interculture communication东西文化差异和沟通理解

1、To interact with people outside of China, I think one important issue is to understand the other culture. When we talk about culture, we are actually relating to arts, behaviors, language and etc.Below are a set of pictures from the internet which I personally think is very close to reality. Maybe m

2、any people have seen these pictures before, but I want to use these pictures to talk about some of my own understanding of the Eastern and Western way of thinking.Mealss off thhe dday:In thhe wwestternn soocieety, peeoplle ddont sseenn too bee miind on wheetheer tthe breeakffastt annd ddinnner willl

3、 bbe hhot foood oor nnot, buut IIm nott saayinng eeverryboody likkes it, juust thaat II guuesss haalf of thee poopullatiion wouuldnnt pput tooo muuch of atttenttionn onn itt.But tto tthe eassterrn ssociietyy, iit sseemms aalmoost impposssiblle tto hhavee brreakkfasst aand dinnnerr inn coold. Becaaus

4、ee sttartted froom aanciientt tiime, peeoplle ttendd too thhinkk hoot ffoodds bbrinng ggoodd heealtth tto tthe boddy.Relattionnshiip:In thhe wwestternn soocieety, thhe rrelaatioonshhip is verry ccleaar aand dirrectt. PPeopple tennd tto kknoww ottherr peeoplle ffromm thhe ssamee prrofeessiion or samm

5、e iinteeresst. In thhe eeastternn soocieety, thhe rrelaatioonshhip is verry ccompplexx, aand youu caan ssee thiingss allwayys mmixeed uup nnot jusst wwithh onne bbut a llot morre. If yyou didd soometthinng bbad sommehoow, youu arre vveryy muuch creewedd upp foor tthe resst oof yyourr liife. Becaause

6、e yoour repputaatioon wwilll bee sppreaad ffastter youu caan iimagginee.Waay oof lliviing:Indivviduualiism is thee waay oof lliviing in thee weesteern soccietty. Peopple tennd tto ppreffer a llifee wiithoout tooo muuch of intteraactiion, beecauuse it is diffferrentt beetweeen worrkinng hhourrs aand

7、priivatte ttimee. FFor exaamplle wworkkingg hoourss arre 99am 6ppm, theen tthe resst iis pprivvatee tiime, peeoplle nnormmallly tturnn offf ttheiir pphonnes so theey ddont gget dissturrb bbut othherss.Colleectiivissm iis tthe wayy off liivinng iin tthe eassterrn ssociietyy. PPeopple speend timme wwi

8、thh eaach othher doeesnt mmattter wheetheer llikee itt orr noot. Thiss iss a hugge ddifffereent witth tthe wessterrn wworlld. It iis aa waay oof llifee, bbut sommetiimess peeoplle sseemms tto llivee wiithoout priivaccy, butt thhey alrreaddy ggot usee too thhat.Transsporrtattionn:The ppictturee orrig

9、iinallly shoows in thee 700s, peooplee frrom thee weest aree sttarttingg too usse ccarss buut tthe easst aare usiing bikkes. Thenn inn 066, tthe wesst aare theen uusinng bbikees bbut thee eaast staarteed tto uuse carrs. But II haave a ddifffereent ideea oon tthesse ppictturees:In thhe wwestt, wworkk

10、ingg cllasss neeed to usee caars to go worrk. Thenn thhe uuppeer cclasss aare usiing bikke aas aa leeisuure acttiviitiees.In thhe eeastt, wworkkingg cllasss caan nnot afffordd too buut aa caar sso ttheyy haave to usee biike whiich is a wway of savvingg mooneyy. CCarss arre aa luuxurry iitemm foor pp

11、eopple to shoow ttheiir ssucccesss.It iss a vasst ddifffereent bettweeen tthe twoo cuultuuress whhichh I fooundd itt veery funnny.Liffe oof tthe eldderss:Elderrs iin tthe wesst aare reaallyy haavinng aa reelaxx tiime aftter rettireemennt. Elderrs iin tthe easst aare stiill verry ttireed bbecaausee t

12、hhey havve tto ttakee caare of theeir graandcchilldreen.Self-reaalizzatiion:In thhe wwestt, tthe “SELLF” iss veery bigg.In thhe eeastt, tthe “SEELF” allmosst mmeanns nnothhingg.Kids:In thhe wwestt, kkidss arre oonlyy taakinng ccaree byy thhe ppareent.In thhe eeastt, aall thee faamilly mmembberss arr

13、e ssurrrounndinng tthe kidds.Standdardd off beeingg prrettty:In thhe wwestt, ddarkk orr taan sskinn iss whhat shoows heaalthhy aand preettyy.In thhe eeastt, tthe whiiterr yoou aare, thhe ppretttieer yyou aree.What to driink wheen hhaviing a sstommachhed: In thhe wwestt, ddefiinittelyy cookess.In thh

14、e eeastt, nnicee poot oof hhot teaa.On tiime:When we tallk aabouut oon ttimee inn thhe wwestternn soocieety, itt meeanss onn thhat poiintiing timme ffor thee apppoiintmmentt.But iin tthe eassterrn ssociietyy peeoplle llikee too bee “arooundd” thhat poiintiing timme.Traveelliing:When traavelllinng, w

15、essterrn ppeopple likke tto llookk att thhe ssineery andd reememmberr itt.Peoplle ffromm thhe eeastt loove to takke pphottos to cappturre tthe vieews.Queuee:In thhe wwestternn soocieety, quueuiing meaans linne uup aand waiit.In thhe eeastternn soocieety, quueuiing meaans gattherr toogettherr.Showeer

16、:In thhe wwestt, ppeopple shoowerr inn thhe mmornningg too waake theemseelvees uup.In thhe eeastt, ppeopple shoowerr beeforre bbedttimee foor aa goood nigght sleeep.(Perssonaallyy, II doo booth.)How ppeopple thiink of thee opppossitee siide：Abovee arre wwhatt peeoplle tthinnk oof eeachh ottherr.Idea

17、ss:In thhe wwestt, bbecaausee thhe wway of livvingg annd tthe eduucattionn reeceiivedd, ppeopple tennd tto gget to thee meean poiint strraigght.In thhe eeastt, tthe eduucattionn wee reeceiivedd toold us howw too beeingg poolitte, so to gett too thhe ppoinnt, thee exxplaanattionns wwilll bee alll oov

18、err thhe pplacce.PParttyinng:In thhe wwestt, ppeopple go to cassuall orr foormaal ppartty tto mmeett neew ppeopple, soo thhey willl ffindd thhe ppersson thaat hhas commmonn innterrestts. Therrefoore theey wwilll bee taalkiing in smaall grooupss.In thhe eeastt, ppeopple tennd tto ssit arooundd esspec

19、ciallly in Chiina, annd II caan nnot expplaiin tthe reaasonn foor tthatt.Decibbel in resstauurannts:In thhe wwestt, ttalkkingg ouut lloudd inn a priivatte aareaa iss veery annnoyiing andd noot ppoliite.In thhe eeastt, ttakiing reaallyy looud seeem tto bbe aacceeptaablee.Solviing proobleem:In thhe ww

20、estt, wwhenn faacinng aa prrobllem, thhey willl ttalkk sttraiightt innto it.In thhe eeastt, ppeopple willl wwalkk arrounnd tthe proobleem.AAttiitudde ttowaardss neew oobjeectss:In thhe wwestt, wwhenn peeoplle llookk att a neww obbjecct oor iinveentiion, iff itts nott innterresttingg ennouggh, theey

21、wwilll juust wallk aawayy.In thhe eeastt, wwhenn peeoplle gget in touuch witth aa neew oobjeect, thhey willl pput a llot of inttereest in it.When anggry:In thhe wwestt, wwhenn anngryy, iit mmeanns aangrry.In thhe eeastt, wwhenn anngryy, yyou shoouldd loook happpy.Fasshioon:Its a ffashhionn too eaat AAsiaan ccuissinee ouutsiide of Asiia.Its a ffashhionn too eaat wwestternn cuuisiine in Asiia.Leadeershhip:In thhe