Differences between Chinese and American cultures

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1、DifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericanculturesihavelongsincenoticedabigdifferencebetweenchinesecultureandamericanculture.manychineseathleteschoosetoputthecountryfirstwhenafamilymemeberfallsillorpassesaway.evenfamilymemberswouldkeepbadnewsfromathletesuntiltheyhaveperformedtheirduties.iremember

2、readingaboutachinesesoldierwhosefatherormotherdiedbuteveryoneelseliedtohimandkepthiminthedarkaboutthedeathuntilhecarriedoutthetask.well,inamerica,itisoftenanotherstory.idon'tverymuchaboutpeopleinotherfields,butamericanathletes,forexample,nbaplayers,oftendeclinetoplayforthenation.teamswouldw

3、illinglyletplayersgohomeifafamilymemberfallsill.everyonethinksitnatural.ihaveneverheardanyonecomplainaboutaplayer'sabsenceeventhoughtheabsenceledtoadefeatinakeygame.forchineseathletes,puttingthenationbeforethefamilyandindividualsisunderstandable.amomentagoiwatchedachineseolympicplayersaidin

4、atelevisioninterviewthatchinaismyeverythingwheniwearthenationaljersey.yeah.yourepresentthecountry.itisagreathonortorepresentthecountryandyouneedtodoeverythingpossibletohonorthehonor.nothingelsematters.noonehaseversaidyourmotheroryourfatherdoesnotmatter.butfathersandmothersareheardsayingwedo

5、n'tmatter.audiencemaynotbeinapositiontosayanythingifachineseathletechoosestogohomeandgiveupaninternationalgame,butmanyintheaudiencewouldprobablywonderwhytheplayerdisregardshisorherdutytothecountry.theideaofputtingthenationfirstisdeeplyrootedinourmind.loyaltytothenationanddedicationtothenati

6、onisthemostimportantthing.well,itisprobablyhardtojudgewhethersuchachoiceismorallygoodornot.well,wechinesehavesufferedalotinthepastfivethousandyears.thevaluewechinesepeopleattachtothenationissomethingthatcameintobeinginthislonghistory.oursurvivaldependsoneveryone'sselflessdedicationandloyalt

7、ytothenation.weneedtostandtogetherandsacrificeforthenation.that'stheonlywaytosurvive.itmaysoundcruel.butwehavehadthisvaluefromtheonlychoicewecouldmakeinthepast.andthisvaluemaybecomeveryimportantinthefuture.itseemsthatfamilymattersinamericamorethanfamilym