These Adorable Comics Capture Differences In Chinese And Western Culture

    So relatable.

    Michelle No
    by Michelle No

    BuzzFeed Staff

    When Beijing-born designer Siyu Cao moved to the US, the question she was most often asked by her new neighbors was, "Is the pollution really bad there?"

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    This narrow view of her birth country led her to start a comic series called Tiny Eyes, which hopes to dismantle some of the distorted notions of Chinese culture.

    Her comics address everything from the culinary differences in Chinese cuisine:

    ...To its social quirks:

    In a majority of her drawings, Cao uses the captions to provide an insider's perspective on a given stereotype:

    Motivated by the lack of interesting culture content being produced — and mainstream marketing's focus on Chinese academics and heritage — Cao hopes to enliven the "static and dull image of China."

    Follow Tiny Eyes Comics on Instagram here!