The difference between the way Chinese talk to people and the West 10

The difference between Eastern culture and Western culture.

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Eastern culture differs from Western culture as follows:

1. Food culture: In terms of food, Chinese pay great attention to form and pay attention to "color, aroma and taste", so in Chinese cooking, the style of dishes is ever-changing, and each dish pays great attention to the matching of color and aroma. Europeans are very practical, never put much effort into the change of the color of the dish, pay more attention to its nutritional collocation and protection, and pay attention to the intrinsic quality of the dish.

2. The difference between tableware: The West has eaten separately from the beginning, which derives the idea and habit of Westerners paying attention to independence and their children entering the world independently when they grow up. The meal system brought by chopsticks highlights the family unit where the old and the young sit together, so that the Oriental people have a relatively solid family concept.

Due to cultural differences, there are many differences in the way and skills of conversation between China and the West, which have caused certain obstacles to communication between the two sides. It is also easy to cause unnecessary misunderstandings and misunderstandings. The following is a summary of the points that should be paid attention to when communicating with Westerners, and of course, we should not ignore these issues when translating.

First, the choice of the topic of the conversation, the so-called words are not speculative for more than half a sentence. An appropriate topic of conversation often determines the atmosphere and effectiveness of the conversation. The right topic is one that everyone is interested in.

2. Pay attention to the essentials of conversation, and when communicating with young people, you should pay attention to speaking softly and slowly, and the tone should be appropriate to make the other party trust. When communicating with the elderly, especially those with poor hearing, the speed of speech should be slow and the voice should be moderately raised. 3. Avoid matters involving privacy, discussing others, and saying that others are wrong, and should take the initiative to avoid all things that involve privacy.

Also, Westerners don't just ask about other people's income, property, etc., and don't ask about women's age. With regard to religious beliefs and political attitudes, we should not insist on accepting different views. Fourth, eye contact, Westerners think that when communicating with others, paying attention to the other party and saluting is to show that they attach importance to communicating with each other, which is conducive to mutual communication, and Chinese are just behind each other, so we should pay attention to this.

Fifth, the difference in body language, the Chinese point off to indicate that they know, while the Westerners nod in agreement. This is the difference in body language, and the fact that Chinese gesture when speaking is considered to be point-pointing and impolite, while Westerners have flexible hands to strengthen their ideas, so they have more gestures in conversation. Sixth, the most important point is that the Chinese speak more reservedly, and the meaning of praising and scolding people can be expressed only after a few turns.

Westerners speak more straightforwardly, and furthermore, Easterners have fewer words such as praise and thanks, while Westerners often use this kind of words, and in the eyes of some of us, exaggerated and numb, this is only caused by cultural differences. Therefore, when talking to people of different cultures, it is important to express your thoughts clearly.

Examples of cultural differences:

1. Diet: Westerners prefer cold food for breakfast and dinner; Chinese are accustomed to eating hot or cooked food for three meals a day.

2. In terms of interpersonal relationship and burn-out: Westerners have a clear relationship with each other and are accustomed to the AA system; Chinese are benevolent and righteous, and like to pay for guests.

3. Life: Western life tends to live independently; The Chinese have lived in a collective since ancient times.

4. Clothing: Western men usually wear conservative suits in formal social occasions, wearing white shirts and ties, and wearing black leather shoes, while Western ladies wear formal dresses and suits on formal occasions; Although Chinese dress more and more Westernized, you will also see many people wearing vests, shorts, slippers and other clothing that the West considers improper.

5. Education: Chinese education is mostly a closed education, and school rules must be observed; Western education is entirely a space to open up free thinking, they learn by playing, and they think while learning.

Cultural differences causes

Oriental civilization originated from the agricultural civilization, in order to ensure the stability of production, the agrarian society needs to build large-scale water conservancy projects, in order to prevent theft and thieves, it is necessary to build large-scale defense projects, such as the Great Wall, canals, Dujiangyan, Zhengguo Canal, etc., it is better to build large-scale projects need collective cooperation, need to coordinate various relationships, on the basis of which a comprehensive and holistic concept has been formed.

Because land is the capital on which the farming nation depends, it will not give up until it is absolutely necessary, and when faced with a disaster, what comes to mind is not to escape, but to fight, which has created the resilience and flexibility of the farming nation.

Western civilization originated from the nomadic life, the nomadic life is based on the skin and the water and grass, each herdsman is an independent individual, the connection between each other is not as close as that of the farming people, the human touch is much weaker, and the individualism is stronger.

Since there is no need to coordinate with each other, the overall view is much diluted. As a nomadic people, whether migrating or hunting, they have a strong sense of purpose, which has created a strong sense of purpose for Westerners to think and do things.

Complimenting each other, knowing the national culture and language of the other country, can enhance the sense of identity of both parties. It is also able to let the other party quickly understand themselves.

The way of thinking of Chinese or dismantling people is different from that of Westerners, and this different way of thinking does affect their different ways of behaving.

In terms of event attribution, Western scholars are accustomed to attributing to individuals, while Chinese emphasize team influence. Western researchers refer to this as an attribution error. But in China, this mistake should be reversed, because Chinese look at the situation first and then the individual in the situation, as opposed to Westerners.

There are different forms of thinking in China and the West, so the cross-cultural thinking of the West is to seek unity.

First, it is wrong to measure Chinese with a consistent mechanism and philosophy.

The earliest philosophy of ancient Greece began with the exploration of the origin and causes of nature. Most of the initial questions were related to natural entities and ontologies, so the earliest ancient Greek philosophers were almost all "physicists" or natural philosophers. The thinking of the earliest thinkers in ancient China began directly from the observation of people, and the thinking of the Chinese from the beginning was based on the integration of heaven and earth and man, that is, the large universe, and the core of it was the people of the small universe.

Western thinking started from scratch, while the thinking of the ancient Chinese took people as the core object.

The way of thinking of the Chinese in Mingsui is different from that of the Mincong people in the West, and the thinking of Westerners starts from scratch, and the thinking of the ancient Chinese takes people as the core object.