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1、ChineseandWesternculturaldifferencesWhatistheculture?Aspeoplesaid,itisthesamecustom,habits,mindsandthewayofthinkingpeoplewouldhaveinthesameenvironment.So,cultureisnotthecharacterofoneperson,buttheproductofmanypersonswhohavethesamesocietyexperience,andthesameeducation.Differentculturalfac
2、torsmayresultinculturaldifferences,andconsequently.WithChinaentrytheWTOandwillholdtheOlympicGamesin2008,therelationshipbetweenChinaandWesterninpolitics,economy,culturewillbecomemoreandmoreclose.Inthefollowing,wewilllookatsomeculturaldifferentbetweenChinaandwestern.Itisundoubtedlythatthee
3、tiquettewillplayanimportantroleinthisquestion.Tothedefinitionofetiquette,ChinaandWesternhaveadifferentunderstanding.AsChinesethinksthattheetiquetteisthecommonbehaviorstandardsthatallthemembersmustobey,anditspurposeistokeepthenormallivingorderofthesociety.Westartwiththelanguage.Therearefi
4、xedsayingstoexpressthanksandsorryinbothChineseandEnglish.CulturaldifferencesexistbetweenChineseandwesterninhowtoexpressthanksandresponses.“Thankyou”iswidelyusedinEnglishtoshowgratitudeinsuchcasesasbeinginvited,helped,givenagift,andsoon.Infact,“Thankyou”isutteredinEnglishformorethanacknow
5、ledgingfavororgratitude,anditisoftenameanstoshowpoliteness.Onmanyoccasions,theEnglishusethisutterancewhiletheChinesemaydonotsayawordatallbutjustsmileornod.Weuse"thankyou"occasionforlessthantheWesterners,inparticular,areveryclosefriendsandfamilymembersrarelysay"thankyou."SoinChinese,“Than
6、kyou”notonlyshowspolitenessbutalsocarriesaperson’sgratefulfeelingforthosewhoofferhelp.Intheotherhand,Englishspeakersmayrespondto“Thankyou”bysaying:Youarewelcomeorit’smypleasure/Notatall/Don’tmentionit/That’sallright.WhileChinesepeoplemaysay:“Ishoulddoit",whichmaytellwesternersthemessageb
7、ymistakethattheChinesedidnotreallywanttodoit,orthathediditonlybecauseitwallhisduty.Itiseasytocausemisunderstanding.Whenpeoplemeetacquaintancesorfriends,peopleusuallygreeteachother.Thepurposeofgreetingistoestablishormaintainsocialcontact.InEnglish,peopleoftenusethefollowin
