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1、谢帅200930031001010906TheDifferencesbetweenWesternInvitationandEasternInvitationLetmestarttheresearchwithanexcerptfromaletterwrittenbyAndytohisfriendJames.Iamsureyouwillgetsomething.DearJames,TeachinginChinaisarealpleasure,butpeopleherecansometimesbeali
2、ttlemeanwiththeirhospitality.YesterdayIwasinvitedtoanofficialbanquetintheeveningbytheuniversity.Asyouknow,IenjoyChinesefoodandwouldhavelovedtohavegone,butforsomereasonJanetwasnotincludedintheinvitation.NaturallyIcouldn’tacceptandleavethedearoldwifeath
3、omesoIhadtomakeanexcusetogetoutofit.Can’tthinkwhytheyshouldwanttosnubherinthatway,butithasmadebothofusfeelthatwearenotreallywelcome…Fromtheletter,wemayseeasharpculturaldifferencehereandmayrealizethatlackofsuchdifferencesmayleadtomisunderstanding,event
4、otheextentofagood-willgesturebeingtakenamiss.AndyisaforeignteacherteachinginaChineseuniversity.Hereceivedaninvitationtoanofficialbanquetgivenbytheuniversity,buthedidn’tacceptit.Hecomplainedthathiswifewasnotinvitedandhethoughtthattheynotwelcome.Youmayt
5、hinkthatAndy’saccusationofmeannessisunfair-hishostswerenotbeingungenerous.However,hiscomplaintisunderstandablegivenhislackofknowledgeofChinesecustoms.ExpectationsaboutwhenspousesshouldbeincludedininvitationsdifferbetweenChinaandtheWest.Generallyspeaki
6、ngforinvitationstoanymealtakingplaceintheevening,rangingfromthosegivenatsomeone’shomethroughtodiningouttogetherorattendingformalbanquets,bothhusbandandwifewillbeincluded.Thisisnotexpectedinthecaseofmid-daymeals,probablybecausecouplesoftenworkindiffere
7、ntplacesandsomejobsinvolvetakinga‘workinglunch’withclientsorcolleagues.HereinChina,however,itisquietcommonforonlythehusbandorwifetobeinvitedtoameal,eitherinworkunitsorbetweenfriends,andneitherhusbandnorwifewillfeeloffendedifoneofthemisnotinvited.·Letu
8、stalkabouttheconventionaldialoguebetweentwoEnglishpeoplewhoknoweachotherwell.MichaelgreetsPeter,’Hi,Peter,how’sthingsgoing?’Itisinformalgreetingbetweenacquaintances.Beforegivingtheinvitation,Michaelasks,’Look,whatareyouuptothisFriday?’Suchaque
