If you've spent enough time talking to locals on America's west coast, there are some words influenced by East Asian culture that you'll hear. Strange energies? Heart chakras? Magical crystals? Meditation therapy? What's your power animal? If you haven't heard these things, you didn't really engage with the locals. Why are they obsessed with these things? Do they see them in the same light as most Asians do or is it totally different?_x000D_ _x000D_ Since the arrival of the new age movement in America, a patchwork of eastern elements from China, India and Japan has exploded in the western world. They're especially prevalent on the west coast. You'll see them in shops, on people's tattoos, in their clothes and you'll hear about them in conversation. Are the things they say true? Or is it entirely a marketing scam that some lost American souls have fallen victim to?_x000D_ _x000D_ Let’s discuss the understanding many westerners have of East Asian culture and the history of it all. Sometimes, the best way to understand people is to try to understand how they understand you! This is an amazing cultural phenomenon so let's have an enlightening and fun discussion about it!_x000D_ _x000D_ 如果你花了足够多的时间和美国西海岸的当地人交谈，你会听到一些受东亚文化影响的词汇。奇怪的能量？心脏脉轮？神奇的水晶？冥想疗法？你的力量动物是什么？如果你没有听说过这些事情，你就没有真正接触过当地人。他们为什么痴迷于这些东西？他们是和大多数亚洲人一样看待他们，还是完全不同？_x000D_ _x000D_ 自从新时代运动在美国兴起以来，来自中国、印度和日本的东方元素在西方世界爆发。它们在西海岸尤其普遍。你会在商店里看到它们，在人们的纹身上，在他们的衣服上，你会在谈话中听到它们。他们说的是真的吗？或者这完全是一个营销骗局，一些迷失的美国人成为了受害者？_x000D_ _x000D_ 让我们来讨论一下许多西方人对东亚文化及其历史的理解。有时候，了解一个人最好的方法就是试着去了解他们是如何理解你的！这是一个惊人的文化现象，所以让我们有一个启发性和有趣的讨论！