So I started the series about insights and sources into ‘the region’ with an overly long blog post that nobody was ever going to read anyways and Rob’s bit about the Lonely Planet and how this shouldn’t become a list.

I also asked Fredrik for his perspective, and this is what he shared:

The first thing that comes to mind: Nesbit’s ‘Geography of Thought’ – a highly valuable perspective on cultural differences.

Having just put that down in writing, an observation I have made is that there is a much greater focus on the differences between the East and the West than there is on the similarities.

It’s not rocket science: You can justify your worth as a planner more easily by amplifying the differences – carve out a niche for your self as a person who knows Asia. Sure, there are differences, of course there are, but there are also a lot of similarities.

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