Understanding Some Differences between China and USA.ppt

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1、CulturesinContrast---SomeDifferencesBetweenAmericansandChineseRobertBoldingSchillingFarmsMiddleSchoolGeneralRemarksAnunderstandingofthedifferencesbetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesisofvitalimportanceforharmoniousrelationships.Ourexperiencetellsusthataru

2、lewhichispassionatelyheldtobecorrecttodaywasequallyandfirmlyfrownedonatsomeothertimeorinsomeotherplace.GeneralRemarksItisprobablythedifferentwaysofthinkingthatleadthedifferentpeopletothedifferentunderstandingsofacertainphenomenonintermsofculture.Different

3、WaysofThinkingThecommentsonthepictures:Thebluepictureindicatesthewayofthinking,“callaspadeaspade”.Theredpictureindicatesthe“implicit&mild”wayinthinking.DifferentWaysofThinkingThe“implicit&mild”wayinthinkingcouldbedatedbacktoaliteralworksofartentitled“Zhon

4、gYong”byZiSi(ShenKong,483-402BC),thegrandsonofConfucius,inWarringTimes.“ZhongYong”referstotheDoctrineofMean,ortheHappyMedium,aimingatthepromotionofmildnessandmoderationinthoughtandbehavior.Fourintentionsrelated:A.notoverworkedwhileworking,B.notoverjoyedwh

5、ileentertaining,C.nottootoughonothers,D.nottoomuchluxury.ExampleNottootoughtoothers:Chinesestyle:Evenifacriticismisgiventosomeonewhomakesamistake,itwouldbeputinamildandroundaboutwaysothatthepersonwouldacceptiteasily.Americanstyle:Ifacriticismisgiventosome

6、onewhomakesamistake,itwouldbeadirectonetotheperson,whichmakeshimknowhisfaultimmediately.FocusesTherefore,wewouldrestrictoutperspectivestosomeaspectsthatmightarousethemiscommunicationandmisunderstandingbetweentheAmericansandtheChinese.Someaspectsarerelated

7、to:Dailycommunication;Hospitality;Tablemanners;Romanceandsexuality;Privacy;Others.DailyCommunicationLanguageUseforGreetingsMeetingpeopleisoneofthedailyactivities.Intheuseoflanguage,thedifferentgreetingsbetweenthepeople:InEnglish:Howdoyoudo!Nicetomeetyou!H

8、owareyou?Etc.LanguageUseforGreetingsInChinese:Xinghui,Xinghui!(Happytomeetyou!Happytomeetyou!)Chifanlema?(Haveyouhadyourmeal?)Chilemeiyou?(asabove)TheChinesestyleofgreetingwouldbringsomepuzzlestoAmericans.Interpreti