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1、TheMainlyDifferencesinCultureBetweenChinaandAmericaAsweallknow,thedifferencesinculturebetweenChinaandAmericaareextremelydistinct.Intoday'smulticulturalworld,it'simportanttorecognizeculturaldifferences,particularlywhendealingwithcross-culturalbusinesssituations.Toavoidaccidentallyinsultingsomeoneore
2、mbarrassingyourself,itisimportanttounderstandthesedifferencesandhowtoaccommodatethem.Thefactorsthatcauseculturaldifferencesaregreatvariety,forexample,linguisticculture,thewayofthinking,personalitycharacteristics,communicationpatterns,religiousbeliefs,socialcustomsandnonverbalcommunicationdifference
3、andsoon.InthisarticleIWillintendtopresentthedifferenceamongthefivefactorstoanalyzetheSino-USculture.Ⅰ.TheDifferencesinlinguisticcultureThedifferenceinlinguisticcultureisthemostobviouslyfactorinthemanyfactorsthatinfluencetheSino-USculturaldifferences.Asatoolforpeopletoexpressideas,languagenotonlycon
4、veystheculture,butalsoanimportantinseparablepartofculture.Manywordscontainsomeculturalinformation.Ifweseparatetheculturefromlanguage,manyuniquepasswordsofthelanguagewillbelost.Withthecolorofthewordasanexample,inChineseculture,theancientemperorsalwaysdressedinyellowimperialrobes,andyellowmeanstheimp
5、erialpowerandmajesty,butnowitmeanspornographyandobscenity;whileinAmericaculture,yellowmeaningisnotthesame,theyellowpagesjustmeanyellowcoverphonebook.Onthecontrary,thewordblueinAmericaisthesamemeaningasthewordyellowinmodernChineseculture.InChina,redisoftenusedinavarietyoffestiveoccasionsasaluckycolo
6、r,suchasweddings,celebrationsandsoon;butredismorerepresentativesofthebloodshedandviolenceinAmerica.Inrecentyearsitrepresentstheyouthand5vitalityandisoftenusedinthesportsandleisure.Aseveryoneknows,thewordblackisexactlyoppositetoredinChina,itrepresentsthedarknessanddeath,commonlyusedinthefuneral;whil
7、einAmerica,itmeansthesolemnandserious,commonlyusedinimportantformaloccasions,blacksuitevenbecomestheimportantpartoftheinternationalbusinessetiquette.Ⅱ.TheDifferencesinpersonalitycharacteristicsandcommunicat
