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1、DifferencesBetweenChineseCultureandNorthAmericanCulture(1)–FoodStyle“Customisthegreatguideofhumanlife”,wroteScottishphilosopherDavidHume.Knowingthecustomsofacountryis,ineffect,aguidetounderstandingthesoulofthatcountryanditspeople.Asaforeignlanguageleaner,weshouldknowthecultureinourtargetlanguage’s
2、country.Onlyinthisway,wecanreallylearnthelanguagewell.Peopleexpresstheirculturethroughtraditionsinfood,clothing,recreation,andceremonies;throughtheeducationsystemandinstitutionsoflearning,includingmuseumsandlibraries;andthroughthearts,encompassingthevisual,literary,andperformingarts.Asaresult,wewi
3、lltalkaboutthedifferencesfromsomeaspects.First,Iwillmentiontheaddressing.InChina,wewillputthefamilynamesbeforeourgivennames,andtheninordertoexpressourpoliteness,wewouldliketoadd“sir”or“l(fā)ady”ortheirtitleafterthename.Oncontrast,inAmerica,peoplewouldliketoputtheirfamilynamesaftertheirgivennamesandfir
4、stnamesandtheywillputMr.,Mrs.,Miss,Ms,Dr.orProf.beforetheirnames.Itisforemostandfirstforustoknowthesedifferencessothatwewon’tmakemisunderstandings.ItisgreathonortomeetanAmericanfriend,butdon’tbefrightenedbytheirwarmembrace.Thisistheircommonwaytoexpresstheirwarmthandfriendliness.InChina,peopledon’t
5、makeembracestoexpressthosefeelings.Quiteoftenwewillshakeourhands.Weshouldlearntheproperwaytoexpressourfriendlinessindifferentcountries.Andthenwewilltalkabouttimeconceptions.InAmerica,theirlivingbeatisquitefast,sotheyconsidertimeisquiteprecious.So,whentheyacceptaninvitation,theywouldtrytheirbestnot
6、tobelate,buttheyalsodon’tgoearlytotheinviters’,asthisisconsideredtobeimpolite,anditseemstodisturbtheinviters’preparation.InChina,weshouldalsonotbelatefortheinviters.However,inordertoshowourthanksandpoliteness,wewouldgototheinviters’housetohelpthempreparethemealsandthenwewillhaveahappytimetogether.
7、Toopenaconversation,peopleindifferentcountrieshavedifferentways.InChina,whenpeoplemeettheirfriendsbychance,theywillsay.”Whereareyougoing?”or“haveyoueaten?”andthentheywillgoontalkingaboutotherthings.Butifyoudothis
