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EtiquettedifferencebetweenChinaandAmerica
Let’slookataninterestingexample.LiHongzhanghadbeeninvitedtodinnerbyBismarck.Becauseofdidn‘tunderstandwesternetiquette,hedrunkabowlofwaterforwashinghands.Bismarckalsodidn’tunderstandtheetiquetteofChina,inordernottoembarrassLiHongzhang,healsodrunkhisbowlofwater.Seeingthissceneothercivilofficialscanonlyendurecompanywithsmile.
1.Greeting2.Application3.Conversation4.PresentEtiquettedifferencebetweenChinaandAmerica
1.GreetingInAmerica,peopleoftenemploythefollowingexpressionstogreeteachother“Goodmorning/evening/afternoon.Fineday,isn’tit?”“Howiseverythinggoing?”
InChina,wealwayssay“Haveyoueatenyet?”“Whatareyougoingtodo?”toshowourconsideration.
2.ApplicationInAmericapeoplelikecallothers’first-nametoshowfriendly.Formaltitleisusedonlyforjudges,governmentofficials,doctors,professorsandseniorreligiouspeople.InChina,Peopleliketobecalledmanager,director,Presidentheader.Toshowtheidentityandstatus.
3.conversationIntheUnitedStates,donottalkaboutprivateaffairssuchasage,income,marriage,belief.InChina,Chinesepeopleonprivacyboundariesarenotsodeep.Theydonotcareaboutwhetherpeopleunderstandtheirgenerallife.
4.presentAmericansdon’tsendgifts.Whilesendgifts,theyusedtosendbooks,flowers,chocolatesandotherthingsnotveryexpensive.Theyfeelsingularislucky,andtheypaymoreattentiontothepackaging.
ChinahasthistosayGoodthingsshouldbeinpairs,sotheChinesepeoplepayattentiontopairsgifts,andtheyaremorewillingtosendexpensivethingstoshowtheirsincerity.
Variousfactorsmayresultindifferencesinetiquette.CulturalBackgroundDifferentvaluesIndividualismandCollectivismFamilyNationalism……
Itisessentialtounderstandeachotheretiquettehabits,notonlyrespectforeachother,butalsotobringaconvenient.
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