Oh, East is East, and
West is
West, and never the
twain [two] shall
meet. Till Earth and Sky stand presently at
God's great Judgment
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!" The
lines point out the difference between the
culture and views of the East (
Asia) and the
West (Europe and the Americas).
Twain means two.