Re:The China Startup Report
by westiseast on Monday October 31, 2011 @07:45PM
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I wouldn't be surprised if this was a genuine East/West difference rather than A is better than B type situation.
It's hard to explain - there's a Chinese phrase called 're nao' which literally means 'hot and noisy', but means 'fun' or 'enjoyable'. In the UK we might value focus, calmness, and purpose on a webpage, whereas lots of Chinese webpages seem to be designed for this 'hot and noisy' idea of fun. I think the aesthetic sense here for the majority of people is significantly different from our own in general, so I don't see why this might be different on the web.
It's hard to explain - there's a Chinese phrase called 're nao' which literally means 'hot and noisy', but means 'fun' or 'enjoyable'. In the UK we might value focus, calmness, and purpose on a webpage, whereas lots of Chinese webpages seem to be designed for this 'hot and noisy' idea of fun. I think the aesthetic sense here for the majority of people is significantly different from our own in general, so I don't see why this might be different on the web.