中西方文化差异CulturaldifferencesinEtiquettebetweenForeignerandChinese

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 words2.greeting body lang

2、uagechina: shaking handswestern countries: hug3.farewellwestern 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 giftchinese:expensive

3、foreigners:easy and cheap5.differences when receiving giftchinese：dont open the giftforeigners:open the gift6.the form of addressingn in china, use title +surname to address their superior or elders.nwhile foreigners, call the other directly,namely,their names,even first names.7.compliments and resp

4、onse 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,” oh, i am so gl

5、ad that you liked it. i cook it especially for you.” 8. thanks and responsesnin 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 to show gratitu

6、de in such cases as beinginvited, helped, given a gift, etc. n 9. asking personal affairsnpeople 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.invitat