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文化差异的作文4篇 社交上 1.IntheUnitedStates,withthefirstmeetingofthepersonontheaddresshimbyname,oradescendantoftheoldergenerationcanalsobethecase.InChina,thiskindofbehaviorhasoftenbeenconsiderednotrespecteachothersperformance. 2.IntheUnitedStates,theyoftenwillnottalkabouteachotherswagesandage.Thisistheinformationabouteachothersprivacyact,thinkitisnotrespecteachother;andourcountrythecontrary,ageisoftenusedasagreetingstothenatureoflanguage,andiftherelationshipbetweenthenearpoint,youcantalkaboutthejobsuchaswages. 3.ItisaverymonpracticeweChinesepeoplesayHaveyouhadyourmeal?whentheymeeteachotheraroundthetimebeforeoraftermeals.Infact,itisakindofgreetingtomunicatewitheachother.Butforeignerscannotunderstandwhyyouaskmethis.TheytendtothinkyouwanttoinvitemetodinnerorIamnotrichenoughtofeedmyselfregularlybutthatismybusinessnotyours. 饮食习俗 Generallyspeaking,weChinesethinkfoodisveryimportanttoman.Peopleoftenassociatefoodwithimportantholidaysandthechancetomeetdistinguishedguests.TheChinesehavethefoodcultureofourownwhicharequitedifferentfromwesterners.Inthewest,peoplepaymoreattentiontothenutritionoffoodratherthanthelooksofit.Thecuisine andtablemannersarequitedifferentfromoursinagreatextent. 1.InChina,weprefernoodles,rice,dumplingsasthemaincourse.Weliketotastealotofdeliciousdishestogether,ratherthaneatwithindividualplates.welikechattingandlaughingwhenweareeating,andwethinkitswarmandhappytoeatthisway;butinwestcountries,peoplelikeeatinghamburgers,chips,pizza,pastaastheirmaincourse,andtheyeatwithseparateplates. 2.Veryoftenitpuzzlesforeignersalotthatweaskandtalksomuchwhenweorderourfoodintherestaurant.Thereasonisthatsometimesthefoodisverysimplebutthenameisveryobscure.Forexample,oneofthedishesiscalledAntsClimbingtheTrees.Butthefoodissimplepotatonoodlesandbitsofmeatinit.Ithasbeautifulgoodnamessothatyouhaveagoodimaginationandassociationtoletyouhaveagoodappetite.whilemostofwesternfoodhasasimpleandclearnameandyouknowwhatitiswhenyouhearthename.Forinstance,thereisatraditionalfoodcallfishandchipsintheUK.Youseeitisveryobviousitisfriedfishandpotatochips. 3.Generallyspeaking,wedontusemuchtablewarewhenwehaveourmealinChina.Mainlywehavebowl,dishes,chopsticksandspoons.InservingEnglishmeals,theyusesomuchtablewarewithdifferentkindsandsizes. 4.Westerncuisine:strictly-followedrecipe,ingredientsofprecisequantity Chinesecuisine:casualmixingofingredientsintuitiveacquisitionoftheskillthroughrepeatedpractice 价值观念 1.Traditionalvaluesarethecoreofcultureineachnation.IncontrastwiththeWestdiscreteness,theChinesepeopleadvocatecollectivism-oriented.Formanyyears,theHanpeopleformastrongsensetoupholdtheoppositiontoindividualism-oriented.Individualism,thatisfromapersonalpointthatis“fortheirowninterests,disregardingothers”. 2.Chinesetraditionalcultureadvocatestheabsoluterightingfromsuperiors.Sofar,therespectforeldersandobediencetosuperiorauthorityarestillexistintheideaofthemostChinesepeople.However,tothedegreeofrecognitionandaeptancetotherights,therearegreatdifferencebetweenChineseandAmerican;theytrusttheirownjudgments,noteasilyaeptotherpeoplesideas,especiallytheofficialview.Theyvaluetheauthorityofthefact. 3.Westerncultureisadventurousandexplorationbased.Westernersliketodiscovernewthings,inventionandexpandoutwards. 宗教信仰 ReligiouscultureinAmericaanditscultureoupiesanimportantposition.InAmerica,thereligiousculturecouldbeeasilyfoundinthemajorityofliteraryworks.Americansbelieveinreligion,believeinGod. Forthem,thesupremacyofGodbeyondeverythingandGodisthecreatorandtherulerofeverythingintheuniverse.Chinesepeoplealsohavetheirownreligion.Duringtheseveral-thousand-yearshistoryofChina,wavesofreligiousculturehavebeenaompaniedinlanguage,customsandpsychology.SomeChinesepeoplebelieveinTaoism,Buddhism,Islam,andevenCatholicandProtestant.However,thestatusandroleofreligiouscultureintheeyesoftheChinesepeopleareunabletobeparedwiththereligiousconsciousnessofAmericans. AslongasyouunderstandWesternsociallife,itiseasytofindthat,whetherEuropeansorAmericans,religionisnotonlywiththeirlives,butalsotightlylinkedwithpeoplesemotions.Moreover,thechurchintheAmericahasbeethespiritualpillarsothatpeoplespendalotoftimegotochurchtodoworshipeveryweek. 民族习惯 Differencesinnationalhabitsmanifestedinmanyways.Chinesepeopleoftenusethetitle“Lao”;thepeoplealittlemorerespectedforthestatusareevencalled“ZhaoLao”,“ZhangLao”.Chinesepeoplegenerallydonotaddresstheeldersbyname,addressthembynamewasconsideredasnotself-cultivationandimpolite.Comingtoseniorityinthefamily,itevencannotbetolerated;andWesternerscallattheotherway,Westernerswouldneverbewillingtosay“Lao”.Theyallliketoaddresseachotherbyname,evenbetweenadescendantandtheoldergeneration.Whats more,whentheWesternersseeavisitorout,theynevergoout,andtheChinesepeople,inordertoexpresspolite,willalwaysbeveryfarout,andwouldliketosay,“Takecare!” DifferencesBetweenChineseCultureandAmericanCulture IhavebeenlivinginChinafortwentyyears.IwasborninJiangSuprovince,andalsogrewupinthere.MyfamilymemberswerefromdifferentpartsofChina.MymomshometownisattheHuabeiplainwhichisthenorthsideofTheYellowRiver.However,myfathergrewupinNanjing,thefamouscitywhichlocatesbesidetheYangziRiver. MostofpeopleinsouthernChinaareusedtohavericeastheirdailymainfoodresource,butnorthernChinamostlyhaswheat.ButnomatterwhichpartofChina,meatisnotthemajorfoodforus.Chinesepeoplealwaysbelievethatrice,wheat,vegetable,fruitarethebestforourhealth.Incontrast,meatwouldgivemoretroublestoourhealth,forexample,heartattack,highbloodpressure,andetc. ButpeopleinAmerica,mostlyhavemeatastheirfoodresource.Themostimportantisthattheymostlyhavebeef,chicken,shrimp,turkey,insteadofporkandlamb.Inrestaurants,youcaneasilyfindhamburger,steak,ribswithalittlericeandapieceofbread.IbelievethatthefoodstylegivesAmericanpeoplemuchmoreenergythanwehave.Theyaremuchstrongerthanus.Thatisthefact! IhaveheardofaninterestingstoryaboutYaoMing,whoisoneofthefamousNBAplayerrightnow.DuringhisfirstseasoninNBA,millionsofpeopleareattractedbyhisheightandhiscutesmile.However,heisnotstrongenoughtoplayNBAgameyet!Heevertoldthereporterthathelikestohavesoupthathismommakesforhim.Soupcouldnothelphim,onlysteak,cheese,buttercouldmakehimstrongerandgiveshimmoreenergy.Inordertoincreasehispetition,hehastobeusedtoAmericanfoodstyle! “Customisthegreatguideofhumanlife”,wroteScottishphilosopherDavidHume.Knowingthecustomsofacountryis,ineffect,aguidetounderstandingthesoulofthatcountryanditspeople.Asaforeignlanguageleaner,weshouldknowthecultureinourtargetlanguagescountry.Onlyinthisway,wecanreallylearnthelanguagewell. Peopleexpresstheirculturethroughtraditionsinfood,clothing,recreation,andceremonies;throughtheeducationsystemandinstitutionsoflearning,includingmuseumsandlibraries;andthroughthearts,enpassingthevisual,literary,andperformingarts.Asaresult,wewilltalkaboutthedifferencesfromsomeaspects. First,Iwillmentiontheaddressing.InChina,wewillputthefamilynamesbeforeourgivennames,andtheninordertoexpressourpoliteness,wewouldliketoadd“sir”or“lady”ortheirtitleafterthename.Oncontrast,inAmerica,peoplewouldliketoputtheirfamilynamesaftertheirgivennamesandfirstnamesandtheywillputMr.,Mrs.,Miss,Ms,Dr.or Prof.beforetheirnames.Itisforemostandfirstforustoknowthesedifferencessothatwewontmakemisunderstandings. Andthenwewilltalkabouttimeconceptions.InAmerica,theirlivingbeatisquitefast,sotheyconsidertimeisquiteprecious.So,whentheyaeptaninvitation,theywouldtrytheirbestnottobelate,buttheyalsodontgoearlytotheinviters,asthisisconsideredtobeimpolite,anditseemstodisturbtheinviterspreparation.InChina,weshouldalsonotbelatefortheinviters.However,inordertoshowourthanksandpoliteness,wewouldgototheinvitershousetohelpthempreparethemealsandthenwewillhaveahappytimetogether. Toopenaconversation,peopleindifferentcountrieshavedifferentways.InChina,whenpeoplemeettheirfriendsbychance,theywillsay.”Whereareyougoing?”or“haveyoueaten?”andthentheywillgoontalkingaboutotherthings.ButifyoudothisinAmerica,youwillbemisunderstoodthatyouwanttoinvitehimorher.Americanswouldliketosay,”beautifulday,isntit?”toopenaconversationevensometimesitisraining.ItisnotbecausetheAmericanscanpredicttheweatherbutforthesakeofcustoms. Letmeetotheaspectofeating.ChopsticksareusedforallmealsinChina.Foodisplacedatthecenterofthetableandmayincludemorethanonetypeofmaindishtobeeatenwithrice.Allthefoodwillbesharedbyallthepersonsandwontbedividedintoseveralhelps.WhileinAmerica,theywoulduseforksandknivesfortheirmeals.Everypersonhashisowndishesandtheywontshareonedishtogether.Theythinkthisisquitehygienicandtheywillenjoytheirmealsfortably.However,whattheyeatisnotsohealthy,becausetheywouldliketoeatalotofmeatandsomethingwithhighcalorie.Maybeitisgoodforthemtoobtainmorefibersandkeepahealthybody. Finally,Iwouldliketomentionsomethingaboutthedifferenceinmarriage.Besidestheceremonyformarriagehasobviousdifference-Americanswillholditinachurch,whileChinesewillholditinahotelinvitingtheirrelativesandfriendstohavedinner-theirmarriagenotionhasquitealotofdifferences,too. Fromalltheseaspects,wecanthinkofmanydifferencesinvalues,suchasthenotionofsocialstatues,collectivismandsocialism,thetreatmentstochildrenandsoon.Infact,wecannotsaywhichoneisright,whichoneiswrong,asweallknowAmericansandChinesearenotinthesamegroup,peopleontheoppositesideoftheglobecanneverachievethethousandthpartofthegroupontheothersideoftheglobe.Whatweshoulddoistolearnthedifference,andthenwecanreallylearnthed