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<> cultural differences between China and the United States are mainly reflected in food, gift-giving, language, interpersonal relationships, education, etc.
1. Diet: China mainly uses pasta and tea, and the tableware is chopsticks; In the United States, meat and coffee are eaten, and knives and forks are used as cutlery.
2. Gift-giving: Chinese usually choose gifts with practical value and more precious, and when accepting gifts, they like to deliberately prevaricate to show politeness. When Americans give gifts, most of them choose ingenious small artworks, such as small handkerchiefs, small cards, etc., to pay attention to commemorative significance.
When I received a gift from the other party, I liked to open the box on the spot and praised it.
3. Language: Chinese language has a long history, pays attention to seriousness, speaks tactfully and emphasizes wording. The official language of the United States is developed on the basis of English, which pays attention to the sense of language and speaks with a certain rhythm.
4. Interpersonal relationship: China emphasizes interpersonal communication, makes friends from all over the world, and hopes to find friends when doing business, shopping, and talking about business. Americans' interpersonal relationships are simpler and less humane, while civilians pay more attention to family affection and the law.
5. Education: Since ancient times, China has attached great importance to school education, and students learn theoretical knowledge and develop a world view in school. The United States attaches great importance to social education and advocates social practice and collective activities.
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Reasons for the formation of cultural differences between China and the West:
1. Affected by the economic system.
China's traditional economy is a typical self-sufficient natural economy.
People are more conservative.
Because they can live on a piece of land for a lifetime, their culture is more introverted.
Moreover, China's ancient civilization, which originated in the Great River Basin, belongs to the agricultural civilization, and the "agricultural civilization character" has created the Oriental people to pay attention to ethics and morality, seek common ground and seek stability, and take "harmony is precious, forbearance is high" as the principle of life.
The ancient Greek civilization in the West, which originated on the coast of the Aegean Sea, belongs to the maritime civilization, and European agriculture is far less important than Chinese agriculture in ancient society, so Europeans like to explore outward, and their culture is more outward-looking.
Moreover, Western countries entered the era of industrial economy very early after the industrial revolution, and the "industrial civilization character" has created a strong fighting spirit and a legal consciousness of safeguarding their own interests, and they regard independence, freedom, and equality as the principles of life.
2. Affected by the geographical environment.
The closed continental geographical environment makes Chinese thinking limited to the mainland, good at summing up the lessons of predecessors, and likes to "use history as a mirror", while the spatial awareness is weak.
This introverted thinking leads to the Chinese character of seeking stability and quietness, lack of curiosity about new things, and lack of interest in the unknown.
Most of the Western countries are in an open maritime geographical environment, and the industrial, commercial and maritime industries are well developed, and there has been a tradition of focusing on the study of natural objects and exploring the mysteries of nature since the ancient Greek period.
At the same time, the mountain winds, tsunamis, and turbulence of the marine environment have also constituted the personality of the Western nation that attaches importance to space expansion and conquest by force.
3. Influenced by the cultural and historical background and aesthetic psychology of their respective ethnic groups.
The key to Chinese cultural thought lies in Confucius's "stupidity, humility, respect, faith, sensitivity, and wisdom".
The culture of the West lies in the word "fighting" and putting oneself first in dealing with personnel.
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The cultural differences between China and the United States areIndividualism, privacy, informality, openness, independence. Individualistic Americans are quite individualistic, while Eastern societies emphasize family and class hierarchies, which is a very important difference. There are many examples of Americans revering personal traits, such as the fact that parents are less involved in their children's development.
Personal Privacy: Americans generally respect the privacy of others. Even confidants rarely ask too personal questions about each other, such as age, salary, and marital status. Unsolicited visitors are absolutely unwelcome.
Informality detailsAmericans are more casual when it comes to clothing and entertainment. The most important thing is that people interact with each other more informally, even if there is a big difference in age or status. There are many examples of this, such as many students calling their professors and juniors directly calling their elders their firstnames.
This kind of informal performance of more generations and more identities is a faux pastime in the eyes of many Orientals.
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