Chapter 8 - And If the Nature of Thought is Not Everywhere the Same?

I must have posted the last blog after writing this one...what a stupid!

the chapter 8 was a summary and conclusion of the whole story of the book.
Nisbett explains that all those theories explained in body chapters by using laboratory tests could be applied to our real world.

Although the author has been arguing his theory about significant difference between westerner's and easterner's way of thinking strongly, and it sometimes look like they are biased somehow(like Nisbett is preferring western way of thinking rather than that of eastern's because he himself is a westerner.),
I think the way Nisbett argue in this last chapter is effective and persuasive.
for instance, he gives many examples of real world such as Laws, Debate, Human Rights , International Relations and Religions to prove that those field reflect his theories of cultural difference.

However, I couldn't get the author's point of arguing these many differences among the two.
well i haven't read the Epilogue but does Nisbett makes any suggestions??
i thought he didn't clearly state what is the point of arguing that both differ in many field

In p.211, he explains Korean graduate student having trouble not to speak out in his psychology class.
he mentions the quote of Lao-tzu and admits that easterner's way of understanding the material is not verbal.
and there's a famous Japanese proverb which most Japanese probably agrees: "The clever hawk hides his claws."
I think this is a good adage that reflect Japanese way of thinking toward smart person.
Japanese don't expect clever people to speak out their knowledge too much.

It is obvious that people from other countries have different way of thinking.
and this is not only about west and east. all parts of the world have different backgrounds and cultures.