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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.