中西方日常交际中的文化差异一稿.docx

1、中西方日常交际中的文化差异一稿中西方日常交际中的文化差异THE CULTURAL DIFFERENCESBETWEEN CHINESE AND WESTERN DAILY COMMUNICATION二零一一年 十一月Abstract With economic globalization, the globalization of information era, China and the West exchanges and cooperation between the countries are getting closer. Yet, due to the lack of cultu

2、re background of western countries, there exists some barriers and misunderstandings during the communication between Chinese and western people. This article focuses on the everyday communication easy misunderstanding of cultural differences in the analysis and comparison.Key Words: daily communica

3、tion, cultural difference, greeting, praise and compliments ContentsPart Differences in terms of call3Part Hello differences in terms4Part Differences in terms of farewell5Part Differences in praise and compliments and the response6Part Differences in table manners 8 Seating arrangement9 Serving ord

4、er10 Tableware11 Stop cooking method12 Part VI Topic selection and differences in privacy14References15Part Differences in terms of callHello is the daily life of most ordinary things, but that it is quite common for things can reflect in the Western cultural differences. In China, people touching f

5、ace each other and asked: have you had dinner yet where to go no work today This is the Chinese most familiar is the most common way of greeting, but if you take these words and Westerners greet, foreigners must be surprised, or even misleading. For example, Chinese friend asked a foreign friend: Ha

6、ve you had your meal It was just asking pleasantries, Westerners think you ask to invite him for dinner! While he waits for you invited him, but you talk about something else, which often make each other be rather baffling. They think: dont ask me out to dinner, why ask I had your meal For example:

7、you ask foreign friends: where are you going This is a caring greeting, but Westerners misunderstanding and resentment, think you to interfere in others affairs. In western countries people not familiar with the meeting say hello, just say: Hi, Hello or Good morning can be; first met with How do you

8、 do hello And do not say how you are If met familiar friend, can talk about the weather, traffic etc., but do not talk about personal things.Part Hello differences in termsWhether in China or abroad, to see friends or acquaintances say hello, is a common courtesy behavior. Chinese people like to use

9、 when they meet, you eat it Come and greet each other, but the greeting phrase actually has lost its literal meaning, not to ask for information, but rather a way of greeting. Therefore, the answer is eating or not eat are irrelevant. However, if directly translated into English literally Have you h

10、ad your dinner To greet the West, according to their cultural practices, means to invite each other to dinner; if you ask men and women are said to be dating each other or the desire to make friends. Another commonly used in Chinese language greeting is Where are you going” This sentence is hello in

11、 Chinese, rather than asking people really want to know where to go. So, any other party can give an answer, also not feel embarrassed. However, the same way Westerners greet Where are you going, Where have you been Westerners often understood as a message asking the questions, make them feel embarr

12、assed, even angry they will feel the speaker interfere with their private affairs. Although they do not say lips, and my heart may think: Why do you ask these questions Its none of your business. Perhaps more attention to high British and American people for reasons of efficiency, not between people

13、 as the Chinese enthusiasm, the same in the above case, the common greeting phrase is generally relatively simple, such as Hi, Hello, How are you or Good morning!, Good afternoon!, Good evening!And so on.Part Differences in terms of farewellAccording to Chinese custom, the guests leave, the owner of

14、 the guests to the door, the guests of the owner said, Please stay, the last director to say go, walking kind of courtesy. If the American people we have in accordance with the Chinese people used to say go slowly, walk slowly they will feel angry, why should I go slowly I am strong enough! Britains

15、 etiquette is to tell the guests to the door Bye, drop in again. Kind of thing, the guests will answer yes, I will. Or ok, bye. Or see you and so on. Also say goodbye to the Chinese people is generally very simply, is often the first look at the watch, and then stand up and say something I am leaving now. Anglo-American countries in this way will make people feel very abrupt, surprised. Generally in accordance with their habits, usually said to be ten minutes ah