> Western thinking considers absolutes, right & wrong, black & white. Eastern thinking considers truth relative and time cyclical.

Western culture is more direct and straightforward, while Eastern is the opposite. "Face saving, excuses, bs, white lies, hypocrisy, beating around the bush, etc." are all under the umbrella of lies in the West, not in the East.

"A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes" - Mark Twain

Extrapolated resources:

[1] https://www.bible.com/bible/105/MAT.5.37.NCV

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrEZwe1nbBU&t=226s

[3] https://www.instagram.com/reels/DYePOH_ypzb/

[4] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14142060/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_...