Oh, East is East, and West is West,
and never the twain shall meet,
Till Earth and Sky stand presently
at God's great judgement Seat;
But there is neither East nor West,
Border, nor Breed, nor Birth
When two strong men stand face to face
though they come from the ends of the earth.
(Kipling. The Ballad of East and West. Роеms. Short stories, 1983, с. 71.)