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Case1Girl-ness

AsavisitingprofessorinanAmericanuniversity,ZhangHuawasinvitedtogivealecturetoagroupofAmericanstudents.HetalkedaboutuniversitystudentsinChina.Duringthequestion-and-answerperiodafterthelecture,one

femalestudentaskedaquestionthatsurprisedZhangHua.

“Whenyoutalked

aboutfemalestudents,youreferredtothemasgirls.Why?

”

“Becausetheyaregirls.That

’swhattheyarecalled,

”ZhangHuatriedto

answer,butheknewhedidnotreallyunderstandthetentinofthequestion.

“I

don’tquiteunderstandyourquestion,I

’mafraid.

”

“IntheStates,wecallourselves

‘women’ifwe

’reoldenoughtogotothe

university.Callingus

‘girls

’isinsulting.

”

DoChinesefemalecollegestudentsprefertobecalledwomen?

Case2

Manyyearsago,aChinesemanshowedaphotoofhiswifetosomeAmerican

visitors.Outofcourtesy,theyallsaid,

”Sheisverybeautiful.

”Alsooutof

courtesy,themanrepliedwithwhathewouldhavedoneinChineseunderthe

circumstance,”Where!

Where!

”Quitetakenaback,nobodysaidanythingforamoment,untilthemostingeniousoneamongthevisitors,takinganotherlookat

thephoto,said,“Oh,everywhere!

”

WhatdidtheChineseintendtomeanbyreplyingwith“Where!

Where!

”?

Case1Girl-ness

AsavisitingprofessorinanAmericanuniversity,ZhangHuawasinvitedtogivea

lecturetoagroupofAmericanstudents.HetalkedaboutuniversitystudentsinChina.

Duringthequestion-and-answerperiodafterthelecture,onefemalestudentaskeda

questionthatsurprisedZhangHua.“Whenyoutalkedaboutfemalestudents,youreferred

tothemasgirls.Why?

”

“Becausetheyaregirls.That

’swhattheyarecalled,

”

ZhangHuatriedtoanswer,buthe

knewhedidnotreallyunderstandtheintent

ofthequestion.

“

Idon

’tquiteunderstandyour

question,I

’mafraid.

”

“IntheStates,wecallourselves‘women’ifwe’reoldenoughtogototheuniversity.

Callingus‘girls’isinsulting.”

DoChinesefemalecollegestudentsprefertobecalledwomen?

Case2

Manyyearsago,aChinesemanshowedaphotoofhiswifetosomeAmericanvisitors.Outof

courtesy,theyallsaid,”Sheisverybeautiful.”Alsooutofcourtesy,themanrepliedwith

whathewouldhavedoneinChineseunderthecircumstance,”Where!

Where!

”

Quitetaken

aback,nobodysaidanythingforamoment,untilthemostingeniousoneamongthevisitors,

takinganotherlookatthephoto,said,

“Oh,everywhere!

”

WhatdidtheChineseintendtomeanbyreplyingwith

“Where!

Where!

”?

Case3“IJustWantedtoTalk”.

WutongwasagraduatestudentinaChineseuniversity.Likemanystudentsthesedays,

hewasverykeenonlearningEnglish.HewouldtalkwithEnglishspeakersasoftenashe

could.

Oneday,hesawanewforeigneroncampus,LeonardRamsay,andoverheardhim

speakingEnglish.WhenMr.Ramsayfinishedspeakingwiththeotherperson,heturnedto

go,butWuTongstoppedhim.Hewentupandsaid,

“YouspeakEnglish,isthatright?

”

“Yes,why?

”

“I’dliketopractisemyEnglishwithyou,ifyoudon

’tmind.

”

Mr.Ramsaylookedalittleannoyed.

“Iprefernotto,ifyoudon

’tmind.

”

Case4AnUnwantedFoodService

DuringalunchbuffetataconferenceinChina,WuFa,theinterpreteroftheconference,

satwithfourforeignparticipants.Theywerehavingagoodtimetalking.WhenWuFastood

upformorefood,sheaskedwhethershecouldbringanythingbackforthem.

Everyonethankedherandsaid“no”.Awhilelater,WuFacamebackwithaplatefull

offood,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.Onesaidshealwaystookcoffee

black，theothersaidhepreferredtohavelesssugarinhiscoffee.Theyalsotold

himthatthespoonisforstirringthecoffee，nottodrinkfromlikehedid.Lin

Junwasembarrassed.Hehadthoughtthateveryonedrankcoffeethesamewayashedid.

Case7NoisefromNoodles

JaneandPeterwereChenDong’slandlordandlandladywhenhewasinthe

States.Theyhadbecomegoodfriendsbytheendofhisone-yearstay.TheykeptintouchwitheachotherafterChenDongreturnedtoChina.JaneandPeterdecidedtovisitChinasoonafterChenDonglefttheStates.

TheymadeaspecialstopinGuangzhouwhereChenDonglives.ChenDonghadpromisedtoshowthemaroundthecityandletthemtrysomeauthentic

Cantonesefood.Onething，inparticular，hewantedthemtotrywasnoodles.Heknewseveralrestaurantsthatservedgoodnoodlesandtookthecoupletooneofthemforlunchoneday.

NoodlestypicallycomeinsoupinCantonesecooking.ChenDongstarted

eatingthenoodleswithchopsticks，whileJaneandPeterexchangedalookatthe

noisethatcamewithhiseating.Afteralittlehesitation，theyaskedforforks.Awaitresstoldthemthattheydidnothaveforks，andChenDongexplainedthatnoodlerestaurantsdonotusuallykeepforksbecausenoonewouldthinkofusingforksfornoodles.

Inthenexthalfanhour，JaneandPeterhadahardtimetryingtorollthe

longnoodlesontotheirchopsticks.ChenDongsaid，“that’snotthewayweeat

noodles.Youputthenoodlesdirectlytoourymouthwithyourchopsticks.”

“Butthat’snotthewayweeatnoodles，”JaneandPetersaid,frowning.

Case8DinnerinaChineseHome

BesidestakingPeterandJanetorestaurants,DongChenalsoinvitedthemtohishomefordinneronce.DonghenC‘smotherisanicewife,andmadeeightcoursesforfourofthem.

“I'msorrythereisn

’tmuchfordinner,shesaid.

”

“Godthisismuchmorethanenoughfood,

”Janesaid.Peterwastoo

overwhelmedtoevenrespondtoDongChen

‘mother

DongChenwasalittleembarrassed.

“Thisiswhatusuallywesaytoguests，

eventhoughthere’splentyoffoodheexplained”．

WhatbewilderedJaneandPetermostwasthatthoughDongChen’smother

keptsayingthatthefoodwasnotgood，sheconstantlyservedhelpingstoJane

andPeter．Peterdidnotliketwoofthecoursesverymuch，andfeltbadthathisplatewasfullwithwhateverhewouldnotbeabletoeat.AtseeingDongChen's

mother’snextmovetoservehimfood，hesaidinabeggingvoice，“Pleasedon’t

givemeanymorefood．Letmedoitmyself．

Case9ANot-sociableDrink

MartinwassentbyanAmericancompanytoworkinaspecialeconomicdevelopmentzoneinChinaforayear.HebecameveryfriendlywithafewChinesecolleagues.Soon,hestartedtogooutwiththem.HenoticedthatChineseliketohavesomething,suchaspeanuts,whentheyhavebeer,insteadofjustdrinkingbeerwithoutanythingtoeatasmanyNorthAmericansdo.

Onedayhewasinvitedtoadinnerpartytocelebrateacolleague

Theyorderedalcoholicbeveragesandtoastedtheguestofhonorfrequently.

SoonMartinrealizedthattheplanwastogettheirfrienddrunk.Eachcolleague

’sbirthday.

wouldofferatoast,concludingwithacheery

“ganbei!

”

andtriedtogetMartin

tojoinin,eventhoughhewasunwillingtodoit.Martindidn’tthinkitagood

idea,andtriedtotalkthemoutofthegame.However,hewasaccusedofnotbeingagoodfriendfornotco-operating.

Martinremainedanoutsiderduringtherestofthedinner.Hewasgettingincreasinglyworriedashewatchedthepoorguestbecomeincreasinglyinebriated.

Case10AMisunderstandingataDinnerTable

RogerwasastudentmajoringinEastAsiaStudiesinanAmericanuniversity.Hestartedane-mailcorrespondencewithZhangLi,asociologymajorinChina,whowasintroducedtohimthroughamutualfriend.

Upongraduation,Rogergotabiggiftfromhisgrandfather.Grandpawouldpayforaround-triptickettoChina.HetoldZhangLithegoodnews,andthetwodecidedtomeet.

ZhangLidecidedtogiveRogeraveryspecialwelcome:

sheandthethreewomenstudentsinherdormitorywouldcookhimanauthenticChinesemeal,asRogerhadtoldherthathelovedChinesefood.

However,whenRogerwaspresentedthedinner,hewasalmostterrifiedbysomeofthefood:

porkstomachsoup,pigliverwithgingerandspringonion,chick