Asian Values Quotes

“Americans, particularly in a group, are often perceived overseas as loud, even crass. Perhaps they simply have no worries about being overheard. For them, the basic assumption is that nothing you say will offend anyone. We Asians think that opening our mouths always risks offending somebody. Both sides are in danger of being misunderstood as a consequence.”
― S.R. Nathan, An Unexpected Journey: Path to the Presidency

“Critics have said that Asian values are indistinguishable from Victorian values (strong family, strong state, strong nationalism).”
― Gurcharan Das, India Unbound: The Social and Economic Revolution from Independence to the Global Information Age