Saying or Idiom for 'trying to force a square through a circle'


I'm looking for a saying that explains that A and B aren't better or worse,
they are simply different. More specifically, that a Japanese way of doing
things isn't better or worse [than a western one], but for me [a westerner]
doing it the Japanese way will be worse, because I've been educated in such a
different manner that it would be like "trying to force a square through a
circle".

Any takers?




How about...

「[木]{き}に[竹]{たけ}を[接]{つ}ぐ」?

> It would be like "trying to force a square through a circle".  
>  「まるで、木に竹を接ぐようなものだ。」

Sources:  
[英辞郎 "square peg in a round
hole"](http://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=square+peg+in+a+round+hole)  
[故事ことわざ辞典「木に竹を接ぐ」](https://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%9C%A8%E3%81%AB%E7%AB%B9%E3%82%92%E6%8E%A5%E3%81%90-471827)

