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However,thewesterncultureandeasternculturegiftsbehaviororhaveverybigdifference.
Ifwedonotpayattentiontothesegiftsculturaldifferences,andmaybeonedaywhenweandthewesternfriends,wewouldbeintrouble.
LivinginCaliforniatownofChinesechildren'
skingMichaelreadinggradefive,heparticularlyclever,studyisalsoveryhard,becausethisresultalsoisverygood.Intheschoolyearendedandtheresultwasnotannouncedbefore,mikeparentswillgiveteachersasmallgiftcertificatesandathankyoucardthanksteacherinayeartomike'
shelp.Afterafewdays,year-endresultsannounced,mikewithoutasurprisinglyhighclass,theresultisfarfarhigherthanotherstudents.Afewofthestudentswithlowerscoresofparentsinheardthatmikeparentshavetotheteacherveryangryaftergifts,theythinkmike'
sresultwastheparentstotheteacherbribespaidit.
BecauseChina'
sgiftinitisquitecommon,inordertopayhomagetoexpressgratitude,forfriendship,wanttopeople,andsoon,canchoosetogivegifts,evenciviliansandofficials,juniorandsuperior,parentsandteachersgiftsbetweenisnormalthings.ButintheUnitedStatestohavethepublicinterestrelationshipbetweeneachotherbetweentheimaginationofgiftstoeachotherismoresensitive.Althoughmikeparentsjustoutofgratitudeteacherkindnessandgivegifts,buttheteacherandmikeannouncedresultsdirectlyrelated,thistimecan'
treallygivegiftsistheAmericanpotentialconsciousness,ifchooseannouncedresultsingiftsbefore,then,yeah,itwouldinvolvethesuspicionofbribery.So,someparentsmisunderstandingtodoubttheresultofthehardtoavoidismike.
Anotherexample:
AnAmericanwomanlivinginWisconsinvolunteeredtotutorEnglishtoaChinesewomanwhohadmovedintothesamecommunity.“Beforeeachlesson,andoneachandeveryvisit,”theAmericanreported,“theChineseladybroughtmeagift—abook,somepapersculpture,flowers,orcandy.Itwasembarrassing。
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Unknowingly,thisAmericanwasexperiencingavestigeofprotocolrootedcenturiesdeepintheChineseculture。
InAmerica,lavish,extravagantgiftsaredefinitelyout.Anappropriatealternatetoagiftistotakethedeservingpersontodinner,ortoanentertainmentorsportingevent.Onthecontrary,giftgivingisaninstitutionandareveredcustominChina.“giftgivingisanecessity,notmerelyanicetyasintheWest。
”InChinathepropergiftisthoughttoexpressthegiver'
struefriendship,gratitude,andrespectfarbetterthanwordscan.
Ofcourse,thewesterncultureandeasternculturegiftsorhavemanyotherbehaviorverybigdifference.Firstisgiftideasforthedifference.TheChinesetendtopayattentiontothepresenttheessentialmeaning,namelyitspracticalvalue,butdon'
tlikeuselessthings.Fornewcouplesgivegifts,thepastisoftenfeel,bedsheet,antependium,ZhuShengfornewborns,oftensentpackingelegantsmallclothes,areveryinexpensive.ChineseNewYearholidayevendirectlyredenvelopes,andthemoremoneyonbehalfofthemoreyouhavethesincerity.
Whilethewesternersoftenpayattentiontothegiftofvalue.Exactlyspeaking,theChinesetoisgifts,andsendthewesternersisasouvenir.Iwasinvitedtowesternhome.purchasingthem,cangivethehostesssendabouquetofflowers,malemastertosendinabottleofwine.Stillcantakeitsowncharacteristicsofsmallhandicraft,anoreachotherlikebooks,oraCD,orawrotethebookmyself.IoftenbuysomefolkmusicinChinafolksongsorCDsendwesterners,thepriceisnotexpensive,generalaCDin20yuanorso,butverypopular.
Inaddition,inacceptinggifts,Chineseandwesternreactionsarecompletelydifferent.InChina,peopleacceptgiftsareoftennotjubilant,anddonotopengiftsfacetoface,thatthiswouldbeveryrude,butalsotomake"
money"
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greedy"
impression,orletapersonfeeltoacceptgiftstooseriously.Oftenincustomerleft,orbackhomequietlyopengifts.
Andinthewest,peopleacceptagift,thinkoffirstistothank.Therefore,inordertoshowmyappreciation,theyoftencanpresentcarefullyopenedthegift,topraiseatsomekindof,excitedwhenstillhugyou,andyoualsosharehappy.Sometimesintheweddingcelebration,masterwillalsosendgiftshowaguest,toincreasetheeffectofthefestival.
AlthoughChinaandthewestonthegiftbesoculturaldifferences,butnotthatwesternculturemustbesuperiorinChineseculture,alsocannotsaythatChinesecultureshowisanoteofhypocrisy,westerncultureshowfrankside.
Sincetheworldhasvariousculture,thedistinctionbetweendifferentcultureis