- Roland Barthes
It's funny that so many people consider Asians to be conservative and shy. I think they definitely are in some respects, although maybe a better word to use is modest. But for some reason it feels like people in Asia can do way more with their style, really build in a sense of eclecticism that back in the West might be called eccentric and viewed as a negative. I mean, that's hugely stereotypical and probably borderline racist, but then it's a compliment really - that through a sense of the eclectic comes vibrancy, colour and a whole lot of life, which should be viewed as a very strong positive and anything but conservative and shy.