[Aliantha]

So what this all means is that western cultures should stop taking the piss out of and being scared of eastern cultures and think about some of the positive aspects and bringing them on board?

Or maybe it all just means things are different and different cultures value different things?

Speaking for myself and my family I don't think we could get any more close knit even if we tried. A few of my cousins have moved OS but they come back for xmas and weddings etc and we all still keep in touch. We don't all live in the same town either, but where I live is where the majority of us still reside. I'm closer to one of my cousins that lives in Germany than I am a few that live a lot closer. I think that while the internet and technology has been blamed for breaking down families, I believe it's also good for keeping families together. I agree that most families seem to be falling apart though. I know some people who have never even met their cousins, and I think that is really really weird.