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1.Introduction

Etiquetteistheprocessandmeanstoshowrespecttoeachotherininterpersonalrelationshipbycertaincommonprocedures.Theetiquettecanbesaidtobeaperson’sexternalappearanceofinwardcultivationandquality.Firstly,itcanhelppeoplepromotetheirself-cultivation.Secondly,itwillpromotesocialinteractionandimprovepeople’sinterpersonalrelationship.Italsocanpurifythesociety.Sincedifferentcountrieshavedifferenthistoricalandculturalbackgrounds,therearealotofdifferencesintheceremony,especiallybetweenChinaandAmerica,thereforetheunderstandingofthedifferencesbetweenChineseetiquetteandtheAmericanetiquetteareabsolutelynecessary.Especiallyinmodernsociety,itseemsthattheworldisgettingsmallerandsmaller,peopleareveryactivewithfrequentexchanges.Manycountriesarepayingmuchattentiontocombineinternationaletiquettewithnationaletiquettecreatively.EtiquetteisthecommonwealthofChinesecivilizationandtheAmericancivilization.

2.TheConceptofEtiquetteandValueofStudyingEtiquette

2.1Thedefinitionofetiquette

Whenasked“Whatisthedefinitionofetiquette?

”,NaomiPolson,whoreceivedheretiquettecertificateinWashingtonD.C.andisthefoundingdirectorofTheEtiquetteCompany,replies,“Etiquettehastodowithgoodmanners.It’snotsomuchourowngoodmanners,butmakingotherpeoplefeelcomfortablebythewaywebehave.Soit’smoreorlessthinkingofothersandhowothersperceiveus,sothateveryoneknowstherulesfordoingthingsandeveryoneisinaverycomfortablepositioninsociety.”Shecontinues,“That’swhatIdo;that’smybreadandbutter.IteachindividualsandIgointoverylargecompaniesandteachingroups.”（责任编辑：

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Therefore,hasetiquettechangedmuchovertheyears?

Certainaspectsofityes,butthebasicdefinitionofitremainsunaltered.“Believeitornot,etiquetteorgoodmanners,ifyoulikethatphrasebetter,isoneofthosebasicprinciples.Rulesofgoodbehaviorhavebeenbuiltupoverhundredsofyears;worthlessonesarecontinuallybeingdiscardedandthoseproventobeusefularekeptandimprovedupon.”,whichwasquotedfromthebook“TheEmilyPostBookOfEtiquetteFromYoungPeople”writtenbyElizabethL.Post,andpublishedin1967byFunk&Wagnall,:

Manyexpertssaythatetiquetteissimplyshowingrespectforothersandyourselfatthesametime.So,eventhoughaspectsofgoodmannersdovaryfromplacetoplaceandsomerulesmaybeaddedor“tweaked”tokeepupwithtechnologyorlifestyles,thefoundationofetiquette,itsmeaning,willforeverremainstrong.

Needfurtherproof?

Let’sexamthefirstfewparagraphsoftheprefacetoabookentitled“Today’sEtiquette”,publishedin1941byDoubledayDoranandwrittenbyLillianRichler.Itreads:

“Goodmannersarenotonlyindispensableinsociety,buttheyhaveaverypracticalvalueinthebusinessworld.Breedingisanessentialpartoftheequipmentofanyonewhowishestogofarinhisparticularworkorprofession.Nodoubtmanyfailurescanbetracedtoboorishness,tolackofconsiderationforone’sfellows,toneglectofthecourtesiesessentialtocivilizedliving.Inbothsocialandbusinesslifeweseekthepeoplewithwhomwecanbeatease,thepeoplewhosemannersdonotoffendusandinwhosecompanywefeelentirelycomfortable.Thereis,indeed,nothingthatcostslessandatthesametimeisofmorevaluetoyouthangoodmanners.However,itmustberememberedthatjustaswordsdiefromourlanguageandothersarebornintoit,justasskirtssofartothekneesinoneseasonandtumbletotheanklesthenext,sodotheformalitiesandoutwardgesturesofetiquettevaryaccordingtothetimes.Althoughthespiritofetiquetteremainsalwaysessentiallythesame,theexpressionofetiquette,therulesofconductwhichgovernsociallifeandourassociationswithoneanotherareforeveradjustingthemselvestonewconditions.Therefore,inotherwords,learnthedefinitionofetiquetteearly.Takeinallthebasicknowledgethatyoucannow,sothatyoutoocanadjusttooureverchangingworld,especiallyintoday’sworld.

2.2Theimportantroleofetiquette

Asmentionedinthepreviouspart,etiquetteisanimportantpartofhumanlife;itplaysanimportantroleinhumansociety.

Fromtheaspectofcommunication,interpersonaletiquettecanberegardedasakindofart,amethodofcommunication.Itisacommonrespectforpersonandafriendlypracticeininterpersonalrelationships.

Fromtheperspectiveoftransmitting,interpersonalritualscanberoughlydividedintochiefetiquette,businessetiquette,serviceetiquette,socialetiquette,foreignetiquetteandseveralothermajorbranches.Firstly,itcanhelppeopletoraisetheirself-cultivation.Secondly,itwillpromotesocialinteractionandimprovepeople’sinterpersonalrelationship.Italsocanpurifytheethosofsociety.（责任编辑：

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Fromthepointofviewofcollectivity,etiquettecancreatetheimage,improvethecustomsultimatelyandachievethepurposeofenhancingtheeconomyandsocialbenefits.Etiquette,whichisanimpo

Fromthepointofviewofcollectivity,etiquettecancreatetheimage,improvethecustomsultimatelyandachievethepurposeofenhancingtheeconomyandsocialbenefits.Etiquette,whichisanimportantpartofthecompany’scultureandtheentrepreneur’sspirit,isamajorattachmentofgroup’simage.Almostallinternationalenterpriseshaveahighstandardofetiquetteandregardetiquetteasanimportantpartofgroup’sculture.Atthesametime,italsocanberegardedastheimportantsoftwaretoobtaininternationalfame.Therefore,studyingetiquetteisthetrendofthetimesandtheactualneedofenhancingthecompetition.

2.3ThevalueofstudyingtheChineseetiquettes&Americanetiquettes

Sincedifferentcountrieshavedifferenthistoriesandcultures,therearealotofdifferencesinthehabitofconductandtheceremony,especiallybetweenChinaandtheWest,thejokesandthemistakescausedbymisunderstandingisnotunusual.

Hereisatypicalexampletoshowtheembarrassmentandmisunderstandingcausedbyetiquettedifference.

AnofficerofhighstatusinChinaandhiswifewenttotheairporttomeetaconsultantfromtheUnitedStates.Afterthemeeting,theconsultantsaid“Yourwifeisreallybeautiful!

”Theofficerfeltembarrassedandreplied:

“哪里，哪里！

”ItisjustapolitewaywhichisverycommoninChinaforthekindofthewordsheaddressed.Buttheclumsyinterpretertranslated:

“哪里，哪里！

” like“where,where?

”Americanconsultantcouldn’tunderstand,hethought“Ijustpraisedhiswife,andwhyheaskedmewherehiswifeisbeautiful”.Then,hesaid:

“sheisbeautifulfromheadtotoe.”

ThisjokeisduetothelackofetiquetteknowledgeaboutthedifferencesbetweenChinaandtheAmerica.ThisshowsthattheunderstandingofthedifferencesoftheAmericanetiquettesandChineseetiquettesisdefinitelynecessary.Totheofficials,tounderstandeachother’scustomswillbeconducivetotheexchangesbetweenthedifferentcountries.Apersonwhounderstandsothers’ritualsandfolkcustomscanbeseenasrespectingforothersandcanbeeasiertomakeagoodimpressionontheotherside.AlongwiththeconstantdevelopmentofChineseandtheAmericancultures,ChineseritualsandtheAmericanritualshaveabsorbedalotfromeachother.AmericanshaveacceptedthereasonablefactorsinChinesecultureChinesepeoplehavegraduallyacceptedtheadvancedcivilizationoftheAmericancultureandetiquettestyle.However,inreallife,theetiquette’simpactsduetoculturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandAmericanstillexist.Therefore,thispapertriestofindoutthedifferencesbetweenChinesecultureandAmericancultureintermsoftheiretiquetteandtoexplorethe（责任编辑：

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rootofthisdifference.Ourpurposeistoletpeopleunderstandandrespectthedifferencebetweencountriesincross-culturecommunication;toavoidthecultureconflicts,thentorealizethesuccessfulcooperation;meanwhile,toenhanceoursensibilitytotheculturedifference,toforecastthecounterparts’reactionandthentomakeeffectiveandefficientcommunication.Moreover,itaimsateliminatingtheout-of-datepartofourcultureandenrichingtheadvancedpart.

3.TheDifferencesbetweenChinaEtiquetteandAmericanDailyEtiquette（责任编辑：

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Etiquetteistheproductofsocialcivilization.Itisthenormcreatedbyhumanbeingstoformulatethesocialbehaviors.Aslongasthereishumanconnectionandcommunicationactivities,peopleneedetiquettestoexpresstheirfeelingsandrespect.Chinaiswellknownforherrichculturesinceancienttimes,hospitalityandcourtesyarethetraditionalvirtuesofourcountry.Asthedevelopmentofglobalization,especiallyafterChinasuccessfullyholdingtheOlympicGamesaswellastheupcomingShanghaiExposition,Chinaisexposedtotheoutsideworldmoreandmore,andtheworldalsobeginstounderstandChinainanewway,therefore,notknowingtheculturaldifferencebetweencountrieswillcausemisunderstandingandhinderthecommunicationandconnection.Sometimes,therearesomebehaviorswedonotmind.However,theyappeartoberudeandoffensiveintheeyesoftheforeigners,thusknowingtheculturaldifferencebetweenAmericansandChineseisveryimportant.

3.1Addressing

BothAmericansandChinesepeoplehavetwokindsofpersonalnames:

asurnameandagivenname.Buttheorderandtheuseofthesenamesinthetwolanguagesaresomewhatdifferent.InChines