ChineseAmeican friendship value

1、友之道外国语学院英语师范2班陈园友之道Compare the American friendship with Chinese friendshipIntroduction Friendship is referring to a relationship between friends or the state of being friends. People are social animals and can not be divorced from social groups. Keeping in the community with people has become an imp

2、ortant part of life in this big group. Both China and Western view friendship as treasure . With the development of Reform and Open Door and economic globalization, China has been increasingly frequent communicating with Western countries; especially with the America that is to reach a new stage. Wi

3、th growing number of Chinese students in America, and the 2008 Olympic Games held in China which made relations between Chinese and American a priority. In this situation, the friendship between our two peoples with different customs of different cultures has also been tested. Whats the difference i

4、n friendship between Chinese and American? Why there are so many puzzled for the Chinese students in the friendship of the Americans. In this paper, these questions will be talked.A man without friends is an angel without wings. That is a western proverb. We depend on our parents at home and rely on

5、 friends when we are away from home. That is a Chinese saying. Friendship is important all one's life. In this regard, Chinese culture and American culture has something in common. As for duties of a friend, each one has its own special and traditional view. In Chinese culture friendship means a

6、 strong life-long bond between two people. Jokingly speaking, that is something like "Once a friend, always a friend!” (This is a parody of "Once a thief, always a thief?") Chinese friendships develop slowly, since they are built to last. In China, a true friend means loyal to you all

7、 the time. Chinese depend more on their friends than Americans do. A good friend is supposed to sacrifice him or her for the sake of genuine friendship. Chinese usually expect too much of their friends, so to speak. In good times our friends know us easily but in hard times our friends leave us quic

8、kly and we know our friends clearly. We all like friends who will give us fuel in snowy weather and hate those who will leave us in trouble. In other words, we feel happy with all-weather friends instead of fair-weather friends. Remember, a friend in need is a friend indeed! The US is a mobile cultu

9、re. It's quite natural for Americans to move their home to different places. Very few people live in just one place for a life long time. That is why the Americans are always ready to make new friends. They often drop a visit to their new neighbors. And friendship will be established during chat

10、ting, taking an interested sports and small family parties. Friendship in the US are said to be "survival friendships" because people make friends to help them settle into places. In addition, Americans also have friends they do particular activities with. For instance, they may have frien

11、ds they go to films with, to golf with, to camp with etc. and these groups of friends may be entirely separate groups of people who may not even know each other. In fact, friendships in the US are ones where there are absolutely no obligations. Americans will be willing to help their friends. But mo

12、st of the time, they hope that the helping would be concerning small things. It's maybe uncomfortable, even very strange, to shoulder much more so called responsibilities for a friend. Friends do not expect anything of each other. In fact, an American would not very, very close. Americans are of

13、ten uncomfortable with the close reciprocity and obligation that friendship in other countries entails. Indeed, friends do not even visit or call at inconvenient times, even if the situation is urgent. And they feel free to refuse something, if it did not fit in with their plans. Perhaps, such frien

14、d would be called acquaintances in other countries and such friendships are easily made and easily dissolved. This is probably why people are extremely pleased and surprised at their immediate acceptance by American. People from the United States may at first seem friendly. Americans often chat easi

15、ly with strangers. These friendships might also lead to the perception that American friendships are superficial and manipulative. However, Americans do have an inner core of friend, amongst whom they do feel obligation and responsibility. It is rare that people outside this inner core are accepted

16、into that group, and if so, are accepted only after a very long time. Essentially, cultural differences are the cause of varying perceptions regarding friendships, and understanding this calls for an acceptance of an American culture, and its implications.From the above comparison and contrast betwe

17、en Chinese value and American value in friendship we can get a conclusion that when we compare and contrast the two we must take into account the cultural difference between China and the US.The Chinese view of friendship: 1. Share the joys and sorrows. 2. Help each other, each other progress in stu

18、dy and life; achieve a win-win situation. 3. When you get into trouble, he will give you a hand no matter how difficult it is. 4. They think friendship is one of the most important things in everyone's life. The Americans view of friendship: 1. Established quickly and dies just as quickly. 2. Th

19、ey think it can be in exchange together. The interpersonal relationship is very wide. 3. Youd better not so curious about their privacies such as the salary, diseases, and marital status. If you try to find the privacy from an American, most probably, you will be regarded as immoral. 4. If your help

20、 touch on benefit, maybe there is not hopeless, they will advise you to seek bank. 5. Its very maybe uncomfortable, even very strange, to shoulder much more responsibilities for a friend. The same point of friendship: 1. They all cherish the friendship. 2. They share their emotion together. 3. They

21、believe in each other. 4. They believe friendship can bring their courage to solve things. 5. Believe that bilateral friendship is everlasting. 6. They help their friends whenever they need. 7. They all respect and love their friends. The different point of friendship: 1. In general, Americans take care of their friends but don't interfere their privacy. Chinese care about their friends and sometimes involved in p