What are the differences between Chinese and American cultures? Do you know it all?

In my opinion, the differences between Chinese and American cultures are mainly reflected in the differences in lifestyles and education methods.

The difference between Chinese and American cultures is reflected in the different living habits. The first is that the dining culture is different, Chinese are used to eating with chopsticks, while Americans like to use knives and forks. Chinese like to have morning tea, while Americans like to drink afternoon tea.

Chinese eat rice, while Americans eat grilled food and pasta. Chinese like tea, Americans like coffee. Chinese are accustomed to four generations living together, and Americans are accustomed to father and son living separately ......

There is a big difference between Chinese and American cultures, and the reason for this is that in addition to the differences in the formation of historical habits, the education methods of Chinese and American parents also deeply affect the development of culture. So today, I will talk about the differences between Chinese and American cultures in combination with the education methods of Chinese and American parents.

Chinese parents have been worrying about their children since they were born, and they have been chasing after their children to feed them when they are young, for fear that the children will not be able to sleep, and they have to sleep with the children at night. When the child grows up, he has to worry about the child's school, worry about the child's grades, and care about the child's interpersonal communication. And most parents in China like to produce talent under the stick.

Parents in the United States require their children to stay at the dinner table and eat well when they reach a certain age, and they usually have to sleep by themselves when they are about one year old. Parents in the United States will not interfere too much in their children's learning life, and they encourage their children more than limit what they should do.

Both Chinese and American cultures have their own good and bad points, and whether a culture is suitable for modern people or not, time and reality will give us the answer. We must not only maintain our own advantages, but also be good at absorbing the good things of other cultures.

There are many differences, China has rules on drinking, who drinks first, toasts, they generally persuade themselves, and they don't care if you drink or not. They don't drink hot water, we are all healthy people who drink hot water, and even people who are healthy now, they will bring a cup to drink hot water when they go out, they don't drink it, they all drink cold water. When a girl's aunt is in pain, they will take medicine, and they feel that taking medicine is nothing.

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, with developed industry, commerce and navigation industries, and there has been a tradition of focusing on the study of natural objects and exploring the mysteries of nature since ancient Greece. 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 "humility, courtesy, faithfulness, sensitivity, and wisdom".

The culture of the West lies in the word "fighting" and putting oneself first in dealing with personnel.