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1、DifferencesbetweenWesterninvitationandEasterninvitationIt‟sacknowledgedthattherearemanydifferencesbetweenWesterncultureandChineseculture.Everycountryhasitsowntraditionalculturewhichcan‟tbegivenup.It‟sdifficulttosaywhichonehasmoreadvantagesthatcanleadamainstatus.Theyallcontribu
2、tetothedevelopmentandharmonyofworld.Withthegrowingtrendofglobalization,weshouldcometounderstandthedifferentculturesandgraspthecoreofthem.Invitationisanimportantpartoftheculture,whichreflectswhatpeoplebehaveandthinkinsocialsituations,andimpliesrelativemeaningsaboutcommunication
3、relatedtodifferentpeople.Forexample,somebusinessmanwouldsendinvitationstotheircooperativepartners,asafriendlyandharmonysigntocooperateinfuturebutasadefiantandaggressivemeaningtotheircorrivals.Therefore,ifyouwanttorecognizeacultureentirely,youcouldchoosetostudyitsinvitationsoas
4、toyoucangraspthecenterofculturequickly.Invitationiscommoninallcultures.Nevertheless,therearealsomanydifferencesinhowtogiveaninvitationandhowtoreplytoaninvitation.Inwesterncountry,invitingeachotherisasocialactivity,aimedatmakingmorefriendsandgettinghelpfromeachotherwhentheyneed
5、someday.Asforinvitationsisjustlikeatooltoexpandtheirsocialintercourse.WhenEnglishspeakerswishtoinviterelatives,friendsorcolleaguestodinner,theymaysendaformalletterofinvitationaweekorsoadvanced.Thepersonwhohasreceivedtheinvitationisexpectedtoindicatedefinitelywhetherhewillatten
6、dornot.Whenyoureceiveaninvitation,youdon'thavetosayyesornoimmediately,butyoushouldgiveananswerassoonaspossible.Makesureyouknowthetimeandplaceoftheparty.Makesureyouexpresspleasureorthankstothehost.Ifyouaremarriedorlivewithsomeone,youcanbringhim/herwithyouaslongasyourhostknowsth
7、atyouhaveaspouseorpartner.Ifthepartyincludesbusinessassociates,asuitwillbeproper.Ifthepartyisjustforfriends,youdon'tneedtodressformally.WhileInChinainvitationoftenoccursbetweenoldfriendsandrelativestotalkaboutthepastandbrightenthechainwitheachotherorrenewfriendship.Forthisinvi
8、tation,peopleregardinvitationasapassionatetreat,andusuallywil