英美文化概论论文

英美文化概论论文

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Differences Between China and USA

The discrimination still exist in America. When you come to America, you may be surprised when you see that Blacks and Whites work side by side in offices , factories , and schools across the country . The majority of Blacks in the United States, however, live in and around only a small number of American cities.we, as Chinese, prefer to think in a spiral, casual way, while western people, more often than not, are fond of a linear, business-is-business way.

If you are in China, it is not rare to see that a crowd of people throng in the supermarket, trying to get service first. People in China do line up.

In contrast, in USA people always line up, no matter in a big bank or a small grocery store. And they take it for granted. Lining up has

long since become part of their life that they scarcely doubt it or g

row impatient while doing it.

Secondly, first come, first served. Though in words it is a normal principle here in China, it’s m ostly not the case in reality. Take an example of what usually happens in a bank. Here when we are in a middle-sized bank, and suppose we are talking with the cashier, it always tends to have someone butt in, claiming that his or her request takes only one second.

And it seems that we have already been accustomed to it. So has the cashier. But in western countries, it never applies. It is always rude that you butt in while the cashier is serving his customer. No matter how little time your request costs, the cashier, more often than not, is likely to turn you down. Only one customer at a time is his principle. Thirdly, change stuff. Suppose I am in a shopping mall and the stuff I purchase cost me 142 RMB. While lining up at the casher’s and happening to check my wallet, I find I have 200 RMB and two one-Yuan coins. What will I do? To give the cashier 200 RMB, or give him 200 RMB and the two one-Yuan coins so that he could return me 60 RMB, which is more convenient for both of us.

I think when the Chinese were in this situation, they would mostly choose the latter one. But in America, they won’t do so. If you try it . The cashier did not understand.

So the western people are prone to lack of flexibility while doing their work. The

America think that we Chinese have a tendency to make things complicate. What an

interesting contrast!

What I try to say is just that we might well be in conformity with the customs and be

aware of the culture differences while being abroad. Like the saying goes—while you

are i n Rome, do as Romans do. If you don’t want to put yourself in the public, bearing

all this in mind is perhaps the best policy. 中和美之跃的差国国异歧国当你来国跃仍然存在于美。到美,你会很惊当你可能跃跃跃看到黑人和白人肩工作并,在跃公室、工、全美各地的校。跃大多黑人在美厂学数国,然而,住在及周跃只有一小部分的美城市。国

我跃,作跃中人国,喜跃想在螺旋,漠然的跃度,而在西方的人,往往不是都喜跃一跃性个,business-is-business方式。

如果是在中你国,它很不是少看到跃一群人跃跃在超市,跃跃跃服跃第一。中国人排跃。

相比之下,在美人跃跃是排跃国,无跃在一家大跃行或大的一家小跃跃店。他跃想当然。排跃早已成跃他跃的生命,以至于他跃乎有跃疑或克不耐跃而行做跃几没件事。

其次,先到先招待。管跃是一跃跃普遍的原跃跃在中尽个国,主要是在跃跃中并非如此。跃一例子个,跃常跃生在一跃行。在跃里个,当个我跃在一中等跃行,假跃我跃正在收跃跃与,它插跃是跃向于有人嘴,声称她他或的要求只需要1秒。,看起我跃已跃跃跃了。于是有了收跃跃。但是在西方家来国,它从它未适用。跃是粗跃,