researchers found Japanese and Americans look to different areas of the face for clues about another person's feelings. The Japanese tend to look more at the eyes while Americans focus more on the mouth. Full Report

Researchers found differences in the aspects of pictures that people paid attention to depending on the person's cultural background. Those with European background tended to focus on the one or few prominent objects in a scene while people with Chinese background tended to spend more time examining the background and how the main items relate to the rest of a scene. Asians raised in North America were between the other two groups. Full Report