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1、HumorbetweenWesterncountriesandChinaAbstract:Asweallknowthatcultureconsistsofmanyaspectsincludinghistory,geographicpolitics,music,languageandsoon.AnddifferentcountriesmayhavedifferentculturesNowtheglobalizationmakesourworldsmallerandnearer.Wemaydealwithdifferentpeoplefromdifferentculturesso
2、thathaveaknowledgeofothercultureisgoodforharmoniousinteraction.Andhumorisaimportantaspectofculture,ifyoudonotunderstandhumorofotherculture,youwillmaybeintroubleorfeelembarrassed.Therefore,thisarticleisaimingtostudyinghumorindifferentcultureforyourreference.Keywords:humor,westandChina,cultur
3、eWearelivinginarichandcolorfulworld.Intheprocessofhumansocietydevelopment,peoplefromdifferentcultureshaveformedtheirownnationalcharacterandnationalidentity,whichcontributestothisdiversifiedworld.Soifwewanttocommunicatewithpeoplefromothercountriesweshouldknowitsculture.Generally,somepeoplebe
4、lievethatBritishpeoplearereserved;Frenchnationalsareromantic;Chinesepeoplearereticent;andAmericansarebluntandhumorousSoItakeAmericanforexampletoillustratedifferencesofhumorbetweenChina.1.TheoriginofhumorHumoristhetendencyofspecialperceptionalexperiencestoproducelaughterandamusement.Thetermd
5、erivesfromthehumoralmedicineoftheancientGreeks,whichtaughtthatthebalanceoffluidsinthehumanbody,knownashumors(Latin:humor,"bodyfluid"),controlhumanhealthandemotion.2.ThecausesofhumorAlmosteverypeoplemayexperiencehumornomatterhowoldisheorwhatculturetheycomefrom.Themajorityofpeopleareabletobea
6、ffectedbyhumor,suchastobeamused,tolaughorsmileatsomethingfunny,andthustheyareconsideredtohaveasenseofhumor.Supposeamanwhoislackingasenseofhumorwouldlikelyfindthebehaviorcausedbyhumortobeunexplainable,unusual,orevenunreasonable.Nomattertosaypeoplefromdifferentculturescannotunderstandeachothe
7、rclearly.Generally,thesenseofhumordecidedbypersonaltasteandexperience,theextenttowhichanindividualwillfindsomethinghumorousdependsuponahostofvariables,includinggeographicallocation,culture,maturity,levelofeducation,intelligenceandcontext.Forinstance,youn
