中西方文化差异(Cultural differences inEtiquette between Foreigner and Chinese)

1、 in china, when people meet friends, we always say ,“have you eaten yet? what are you going to do?” in europe, people often employ the following expressions to greet each other “good morning/evening/afternoon. ” “fine day, isnt it? ”how is everything going?”,etc. 1.greeting words 2.greeting body lan

2、guage china: shaking hands western countries: hug 3.farewell western people always try to make their leaving sound reluctant by finding some reasons and apologize for it to make the leaving acceptable for both parties. they often signal several times before leaving. 4.differences in gift chinese:exp

3、ensiveforeigners:easy and cheap 5.differences when receiving gift chinese：dont open the gift foreigners:open the gift 6.the form of addressing n in china, use title +surname to address their superior or elders. nwhile foreigners, call the other directly,namely,their names,even first names. 7.complim

4、ents and response nfor example, if a hostess is complimented for her cooking skill ,how she will response in west and china? na chinese hostess will apologize for giving you “nothing”. she will say“i just made some dishes casually and they are not very tasty.” nan western hostess is likely to say,”

5、oh, i am so glad that you liked it. i cook it especially for you.” 8. thanks and responses nin china,“thank you” is not frequently used between intimate friends and family members because it may imply a certain distance between the addresser and the addressee. n“thank you” is widely used in english

6、to show gratitude in such cases as being invited, helped, given a gift, etc. n 9. asking personal affairs npeople from china do not regard it as asking personal affairs when they ask others name、age、marital status、 wages、personal life、belief and political points. it is regard as concerns. nwhile the westerns will think you violate their right of privacy . 10.invitati