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“Becausetheyaregirls.That’swhattheyarecalled,”ZhangHuatriedtoanswer,butheknewhedidnotreallyunderstandtheintentofthequestion.“Idon’tquiteunderstandyourquestion,I’mafraid.”
“IntheStates,wecallourselves‘women’ifwe’reoldenoughtogototheuniversity.Callingus‘girls’isinsulting.”
DoChinesefemalecollegestudentsprefertobecalledwomen?
Case2
Manyyearsago,aChinesemanshowedaphotoofhiswifetosomeAmericanvisitors.Outofcourtesy,theyallsaid,”Sheisverybeautiful.”Alsooutofcourtesy,themanrepliedwithwhathewouldhavedoneinChineseunderthecircumstance,”Where!
Where!
”Quitetakenaback,nobodysaidanythingforamoment,untilthemostingeniousoneamongthevisitors,takinganotherlookatthephoto,said,“Oh,everywhere!
WhatdidtheChineseintendtomeanbyreplyingwith“Where!
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Case3“IJustWantedtoTalk”.
WutongwasagraduatestudentinaChineseuniversity.Likemanystudentsthesedays,hewasverykeenonlearningEnglish.HewouldtalkwithEnglishspeakersasoftenashecould.
Oneday,hesawanewforeigneroncampus,LeonardRamsay,andoverheardhimspeakingEnglish.WhenMr.Ramsayfinishedspeakingwiththeotherperson,heturnedtogo,butWuTongstoppedhim.Hewentupandsaid,“YouspeakEnglish,isthatright?
“Yes,why?
“I’dliketopractisemyEnglishwithyou,ifyoudon’tmind.”
Mr.Ramsaylookedalittleannoyed.“Iprefernotto,ifyoudon’tmind.”
Case4AnUnwantedFoodService
DuringalunchbuffetataconferenceinChina,WuFa,theinterpreteroftheconference,satwithfourforeignparticipants.Theywerehavingagoodtimetalking.WhenWuFastoodupformorefood,sheaskedwhethershecouldbringanythingbackforthem.
Everyonethankedherandsaid“no”.Awhilelater,WuFacamebackwithaplatefulloffood,andaskedwhethertheotherswouldliketohavesomethingfromherplate.
Again,thefourotherssaid,“No”.
“Oh,pleasetakesomething,Ican’teatthismuchfoodmyself.”
Theforeignersshruggedandoneortwoofthemevenfrownedalittle.
Case5SimpleCanBeSpecial
WenHonghadanAmericanprofessorinhereconomicsclassinChina.Shehadgiventheprofessoralotofhelpduringthecourse.Attheendofthesemester,theprofessorandhiswifeinvitedhertotheirhomefordinner.TheysaidtheyweregoingtocookheranAmericanmeal.
WenHongfeltveryflatteredandexcited,sinceMcDonald,KFCandPizzaHuthadbeenheronlyexposuretoWesterncooking.
Theyhadsaladtostartwith,thensteakwithpotatoes,followedbyicecream.WenHonghadexpectedmorecoursesbutthemealcametoanend.Sheknewtheprofessorandhiswifewerebeingkindtoher,butsomehowshewasalittledisappointed.ShewonderedwhetherAmericansdoeatlikethatathome.
Case6ChineseCoffeeCustoms
WhilestudyingintheUnitedStates,LinJunmadeafewAmericanfriends.Onedayheinvitedtwoofthemtohisapartmentandcookedthemameal.Whenhisfriendssaidtheywouldlikesomecoffee,hestartedboilingsomewater.Withoutaskingthemanyquestions,hemadethreecupsof3-in-1coffee,thewayheusuallytookit.
Bothfriendstastedthecoffeeandfrowned.Onesaidshealwaystook