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1、DifferencesbetweenChineseandWesterncultureDifferentvaluesaboutsuccessInterpersonalRelationshipsDifferentattitudestowardsfriendshipThreeAspectsComparisonofChineseandAmericanvaluesaboutsuccessbasedonthemovieChineseandAmericanspossessdifferentvaluesabou
2、tsuccess.Atthebeginningofthemovie,XUDa-tongisrewardedasthebestdesignerofvideogamesbythecompany.Whenheisrequestedtomakeashortspeech,hementionsthathewouldespeciallyextendthankstohisbossandallofhiscolleagues.ThisisatypicalChinesespeechmadeafterbeingsucc
3、essful.Theyattributetheirsuccesstoother’shelpandcooperation.ItiswhatChinesepeopleusuallydoonthatoccasion.InChina,relationshipplaysacriticalroleinpeople’slives.ManyChinesepeoplegetaheadwiththehelpoftheirfamilybackgroundandfriends.Therefore,theyareused
4、toextendingtheirgratitudetootherpeopleeventhoughtheirsuccesshaslittletodowithsomeofthem.Theyseldomsaythattheysucceedbecauseoftheirownabilityandhardwork.Nevertheless,Americansholddifferentvaluesinthisaspect.Americansaremorelikelytoexpressprideinthemse
5、lvesandtheiraccomplishmentratherthantoexpressprideintheirgroup,company,familyorhometown.InterpersonalRelationshipDealingwiththeinterpersonalrelationship,Americanculturepaysattentiontoindividualism,whileChineseculturepaysattentiontocollectivism.Thefol
6、lowingstatementsareveryclear:Individualismemphasizestheimportanceofindividualidentityovergroupidentity,individualrightsovergrouprightsandindividualneedsovergroupneeds,whichgivesprioritytoindividual,advocatesindividualbenefitsandindividualfreedom.Amer
7、icansthinkthateveryonehasthefreedomtodoeverythinghewantsaslongaswhathedoeswillnotinterruptothers’benefit,andhewillberesponsibleforwhathedoes.Inthecontrast,collectivismattachesimportanceto “we”identityoverthe “I”identity,grouprightsoverindividualright
8、sandin-group-orientedneedsoverindividualwantanddesires.Collectivismpromotesrelationalinterdependence,in-groupharmony,andin-groupcollaborativespirit.Notharmingcollectivebenefitisthepreconditionofwhatonedoesandwhatonesays.WhenChinesedealwiththerelation