1、中西方文化差異Chinese and western cultural differences,Speakers: Rui xin yun . Shi min juan . Zhou jia ni,1.Tell me what is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word”foreigner”,British,African,American,Asian,2.Do you think there are a lot of cultural misunderstandings between chinese a

2、nd foreigners?Give some examples.,An apple of love 西紅柿 (不是“愛情之果”) American beauty 一種玫瑰，名為“美國麗人”(不是“美國美女”) Bring down the house博得全場喝彩(不是“推到房子”) Black tea 紅茶(不是黑茶) Green hand 新手(不是“綠手”) Rest room 廁所(不是“休息室”) Pull ones leg 開玩笑(不是“拉后腿”) You can say that again 說得好(不是“你可以再說一遍”),3.Please list at least 5 wa

3、ys dating etiquette and relationships are different between chinese people and those in the west.Also how would you feel if one of your family members was dating a foreign man/woman?What would you say to him/her?,Examples: 1.Westerners cherish personal freedom, like follow ones inclinations , to wal

4、k alone, would not restricted. Chinese culture is more advocates unity and cooperation. 2.Americans are quite open and direct, especially in professional discussion, often holding different opinions and arguments . On the contrary, the chinese tend not to direct conflict, but diplomatically through

5、position higher third party to insert.,3. The Chinese like to ask each other to meet name, age, unit and income, etc. While the westerners hate about age and family income and personal questions. 4. Chinese people always loves to greet road acquaintance: had you eat?. In our opinion, this is a kind

6、of polite greeting. But if you greet them with westerners, so that you mean you want to ask him to eat. Westerners meet, usually called : Hello! Howdo you! 5. For others prise, Chinese usually modesty while the westerners is different,they always happy to answer yes. Chinese people with thank you oc

7、casions, The very close friends and family members dont say thank you. While the westerners saythanksall the time, even if is close friends and family members are always so.,4.Please list at least five other ways that you believe chinese culture is different than western culture?,One. Differences in

8、 diet,Two. Differences in Buildings,Three.Differences in the clothes,Four.Differences in festivals,5.Describe at least two aspects of chinese culture that you feel are very important for foreigner to understand.Give me lots of details.,A. 自我中心與無私奉獻 Westerners self-centeredness and independent is ver

9、y strong, mainly displays in: (1) responsible for yourself, put personal interests in the first place. (2) not accustomed to care about others, helping others, dont ask others. (3) initiative to help others or accept others help in the west is often the embarrassing thing. Because accept help can pr

10、ove their inability to help others, and actively interference can be considered as a private others. Chinese peoples behavior is I to others and social usefulness, the individual value is reflected in the dedication. In China, help others and give others a hand is a virtue(美德),B. 平等意識與等級觀念 Westerner

11、s equality awareness, strong, rich or poor, everyone will respect yourself, dont allow others to infringe upon their rights. At the same time, everyone can fully respect others Because they all know, as long as their efforts, it is certain to succeed. As a popular saying said: as long as you work hard, cowboy can be President. China has already established more than 50 years, but the traditional hierarc