lifestyle 东西方生活方式的差异 英语PPT

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• The Chinese like exchanging greetings ;The western like going straight to the topic • Generally speaking，we chinese people seldom use “Thank you”to family members.If do it,we may feel strangely or have a sense of distance.However,”Thank you ” is almost used in all occasions,between everyone,even if between parents and kids.Giving a bottle of drink or preparing a dinner,the other one always say “Thank you”. In public places,it is the most basic manners to say “Thank you” when you get any help. • When others ask you if you need some eating or drinking,we chinese usually answer,”don’t so bother”.According to the English countries’ custom,if you want ,just accept and say “Yes,please””;if you don’t,only say”No, thanks”.It shows that chinese are subtle while the western are frank. • The daily greetings are “have you eaten”.But if you say it to a English person,they think you want to invite them to eat.English people often talk about weather ,health, sports,hobby,transportation,and so on.
The Chinese likes living in groups, the westerner likes living alone
If the Chinese is one nationality that likes living in groups and in a lively environment,In contrast ，the western pay much attentention to staying alone.They would rather read books ,surf on line, contemplate (冥 想）,and watch TV,rather then go out and eat and drink and chat.Of course,the young among the western’going to pub for disco dancing is a way to cathartic emotional and release pressure.It is another story,which is not included in the culture differences between the eastern and western.
Eating
• In China,people like treating others at one's expense • This collective eating habit is one of Chinese national addictions,which is not merely in order to satisfy the appetite, but is to create an opportunity to gather and talk.In western countries,people are used to AA system checkout. • In comparison,western people is far from Chinese additon to eating and drinking. Few foreigners will be crazy about gathering for eating at home . If you call them up to eat, they will be very happy, but ten times is likely to come three or four times. If you go out to eat, in general, only one reason, that is with you in the blind date, , or they feel either heterosexual or homosexual.While many people eating in a restaurant is usually between the colleague, and the absolute AA
Droping in
Different culture,different values
• OLD Chinese respect elder age. When talking to others, the older age and the greater qualification will get much more respect of others. In our opinion, the elderly not only is the embodiment of wisdom, but also is a symbol of prestige • old” The old is equal to "useless" 、" unfashionable . In western culture, they view age as a person extremely important privacy . Even willing to talk about their age, they want others to guess their ages, but their real purpose of the expectations is to compliment that they look smaller than actual age