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1、DifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericanonpatternoffriendshipPeoplefromChinesecultureandAmericanculturebothneedfriendshipintheirlives,whichisestablishedindifferentinteractionswithothersinoffices,socialactivities,schools,communitiesandsoon.However,themeaningofword“frie
2、nd”,theinvolvementinthefriendship,themaintainanceoffriendshipandtheexpectationsoffriendsareremarkablydistinctivebetweenthesetwocultures.Chinesehasquitecleardefinitionoffriendandfriendship.Theyestablishfriendshipswithlike—mindedfriendswhomtheyaffectivelybondtoortho
3、sewhosharethesimilarpersonalities,otherwise,theycannotberealfriendsbutjustacquaintances.However,fortheAmerica,themeaningof“friend”isboard,includingeveryonefromcausalacquaintancetoabestfriend.Chineseinvolvedeeplyandaffectivelyinfriendship.Foronething,Chineselikeenc
4、losingalotofthingstotheirfriendsrangefromagetotheconflictwithaperson,therefore,Chineseshareplentifulaspectsoftheirgoodfriends’livesandtheyarequitefamiliarwitheachother.ToChinesepeople,themoresecretstheyknowabouteachother,theclosertheirrelationshipis.AChinesemayang
5、rywithhergoodfriendifshenotesthathergoodfriendconcealssomethingfromherbecauseshewillthinkshedosenotplayanimportantroleinherfriend’slife.Foranotherthing,theprocessofestablishingfriendshipisquitetheoppositeofthatofAmericans.Chineseareinclinedtobereservedandshywhenth
6、eymeetstrangersandtherelationbeginswithlessintimacy,however,theirinnerlineofdefensegraduallydecreaseandtheybecomemuchcloseraftertheygetalonewitheachotherforaperiodoftime.ThatisnotonlybecausetheydonottakeprivacyseriouslybutalsobecausemostChineseprefertobewithothers
7、ratherthanstayalone,whichhelpstheirrelationshiptogodeeper.Whentheywanttodosomethingorgosomewhere,theywillasktheirfriendstojointhem.Forinstance,incolleges,roommatesusuallygotoschooltogether,havemealstogether,orevengototoilettogetherduringthebreak(especiallyamonggir
8、ls),asaresult,theyhavealotoftimetoimprovetheirfriendships.Incontrast,Americanfriendshipjust“walksonsurface”.Americansmakefriendsindifferentcircles.AnAme
