Contrast between Chinese and western culture 英语论文.docx

contrast between chinese and western wedding there is no denying that there are some differences and similarities between chinese and western wedding ceremony. chinese and western wedding are two different kinds of culture: western wedding customs associated with various religions, such as christian, jewish and hindu and so on. chinese marriage became a custom between 402 and 221 bc. however, though the two kinds of culture are different, with chinese reforming, opening and developing, chinese traditional culture steps out of china and enters western countries. before the wedding ceremony, the most important thing is wedding preparation work. according to chinese and western traditions and customs, people prepare food, flowers, wedding clothes, sugar and so on. whats more, people also give a thorough cleaning to their house and print card wedding invitations which can invite more relatives or friends to attend their wedding ceremony. however, though there are many similarities between chinese and western wedding ceremony, there are also many differences between them. through contrast the chinese and western wedding culture, i realized that the cultural differences are so big. however, wedding culture is just a small part of the whole culture. whats more, we have to know the foreign culture before we goamerican has the most excellent universities in the world. every year tens of thousands of students from all over the world come to american for studying, including a large number of chinese excellent students. on the contrary, china as an ancient country civilization with over five thousand years, only have several famous universities. we should study the character of the united states university education and find out the merit of american university. then take the essence and discard the dregs to improve the quality of our own educationin american, almost all teachers like small-class teaching, they believe that it will let all the students have equal chance to join in class discussions. in addition, they can be fully aware of every students ability so that they can make appropriate plan for everyone. however in china, students hardly ever participate in class discussions. the teacher pay much attention to good students which result in bad students become even worse while good students become even better. even studens have question, they are too shy to raise their hands. respectively speaking, american class is lively while chinese class is very quietin conclusion, compared with american university education, we still have a lot to learn. firstly, we should change our inherent thought, dont too care about right and wrong. secondly, teachers should not only teach students how to study, but also teach them how to adapt to the society. furthermore, our education system should be made appropriately change. comment on internet privacythe network like a double-edged sword . the disadvantage is that the personal privacy have the risk that the privacy will be reveal. if the privacy is known by others , we must be disturbed by others who have the evil spirit.internet has penetrated into all the aspects of our life and work. we can study and work by it; we can buy and sell by it. we can do almost everything on the internet, and almost anywhere anytime. . however, at the same time internet provides services for us, it is inevitably invading our privacy to some degree. the services on most websites require our registering. if we want to enjoy these services, we have to provide much private information. due to the poor internet administration and weak network security, our information might be open, stolen or sold. even sometimes the information will be misused by the criminals.considering the above-mentioned, we must enhance the alertness when using the internet. first, when we need internet service, we should always log on those big legal websites. second, if the service requires important private information, you should think twice before you type in it.this thesis analyzes the cultural differences revealed in the different concept of privacy in china and america by elaborating the different views and behaviors of chinese and americans towards privacy.different views about the concept of privacy in china and america. the concept of privacy differs among different cultures. in chinese culture, an individual is only a member of a group within which he is exposed to constant concern or enquiry. privacy then is often ignored because chinese tend to concern more about the group not individuals and are used to living in close proximity. however, in america, people care much about privacy. there is privacy law and also other laws about privacy to protect peoples rights of privacy in america. compared with chinese, americans tend to view themselves as individuals, not an essential member of a group. therefore, they want to have their personal spaces and do not like to mention things about themselves a lot. rights of privacy are highly prioritized in american value.from my point of view, the different world views of the two nations explain further about the cultural root of the collectivism and individualism respectively. learning the different concepts of privacy of different cultures is an important and also a tough thing in the process of carrying out cross-culture communication. better knowing the thoughts and behaviors of people from different cultures about privacy issues can greatly facilitate the efficiency of intercultural communication.contrast between chinese and western table mannerchina is a nation of etiquette, whose table manners have a long history. in fact, western countries have their own peculiar dining custom. knowing our table manners can make us polite in the public, and knowing western dining customs can let us integrate into world preferably.due to the chinese people and foreigners have different life styles, the way of thinking .the table manners between china and western countries show a big difference. in china we prefer to the round table in the chinese banquets. in the west, the long tables are the choice in the banquet. in china chinese food its atmosphere is lively, people like chatting over eating. but talking and laughing loud