In the literature of East Asia and the pacific rim micheal Harris quotes oh East is East and west is west and never the Twain shall meet with the famous line British winter

Oh East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet.

This famous line from Rudyard Kipling's poem "The Ballad of East and West" reflects the idea that the cultural and geographical differences between East and West are so vast that they may never be able to truly understand each other. The quote has been used to symbolize the divide between the East and the West in terms of values, beliefs, and ways of life.