interculture communication东西文化差异和沟通理解.docx

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interculturecommunication东西文化差异和沟通理解

TointeractwithpeopleoutsideofChina,Ithinkoneimportantissueistounderstandtheotherculture.Whenwetalkaboutculture,weareactuallyrelatingtoarts,behaviors,languageandetc.

BelowareasetofpicturesfromtheinternetwhichIpersonallythinkisveryclosetoreality.Maybemanypeoplehaveseenthesepicturesbefore,butIwanttousethesepicturestotalkaboutsomeofmyownunderstandingoftheEasternandWesternwayofthinking.

Mealsoftheday:

●Inthewesternsociety,peopledon’tseentobemindonwhetherthebreakfastanddinnerwillbehotfoodornot,butI’mnotsayingeverybodylikesit,justthatIguesshalfofthepopulationwouldn’tputtoomuchofattentiononit.

●Buttotheeasternsociety,itseemsalmostimpossibletohavebreakfastanddinnerincold.Becausestartedfromancienttime,peopletendtothinkhotfoodsbringgoodhealthtothebody.

Relationship:

●Inthewesternsociety,therelationshipisveryclearanddirect.Peopletendtoknowotherpeoplefromthesameprofessionorsameinterest.

●Intheeasternsociety,therelationshipisverycomplex,andyoucanseethingsalwaysmixedupnotjustwithonebutalotmore.Ifyoudidsomethingbadsomehow,youareverymuchcrewedupfortherestofyourlife.Becauseyourreputationwillbespreadfasteryoucanimagine.

Wayofliving:

●Individualismisthewayoflivinginthewesternsociety.Peopletendtopreferalifewithouttoomuchofinteraction,becauseitisdifferentbetweenworkinghoursandprivatetime.Forexampleworkinghoursare9am–6pm,thentherestisprivatetime,peoplenormallyturnofftheirphonessotheydon’tgetdisturbbutothers.

●Collectivismisthewayoflivingintheeasternsociety.Peoplespendtimewitheachotherdoesn’tmatterwhetherlikeitornot.Thisisahugedifferentwiththewesternworld.Itisawayoflife,butsometimespeopleseemstolivewithoutprivacy,buttheyalreadygotusetothat.

Transportation:

Thepictureoriginallyshowsinthe70s,peoplefromthewestarestartingtousecarsbuttheeastareusingbikes.Thenin06,thewestarethenusingbikesbuttheeaststartedtousecars.

ButIhaveadifferentideaonthesepictures:

●Inthewest,workingclassneedtousecarstogowork.Thentheupperclassareusingbikeasaleisureactivities.

●Intheeast,workingclasscannotaffordtobutacarsotheyhavetousebikewhichisawayofsavingmoney.Carsarealuxuryitemforpeopletoshowtheirsuccess.

ItisavastdifferentbetweenthetwocultureswhichIfounditveryfunny.

Lifeoftheelders:

●Eldersinthewestarereallyhavingarelaxtimeafterretirement.

●Eldersintheeastarestillverytiredbecausetheyhavetotakecareoftheirgrandchildren.

Self-realization:

●Inthewest,the“SELF”isverybig.

●Intheeast,the“SELF”almostmeansnothing.

Kids:

●Inthewest,kidsareonlytakingcarebytheparent.

●Intheeast,allthefamilymembersaresurroundingthekids.

Standardofbeingpretty:

●Inthewest,darkortanskiniswhatshowshealthyandpretty.

●Intheeast,thewhiteryouare,theprettieryouare.

Whattodrinkwhenhavingastomached:

●Inthewest,definitelycokes.

●Intheeast,nicepotofhottea.

Ontime:

●Whenwetalkaboutontimeinthewesternsociety,itmeansonthatpointingtimefortheappointment.

●Butintheeasternsocietypeopleliketobe“around”thatpointingtime.

Travelling:

●Whentravelling,westernpeopleliketolookatthesineryandrememberit.

●Peoplefromtheeastlovetotakephotostocapturetheviews.

Queue:

●Inthewesternsociety,queuingmeanslineupandwait.

●Intheeasternsociety,queuingmeansgathertogether.

Shower:

●Inthewest,peopleshowerinthemorningtowakethemselvesup.

●Intheeast,peopleshowerbeforebedtimeforagoodnightsleep.

●（Personally,Idoboth.）

Howpeoplethinkoftheoppositeside：

●Abovearewhatpeoplethinkofeachother.

Ideas:

●Inthewest,becausethewayoflivingandtheeducationreceived,peopletendtogettothemeanpointstraight.

●Intheeast,theeducationwereceivedtoldushowtobeingpolite,sotogettothepoint,theexplanationswillbeallovertheplace.

Partying:

●Inthewest,peoplegotocasualorformalpartytomeetnewpeople,sotheywillfindthepersonthathascommoninterests.Thereforetheywillbetalkinginsmallgroups.

●Intheeast,peopletendtositaroundespeciallyinChina,andIcannotexplainthereasonforthat.

Decibelinrestaurants:

●Inthewest,talkingoutloudinaprivateareaisveryannoyingandnotpolite.

●Intheeast,takingreallyloudseemtobeacceptable.

Solvingproblem:

●Inthewest,whenfacingaproblem,theywilltalkstraightintoit.

●Intheeast,peoplewillwalkaroundtheproblem.

Attitudetowardsnewobjects:

●Inthewest,whenpeoplelookatanewobjectorinvention,ifit’snotinterestingenough,theywilljustwalkaway.

●Intheeast,whenpeoplegetintouchwithanewobject,theywillputalotofinterestinit.

Whenangry:

●Inthewest,whenangry,itmeansangry.

●Intheeast,whenangry,youshouldlookhappy.

Fashion:

●It’safashiontoeatAsiancuisineoutsideofAsia.

●It’safashiontoeatwesterncuisineinAsia.

Leadership:

●Inthewesternsociety,leaderissomeoneleadingtheteambutalmostequaltotherestoftheteammembers.

●Intheeasternsociety,leaderissomeonecontrollingtheteam.

Inconclusion,fromaboveexamples,wecanseehowimportantitistoknowother’sculture.Withouttheunderstandingofotherculturecouldleadtohugeconflictandmisunderstanding.Thereforebeforeaninterculturalcommunicationisaccruing,morestudiesshouldbedowntoreducethechanceofconflict.Themanywaysoflivingyouknow,thentheworldwilllookmoreglobalizetoyou.