interculturecommunication東西文化差異和溝通理解.doc

1、To in teract with people outside of Chi na, I thi nk one important issue is to un dersta nd the other culture. Whe n we talk about culture, we are actually relati ng to arts, behaviors, la nguage and etc.Below are a set of pictures from the internet which I person ally think is very close to reality

2、. Maybe many people have see n these p ictures before, but I want to use these p ictures to talk about some of my own un dersta nding of the Easter n and Wester n way of thi nking.Meals of the day:* eIn the wester n society, people donsee n to be mind on whetherthe breakfast and dinner will be hot f

3、ood or not, but I m not sayingeverybody likes it, just that I guess half of the popu lati on would nput too much of atte nti on on it.But to the easter n society, it seems almost impo ssible to havebreakfast and dinner in cold. Because started from an cie nt time,people tend to think hot foods bring

4、 good health to the body.Relati on shi p:/、l-/ AHJUV、In the wester n society, the relati onship is very clear and direct.People tend to know other people from the same p rofessi on orsame in terest.In the easter n society, the relati onship is very compl ex, and youcan see things always mixed up no

5、t just with one but a lot more. Ifyou did somethi ng bad somehow, you are very much crewed upfor the rest of your life. Because your repu tati on will be sp readfaster you can imagi ne.Way of livi ng:In dividualism is the way of livi ng in the western society. People tend to prefer a life without to

6、o much of in teracti on, because it is differe nt betwee n worki ng hours and p rivate time. For exa mple work ing hours are 9am -6pm, the n the rest is p rivate time, people no rmally turn off their phones so they don get disturb but others.Collectivism is the way of livi ng in the easter n society

7、. People spend time with each other doesn matter whether like it or not.This is a huge differe nt with the wester n world. It is a way of life, but sometimes people seems to live without p rivacy, but they already got use to that.Transp ortatio n:The picture originally shows in the 70s, people from

8、the west are start ing to use cars but the east are using bikes. Then in 06, the west are the n using bikes but the east started to use cars.But I have a differe nt idea on these pi ctures:In the west, work ing class n eed to use cars to go work. Then theupper class are using bike as a leisure activ

9、ities.In the east, work ing class can not afford to but a car so they haveto use bike which is a way of sav ing mon ey. Cars are a luxury itemfor people to show their success.It is a vast differe nt betwee n the two cultures which I found it very funny.Life of the elders:IElders in the west are real

10、ly hav ing a relax time after retireme nt.Elders in the east are still very tired because they have to take careof their gran dchildre n.Self-realizati on:In the west, theSELF is very big.In the east, the SELF almost means nothing.Kids:In the west, kids are only tak ing care by the parent.In the eas

11、t, all the family members are surro unding the kids.Stan dard of being p retty:In the west, dark or tan skin is what shows healthy and p retty.In the east, the whiter you are, the p rettier you are.What to drink whe n hav ing a stomached:In the west, defi nitely cokes.In the east, nice pot of hot te

12、a.On time:When we talk about on time in the wester n society, it means onthat pointing time for the appoin tme nt.But in the eastern society people like to be around ” that pointing time.Travelli ng:oremember it.People from the east love to take p hotos to cap ture the views.When travelling, western

13、 people like to look at the sinery andQueue:In the wester n society, queu ing mea ns line up and wait.In the easter n society, queu ing mea ns gather together.Shower:(Person ally, I do both.)In the west, people shower in the morning to wake themselves up.In the east, people shower before bedtime for

14、 a good ni ght slee p.How people thi nk of the opp osite sideAbove are what people thi nk of each other.Ideas：In the west, because the way of livi ng and the educati on received,people tend to get to the mea n point straight.In the east, the educati on we received told us how to being po lite,so to

15、get to the point, the explan ati ons will be all over the pl ace.Partying:In the west, people go to casual or formal party to meet newpeople, so they will find the person that has com mon in terests.Therefore they will be talk ing in small groups.In the east, people tend to sit around esp ecially in

16、 China, and I can not explain the reas on for that.Decibel in restaura nts:In the west, talk ing out loud in a p rivate area is very annoying andnot po lite.In the east, taki ng really loud seem to be acce ptable.Solvi ng p roblem:bliVPrMilMMBn * ft-I* aIn the west, whe n facing a p roblem, they wil

17、l talk straight into it.In the east, people will walk around the p roblem.Attitude towards new objects:In the west, whe n people look at a new object or inven ti on,if it s not in terest ing eno ugh, they will just walk away.In the east, whe n people get in touch with a new object, they willput a lo

18、t of in terest in it.Whe n angry:In the west, whe n an gry, it mea ns angry.In the east, whe n an gry, you should look happy.Fashi on:It a fashi on to eat Asia n cuis ine outside of Asia.It a fashi on to eat western cuisi ne in Asia.Leadersh ip:almost equal to the rest of the team members.In the easter n society, leader is some one con trolli ng the team.In con clusi on, from above exa mp les, we can see how imp orta nt it is to know other culture. Without the unders