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> spending much time in SEAsia, many of the (sometimes trivial) things western people expect from services are really hard for locals to "get" without outside (
by lazaroclapp 11y ago
> spending much time in SEAsia, many of the (sometimes trivial) things western people expect from services are really hard for locals to "get" without outside (read western) guidance.
Any examples? Just curious...
- IshKebab 11y agoWell, having used Alibaba I would say good English and a website that doesn't look like a MySpace page would go 90% of the way.
- GFischer 11y agoInterestingly, there are some cultural differences in web design, Japanese for example expect a cluttered website: http://webdesign.tutsplus.com/articles/big-in-japan-web-design-in-the-land-of-the-rising-sun--cms-23290 http://webdesign.tutsplus.com/articles/big-in-japan-web-desi... https://randomwire.com/why-japanese-web-design-is-so-different/ https://randomwire.com/why-japanese-web-design-is-so-differe... http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/why-is-chinese-web-design-so-bad http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/why-is-chinese-web-design-so-b...
- IshKebab 11y agoUnconvincing. English people would have expected a cluttered website in the 90s (remember Yahoo?). I think Japan is just behind the times.
- erkkie 11y agoYes, exactly, same applies for many local businesses (shops, restaurants, service providers) not just Alibaba. Hell, a decent sized private hospital here has a nonfunctional website (like not just bad but actually returning 404's).
- erkkie 11y agoThe sibling comment about websites was spot on. Another good example is the real-estate rental market. Many places lack furnishing and lose lots of business over similar competitors, and I mean the types of basics a months rent would cover. I was never able to figure out if this was due to lack of liquid funds (even though it would pay for itself fast) or something cultural.