We've got a lot in common

ARTICLE: Group Resists Korean Stigma for Unwed Mothers, By CHOE SANG-HUN, New York Times, October 7, 2009

Remember when we were told that Asian societies were so different from our own?

As usual, it turns out that urbanization and industrialization and modernization changes societies in ways more similar than different. Yes, the perceived "strength" of culture can delay change, but once it happens, it tends to look the same the world over.

Amazing yes? Because everywhere I go in this world I hear the same thing: we value family more than other societies, and other societies value life less than we do.